Nov 19, 2008 09:03AM

Canon US video and printer rebate glitch

Canon has asked US customers planning take advantage of its rebate program not to cash the checks they have received, following the company handling the rebates filing for bankruptcy protection. The problems relate to rebate checks for video and printer products dated prior to November 14th. Any customer yet to send-in rebate materials should also delay until further notice.

Nov 18, 2008 04:33AM

Kodak challenges Samsung and LG on patents

Kodak is challenging Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and related companies over alleged patent infringement. Kodak is claiming technologies used in LG and Samsung camera phones are covered by its patents. Documents filed with the International Trade Commission highlight technologies in the Samsung Blackjack II and LG Dare handsets.

Nov 17, 2008 08:15AM

Sony develops CMOS sensor for phones

Sony has announced the development of the finest-yet pixel-pitch 1/2.5" sensor. The 12.2MP CMOS sensor has been developed for mobile phone cameras, but is of a size commonly used in compact and super zoom cameras. The IMX060PQ sensor, which Sony brands 'Exmor' in common with its DSLR CMOS sensors, will also be available incorporated into an F2.8 28mm-equiv lens unit with piezoelectric driven autofocus - relatively advanced for a camera phone module.

Nov 13, 2008 09:27AM

Just posted! Pentax 50mm F1.4 lens review

Just posted! Our new lens review featuring the Pentax smc P-FA 50mm 1:1.4. This is the latest in our on-going series scrutinising the optical credentials of the camera manufacturers' various "fast fifties", and looks at a lens which has been around since the days of 35mm film. Designed as a fast 'standard' prime, it's now being pressed into service as a short portrait telephoto on the APS-C sensor. So how well has it adapted to this new role?

Nov 20, 2008 07:00AM

Post shows us a gallery of unusual photos

The Washington Post has collected images for another gallery of the Weird, Wild and Wacky.

Nov 19, 2008 09:30PM

Camera Bits releases Photo Mechanic 4.5.4

Camera Bits has released version 4.5.4 of Photo Mechanic, its pro photo browsing and transmitting application for Mac and Windows. Minor feature tweaks and bug fixes are the main changes in this release, which is a free update for those who licensed the software on or after March 2007.

Nov 19, 2008 11:45AM

Canon releases digital camera software updates

Canon has posted updates to Digital Photo Professional, EOS Utility, WFT Utility and Picture Style Editor for Mac and Windows, bringing new features as well as support for digital SLRs up to and including the EOS 5D Mark II. They've also released a new version of Canon RAW Codec for Windows, which also adds support for the EOS 5D Mark II.

Nov 19, 2008 09:30AM

Think Tank Photo Shape Shifter on track to ship early next month

The Shape Shifter, an innovative expanding/contracting photo backpack we wrote about last month, is on schedule to ship worldwide in early December, says Think Tank Photo President Doug Murdoch, both direct from the company and at retailers that carry their products. Murdoch projects that supplies of the Shape Shifter will be tight in the first several weeks of release, particularly in North America.

Nov 19, 2008 09:00AM

Noise Ninja for Aperture updated to v2.0.4

Earlier this month, PictureCode released Noise Ninja for Aperture 2.0.4, a bug-fix update of its noise reduction plug-in for Apple's pro photo management and RAW conversion application for Mac.

Nov 10, 2008 10:00PM

Goodbye Digital Railroad

Diablo Management is wiping drives and auctioning the hardware of Digital Railroad.

Nov 05, 2008 10:00PM

Photography at the Summit Video Series

Legendary freelance photograper Jay Maisel talks at the Summit.

Nov 05, 2008 10:00PM

Photography at the Summit Video Series

Chris Johns, Photographer, and Editor in Chief of National Geographic talks at the Summit.

Oct 29, 2008 10:00PM

Digital Trainwreck: Update

Diablo Management Group plans to turn off access to Digital Railroad subscribers at 11:59 PDT on October 31, 2008. But a potential buyer may be in the wings, according to a letter of intent posted on Stock Artist Alliance.

Oct 26, 2008 10:00PM

Fujifilm Offers Accessory Kit for FinePix S100FS Digital Camera

Bundle includes shoulder bag, extended warranty and Corel software.

Nov 16, 2008 01:00AM

Are Adjustment Layers Really Still Necessary in 16-bit?

The use of adjustment layers helps to maintain image quality by avoiding the buildup of artifacts that can result from a series of successive individual edits. But if you're editing in 16-bit mode, you've got a heck of a lot more data to work with. Each pixel value is so much more precise than it would be in 8-bit, do you in fact now have data to spare? That is, do you really still need to worry about using adjustment layers at all?....

Nov 09, 2008 01:00AM

Phottix Cleon Wireless/Wired Remote

If you've been reading my website for any time at all, you probably know that I shoot as many shots as I can using a cable release with the camera firmly atop a tripod. Wide angle and fisheye lenses though can make getting out of the way difficult when I'm tethered to the end of my remote control cable so I've always considered getting a wireless remote. I think I've finally found one I like....

Nov 02, 2008 12:00AM

Shadows and Highlights, the Easy Way

Unfortunately, Adobe hasn't seen fit to let us use it on an adjustment layer, but the aptly named Shadow/Highlight adjustment in Photoshop is definitely the easiest way to bring out shadow detail, tone down reflective highlight glare and make other common tonal adjustments. Here's how it works....

Oct 26, 2008 12:00AM

What to do with Lens Caps

You want to take some pictures so you take off the lens cap. What do you do with it? This may seem like a simple question, but can you find the cap when you're done shooting? Ah ... not so simple after all now is it?....

2008-11-20T14:52:31+01:00

Orphan Works? Who Knows.

2008-11-18T17:25:52+01:00

10 Million LIFE Images To Be Available Through Google

2008-11-18T09:15:15+01:00

News Agencies Suspend Coverage Of Australian Cricket (Again)

2008-11-17T16:46:30+01:00

Tim Hussin Wins 63rd College Photographer Of The Year

2008-11-15T05:19:08+01:00

AP Suspends Use Of DOD Photos After Another Faked Hand-Out

Aug 08, 2008 09:00PM

Featured Article: Trash The Dress (TTD)

Brides and grooms want awesome imagery from their wedding, period. They want the unscripted moments captured, but they also want a photographer that can get very creative during a portrait session. That’s why couples everywhere are donning their wedding finery and not only descending into caves, but plunging into breakers, walking through abandoned amusement parks, wandering through cornfields, wading into forest streams and chasing other wild pursuits in an increasingly popular ritual and edgy extension of wedding photojournalism called Trash the Dress (TTD).

Nov 08, 2007 03:25PM

Capturing Wedding Toasts

A celebratory toast to the bride and groom is deeply ingrained in wedding tradition, but do you know how the venerable custom came about?

Nov 08, 2007 03:25PM

Planning Destination Weddings

Destination weddings offer stunning scenery and exotic atmosphere, providing the conditions needed to enhance those fabulous memories. However, since these types of weddings are often at resort locations in foreign countries, they’re subject to the unusual and the unexpected.

Nov 08, 2007 03:25PM

Telling A Story Through Humor

Every newly betrothed couple assumes that their event will go off without a hitch. But there’s one big mitigating factor in this lofty assumption. Namely, your day’s success is entirely dependent on other humans. And, unfortunately, that species is still a few sardines short of a bucket of chum.

Nov 08, 2007 03:25PM

Pre-Visualizing Before The Shoot

Do you ever catch yourself dreaming about the perfect shot? Of course, the elements never fall into place as perfectly in real life as we would like them to but it never hurts to dream. Some WPJA members pre-visualize a few of the shots they’d like to get when documenting a wedding, whether it is days or seconds before the actual pictures are snapped.

Nov 18, 2008 11:07PM

'Cottage Living' Falls Victim to Time Inc. Cuts

As a slump in advertising continues to drag down the publishing industry, shelter magazines have been the first titles to collapse. Cottage Living will be discontinued after its November/December issue, which is now on newsstands.

Nov 18, 2008 02:07AM

New York Times Closes Play Magazine; Reported To Be Bleeding Cash

A Times editorial director tells The New York Observer the magazine had lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Play, whose staff was mostly freelance, had been a showcase for good photography.

Nov 11, 2008 04:04AM

Letter to Digital Railroad Customers: It's Over

Two potential buyers took a look at Digital Railroad and walked away. Newscom was one potential buyer, but determined the business model was not sustainable. The other company may have been Kodak, a source says.

Nov 10, 2008 03:55AM

'O at Home' Becomes Latest Hearst Magazine to Fold

The 'O' spinoff will stop publishing as a stand-alone title after its winter issue. It becomes the third Hearst magazine to cease publication this year.

Oct 31, 2008 02:15AM

Photographers Sue Getty Images Over Subscription Pricing

In a class-action lawsuit, a group of photographers say Getty?s Premium Access service violates an agreement with rights-managed photographers. Getty stands by the service.

Nov 19, 2008 02:22AM

Nikon D700 (body only)

As long as you don't need seriously high-resolution photos, video capture, or machine-gun-fast sports shooting, the Nikon D700 has everything you need in a pro full-frame camera for a reasonable price.

Nov 19, 2008 02:22AM

Nikon D700 (w/ 24-120mm lens)

As long as you don't need seriously high-resolution photos, video capture, or machine-gun-fast sports shooting, the Nikon D700 has everything you need in a pro full-frame camera for a reasonable price.

Nov 14, 2008 02:53AM

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 (red)

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 is a camera that people will either love for its speed, photo quality, and interchangeable-lens flexibility or hate for its large-ish size, electronic viewfinder, and occasionally frustrating design.

Nov 14, 2008 02:53AM

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 (blue)

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 is a camera that people will either love for its speed, photo quality, and interchangeable-lens flexibility or hate for its large-ish size, electronic viewfinder, and occasionally frustrating design.

Nov 14, 2008 02:53AM

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 (black)

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 is a camera that people will either love for its speed, photo quality, and interchangeable-lens flexibility or hate for its large-ish size, electronic viewfinder, and occasionally frustrating design.

Fujifilm Introduces 3-D Camera

Leica Releases M8.2

Panasonic Launches First 'Micro Four Thirds' Camera

Sony Reveals First Full-Frame DSLR and New Zeiss Lenses

Dell?s Cost-Cutting Increases Profit but Revenue Falls

DVDs, Hollywood?s Profit Source, Are Sagging

Web Sites Wage Holiday Price Wars

Teenagers? Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing

PC Magazine, a Flagship for Ziff Davis, Will Cease Printing a Paper Version

France Dominates Europe?s Digital Library

Yahoo Bid Is Over, Microsoft Says

Arguments in Case Involving Net and Suicide

eHarmony Agrees to Provide Same-Sex Matches

Now Comes the Hard Part as Yahoo Wrestles With a Question of Direction