Tutorial: Photoshop for 70 basketball portraits in two days
Mon, 02/2/09 – 18:19 | 2 Comments

Photographer Dustin Snipes gives step-by-step instructions regarding the post-production work he did to achieve a sought-after look in the 70 basketball portraits he took in just two days during last year’s Cactus Classic in Arizona.

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New Pentax K20D shoots 20 frames per second
Wednesday, 23 Jan, 2008 – 22:06 | One Comment

This is pretty impressive. Pentax just released their spec sheet for the new K20D camera body and the machine will have a frame rate that rivals that of a video camera. Twenty-frames per second means that not only …

Canon Lens wish list forum
Wednesday, 23 Jan, 2008 – 7:00 | 4 Comments

Is there a Canon lens that you’re just dying to see released? Voice your opinion!

Download Photo Mechanic 4.5.3 beta 3
Wednesday, 23 Jan, 2008 – 6:30 | No Comment

Looking for the latest version of Photo Mechanic? One of the premiere image management software programs out there is available for download…

Getty Images’ sale influenced by cell phone cameras?
Tuesday, 22 Jan, 2008 – 20:47 | No Comment

Over at the blog, PDN Pulse, Daryl Lang found an New York Times article that stated one of the reasons that Getty Images is selling is because of the pressure from cell phone cameras replacing wire …

Canon 5D replacement may not be coming to PMA 2008
Tuesday, 22 Jan, 2008 – 10:49 | No Comment

Some forums are grumbling about the possibility that the there will be no proposed replacement to the Canon 5D being presented at the PMA 2008 event. This may come as a disappointment to some, but …

Adobe to release Photoshop Elements 6 for MAC
Tuesday, 22 Jan, 2008 – 8:00 | No Comment

Mac Users! Not only can you brag about how much cooler those commercials with the young college kid and the nerdy PC guy are the truth, but you can also enjoy Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, …

PMA 2008 announcement of Nikon Lenses rumors
Tuesday, 22 Jan, 2008 – 7:00 | No Comment

Nikon might be revealing some nice additions to your lens collection according to some forum posts. Keep in mind that these are unsubstantiated but nevertheless interesting developments.

For-sale Getty Images could go for $1.5 billion
Tuesday, 22 Jan, 2008 – 0:11 | No Comment

It’s no secret that Getty Images is for sale. However, if you’re interested in buying the business, you’re going to have to dig deep in your wallet because the popular wire service has an asking price of …

Canon Camera Museum lets you take a trip down memory lane
Monday, 21 Jan, 2008 – 18:29 | One Comment

If you’re a nut for the history of cameras and want to get a sense of nostalgia, you may want to check out the Canon Camera Museum. It’s probably the most extensive collection of information …

Photo Basics Educational Lighting Kits
Monday, 21 Jan, 2008 – 11:07 | No Comment

Photo Basics has a great lighting set-up for someone interested in learning studio lighting, but doesn’t have the know-how.

Canon extends rebate program until Feb 17th
Monday, 21 Jan, 2008 – 8:16 | No Comment

Canon’s lens (and flash) rebate program has been extended through February 17, 2008.

Canon Rebel 450D XTIs Rumors *UPDATE* Jan 20
Sunday, 20 Jan, 2008 – 20:43 | 2 Comments

*UPDATE* Jan 20, 2008 - There are recent talks that suggest in camera stabilization to compete with Sonys prosumer DSLR 

PMA 2008 set to show off industry’s newest products
Saturday, 19 Jan, 2008 – 12:10 | One Comment

There’s a slew of new digital photography products that are going to be showed off at this year’s Photo Marketing Association show in Las Vegas on January 31st. 

Apple’s Methodical Plan for World Domination
Friday, 18 Jan, 2008 – 19:31 | No Comment

Robert X. Cringely offers more speculation on what Apple is up to in light of its announcements from Macworld.

Win a FREE Macbook Air with 64GB SSD and SuperDrive
Wednesday, 16 Jan, 2008 – 13:41 | No Comment

Want to a win a Macbook Air 64GB Solid-state Hard Drive and 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor?

Canon 5d Mark II Rumors *UPDATE*
Wednesday, 16 Jan, 2008 – 0:36 | No Comment

*UPDATE* Jan 16, 2008 -An email from a “reliable source” “The canon 5d Mark II will indeed be released at PMA. But it may not sport the 5d name tag.

Microsoft Pro Photo shoot keeps track of assignments
Monday, 14 Jan, 2008 – 17:36 | No Comment

Microsoft has released a new product call Microsoft Pro Photo Shoot it will be a software add-on to Microsofts Outlook mail service. 

Sigma 4.5mm fisheye lens to ship Jan. 31st
Monday, 14 Jan, 2008 – 17:28 | No Comment

Sigma is getting ready to ship its 4.5mm f2.8 circular fisheye lens at the end of January. This lens has been specially made to work with “pro-sumer” cameras such as the Nikon  D300 and Canons …

2008 Another Grim Year For Newspapers?
Saturday, 12 Jan, 2008 – 18:44 | No Comment

For those of us in the editorial photography business, it could be another bad year for the newspaper industry. So predicts Goldman Sachs, who is projecting a 7.9% drop in revenue this year. When newspapers …

Apple to Buy Adobe?
Friday, 11 Jan, 2008 – 19:10 | No Comment

No this is not a news headline. Apple has not announced it will buy Adobe nor is a rumor on the march through Wall Street or Silicone Valley. It is the prediction of Robert X. Cringely (not …

New SONY “A” Series DSLR with Flip Screen Rumored
Tuesday, 8 Jan, 2008 – 17:01 | One Comment

For those of you who are Sony digital camera fans, I can across this site that has images rumored to be a new Sony A300 digital SLR.

Apple Launches New 8-core Mac Pro Tower
Tuesday, 8 Jan, 2008 – 14:25 | No Comment

Apple has finally unveiled their new 8-core Mac Pro tower. They are currently calling it the “Fastest Mac Ever” with processor options of up to 3.2GHZ

Canon 1Ds Mark III firmware update 1.06
Thursday, 27 Dec, 2007 – 4:50 | No Comment

This update does the following.
1. Improves the reliability of communication with some CF cards.
2. Fixes a phenomenon that occurs in some cases involving color cast and vertical lines appearing in images.To download go here:

EOS 1D Mark III Focusing Update
Thursday, 27 Dec, 2007 – 4:44 | One Comment