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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Deal: Grab a factory-refurbished Nikon D60 with a lens for $400
Wednesday, 11 Mar, 2009 – 8:40 | One Comment
Deal: Grab a factory-refurbished Nikon D60 with a lens for $400

Here’s a pretty sweet deal: Retailer J&R is offering a factory-refurbished Nikon D60 with an 18-55mm AFS DX Nikkor VR Lens for just $400.

PMA 2009: Kodak releases EasyShare Z915
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 16:30 | No Comment
PMA 2009: Kodak releases EasyShare Z915

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Eastman Kodak Company released at PMA the new EasyShare Z915, a megazoom compact camera with a 10x optical zoom lens and a 10-megapixel sensor.

PMA 2009: Sony releases new HX-1 Cyber-shot
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 16:29 | No Comment
PMA 2009: Sony releases new HX-1 Cyber-shot

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Sony representatives at PMA 2009 unveiled the new HX1 Cyber-shot, which the company is billing as the world’s first to sport “sweep panorama technology.”

Olympus announces 12.3-megapixel E-620 DSLR
Tuesday, 24 Feb, 2009 – 11:56 | No Comment
Olympus announces 12.3-megapixel E-620 DSLR

Olympus Imaging announced today the release of the E-620 DSLR, a 12.3-megapixel camera rich in creative features that falls into the lineup between the E-520 and the recently released E-30.

Samsung releases two new 12-megapixel point and shoots
Monday, 23 Feb, 2009 – 11:11 | No Comment
Samsung releases two new 12-megapixel point and shoots

Following last week’s announcement of four new SL cameras, Samsung USA announced today the release of two new 12-megapixel compact cameras: The TL320 and the HZ15W.

Samsung adds four new SL model compact cameras
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 16:57 | No Comment
Samsung adds four new SL model compact cameras

Samsung has added to its lineup four new SL series compact cameras–two 12.2 megapixel models and two 10.2-megapixel models.

Sony adds five cameras to Cyber-shot lineup
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 13:16 | No Comment
Sony adds five cameras to Cyber-shot lineup

Sony revealed five new Cyber-shot compact cameras today, four of which have a new “intelligent auto mode” designed to reduce the need to change camera settings.

Fujifilm releases five new FinePix point and shoots
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 11:56 | No Comment
Fujifilm releases five new FinePix point and shoots

Fujifilm released today five new compact cameras for its FinePix lineup, including the FinePix Z33WP, a model waterproof up to 10 feet deep, and the S1500, which sports a 12x optical zoom lens.

Fujifilm releases 12-megapixel point-and-shoot
Thursday, 5 Feb, 2009 – 17:31 | No Comment
Fujifilm releases 12-megapixel point-and-shoot

Fujifilm has announced this week the release of what it’s calling its most advanced compact camera to date: The FinePix F200EXR, a 12-megapixel camera with 5x optical zoom and a three-inch LCD screen.

Fujifilm adds small, compact A150 as new entry level camera
Thursday, 5 Feb, 2009 – 17:21 | No Comment
Fujifilm adds small, compact A150 as new entry level camera

In addition to the new F200EXR, Fujifilm released today the budget A150, a 10-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom and a three-inch LCD that will retail for $130.

Casio releases six new high-speed EXILIM cameras
Saturday, 10 Jan, 2009 – 13:37 | No Comment
Casio releases six new high-speed EXILIM cameras

Casio announced this week the development of six new Exilim cameras—ultra high-speed compact cameras,  some models of which can shoot in bursts of 30 shots per second and can capture video at 1,000 frames per …

New Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3 has built-in Web browser
Saturday, 10 Jan, 2009 – 13:18 | No Comment
New Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3 has built-in Web browser

Sony’s new Cyber-shot DSC-G3 camera is the first wi-fi enabled camera with a built-in Web browser, allowing users to directly upload shots to the Internet straight from the device.

Olympus releases two new, ultra-compact Stylus cameras
Saturday, 10 Jan, 2009 – 12:50 | No Comment
Olympus releases two new, ultra-compact Stylus cameras

In addition to new Stylus Tough cameras, a new waterproof camera and a new high-level zoom camera, Olympus Imaging announced this week the release of two new, 12-megapixel, ultra-compact Stylus cameras.

Olympus releases two new ‘Stylus Tough’ cameras
Wednesday, 7 Jan, 2009 – 9:05 | No Comment
Olympus releases two new ‘Stylus Tough’ cameras

Adding to its line of waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof cameras, Olympus today released two new models in the recently re-branded “Stylus Tough” series: The Stylus Tough 8000 and the Stylus Tough 6000.

Olympus releases 26x zoom compact camera: The SP-590UZ
Wednesday, 7 Jan, 2009 – 8:36 | No Comment
Olympus releases 26x zoom compact camera: The SP-590UZ

Olympus Imaging announced today the release of a 12-megapixel compact camera with an ultra high-powered zoom lens: The SP-590UZ, a $450 camera with 29 shooting modes that, among its other features, can connect directly to …

Olympus releases $200 waterproof camera: The Stylus-550WP
Wednesday, 7 Jan, 2009 – 8:00 | No Comment
Olympus releases $200 waterproof camera: The Stylus-550WP

Adding to its slew of new cameras announced today, Olympus released a $200 waterproof camera–the Stylus -550WP. While not shock- or freeze-proof like the Stylus Tough series, the 550WP, available in February, can function up …

Panasonic updates firmware for Lumix DMC-G1, Lumix DMC-LX3
Tuesday, 16 Dec, 2008 – 11:38 | No Comment
Panasonic updates firmware for Lumix DMC-G1, Lumix DMC-LX3

Panasonic has announced the first firmware update for its breakthrough DMC-G1—the Micro Four Thirds System camera that is the first digital to use an interchangeable lens system and rely on live view full-time.

Question: How do I shoot in low light with my Canon Rebel XSi (450D)?
Wednesday, 5 Nov, 2008 – 16:01 | 2 Comments
Question: How do I shoot in low light with my Canon Rebel XSi (450D)?

 
John in London asks how to shoot in low-light settings without using the camera’s built-in flash, which can sometimes give shots a disposable camera feel.

Olympus E-30 DSLR confirmed as latest addition to lineup
Wednesday, 5 Nov, 2008 – 11:36 | 2 Comments
Olympus E-30 DSLR confirmed as latest addition to lineup

Olympus Imaging announced today the release of the 12.3-megapixel E-30, the new digital SLR that will fall into Olympus’ lineup between the prosumer E-520 and the flagship E-3.
The camera offers advanced professional features including live …

Deal: Snag a Sigma SD14 DSLR for just $399
Monday, 3 Nov, 2008 – 17:45 | No Comment
Deal: Snag a Sigma SD14 DSLR for just $399

Cameta Camera is offering a wild discount on Sigma’s first 14-megapixel digital SLR, the SD-14. While the camera had an announced price of around $2,000 in 2006, the SD-14 has been selling in the $700-$800 …

New Products, Concept Cameras from Olympus
Wednesday, 29 Oct, 2008 – 13:25 | No Comment

An Olympus spokesperson talks with Ask The Photographer about new developments at the company and two new concept cameras.

Photographers converge on PhotoPlus Expo in New York
Saturday, 25 Oct, 2008 – 8:50 | No Comment
Photographers converge on PhotoPlus Expo in New York

PDN’s PhotoPlus Expo, considered among the most important international photography events each year, drew thousands of photographers to New York City. Ask The Photographer was there to talk with leading photographers and professional camera titans.

Panasonic announces pricing for LUMIX DMC G-1 Micro Four Thirds System camera
Thursday, 16 Oct, 2008 – 11:30 | No Comment
Panasonic announces pricing for LUMIX DMC G-1 Micro Four Thirds System camera

Panasonic announced today the pricing for its LUMIX DMC G-1, the first in its Micro Four Thirds System digital camera series–a system with interchangeable lenses that does not use single-lens reflex (SLR) camera bodies.

Casio releases ultra high-speed EXILIM EX-FH20
Tuesday, 16 Sep, 2008 – 10:19 | No Comment
Casio releases ultra high-speed EXILIM EX-FH20

Casio today announced its new EXILIM EX-FH20, a 9.1 megapixel camera that can shoot a stunning 40 frames per second—a feature that puts it alongside the company’s ultra-speedy EX-F1 (released in March) in what it …

NR reports upcoming announcement of new line of Nikon point-and-shoots
Tuesday, 5 Aug, 2008 – 12:19 | No Comment
NR reports upcoming announcement of new line of Nikon point-and-shoots

Nikon Rumors reports today that it is 99 percent sure we’ll hear about four new point-and-shoot cameras in the “S” series from Nikon on Wednesday, saying it had info that all four would use the …

Nikon Coolpix S600 Reviewed
Tuesday, 10 Jun, 2008 – 18:44 | No Comment
Nikon Coolpix S600 Reviewed

There’s some shortcomings with this compact camera but does that hold it back?

Kodak Easyshare V1073 Reviewed
Tuesday, 10 Jun, 2008 – 18:28 | No Comment
Kodak Easyshare V1073 Reviewed

Here’s a fairly expensive point-and-shoot with some nice features from Kodak.

Canon introduces Rebel XS
Tuesday, 10 Jun, 2008 – 17:55 | No Comment
Canon introduces Rebel XS

It should be Canon’s least expensive SLR to date.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 Reviewed
Sunday, 8 Jun, 2008 – 13:01 | No Comment
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 Reviewed

It’s jam-packed with features but is it worth the price?

Kodak earns the respect of Consumer Reports
Sunday, 8 Jun, 2008 – 12:42 | No Comment
Kodak earns the respect of Consumer Reports

Some of Kodak’s point-and-shoots, the M853 and the M883 have earned mention in the Consumer Reports magazine.