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Review: the Nikon Speedlight SB-910
Rob Galbraith DPI &bull Dec 16, 2011The Speedlight SB-910, Nikon's update to the venerable SB-900, is landing in stores worldwide now. We run down the changes that Nikon has made to its flagship shoe mount flash, including the new model's redesigned thermal protection feature. Flagship: Views of the Nikon Speedlight SB-910, including with SZ-2TN filter attached. Replacing the Speedlight SB-900 at the top of Nikon's flash lineup, the SB-910 offers a similar set of features to its predecessor plus some carefully-considered tweaks. The SB-910 comes with Soft Case SS-910 that can house the flash, Incandescent Filter SZ-2TN, Fluorescent Filter SZ-2FL, Diffusion Dome SW-14 and Speedlight Stand… Full Story »
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Sweetening the Pot
Canon Blogger &bull Dec 16, 2011
As if the cornucopia of prizes in the December Bonanza Giveaway isn't already substantial enough, Think Tank Photo has also agreed to throw in a really cool bag for the lucky winner - a Retrospective 10 (black). It's sort of like a messenger… Full Story »
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Buyers' Guide: Enthusiast Raw-shooting compact camera roundup
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) &bull Dec 15, 2011
Christmas is just around the corner and if you're anything like me you'll be worrying about what gifts you need to buy. If you're thinking of buying a high-end compact camera there are a lot of different factors to consider. Do you want the most versatile zoom you can get, or would you be happy to compromise on zoom range for the sake of a faster maximum aperture? Will you be shooting in the camera's raw mode, and if so, how important is operational… Full Story »
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Primer: Mirrorless / Compact System Cameras
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) &bull Dec 15, 2011
The eternal question, 'What camera should I buy?' Previously it was a fairly simple decision - you bought a DSLR if you were most concerned about image quality, operational speed and taking control of what the camera did, or you bought one of the various sub-types of small-sensored compact camera if you prioritized pocketability, ease-of-use, price or zoom range. There were some attempts to bridge the gap - superzoom compacts and high-end enthusiast models often offered extensive manual controls - but there was no real middle ground. Until fairly recently the only real options have either been compact cameras which… Full Story »
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Sony firmware for NEX-3, 5 and 3C brings LA-EA2 adapter support
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) &bull Dec 15, 2011
Sony has updated the firmware for its NEX-3, NEX-5 and NEX-C3 cameras to offer support for the LA-EA2 SLT-style autofocus A-mount adapter. Firmware version 05 for the NEX-3 and NEX-5, and version 02 for the NEX-C3 are now available from… Full Story »
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Topics:
- auto-focus
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HDR Expose 2 and 32 Float V2 released
Rob Galbraith DPI &bull Dec 15, 2011Unified Color has released two updated software products. HDR Expose 2 is the newest version of the company's standalone high dynamic range application. 32 Float v2 is the latest update to the company's high dynamic range plug-in for Photoshop. The… Full Story »
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Announcing The Latest Canon 5D MK II Winner...
This Week in Photography &bull Dec 15, 2011
Our random number generator picked: Brian DeVito - @bdevit as the winner. Way back on October 4, 2011, Brian correctly tweeted the contest link and the rest is history. My good friend Joel has had the brand new camera box… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Canon
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Sony Digital Network Applications, Inc.: "photo movie creator HD" Android Tablet App That Enables You to Easily Create Movies from Photos and Share Them
The Imaging Resource News Page &bull Dec 15, 2011
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sony Digital Network Applications, Inc.(SDNA) today announced the release of photo movie creator HD, an android tablet application that turns your photos into a special, heart-touching movie and allows you to share "photo movie" with your friends and family… Full Story »
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Free Video Tutorials - Photoshop Black-and-White Workshop
The Photoshop Blog &bull Dec 15, 2011
There's nothing quite like a great black-and-white image. In Photoshop Black-and-White Workshop- Create Incredible Images from Color Originals, author and trainer Tim Grey shows you how to create the best possible black-and-white interpretations of color photographs using Photoshop. From very basic grayscale conversions to advanced multiple-channel blending using layer masks, you'll learn a wide variety of methods that you can use to produce the best black-and-white results. After you've learned these skills, you'll tackle a set of real-world projects that combine a variety of techniques to produce the final image. Note: This course was recorded in Photoshop CS5, but was… Full Story »
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the small red ones II
Photopoints.net &bull Dec 15, 2011To resize the photo, hold the Shift key down and drag your mouse over the image.You may also move the photo to any location on the page by clicking on it and dragging it. Copyright 2003-2008 WebF1 Consulting, LLC. Full Story »
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4 Practice Techniques to Develop Photographic Observation
Digital Photography School &bull Dec 15, 2011
The greatest skill of a talented photographer is not how accurate he or she can be with exposure; it's not being spot on with all of the tech details, or putting out thousands of images a week. Observation will define… Full Story »
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dpreview.com launches Challenge of Challenges 2011
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) &bull Dec 15, 2011
To showcase the talent and imagination shown by our Challenge hosts and entrants, we're once again running a 'Challenge of Challenges,' to find the dpreview.com Picture of the Year. This year we've made a couple of changes to the way… Full Story »
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Topics:
- color
- film
- dpreview.com
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Lightroom Video - More Holiday Graphics
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips &bull Dec 15, 2011
Continuing on with the Lightroom template/tip-a-day theme this week, today's video builds on what we did on Monday. We used the Watermark window to give our photo a frame. In that example, though, the holiday graphic was pretty much the… Full Story »
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Blinky Is One Cute DIY Pinhole Camera
DIZPhotography.net - Do It Yourself Photography and Studio Lighting &bull Dec 15, 2011
If you have not noticed DIYP is big on semi-made/semi-DIY photography projects. And we are also big on pinhole. This is why we absolutely love this Pinhole/DIY/Camera project. The Blinky is a self-assemble DIY Pinhole lens made from cardboard. Similarly… Full Story »
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Topics:
- camera
- color
- film
- Photography
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Price Wars and Closeouts
The Online Photographer &bull Dec 15, 2011
I tried reading tea leaves to divine the significance of this, alas, to no avail. B has dropped the price of the Canon 5D Mark II to a mere $1999.95, its lowest price ever. Does it mean the Canon 5D… Full Story »
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Nikon Coolpix P7100 Digital Camera Review
digitalcamerainfo.com &bull Dec 15, 2011
The Nikon Coolpix P7100 is the camera giant's latest high-end compact, equipped with a viewfinder, oversized sensor, and RAW-format capabilities. It's an update to last year's P7000 model, and most of the "new" features herein are really just refinements to… Full Story »
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The Epson International Pano Awards
Current Photo Contests &bull Dec 15, 2011
Look for visually interesting textures or subjects that others may overlook, such as a close-up of a horse's eye rather than the traditional photo of the entire head, or a lighted pattern on the waves rather then a traditional seascape.… Full Story »
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An Olympus man on a mission
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 15, 2011
In light of intense speculation about the future of Olympus as accounting cover-up revelations fuel rumours that parts of the business may be hived off, it may seem timely to revisit AP's interview with former CEO Michael Woodford. Full Story »
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Topics:
- Olympus
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Burulus Lake
Photopoints.net &bull Dec 15, 2011To resize the photo, hold the Shift key down and drag your mouse over the image.You may also move the photo to any location on the page by clicking on it and dragging it. Copyright 2003-2008 WebF1 Consulting, LLC. Full Story »
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Animoto and NAPP - Get Two for the Price of One
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips &bull Dec 15, 2011
Hey everyone. I just heard that NAPP and Animoto have a Two-for-the-price-of-one deal this week. Basically, if you sign up for an Animoto Pro account ($249), you get a $99 NAPP membership for free. If you haven't tried Animoto yet… Full Story »

















