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Sony Ramps Up Full Frame Pressure with a New dSLR Model
Sony is working aggressively on its camera range with three new camera models. One of these, the a850, is a full frame model that uses the same sensor as the a900, giving a 24.6MP image but at a price point of US$2,000 for the body only. This makes it about US$700 less than the Canon 5D Mark II and Sony’s own a900. It shows how serious Sony is in building market share. All a900 accessories will work with the a850. … Read entire article »
Canon 5D Mark II Picks Up Awards
Canon’s 5D Mark II digital camera has picked up Japan’s top camera award for 2009. It also picked upa TIPA camera award earlier this year. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cameras
PENTAX US Offers More Instant Rebate Savings on Select Digital Cameras
PENTAX Imaging Company has announced another INSTANT REBATE PROGRAM effective May 1 – May 9, 2009 on select digital cameras. The instant savings consist of a $30.00 USD instant rebate on the PENTAX X70 Megazoom camera and a $50.00 USD savings on the PENTAX K2000 digital SLR single lens kit. … Read entire article »
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SnapMyLife Launches Photo-Sharing and Twitter Applications on BlackBerry App World
Free Applications Provide 1 Click Photo-Sharing From BlackBerry Smartphones SnapMyLife, a leading mobile photo-sharing site, today announced the launch of two free camera-oriented applications for BlackBerry smartphones®* from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). Both the SnapMyLife and Snap2Twitter applications are now available on BlackBerry App World™. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photography, Web
Analyses of Olympus E-30 and Pentax K-m Now Available on dxomark.com
DxO Labs announces today the publication of detailed RAW-based image quality data and DxOMark Sensor rankings on its popular www.dxomark.com website for two new D-SLR cameras, the Pentax K-m and the Olympus E-30. … Read entire article »
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Air photography and art competition winner and finalists
Thinktank Photo March Photography Competition Finalists and Winner – Air We are pleased to announce the winner and show all the finalists in the March photography competition on the theme of Air. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Competitions, Digital Fine Art, DIMi Competition Winners and Finalists, Fine Art Photography, Photography
Still life photography and art competition winner and finalists
Thinktank Photo February Photography Competition Finalists and Winner – Still Life We are pleased to announce the winner and show all the finalists in the February photography competition on the theme of Still Life. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Competitions, Digital Fine Art, DIMi Competition Winners and Finalists, Fine Art Photography, Photography
Earth photography and art competition winner and finalists
Thinktank Photo January Photography Competition Finalists and Winner – Earth We are pleased to announce the winner and show all the finalists in the January photography competition on the theme of Earth. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Competitions, Digital Fine Art, DIMi Competition Winners and Finalists, Fine Art Photography, Photography
Photo Book Competition – Photography.Book.Now Announces Prestigious Panel of Jurors for 2009 Photography Book Competition
Hewlett-Packard will award $25,000 Grand Prize, leads distinguished group of sponsors The Photography.Book.Now International Juried Competition today announced a prestigious panel of jurors for its photography book competition. Lead Judge Darius Himes, co-founder of Radius Books, will chair the panel for the second year. Photography.Book.Now celebrates the finest, most creative, and most innovative self-published photography books — and the people behind them. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Competitions, Photo Books, Photography, Print
Artbeats Offers 30 Percent Savings on ALL Footage During Week of NAB
Industry’s Leading Royalty-free Stock Footage Company Celebrates NAB with Site-wide Discount; President and Founder Phil Bates to Speak at NAB 2009 ProMax Digital Lounge From aerials and CG backgrounds, time-lapse clips to lifestyle collections, now is the perfect time to build your stock footage library. Artbeats, the industry’s leading creative stock footage resource, has announced its NAB 2009 Site-wide Footage Sale. Beginning today, April 17, and running through April 24, visitors to the Artbeats Web site will receive 30 percent off all purchases of royalty-free single clips and collections. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Video
dxomark.com publishes RAW sensor performance data on a set of high-end bridge cameras
DxO Labs adds detailed measurements for the Fujifilm FinePix S100fs, the Olympus SP-565 UZ and the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX150 to its RAW-based Image Quality Database DxO Labs announces today the addition of RAW-based image quality data and DxOMark Sensor rankings on its popular www.dxomark.com website for the Fujifilm FinePix S100fS, the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX150 and the Olympus SP 565 UZ. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cameras
PacPrint 09 Trade Show: Epson. The name behind print.
Epson is showcasing the commercial strengths of its Micro Piezo print head technology and the outstanding qualities of its inks through a range of new devices and applications on its stand at PacPrint 09. PacPrint 09 is on in Melbourne on 26-30 May. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Print
FotoBridge Launches Super Value 5000 Photo Scanning Packages
Extending its value-based, flat-rate offerings for photo pros and institutions — FotoBridge makes digitizing very large legacy photo collections safe, simple and now even more affordable. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photography
SEO for Photography Websites: PhotoShelter Releases Free SEO Toolkit & Launches New SEO Features
Free Toolkit Helps Photographers Use Search Engines to Attract More Website Visitors New PhotoShelter Features Include Exclusive SEO Grader & Control of 30+ Factors to Improve SEO … Read entire article »
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Webinar to Explain Simple Digital Asset Management
MetaCommunications “Find that File!” webinar is part of the company’s introduction to Workgroups 2009™. Ideal for prepress and high-volume production departments, creative agencies or any organization ready to streamline their production data management, attendees will learn how to simplify the file organization process, quickly find files with flexible search terms, view files without native applications, automate the production process and share files with customers, partners, or remote offices/workers. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Design, Photography
Australians spend record $5.72 billion on ‘digital lifestyle’ in 2008
When it comes to their technology purchases, Australians appear to have shrugged off the economic gloom in the second half of 2008 (2H 2008), according to figures from the latest Canon Consumer Digital Lifestyle Index (CDLI). The Canon CDLI is independent research commissioned by Canon and compiled by GfK using information on sales figures (units and dollar value) provided by GfK’s retail audit panel. … Read entire article »
AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES: CCP DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD $5,000 COPYRIGHT AGENCY LIMITED PRIZE
CCP IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE SEVENTH CCP DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, EXTENDING THE TRADITION OF PHOTO–DOCUMENTARY IN EITHER ANALOGUE OR DIGITAL FORMATS. Documentary photographers, photojournalists and artists working in a documentary style are invited to submit their work for a chance to win the $5,000 Copyright Agency Limited Prize. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Award, Competitions, Documentary Photography
Kodak Exposes: U.S. Consumers Overspent $5.0 Billion on Inkjet Printing in 2008 due to over expensive ink
Kodak Backs Consumer Inkjet Business with Hard-Hitting Advertising Campaign to Continue to Spur Business Growth Global ‘Print and Prosper’ Campaign Launched March 29th Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) today announced the launch of a global marketing campaign to support its revolutionary line of all-in-one inkjet printers. Kodak’s “Print and Prosper” campaign boldly exposes the issue of high-priced ink and how U.S. consumers overpaid for inkjet printer ink … Read entire article »
Filed under: Print
Analyses of additional Olympus digital cameras now available on dxomark.com
dxomark.com publishes RAW performance data on the Olympus E-410 D-SLR and the Olympus SP-570 UZ bridge camera DxO Labs announces today the publication of detailed RAW-based image quality data and DxOMark Sensor rankings on its popular www.dxomark.com website for two additional cameras, the Olympus E-410 D-SLR, and a bridge model, the Olympus SP-570 UZ. … Read entire article »
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Renowned Photojournalists Receive Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography
Two professional and two student photojournalists are chosen from record number of applicants Getty Images, Inc. continues to celebrate the fifth year of its grants program by announcing today that Paolo Pellegrin and Alex Majoli have been selected as the first two photojournalists to receive grants for 2009. Each will receive $20,000 and collaborative support from Getty Images photo editors as they pursue their documentary photography projects. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photo-journalism, Photography, Stock Photography
For one day only next Saturday, consumers can experience digital photography workshops and exclusive one day specials at Foto Riesel in Sydney.
Celebrate with Foto Riesel when it opens its new look stores Leading photo imaging supplier Foto Riesel is launching their new look retail outlet and digital imaging concept store in Sydney this Saturday, April 4. To celebrate this day, consumers will enjoy a range of workshops from leading photographic manufacturers and exclusive one day specials. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cameras, Fine Art Photography, Photography
Canon a Hitwise Online Performance Award Winner
Canon has been announced as the #1 website in the Entertainment – Photography industry for 2008, according to the latest Hitwise Online Performance Awards program. … Read entire article »
Adobe Creative Suite 4 ROI Study Shows Productivity as New “Killer Feature”
Tests Confirm CS4 Users Can Save Thousands of Dollars Through Productivity Gains in Everyday Tasks Adobe today announced benchmarking results from an independent research study conducted by Pfeiffer Consulting and commissioned by Adobe. According to the report, features in Adobe Creative Suite 4 software can dramatically increase productivity, efficiency and return on investment. Research shows that every unnecessary click has the ability to slow down users’ productivity. Routine operations across Adobe Creative Suite 4 can be accomplished more quickly now than with previous versions, dramatically improving the user experience and saving hours every month. Users can now dedicate more time to the creative side of the project with this latest version of the Creative Suite product line. More than 100 benchmark tests focusing on design (http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/design/), print, digital imaging (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/), Web … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Design, Digital Fine Art, Photography, Photoshop, Video, Web
Annie Leibovitz Teams Up with Orchard Represents by Getty Images
Orchard Represents by Getty Images announced today a special multi-assignment collaboration with the internationally renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz. Leibovitz’s distinctive approach and signature style has led her to become one of the world’s most prolific photographers of our generation. The addition of Leibovitz’s name and talent to Orchard Represents further enhances Getty Images’ trademark offering of the world’s best photography, and roster of elite photographers available for commission photography. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photography, Stock Photography
Get a Free Camera Bag from ThinkTank Photo with Orders of $50 or More
When you order a camera bag or other product from ThinkTank Photo worth at least $50, do it through http://www.thinktankphoto.com/affiliate. If you then enter the code AP-314, you will also get a free camera bag, such as a Lens Changer 50. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cameras, Photography
Photobucket Introduces Instant Photo Uploader for T-Mobile Phones
T-Mobile Customers Can Now Send Mobile Photos to Multiple Destinations Including Photobucket, Home PC and Email Photobucket (http://photobucket.com), the Web’s premier standalone photo and video-sharing site, today announced the availability of an innovative mobile photo service exclusively for T-Mobile that enables users to send photos directly from mobile handsets to several destinations: a Photobucket album, a PC hard drive, or an email address. … Read entire article »
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Artistry Webinars for Painting Photos
Corel Painter Master and original Painter Expert Karen Sperling has announced Artistry Webinars, where professional photographers and hobbyists can learn to turn photos into paintings in Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter, without leaving home! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Digital Fine Art, Photography
dxomark.com publishes RAW sensor performance data on Sony Alpha-series cameras
DxO Labs adds detailed measurements for three Sony Alpha-series models, the A700, the A300, and the A200, to its RAW-based Image Quality Database … Read entire article »
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New DxO Optics Pro v5.3.3 supports the Nikon D3x and the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 along with 43 new DxO Optics Correction Modules
DxO Labs announces today the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro v5.3.3, now supporting the Nikon D3x (DxO Optics Pro Elite Edition) and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 (DxO Optics Pro Elite Edition). … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cameras, Photography, Photoshop
The Flickr Collection Debuts on gettyimages.com
Getty Images and Flickr launch first-of-its-kind creative imagery collection Getty Images, the world’s leading creator and distributor of visual content and other digital media, and Flickr®, a Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) service and one of the world’s largest photo sharing communities, today announced the launch of the Flickr Collection, a creative imagery collection now available exclusively on gettyimages.com for commercial licensing. With the debut of this first-of-its-kind collection, customers can easily access and license the inspirational and unexpected photographs for which the Flickr community is known. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Stock Photography, Web
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