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Fine Art Printing for Photographers, 3rd Edition – New Book

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Fine Art Printing for Photographers

Fine Art Printing for Photographers, 3rd Edition is a new book and latest edition from photographers Uwe Steinmueller and Juergen Gulbins.

“The third edition of this best-selling book provides the necessary foundation for successful fine art printing: the understanding of color management, profiling, paper, and inks. It offers advice on selecting an appropriate printer for long-lasting fine art prints, demonstrates how to set up the printing workflow and select a suitable paper for your subject, and guides you step-by-step through the process of converting an image file to an outstanding fine art print.

This new edition covers the most recent lines of high-end inkjet printers, photo papers, and devices for monitor and printer profiling. It also addresses the printing dialogs and some new features of Photoshop CS6.”

Fine Art Printing for Photographers, 3rd Edition retails for $44.95; however, it is currently available for $31.02 from Amazon.com.

It is also available for $19.95 as a Kindle edition.

Fuji XQ1 is a Compact Camera with a X-Trans II Sensor

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Fuji XQ1

The new Fujifilm XQ1 was introduced alongside the Fuji X-E2 mirrorless camera. The XQ1 is a compact camera that features Fuji’s unique 12MP X-Trans II CMOS sensor, albeit at a much smaller 2/3″ sensor format. Even though it has a smaller sensor, the XQ1 should stand as a direct competitor to the popular Sony RX100. [Read more…]

Fuji X-E2 Unveiled, Adds Faster Overall Performance

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Fuji X-E2

The Fuji X-E2 steps up from its X-E1 predecessor by generally offering a faster and more capable set of features. The 16.3MP APS-C X-Trans II sensor has no color filter array thanks to the unique X-Trans pixel arrangement that limits moire. Additionally, the sensor features 100,000 phase detection pixels scattered across it. [Read more…]

Watch This Video: Fire Breathing With a 24 GoPro Array

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GoPro’s Tyler Johnson put together this cool array of 24 GoPro HERO 3 cameras, which provides a “budget” alternative to the high-end Matrix bullet time effect.

GoPro Bullet Time Array

You can see the handheld array in the above frame grab. I think Tyler did a solid job of blending the frames together in post for the smooth bullet time effect.

[via PetaPixel]

Canon 6D for $1574 – Deal Alert

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Canon 6D

B&H has a solid deal on the Canon 6D for $1574 (reg. $1899). the deal includes a free SanDisk 16GB SDHC card, camera bag, monopod and spare battery. Additionally, B&H is offering 4% rewards on the deal. This is only available for a limited time, but I’m not sure how long it will last. The deal price will show up during checkout. Check it out here at B&H Photo.