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Tabletop Photography – New Book

August 27, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Tabletop Photography

Tabletop Photography is a new book from photographer and designer Cyrill Harnischmacher.

“Affordable compact flashes offer a number of creative lighting options within your tabletop studio; and the appropriate lighting and backdrop, and the creative use of your camera’s features are key to a perfect image.

Author Cyrill Harnischmacher guides you through a variety of exposure and lighting techniques, and covers how to achieve excellent results using compact flash units.”

Tabletop Photography retails for $24.95; however, it is currently available for $18.21 on Amazon.com.  It is also available in a Kindle edition for only $7.53.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: book, Lighting, product photography, speedlights, Tabletop Photography

 

Nikon Software and Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Compatibility

August 27, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Nikon and Mountain Lion Compatibility

Nikon recently made an announcement concerning its software compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.  Some older versions of Nikon software are getting left behind, including Capture NX version 1.x, ViewNX version 1.x and Camera Control Pro version 1.x.

Check out the full statement on software compatibility issues below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nikon Tagged With: Capture NX, capture nx 2, compatibility, Mountain Lion, Nikon, os x, Software, viewnx

BlackRapid LensBling Lens Caps Now In Stock

August 27, 2012 By Eric Reagan

BlackRapid LensBling

BlackRapid’s new LensBling lens caps are now in stock for popular Canon and Nikon mount lenses.  At just $8.50 each, these actually seem like a pretty good deal and a useful tool for those who carry several lenses and make frequent changes. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: BlackRapid, lens cap, LensBling, Lenses

Sony NEX Instant Savings Expire September 1

August 26, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Sony NEX-F3

The instant savings deals on Sony NEX cameras and lenses expire September 1, 2012.  Check out all the cameras, lenses and adapters for up to $100 instant rebates here at B&H Photo.

Filed Under: Sony Tagged With: b&H, b&h photo, cameras, deal, Lenses, nex, sale, Sony

Instacube: A Digital Photo Frame for Your Instagram Streams

August 26, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Instacube

Instacube is an Android-powered digital photo frame for you Instagram feeds.  It was created by design firm D2M.  Instacube features a 6.5-inch square touchscreen LCD for displaying Instagram images and connects via built-in WiFi.

Instacube launched as a Kickstarter project on August 21, 2012.  As of August 26, the project has received over $280k in pledges, easily surpassing its $250k goal.

Check out the Kickstarter pitch below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: Instacube, Instagram, Kickstarter, Photo Frame

Great Photos – Simple Cameras – New Book

August 26, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Great Photos - Simple Cameras

Great Photos – Simple Cameras is a new book from self-taught photographer Bernd Daub.

“This book teaches us how to focus our attention on the motivation behind our chosen image and develop a strong image impact without the need for high-tech equipment and flawless exposures.

Learn about a variety of reasonably priced, low-tech cameras-such as the Holga, Diana, and Blackbird-as well as single-use cameras, the good old Agfa-Box, and the pinhole camera.”

Great Photos – Simple Cameras retails for $34.95; however, it is currently available for $24.15 on Amazon.com.  It is also available in a Kindle edition for $9.99.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: blackbird, book, diana, Great Photos Simple Cameras, holga, photography, pinhole

Reader Photos Roundup: August 26, 2012

August 26, 2012 By Eric Reagan

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It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group.

Check out the rest of the photos below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: flickr, Photographers, photography bay, photography bay flickr group, Photos, reader photos

iPhone 5 Ad Parody: Snarky Jab at Social Food Photos

August 25, 2012 By Eric Reagan

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Check out this iPhone 5 ad parody from Adam Sacks.  In it, a rebranded Canon DSLR takes the place of the upcoming iPhone 5, which will apparently only be used for taking photos of food and sharing those on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

iPhone 5

Siri will even recognize the food your snapping photos of and suggest witty captions to go along with your Facebook and Twitter posts.

[via PetaPixel]

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: dslr, food photography, iPhone 5, parody, social media

Sony A99 Pictured in Sketch

August 25, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Sony A99 Back

Sony A99 Back

In an interesting take on leaked images, a “trusted source” sent SonyAlphaRumors.com this sketch of the upcoming Sony A99 full frame SLT camera.  The back of the camera essentially looks like existing Sony A77 (seen below). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Sony Tagged With: a77, dslr, Photokina 2012, slt, Sony, Sony A99, Sony rumors

Quikdraw Gets Rid of Bags, Puts Lenses on Your Belt

August 25, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Quickdraw Lens Holster

Quikdraw is a new Kickstarter project aiming to develop lens holsters that lock your lenses on a belt using the bayonet mount – as opposed to a bag or pouch. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: Kickstarter, lens, lens holster, lens management, Quikdraw

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