
I sat down with Chuck Westfall for a little while at PhotoPlus 2011 to talk about the Canon 1D X and what else is going on at Canon. [Read more…]
Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
By Eric Reagan

I sat down with Chuck Westfall for a little while at PhotoPlus 2011 to talk about the Canon 1D X and what else is going on at Canon. [Read more…]
By Eric Reagan

Automatic Duck has changed its focus since the big partnership announcement with Adobe. As a result of the inability to provide the level of support that the company has provided in the past, Pro Import AE, Pro Import FCP and Pro Export FCP (both versions, for FCP7 and FCPX) are available at no charge.
You can find them on Automatic Duck’s relaunched website.
By Eric Reagan
At PhotoPlus 2011 yesterday, Think Tank Photo pre-announced the version 2 of its modular belt systems – the Modular Rotation System and Modular Rotation System Skin™ Components. [Read more…]
By Eric Reagan
I had a few minutes to catch up with the PocketWizard guys at PhotoPlus 2011 and Ian was kind enough to give a rundown of the current products in the PocketWizard line [Read more…]
By Eric Reagan

I spent a few hours at the Canon EOS & PIXMA event this evening. The core of the event was promoting the new PIXMA PRO-1 and the fact that it was built in conjunction with the EOS camera system – to take full advantage of what these cameras are capable of. Seeing several of the large prints from the PIXMA PRO-1, it’s clear that this new printer delivers on the quality. The bigger attraction for me, however, was the fact that there were several Canon 1D X’s to put in my hands. [Read more…]
By Eric Reagan

The Canon event kicks off in about 10 minutes. I’ll have more on this later this evening.
By Eric Reagan

Here’s a behind the scenes image of how we shot the PhotoPlus intro sequence (which you can see here). This is the basic setup for how we shot all the products used in that sequence. Some setups used a hard light, instead of the scrim. And then some use an extra light for fill or – in a couple of cases – no fill at all.
By Eric Reagan

Alien Skin has unveiled Blow Up 3, an image enlarging tool. (You can see my review of Blow Up 2 here.) Blow Up 3 includes a simper interface and Lightroom integration.

Alien Skin describes the difference in the above images as follows: [Read more…]
By Eric Reagan
Check out the above video for PhotoPlus 2011. You can find the manufacturers and links mentioned in the video below. [Read more…]
By Eric Reagan

GoPro has stepped up its game again with the latest GoPro HD HERO2. The new HD HERO2 offers a number of different resolutions and frame rates for video, as well as providing 11MP still image capture, an external mic input and a whole lot more.
Check out the promo video below, which shows off some spectacular footage captured with the HD HERO2 (be sure to full-screen this one). [Read more…]