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Adobe Lightroom 3.5 and Camera RAW 6.5 Now Available

September 29, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Adobe Lightroom 3.5

Adobe has released final versions of Lightroom 3.5 and Camera RAW 6.5, which are now available.  The new versions offer bug fixes and add RAW file support for the following camera models: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: adobe, camera raw, download, lightroom, Photoshop, update

 

Canon Goes Greener with New Ink Cartridge Recycling Program

September 29, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Canon Green

Canon has announced a new ink cartridge recycling program that lets PIXMA printer users drop off their Canon ink cartridges at FedEx locations. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: Canon, FedEx, Generation Green, ink cartridge recycling, pixma, printer, recycling

Nikon: “A Photographer Is Only as Good as the Equipment He Uses” [Updated]

September 28, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Nikon Facebook

A recent status update on Nikon’s Facebook page stated that “A photographer is only as good as the equipment he uses.”

I can appreciate the marketing push for your products over competitors, but limiting a photographer’s skill to the equipment he uses is a pretty dumb thing to say. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nikon Tagged With: camera, facebook, Lenses, marketing, Nikon, photographer, PR Nightmare

Topaz B&W Effects Half-Price Deal Ends Next Week

September 28, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Topaz B&W Effects

For those of you on the fence about Topaz’s new B&W Effects plug-in for Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture, the introductory price on it expires next week.

It’s $29.99 now (with coupon code “bwandbeyond”), but will go up to $59.99 next week on October 3.  You can also still check out the free trial to see if it’s for you.

Full details over at Topaz Labs’ website.  You can also see my initial hands-on report here.

Filed Under: Software Tagged With: aperture, B&W, Black and White, editing, lightroom, photography, Photoshop, plug-in, plugin, Topaz, Topaz B&W Effects, topaz labs

FX Photo Studio HD 4.0 for iPad

September 28, 2011 By Eric Reagan

FX Photo Studio HD

MacPhun has released FX Photo Studio HD 4.0 for the iPad.  The new version includes over 190 effects and filters, along with a new masking feature that allows application of effects and filters to only portions of an image.  Version 4.0 also allows users to import photos from Facebook for additional editing.

FX Photo Studio HD 4.0 for the iPad retails for $2.99 in the App Store; however, it is available for a limited time for only $1.99.

More details in the press release below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Software Tagged With: app, app store, apple, FX Photo Studio HD 4.0, ipad, photo app

Photoshop CS5 Brush-based Sharpening

September 28, 2011 By Eric Reagan

You learn something new everyday…  At least I did when I watched the above video on Photoshop CS5‘s sharpen tool that allows you to paint-in sharpening.  I’ve used layer masks for similar results, but I’m definitely going to be trying this tip out.

[via John Nack]

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: adobe, cs5, image editing, photo editing, Photoshop, post-processing, sharpen tool, sharpening

Canon PIXMA PRO-1 Photo Printer Tipped for October

September 28, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Canon PIXMA Pro 9500 Mark II

It looks like that little October 26 tease Canon sent out earlier may be linked to a new pro-grade Canon PIXMA printer.  Canon Rumors claims the new the PIXMA PRO-1 will be announced at PDN’s PhotoPlus in October with the following specs: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: Canon, canon rumors, pixma, printer, PRO-1

ACDSee Pro 5 and ACDSee 14 Announced

September 27, 2011 By Eric Reagan

ACDSee Pro 5

ACD Systems launched ACDSee Pro 5 and ACDSee 14 today, priced at $239.99 and $79.99, respectively.  Both products offer several new features and improvements.

ACDSee Pro 5 adds a new “user-controlled edge detection mask slider lets you focus the sharpening effect more to edges and textures than non-textured areas.”  Additional new features include split-toning, enhanced dodge and burn controls, and metadata removal, among others.

ACDSee 14 adds map view and geotagging support, news special effects presets, and cloud storage and sharing options.

More details over at ACD System’s website.

Filed Under: Software Tagged With: ACD Systems, ACDSee 14, ACDSee Pro 5, image editing, photo editing, photography, post-processing, raw, raw editor, Software

Canon EOS/PIXMA Event on October 26

September 27, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Canon EOS PIXMA Event

Canon has sent out “save the date” notices for an event in New York on October 26.  There hints and logos within the invite suggests something relating to both Canon’s DSLR and printer lines. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: Canon, dslr, eos, pixma, press event, printer, save the date, teaser

Canon Bringing Back Lens Aperture Rings for HDSLR Video

September 27, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Canon Lens Aperture Ring

Anyone who has shot video with a Canon DSLR recognizes that smooth iris pulls are impossible while recording with Canon’s EF lenses.  In one of the more interesting patent applications of late, Canon revealed that it is working on new lenses with aperture rings for adjusting aperture settings during video capture. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: aperture lens, Canon, EF, eos, hdslr, lens, video

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