Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Right now, you can get Lightroom 3 from Amazon for $179.99. For those unaware, Lightroom 3 is a RAW image processing program that makes life working with RAW files so much easier. It also carries a hefty retail price of $300, so getting it for $180 is a real bargain.
If I could only have one photo editing program, this would be it. Here’s the link to the Amazon.com deal page.
Topaz Labs recently unveiled its new Lens Effects plug-in for Photoshop. Lens Effects allows you to apply depth of field effects and other effects to your images during post processing. Lens Effects uses a depth map for fine tuning out of focus areas, which helps make the depth of field look more natural and optical-based. [Read more…]
The recently announced updates to Photoshop CS5 that enabled remote control of the application from your iPad just got more exciting. Three new “remote” Apps are now available from the iTunes store. [Read more…]
Turns out Arizona Cardinals Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald is quite the photography enthusiast. He got deeper into photography when his point and shoot camera didn’t do the scene justice when visiting the Roman Colosseum. [Read more…]
UPDATE: OUT OF STOCK – Looks like Amazon’s stock has sold out. The page now features third-party vendors selling through Amazon. Congrats to those who got the deal before it sold out.
Amazon is offering Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 for $39.99 for one day only.
They’re taking $40 off the $99.99 price and then you get another $20 mail-in rebate. Details here on Amazon.com.
The Canon 60D is prosumer DSLR with video capture prowess. It sports an 18MP APS-C format sensor and a swivel LCD. As the successor to the Canon 50D, it’s somewhat of a change in the natural progression of the xxD line of cameras. A smaller form-factor gives it a more Canon Rebel look and feel; however, the video features and articulating LCD display take it up to and beyond some of the capabilities of the Canon 7D and 5D Mark II.
To see whether the Canon 60D is right for you, read on. [Read more…]
If you’ve tinkered around with Canon HDSLRs, then you may have heard that its best to shoot video using sensitivity settings that are multiples of ISO 160. I’ve been doing this because I have heard folks like Shane Hurlbut and Vincent Laforet say for a couple of years now that that’s the way to do it.
Andrew Schär gave us some proof for our eyes in this test with the Canon 60D that he uploaded to Vimeo yesterday. [Read more…]
The makers of the ColorRight white balance tool are launching a new speedlight modifier, the FlashRight. This new modifier uses ColorRight’s “Dome Technology” to diffuse the light in a direction manner. [Read more…]
As part of my upcoming review of the Canon 60D, I am sharing some of the sample images that I’ve captured with the camera. Check them out below. [Read more…]
This video from PhotoShelter shows off what goes into the cool photos from Threadless Tees. If you are into off-camera lighting, you’ll dig this behind the scenes look. Check it out below. [Read more…]