Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
First off, I want to give a big shout out to all the sponsors of the Swag Bag Giveaway.
Think Tank Photo | B&H Photo | SanDisk | Seagate | Kubota Image Tools | MyPhotoCreations | Moo | Wiley | Peachpit
We couldn’t have done it without all these great sponsors!
Now, for the winner. [Read more…]
The above video is from Gulf Photo Plus 2011. In it, you’ll see JoeyL and Zack Arias going head-to-head in photo shootout, where each gets 20 minutes to photograph, edit and output an image of a subject they’ve never seen before. There’s also the nice bonus of Gregory Heisler dogging both contestants throughout their shoots.
Also check out Zack Arias’ post on his thought process during the shoot. Good stuff Zack.
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If you’ve been reading Photography Bay over the last couple of weeks, you already knew that you can edit video in Photoshop CS5 Extended. If you missed the prior post, check out the Bokeh 2 review where I applied a tilt-shift effect to a video file.
Still yet, I know this may be news to a lot of folks, and that’s one of the reasons it was highlighted at the Photoshop World Keynote. Check out the short clip below that shows off a few features such as adjusting curves and making lens correction adjustments to video files. [Read more…]
Of course, seeing the latest and greatest things unveiled by Adobe is a cool thing about Photoshop World. However, another cool thing about the keynote session and other sessions withing Photoshop World is taking away little educational gems that will help you grow as a photographer and editor.
In this snippet from the keynote, we get a little taste of what happens when you combine tools like the puppet warp and content-aware fill for some content-aware lens correction in a 5-image panoramic (an image where ordinary lens correction wouldn’t hold water).
Check out the video below. (Pardon the first couple seconds of shaky-cam.) [Read more…]
Here’s the promised live demo of the killer new iPad Photoshop app that debuted today at Photoshop World. Again, this is still in development with no set release date yet.
Check it out, complete with the awesome layers animation, below. [Read more…]
Capture is a new book from Glen Rand, Chris Broughton, and Amanda Quintenz-Fiedler. The book “concentrates on photography from a digital- capture workflow point of view.”
Capture retails for $39.95; however, it is currently available for $24.55 on Amazon.com.
Here’s something new from the Kubota world. The newest templates from Kubota Image Tool’s sister company, Red Boot Design, “give photographers new ways to easily provide amazing-looking deliverables.” Rounded White is a fresh spin on the popular classic white template, and the Gallery Wrap set includes 5 templates available through White House Custom Colour, all with the same clean and fresh look that makes it an appropriate choice for many occasions.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Apple has updated Aperture 3 to version 3.1.2, which “addresses overall stability and performance issues,” as well as fixing issues with importing iPhoto libraries, improving responsiveness with brushes and reconnecting referenced master images.
Complete details on the update can be found in Apple’s release notes. The update is available for download on Apple’s website.
If you’ve got half an hour to spare, the above video features a great casual conversation between Chase Jarvis and Vincent Laforet. There are lots of little nuggets of wisdom in here, and it’s just fun to hear the guys talk shop for a while. You can find the full 2-hour version on iTunes as a podcast.
If you want more of the nuts and bolts of HDSLR technique, check out the recent creativeLIVE course taught by Laforet. It’s about 20 hours of content for $149.
Think Tank Photo has announced 5 new, rather small pouches and holders to handle the little things that rattle around in your camera bag.
The usefulness of these little bags should be immediately apparent. However, you can find more info at the links above and in the full press release below. [Read more…]