Will they or won’t they? Nikon has been coy with its intentions to enter the growing Digital Interchangeable Lens (DIL, aka mirrorless DSLR) category, first filing patents for such cameras, then announcing that...
Archive - July 2010
Heat Wave Photo Galleries
A heat wave is defined as temperatures of 32°C (89.6°F) or above for 3 consecutive days (though there is no universally agreed definition). Here are a number of photo galleries that show how people around the...
Olympus TOUGH 3000 Review @ DigitalCameraReview
“If you do need something to take along when you’re headed in harm’s way, the Stylus Tough 3000 is worth a look.” We’ve added a new Olympus TOUGH 3000 [Specs] Review to our Reviews Matrix...
Behind The Scenes of The Diner by Ryan Schude
The picture is beautiful and the behind the scenes is fascinating. Look carefully and you can see each character in the diner has his or her own little story going on. The cast worked for free to make this project...
Le Tour de France: The Blood and The Glory
It’s the world’s most famous bike race but this year it’s more a crash fest with falls, cuts, bruises and blood. The pictures tell the story and it ain’t pretty. View the gallery at: Toronto Star...
How To Recognize A Drowning Person
Summer is here and many of us will be spending time at the pool, cottage lake or beach, waterproof camera a the ready. But, can you recognize the signs of a drowning person? Don’t be so sure. We have lots of...
Camera Motion Tracking Super Mario Bros
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Canon Issues Firmware Update Version 1.0.8 for T2i and 1D Mk IV
Canon has issued Firmware Update Version 1.0.8 for the EOS Rebel T2i / 550D and the 1D Mark IV to fix a bug where the set aperture moves unexpectedly when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses...
Build an Agency-Worthy Portfolio
If you are thinking of going pro, getting an agency to represent you and help you get jobs may be a wise move. Frederic Wiggins shares his “My Journey to Build an Agency-Worthy Portfolio” and how to build a...
The Economist Gets Caught Altering Cover News Photo
When will editors learn their lessons: do not, under any circumstances, alter news photos!!! The latest casualty of digital manipulation is the otherwise esteemed British news magazine, The Economist, which in its June...
Reshape Your Body
We’ve all seen and bemoaned the reshaping of celebrity bodies on the cover of magazines into impossibly thin shapes. The success or failure of such a reshaping depends largely on the skills — or lack thereof...
Scientists Work On Invisibility Cloak
Harry Potter had one but then he was a wizard. Not to be undone, scientists in universities around the world are working on perfecting their version of the invisibility cloak. Here is a list of articles on this subject:...
Real-Time Lens Blur Effects and Focus Control
Here’s a a novel rendering system for defocus-blur and lens effects. It simulates artistic lenses to control depth-of-field effects and integrates advanced simulations of various lens aberration effects, such as...
A Multi-Layered Display with Water Drops
Imagine playing 3D Tetris on a “display” made of multi-layered water drops. That’s right: a new projection technology developed at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute can target light...
NASA Releases Moonbase Alpha Video Game
Do you have what it takes … So begins the challenge that NASA throws down to every video game player out there. The challenge is to step into the role of an exploration team member, be immersed in a futuristic 3D...
Green Screens: Free Film Event on the Environment
If you are interested in the environment, Green Screens will entertain and inform you for free at NFB cinema, Toronto, Ontario, on Wednesday, July 7, 7 pm. For more info, please check out www.sweetloveable.com Share on...
bodyLab wants to find out what makes an attractive body
We may gawk at models and celebrities with their photoshopped bodies but instinctively we know that these are just pretty images that have no real bearing on reality. Just what do people find attractive about the human...
The Changing Landscape of Pro Photography
With affordable DSLRs that can now capture images that previously required pro cameras to do so, professional photographers face a changing market in which amateur photographers are systematically encroaching into. The...
Successful Travel Photography
Travel and food photographer Kathryn Wagner shares five tips for successfully shooting a travel assignment. Five steps to a successful travel photography shoot from BlackStar on Vimeo. via Black Star Rising Share on...
2010 Super Zoom Group Test @ DPReview
If you are thinking of getting a super zoom (aka Travel Zoom) digital camera, then you need to read DPReview‘s group test of five super zoom digital cameras: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS [Specs], Casio Exilim EX-FH25...
Unified Color Technologies Launches HDR Expose Software
Unified Color Technologies Launches HDR Expose: Industry-Leading Technology Provides Photographers Complete Control of Their HDR Workflow HDR Expose Expands Upon the Success of its Predecessor, HDR PhotoStudio, with New...