SAMSUNG SETS SIGHTS ON INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP WITH PIONEERING NX100 New Mirrorless Camera Incorporates Unique New i-Function Lens to Give Beginner and Expert Photographers Seamless Control and Creativity Ridgefield Park...
Archive - September 2010
Canon Announces G12 and SX30 IS
Canon Canada has announced the latest introductions to its PowerShot line of digital cameras, the PowerShot G12 and the PowerShot SX30 IS. Both models feature HD video and the PowerShot SX30 IS sports a whopping 35x...
Norman Rockwell Study Photographs
Many artists paint from photographs and Norman Rockwell was not beneath using photography as a tool to bring his illustration ideas to life in studio sessions. He carefully staged his photographs, choosing his models...
Olympus Announces E-5 DSLR
Olympus has announced its new flagship DSLR, the E-5, the long-awaited successor to the E-3 which itself was introduced a little more than 3 years ago. Outwardly there is no change to the front body design but the back...
Panasonic FX700 Review @ Steve’s Digicams
“A powerful and elegant ultra-compact digicam that is sure to please a wide range of users.” We’ve added a new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. Steve’s...
Keep The Oceans Clean
Tanker Love from Team Explore on Vimeo. I did not know that an oil tanker generates a big enough wake that you can surf the waves raised behind it. Explore films are educational and inspirational, using multimedia to...
Sony NEX-5 and NEX-3 Review @CameraLabs
“The Sony Alpha NEX-5 is one of the most impressive, exciting and enjoyable cameras we’ve used for a long time. Equally it could be one of the most frustrating too.” We’ve added another Sony NEX...
Sony SLT-A55 Review @LuminousLandscape
“I’m still as enamored of the A55 I was was initially, and I’m still as frustrated by its failings, particularly in the area of video.” We’ve added a new Sony SLT-A55 Preview to our Reviews...
Sony A390 Review @ PhotographyBLOG
“The 2010 Sony A390 is effectively still using 2008’s technology, and is subsequently looking dated compared to the competition [but] in the A390’s favour is its competitive price.” We’ve...
Prix HSBC pour la Photographie
La vocation du Prix HSBC pour la Photographie est de soutenir les travaux de photographes professionnels encore peu connus, en les aidant à promouvoir et à valoriser leurs œuvres. Le Prix HSBC accompagne chaque année...
Photo Contests And The Peril Of RAW
Earlier this year, the judges of Denmark’s Picture of The Year contest examined the RAW file of a submitted entry by photojournalist Klavs Bo Kristensen and decided to reject the entry for too much photo editing...
New York Times Spoof Greets New York City Commuters
Imagine picking up a free copy of what looks like your regular issue of New York Times and realizing that it is a spoof. You can view the elaborately conceived spoof here (apparently it was 6 months in the making)...
Pentax RS1000 + Nano Blocks = Pentax NB1000
Not content to provide skins that can adorn the front of your RS1000 digital camera, Pentax has collaborated with Nano blocks to use their 8x8x5mm blocks as skins. A variety of designs are provided: Lion, Camouflage...
Learn Animation From the National Film Board
We post stop-motion videos from time to time and you may think it’s complicated. But the good folks at the National Film Board (Canada) are holding animation workshops for children ages 3 – 14 for $5 (yes, 5...
The Klaus Cam Goes Where No Helicopter Dares To
From helvelabs The Klaus Cam is a slick aerial camera rig invented by Scott Howell of CineMoves out of necessity while filming in Greenland. They were only getting top shots when they really wanted wide-angle shots...
Kodak EasyShare M575 Review @ Steve’s Digicams
“The M575 is a capable little pocket camera that is light on the wallet.” We’ve added another Kodak EasyShare M575 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. Steve’s Digicams has published...
Kodak EasyShare M550 Review @ Steve’s Digicams
“A style friendly camera for your teenager (or yourself) that will take nice snapshots under various conditions.” We’ve added another Kodak EasyShare M550 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews...
Casio EX-H15 Review @ TrustedReviews
“Performance is quite slow however, and image quality is not as good as the previous EX-H10 model.” We’ve added another Casio Exilim EX-H15 [UK QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix...
Making The iPad An Essential Part Of Your Workflow
An app called Shutter Snitch allows you to wirelessly transfer images to your iPad from your Eye-Fi card, Canon, Nikon or other file transmitter that supports uploading to an FTP server over your wireless network. Rob...
Just How Big Does Google Want To Be?
The name itself is derived from the word googol, which is a 1 followed by 100 zeros. Google started in 1996 with 25 million pages in its index; today it has approx. 40 billion indexed pages (equivalent to 24 petabytes...
Classroom (3D Camera Flythrough) Behind The Scenes
Classroom is a 3D computer generated scene which uses flythrough animation to explore the scene in greater detail. Classroom (3D camera flythrough) from Studio Aiko on Vimeo. source petapixel Here’s the Behind the...