Landscape Astrophotography Tutorial – First Night Out from Ben Canales on Vimeo. In this video, Ben Canales introduces night photography and how he shoots the stars. He shares various tips, techniques, and lessons...
Archive - June 2011
Can Microsoft Reinvent Itself With Windows 8?
From Microsoft Watch the video and see if Microsoft can reinvent itself with Windows 8. It’s certainly a slick OS but somehow still lacks the pizazz of the Mac OS: the images just do not “pop” on...
Astronaut Photographers
From SpaceRip No, you won’t find that job listed under NASA job wanted ads, but the astronauts have all learned to use cameras and video cameras. Judging from the pictures and videos they have taken from the space...
PrintBrush Is World’s First Handheld Camera/Printer
Imagine a printer that fits in one hand and that can print on almost any surface. The way you use it is to simply wave it back and forth over the surface and laser sensors track the position of the printhead relative to...
Tamrac Camera Cases Now In Canada
Tamrac camera cases and accessories to be distributed in Canada exclusively by Gentec International TORONTO, ON., June 1, 2011 – Joel Seigel, President and CEO of Gentec International, is pleased to announce an...
McAfee Reports 2011 Q1 More Malware, Less Spam
Cybercriminals kicked off 2011 with a bang, with the first quarter of 2011 resulting in the most active first quarter in malware history. According to McAfee’s Q1 Threats Report, released today, while malware...
Twitter Photo Sharing Features #hashtag
From Twitter Will it fly off and conquer the photo/video sharing space? Twitter has launched images search using hashtag keywords so that finding all pictures (or videos) related to #launch, for example, becomes easy...
UltraHD 33MP Sensor TV Camera
From DigInfoTV This is an experimental Single-chip Imaging System for Super Hi-Vision from NHK Science & Technology Research. Instead of using the traditional 4 separate 8MP image sensors, each targeting a primary...
LEICA Announces S2 Color Profile for ICC-based Workflow Software
NEW: LEICA S2 Color Profile for ICC-based Workflow Software Solms, Germany (June 1, 2011) – Leica Camera AG is pleased to announce a Leica S2 color profile for ICC-based workflow software. Users wishing to benefit from...
The Lives of Great Photographers at the National Media Museum
If you happen to be in Bradford, UK, anytime between now and September 4, 2011, do visit the “The Lives of Great Photographers” exhibit at the National Media Museum. This exhibit showcases the work of early...
British Photographer settles over images of dog dressed as Che Guevara
The idea is a great one: sell mugs and t-shirts with images of famous people, but substitute the faces of the celebrities with those of look-alike cats, dogs and other animals. This is where the Cuban revolutionary dog...
Sony World Photography Awards 2012 Accepting Entries
Sony World Photography Awards 2012 – Entries open 1 June 2011 www.worldphoto.org • New categories for the Professional and Open Competitions • Moving Image Awards expand following success of its inaugural award •...
Hurlblog Interviews Winfried Scherle, VP Carl Zeiss
Dr. Winfried Scherle is Vice President and General Manager of Carl Zeiss AG Camera Lens Division and, Wow, does he sure know how to make Carl Zeiss sounds like a fantastic company to work for! He shares Zeiss’...
Shuttle Endeavour Undocks from Space Station for the Last Time, Comes Home
Shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station for the last time at 11:55 p.m. EDT May 29, 2011. It is scheduled for touch down at 2:35 a.m. EDT tonight on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at...
Twilight in the Arctic, Timelapse
The Arctic Light from TSO Photography on Vimeo. Terje Sorgjerd filmed this exquisitely beautiful video between 29th April and 10th May 2011 in the Arctic, on the archipelago Lofoten in Norway. It depicts the...
MIT Algorithm Revolutionizes Image Segmentation, Finds Edges 50,000x More Accurately
Our eyes have no difficulty differentiating the edges of objects we see: e.g. a car or people walking by from the surrounding street. But computers make lots of guesses before they can do so. Now, two MIT researchers...
Battle At F-Stop Ridge Behind The Scenes
From TheCameraStoreTV The Camera Store’s Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake head back to F-Stop Ridge to tell us the tale of how the idea of their viral video sensation, Battle At F-Stop Ridge, came about and how...
Fujifilm F550EXR Review @ ePHOTOzine
“The Fujifilm FinePix F550EXR packs everything into a compact body, and does so at a significantly lower price than the competition. Score:4.5/5” We’ve added another Fujifilm FinePix F550EXR...