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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 Healing Tool

August 5, 2008 – 5:21 pm | 7 Comments

Epson announces new multimedia photo viewers

August 5, 2008 – 1:26 pm |

In-field backup units have gotten more and more sophisticated these days and the new ones from Epson are seriously top-of-the-line in features. The new units both sport 4″, 640×480 (VGA) screen resolution and can display over 16.7 million colors. The P-6000 comes with an 80GB hard-disk drive while the P-7000 comes with a 160GB drive. Both feature a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connection that allows download speeds up to one third faster than the previous P-3000 and P-5000 models.

Geo Tagging comes to Nikon Cameras

August 4, 2008 – 3:21 pm | 7 Comments

Wolverine Data announces the most advanced GPS geographical tag accessory for your Nikon D200, D300, D2Hs, D2Xs, D3 or Fujifilm S5 Pro Photo!

The Wolverine GEO is a GPS accessory that attaches to the latest Nikon or Fuji DSLR’s to tag your exact location every time you take a picture.

Worldwide Photowalk Day – August 23rd

August 3, 2008 – 9:11 am | 3 Comments

A Photowalk is a group of people walking around a specific area for about two hours taking pictures of the area. Popular photowalks occur in Washington DC, New York, and even in small towns. On August 23rd, in over 100 cities around the world, people of all kinds will be participating in photowalks in their area.

Podcast #12 – Dragging the shutter, Making Clients Comfortable, Weekly Tips

August 1, 2008 – 4:34 pm |

Kerry, David, and Maurice sit down and talk about how to get good shots in low light by “dragging the shutter” and how to use the technique to get some interesting visual effects. The team also discusses how to make your clients comfortable and everyone throws their tips into the pot again this week.

Adjustment Tool Overlay Tip

August 1, 2008 – 5:23 am |

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 Camera Calibration

July 30, 2008 – 4:07 pm | 16 Comments

Lightroom 2.0 Overview

July 29, 2008 – 3:21 pm | 13 Comments

Lightroom 2.0 / Camera Raw 4.5 Released

July 29, 2008 – 7:46 am |

Almost a month before any of us expected it, Adobe has released the much anticipated Photoshop Lightroom 2.0. For those of us who have been using the public beta, there are a number of very cool new features in the final release. If you haven’t been using the public beta, then oh man, are you in for a treat if you decide to upgrade.

Podcast #11 – Current Articles, Joe McNalley Book, R-Strap in the field, Tips

July 21, 2008 – 12:47 pm |

Discussion Topics
Manfrotto 322RC2

The Moment it Clicks by Joe McNalley
Using the Black Rapid R-Strap

Tips of The Week
David – Go with your gut
Kerry – Keep your calendar updated with Google Apps
Maurice – Don’t ever give out unedited photos

Save The Boobies Benefit

July 20, 2008 – 11:19 am | 7 Comments

If you are in the southern California area I would like to invite you to a special charity event for the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Walk. This skating event and after party are being put on by the V8 Vixens (my daughter is the third from the right) who you can learn more about at http://myspace.com/thev8vixens.

Using your flashâ€™s guide number

July 19, 2008 – 6:25 am | 7 Comments

If you have ever shopped for a flash or read a review, you may have noticed a section of the spec called the guide number or GN. While this value is a measurement of power that the flash has and allows you to compare flash models, is this number useful to you at all? In this article we dig into the guide number and see how we can use this number help us dial in our flash and camera settings using some math instead of just guessing and retrying until you get what you want.

Manfrotto 322RC2 Ball Head Review

July 18, 2008 – 12:00 pm | 8 Comments

If there is one piece of equipment that is the most taken for granted and is often the last big investments a new photographer makes, it’s a good tripod and head. When looking at your wish list, you usually see lenses, bodies, flashes, or a myriad of other things on the list well before you see a tripod, let alone a set of legs and a separate head for it.

Podcast #10 – Nikon News, Using a tripod, cheat sheet

July 10, 2008 – 1:25 pm | 4 Comments

This week Kerry and David discuss the new Nikon D700, the new Nikon Tilt-Shift Lenses, and the new Nikon SB-900 Flash.
Nikon Website: http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/index.htm

Are you too “Pro” to use a tripod? Think again as we discuss different tripods types and why you need to have a good tripod.

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Photo Basics StrobeLite Review

July 9, 2008 – 2:00 pm | 8 Comments

As excited as we are that major lighting companies are bringing out lines of affordable lighting systems, we are really impressed that some of these systems go beyond just being a light and are complete educational packages. Wescott’s line products that fall under the Photo Basics brand are a perfect example of this new product positioning.

Podcast #9 – DPMagic, PhotoBasics, Teleconvertors

July 1, 2008 – 3:14 pm | 4 Comments

This week David and I catch back up and talk about DP Magic, Photo Basics StrobeLites, Teleconvertors, Inspiration, Photographer’s Toolkit, and other miscellaneous ramblings.

dpMagic Plus 2.0 Review

June 29, 2008 – 7:02 am | 12 Comments

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For photographers that shoot in RAW one of the biggest problems is not being able to see thumbnails of the images in Windows Explorer or do quick checks of RAW images without having to open them in Lightroom or Photoshop. I have been using dpMagic for over three years now and had thought that the project had completely stalled out.

Podcast #8 – DIYPhotography At Home Contest

June 22, 2008 – 2:33 pm | 10 Comments

The results are in and there is a winner! Actually there are four winners that will each receive a copy of America At Home. This unique photo album features both professional and amateur photographers from around America and you can order it with a customized cover of your own image.