| Frame posts most popular galleries of 2009 |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee features The Frame's Top Ten, the 10 most popular galleries of 2009. |
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| The Post features year's best work |
| The Washington Post features Best of Post 2009, galleries of multimedia stories that newspaper editors consider to be the best work. |
| December 30, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Bibble 5 Pro workflow software now available |
| Announced over a year ago, Bibble 5 Pro for Mac, Windows and Linux is now shipping. The latest version of the digital photography workflow software adds full-featured image cataloging, non-destructive application of local editing adjustments, improved responsiveness and speed plus a number of other refinements. |
| December 29, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Sports photographer Brad Mangin posts enthusiastic assessment of EOS-1D Mark IV AF |
| In a blog entry today, top-notch U.S. sports photographer Brad Mangin has written an enthusiastic assessment of the EOS-1D Mark IV's AF system, based on his use of a preproduction body at an NFL football game this past weekend. Mangin, who refers to the EOS-1D Mark III and its AF system as "a complete disaster," says the EOS-1D Mark IV, by comparison, "performed flawlessly" as it captured many more properly focused frames than its predecessor. |
| December 29, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| LPA Design releases firmware updates for PocketWizard MiniTT1, FlexTT5 |
| LPA Design has posted firmware v5.0 for the PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 for Canon. The firmware updates are identical to November's public beta v4.374 firmware and include EOS 7D compatibility, a pre-flash boost mode for more consistent bounce flash exposures, rear curtain sync, automatic camera model detection and a slew of other new features and bug fixes. |
| December 29, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Post documents childhood poverty in Colorado |
| The Denver Post features an in-depth multimedia project on Childhood Poverty in Colorado. |
| December 29, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters features aerial photography |
| Reuters regular feature, Photo technique, focuses on aerial photography with images from Reuters photographers from around the world. |
| December 29, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| The Big Picture shows before-and-after tsunami images |
| In Five years since the Tsunami, The Big Picture from The Boston Globe revisits the tragedy with many powerful images which include several interesting before-and-after images. |
| December 29, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| ColorEyes Display Pro updated |
| ColorEyes Display Pro, the superb monitor calibration application for Mac and Windows, has recently been updated. Version 1.52r32 adds support for the Eizo ColorEdge CG243W and fixes various bugs when Display Pro is run in Mac OS X 10.6.x. |
| December 28, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| News shooter Jens Dresling posts first look at EOS-1D Mark IV |
| Jens Dresling, a staff photographer at Politiken in Copenhagen, has published an interesting first look at the EOS-1D Mark IV, based on his use of a preproduction body for several news and sports assignments recently. |
| December 27, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| The Big Picture features Snowy scenes |
| Enterprise photography is at its best in this gallery of Snowy scenes from The Boston Globe's large-image feature, The Big Picture. |
| December 23, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Camera Bits releases Photo Mechanic 4.6.2.2 public beta 3 |
| Camera Bits has released the third public beta of Photo Mechanic 4.6.2.2 for Mac and Windows. Bug fixes and minor feature changes, including faster memory card import speed in Mac OS X 10.6.x, are the primary differences between this release and v4.6.2.1. |
| December 23, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| VisibleDust releases economical EZ Sensor Cleaning Kits |
| We've long been fans of VisibleDust's sensor cleaning tools, going back to when their product line consisted only of a handful of Sensor Brushes, swabs and liquids. The Canadian company has grown by leaps and bounds since then, as has the range of items they make for keeping your digital camera's sensor, chamber, mirror, focusing screen and attached lens pristine. Their latest addition is EZ Sensor Cleaning Kits, a series of swab + liquid combos that are meant to be a less costly way to get outfitted with the right stuff for wet cleaning. |
| December 22, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Platon Portraits of Power in The New Yorker |
| The New Yorker features Platon's Portraits of Power and an interview with the photographer is available in this BBC NEWS video. |
| December 22, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| News agencies post 2009 galleries |
| Year-end galleries from various newspapers and agencies are beginning to appear. Some of the galleries we've been looking at include the following: |
| December 22, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| The AP posts video look at the last decade |
| The Associated Press has prepared an interesting video look back at ten years of "triumph, tragedy and change" involving the United States. |
| December 21, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon D3S, 14-24mm f/2.8 headed into space |
| The D3S and AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED are headed to the International Space Station. Nikon today announced that NASA has purchased eleven of the company's latest 12.05 million image pixel full-frame digital SLR and seven of its superwide zoom for use on the orbiting facility. Nikon indicates that NASA to date has captured over 700,000 pictures in space using Nikon equipment. |
| December 21, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| National Geographic features landscape photography of the Hebrides |
| National Geographic features Edge of the World, a gallery of nice landscape images from Scotland's Hebrides Islands by Jim Richardson. |
| December 21, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC posts The Decade in Pictures |
| MSNBC has posted The Decade in Pictures, a mix of 59 powerful, beautiful and lighthearted photos taken over the past ten years. |
| December 18, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| The Big Picture shows the decade in news photos |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features an outstanding gallery on The decade in news photographs. |
| December 18, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| LPA Design rolls out long range mode in MultiMAX public beta firmware |
| LPA Design has commenced public beta testing of firmware v7.35 Build 12 for the PocketWizard MultiMAX wireless radio remote (USB port model). The key feature of this release is a slick long range mode meant for triggering primarily remote cameras from a distance or at crowded shooting events like the Olympics. The new firmware also introduces the ability to move a Custom ID channel (if present in the unit) to a different frequency, plus you can now configure a receiver to be active on more than one ABCD zone at a time. |
| December 18, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| TPOTY posts 2009 Winners' Gallery |
| Travel Photographer of the Year features Travel Photographer of the Year 2009, a gallery of winning images from the various categories which include judges' comments and winner biographies. |
| December 18, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Stern Sportwoche features top sports images |
| Stern Sportwoche features a large gallery of the week's top sports images. |
| December 18, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe Camera Raw 5.6, Photoshop Lightroom 2.6 now available |
| Emerging from release candidate status today are Adobe Camera Raw 5.6 for Photoshop CS4 as well as Photoshop Lightroom 2.6. The final versions of each for Mac and Windows, as well as DNG Converter 5.6, add 20 more camera models to the list of RAW files each software can convert. Newly-supported models include the Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS-1D Mark IV and Nikon D3S. |
| December 17, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon Picture Style Editor, EOS Utility updaters posted |
| Canon USA has posted updaters for its Picture Style Editor and EOS Utility applications for Mac and Windows, as well as Original Data Security Tools for Windows only. Picture Style Editor 1.6.1 and Original Data Security Tools 1.7.1 add support for the EOS 7D and EOS-1D Mark IV. EOS Utility 2.7.2 (Mac) / 2.7.3 (Windows) does too, plus enables mirror lockup shooting as well as the setting of AEB, drive mode and flash options. These added capabilities are restricted to certain newer Canon digital SLRs. |
| December 17, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| PLM umbrellas offer sweet combo of efficiency and softness |
| What has the brightness of a sport reflector, the softness of a large softbox and is quick to set up and tear down on location? It's the Parabolic Light Modification (PLM) system from Paul C. Buff. Available in three sizes, the silver version of these clever, inexpensive umbrellas from the Nashville, Tennessee-based lighting maker are like no other portable strobe modifier we've ever used, combining incredible light efficiency with wraparound light smoothness. If you want your medium power monolights to think they're big power packs, or make your shoe mount strobes put out soft light that's still usably bright, read on. |
| December 17, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon Digital Photo Professional v3.7.3 fixes bugs, adds EOS-1D Mark IV support |
| Earlier this month, Canon released Digital Photo Professional (DPP) 3.7.3 for Mac, fixing bugs, improving compatibility with OS X 10.6.x and adding support for RAW files captured with the upcoming EOS-1D Mark IV. |
| December 17, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.7 |
| Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.7, which adds the ability to decode RAW files taken with the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon EOS 7D, Canon PowerShot G11, Nikon D3S, Nikon D300S and Nikon D3000 to Aperture 2.x and iPhoto '08/'09 for Mac. |
| December 17, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon releases new firmware for three cameras, transmitter |
| Canon has posted new firmware for three of its digital SLRs as well as the WFT-E2/E2A wireless transmitter. Version 1.2.4 for the 5D Mark II adds support for the WFT-E4 II/WFT-E4 II A transmitter and "[c]orrects a phenomenon in which visible noise may appear in images taken by continuous Bulb shooting." Version 1.3.0 for the EOS-1D Mark III and v1.2.0 for the EOS-1Ds Mark III enable these cameras to work with the WFT-E2 II/WFT-E2 II A. In addition, v2.0.0 of the firmware for the WFT-E2/E2A allows this transmitter to function with the upcoming EOS-1D Mark IV. |
| December 17, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Paul C. Buff Einstein 640 monolight on track to ship in January |
| The Einstein 640, an innovative 640ws monolight from lighting maker Paul C. Buff, is nearing release. Final validation of the electronics is expected to be completed by the end of the week, says company founder Paul Buff. Assuming no last-minute hiccups, pre-ordering is scheduled to commence before the end of this month, with delivery from the company's Nashville, Tennessee-based headquarters to follow in the first half of January 2010. |
| December 16, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon releases Capture NX2 v2.2.4 for Windows |
| Nikon has released Capture NX2 v2.2.4 for Windows, an update that improves OS compatibility, implements minor feature tweaks and fixes a long list of bugs. An updater for Mac has not been posted at this time. |
| December 16, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| The Frame features climate talks gallery |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee features an interesting gallery based on the Climate talks in Copenhagen. |
| December 16, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| The Big Picture features best of 2009, part 2 |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe has added 2009 in photos (part 2 of 3}. |
| December 16, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Year's best images captured by the Post |
| Captured, the large-image gallery from the Denver Post, features The Year in Photos 2009 (Part 1 of 4). |
| December 14, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Photo Journal has a good day |
| Photo Journal from the Wall Street Journal comes up with consistently good collections of images featured in daily galleries and today's, Dec. 14, is one of these. |
| December 14, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| The Big Picture features best of 2009, part 1 |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features 2009 in photos, (part 1 of 3), a large-image gallery of the year's best images. |
| December 14, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| TIME slideshow features the best of '09 |
| TIME features an online slideshow called The Year in Pictures 2009. |
| December 12, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| LIFE posts 2009 Pictures of the Year, Part 1 |
| LIFE features a gallery of outstanding images in LIFE's 2009 Pictures of the Year, Part 1. |
| December 11, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters slideshow features layers |
| Reuters features a slideshow on complex compositions in Photo technique: Layers. |
| December 11, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Politiken photographer documents climate change in Bangladesh |
| Denmark's Politiken photographer Jonathan Bjerg Moller spent eight months in Bangladesh where he documented the effects of climate change on the beleaguered country. |
| December 11, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Times profiles a True sports fan |
| The New York Times photographer Todd Heisler adds Lynn True: The Sports Fan to the always-good One in 8 Million feature. |
| December 11, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters posts best of November |
| Reuters features a slideshow on Pictures of the month: November, a collection of the best images from the news agency's worldwide photographers. |
| December 10, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon updates 300mm f/2.8, 2x teleconverter |
| Next month, Nikon will ship updated versions of its 300mm f/2.8 and 2x teleconverters. The AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II features Nikon's four-stop image stabilization (the previous lens had a three-stop rating) and incorporates an additional focus mode - A/M - which reduces the chance of switching from AF to manual focus when touching the focus ring accidentally. The TC-20E III 2x teleconverter is the world's first, says a Nikon press release, to utilize an aspherical element for improved optical performance. |
| December 9, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Leaf releases Capture Remote for iPhone and iPod touch |
| Leaf has released Capture Remote 1.0 for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. The free app connects over Wi-Fi to a computer running Capture Remote Server (also free but for Mac only), enabling the viewing of Leaf RAW format photos during a photo shoot. |
| December 8, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| POY galleries beginning to appear |
| Reuters displays a new format and Pictures of the Year 2009 and the Ottawa Citizen with Images of the year, 2009 Part 1 and Part 2 are among the earliest of picture of the year galleries we've spotted. |
| December 7, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Stern editor explains favourite photo selections |
| Volker Lensch, photo editor of Stern magazine, explains his Editor's Choice photo selections from emerging photojournalists in a multimedia presentation on the Canon Professional Network. |
| December 5, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Telegraph posts top CIWEM environmental images |
| The Telegraph from the UK has posted an image gallery from the CIWEM 2009 Environmental Photographer of the Year contest. |
| December 4, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| abc NEWS features work of Daniel Beltra |
| abc NEWS features a slideshow and video on the conservation work of photographer Daniel Beltra. |
| December 3, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Camera Bits releases Photo Mechanic 4.6.2.2 public beta |
| Camera Bits has posted Photo Mechanic 4.6.2.2 in public beta form, correcting a GPS-related bug in the Windows version and improving the program's performance on both Mac and Windows when available RAM is limited. |
| December 1, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Bhopal revisited after 25 years |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe and The Frame from the Sacramento Bee feature large-image galleries of the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster and Bhopal 25 years later respectively. |
| December 1, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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