| WHNPA Eyes of History 2004 contest results posted this weekend |
| The White House News Photographers' Association (WHNPA) annual photo contest, The Eyes of History 2004, is being judged today and tomorrow. The winning photos will be posted on the WNHPA web site through the weekend as the judging progresses.... |
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| Canon USA posts comprehensive EOS-1D Mark II info |
| Canon USA has posted a comprehensive sales guide, white paper and brochure on the EOS-1D Mark II.... |
| January 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon announces two new zoom lenses |
| Accompanying the unveiling of the EOS-1D Mark II is the announcement of two new Canon zoom lenses, the EF28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM and EF70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM. |
| January 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon unveils EOS-1D Mark II |
| Canon today has announced the successor to the EOS-1D. Dubbed the EOS-1D Mark II, the 1-2 punch of the new model is its ability to record 8.2 million pixel photos at a sprightly 8.5 fps, making it the first digital SLR ever to incorporate truly high resolution image capture and an ultra-quick frame rate into a single camera model. |
| January 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon announces Coolwalker MSV-01 |
| Among the spate of product announcements from Nikon today is the COOLWALKER MSV-01, a digital wallet-type device that sports a 30GB drive, CompactFlash card slot, 2.5" LCD review screen, support for JPEG, TIFF, NEF, QuickTime Motion JPEG and WAV format files, a USB 2.0 port for connection to a Mac or Windows... |
| January 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon reveals details of upcoming D70 digital SLR |
| Nikon today has taken the wraps off the D70, which it first revealed was in development late in 2003. Though aimed squarely at the same market segment as Canon's EOS Digital Rebel/300D, its impressive list of features for an entry-level camera are likely to make it a worthy competitor to the EOS 10D and Nikon's own D100 when it ships this spring. |
| January 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Speedlight SB-600 joins Nikon flash lineup |
| Nikon is rolling out a little brother to the SB-800: the Nikon Speedlight SB-600 offers many of the SB-800's features, including wireless mutiple flash triggering with the D2H and D70, but has a lower guide number, no Auto Aperture sensor on the flash and a lower expected selling price. |
| January 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| 8MP Nikon Coolpix 8700 unveiled |
| Entering the 8MP compact camera arena is the Nikon Coolpix 8700. In addition to its high-resolution sensor, the camera features an 8x zoom (35mm-280mm equivalent), electronic viewfinder, RAW format support and more. It's expected to ship in March 2004.
Nikon Coolpix 8700
Additional details are in a Nikon USA press release:
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| January 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| The Santa Fe Workshops schedule: February/March |
| The Santa Fe Workshops schedule for February and March includes the following topics and instructors:
Publishing the Photographic Book(Sam Abell, Leah Bendavid-Val & Mim Adkins)
B&W Digital Darkroom Techniques(Carlan Tapp)
National Geographic Expeditions: On Assignment in Santa Fe(David Alan Harvey and Susan Welchman)... |
| January 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Tamrac Photo/Digital Computer Backpack |
| Tamrac recently introduced the Model 5259 Digital Computer Backpack designed to carry digital SLR equipment and a laptop. List price in the U.S. is US$279.95.... |
| January 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| DSLR Remote Pro for Canon cameras released |
| Breeze Systems DSLR Remote Pro for Windows, released today, enables the remote control and previewing of photos from a tethered Canon EOS-1D, EOS-1Ds, EOS 10D or EOS Digital Rebel/300D. |
| January 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe Creative Suite tour |
| Through February and the first half of March, Adobe will be conducting a tour of 12 U.S. cities to demonstrate the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, InDesign CS, Acrobat 6.0 Professional, and others). The 4-hour sessions are free.... |
| January 26, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Globe and Mail: Digital cameras shutter era of film |
| Darkrooms are being phased out in favour of computers and digital photography in retail stores and on college campuses across Canada, says a story in the Globe and Mail.... |
| January 26, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Camera Works: One Photographer's Return to Film |
| Frank Van Riper discusses One Photographer's Return to Film in a column in the Camera Works section of the washingtonpost.com web site.... |
| January 26, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Creativepro.com: Photoshop How-To: Painting with Light |
| Creativepro.com has published a tutorial by John Paul Caponigro explaining his technique for combining multiple exposures to add highlights and shadows to an image. The article is a PDF excerpt from Caponigro's book Adobe Photoshop Master Class: John Paul Caponigro, Second Edition.... |
| January 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| NAPP: Photoshop CS resource center |
| The National Association of Photoshop Professionals has put together a resource center for Photoshop CS that includes more than 50 articles, tutorials, screen captures, and downloadable video clips.
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| January 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kanguru announces FC-RW flash card-to-CD burner |
| Kanguru has announced the FC-RW, a standalone device for burning data from a flash media card onto a CD. The FC-RW measures 6 x 8 x 2 inches, weighs two pounds, and apparently runs on AC power only. It's available directly from Kanguru for US$199.95.... |
| January 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Registration now open for Northern Short Course |
| Registration is now open for the Northern Short Course in Photojournalism, which will take place March 11-13, 2004 near Providence, RI, USA. The fee to attend all three days is US$230, but members of certain professional organizations can attend for US$175, and students can register for US$95.... |
| January 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kodak announces US$1,000 "off-invoice discount" on DCS Pro 14n |
| Kodak has announced a US$1,000 "off-invoice discount" on the DCS Pro 14n. The offer is valid on purchases made from authorized Kodak Professional dealers in the United States and Puerto Rico and runs from 1/19/2004 through 3/31/2004. |
| January 20, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Alera introduces Slim Cruiser Quad DVD+R/RW external recorder |
| Alera has announced the Slim Cruiser Quad and Slim Cruiser Quad Plus portable external DVD+R/RW recorders. Both are less than an inch thick and feature 4X DVD write speeds. The Quad Plus is equipped with an integrated Li-on rechargeable battery pack. List prices in the U.S. are US$399 for the... |
| January 19, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PDNOnline: Uncertain future for NFL photo archive |
| PDNOnline reports that contributing photographers to the USA's National Football League photo archive have been offered a new contract proposal by the NFL. The new proposal requires photographers to grant the NFL "exclusive rights to license the photos in perpetuity" in exchange for certain annual minimum payment guarantees, but many photographers... |
| January 19, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kodak discontinues the manufacture of DCS Pro Back line |
| Kodak last week began informing dealers of their decision to cease manufacturing of their DCS Pro Back line of medium format digital backs. Instead, says a memo to Kodak Professional retailers, "Kodak will focus its digital camera development resources on the growing segment of professional digital SLR users," suggesting that new digital models in 35mm-style bodies are in Kodak's future. |
| January 19, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| 2003 Southern Short Course contest winners online |
| Winning entries from the 2003 Southern Short Course news photography contest can be viewed on the SSC web site.... |
| January 18, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Aperture: Salgado exhibits in two US locations |
| Aperture's Traveling Exhibitions Programs is sponsoring Sebastiao Salgado shows at Duke University in North Carolina and the University of Miami in Florida. Both exhibits begin February 1 and run through late March.
A third Aperture exhibit, a 50-year retrospective of images of China that includes work by Robert Capa, will be... |
| January 17, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Press tent must-have: USB beverage warmer |
| Captioning photos after a double-overtime winter playoff game? Deploy your USB-powered beverage warmer and savor hot coffee long after envious colleagues are sipping cold swill. It's available here for US$9.99 in the US.... |
| January 17, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Registration now open for Stan Kalish Picture Editing Workshop |
| Applications are now being accepted for the Stan Kalish Picture Editing Workshop, which takes place June 4-9 at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA. The cost of the workshop is US$650.... |
| January 17, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PhotoshopWorld 2004 to take place in San Francisco |
| The PhotoshopWorld Conference and Expo is being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from March 1-3, 2004, with a pre-conference track commencing on February 29, 2004. For information on the event and to register, see the PhotoshopWorld web site.... |
| January 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| eWeek: The Year of the Mobile Worker |
| Photographers interested in developments in wireless connectivity for road warriors might want to browse through eWeek's roundup of wireless news and commentary pieces in which the magazine declares that 2004 will be the year of the mobile worker.... |
| January 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Registration now open for Southern Short Course |
| Registration is now open for the Southern Short Course in News Photography, which will be held April 1-4 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. The registration fee is US$60 (US$30 for students).... |
| January 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| MacCentral: Kano debuts double-sided DVD+R media |
| MacCentral reports on new double-sided DVD+R media, jointly developed by Kano and Verbatim. The discs have a capacity of 9.4GB, are compatible with all existing DVD+ recorders and players, and will cost US$9.99 each in the U.S.... |
| January 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Washington Post: Best of 2003 posted |
| The Best of the Post 2003 features galleries in 5 categories showcasing the best photography from the Washington Post in the past year.... |
| January 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| January 2004 issue of The Digital Journalist now online |
| The January 2004 issue of The Digital Journalist features photos from Philip Jones Griffiths' book Agent Orange: "Collateral Damage" in Viet Nam as well as a look inside Saddam's Spider Hole by Chris Hondros.... |
| January 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters: Kodak exiting film camera business |
| A Reuters report says Kodak will stop selling film cameras in Canada, the US and Western Europe by the end of 2004.... |
| January 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| iView MediaPro for Mac upgraded to 2.0.2 |
| iView MediaPro 2.0.2 for Mac, a free update for registered users of v2.0, is now available for download.... |
| January 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| IDG News: Airline to offer in-flight WiFi e-mail |
| An interesting IDG News story published on the PCWorld web site describes plans by Emirates Airline of the United Arab Emirates to install WiFi wireless LANs on the company's new Airbus jets. The article also links to an earlier story about the upcoming Connexion by Boeing high-speed in-flight Internet service.... |
| January 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PDNOnline: 2003 PDN/Nikon self-promotion award winners |
| Winning entries for the 2003 PDN/Nikon self-promotion awards can be viewed at the PDNOnline web site.... |
| January 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| ImageStore image management app announced |
| U.S. software developer, Through The Lens, Inc., has announced a new image cataloging and management program called ImageStore. It's compatible only with Windows 2000 and XP and is available on CD only for US$49.95.... |
| January 12, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Denis Reggie digital wedding workshop schedule, 2004 |
| Well-known wedding photographer Denis Reggie has scheduled "Digital Wedding Photojournalism" workshops for March, April, and May of 2004.... |
| January 10, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| FocusFixer v1.3.1 released |
| U.K. software developer FixerLabs has released version 1.3.1 of FocusFixer, a Photshop plug-in designed to improve sharpness in out-of-focus pictures. A downloadable demo is available, and a full license costs US$57 (+ VAT in EU).... |
| January 10, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| News.com: Adobe, others slip anticounterfeiting code into apps |
| Photoshop and other imaging applications contains code to detect whether files being opened contain images of currencies from several different, unspecified nations, says a story on CNET News.com.
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| January 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Creativepro: Photoshop CS review |
| Creativepro.com has published Bruce Fraser's review of Photoshop CS. Fraser's opinion? "If you shoot digital, or do serious work with high-bit imagery, this upgrade is a must-have."... |
| January 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Time magazine freelancer Teru Kuwayama's Iraq blog |
| New York photographer Teru Kuwayama, freelancing for Time in Iraq since December 14, has been writing occasional entries in a weblog while he waits for his images to transmit.... |
| January 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Verizon plans rapid expansion of U.S. 3G wireless network |
| Verizon Wireless has announced plans to dramatically expand its so-called "3G" wireless data network, dubbed BroadbandAccess and already available in two U.S. cities. According to a Verizon press release, BroadbandAccess will be available "throughout significant portions of the Verizon Wireless national [U.S.] footprint" by this summer. The network, based on... |
| January 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Seth Resnick/D-65 digital workshop schedule for 2004 |
| Seth Resnick's digital photography education firm, D-65, has scheduled four six-day workshops, taglined "Digital Workflow, Not Work Slow", for 2004 in the U.S. Locations include Miami, New York City, New Orleans, and Denver, and the workshop fee is US$999, not including airfare, lodging, or meals.... |
| January 8, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| NPPA's Best of Photojournalism contest opens |
| The NPPA's annual Best of Photojournalism contest is now accepting entries for 2004. The deadline for still photojournalism and still editing submissions is February 13, 2004.... |
| January 8, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| EZQuest introduces Boa Slim DVD+/-R/RW |
| EZQuest has announced the Boa Slim DVD+/-R/RW, an external optical drive that can burn DVDs or CDs, weighs less than a pound, and measures only .75 inches thick. It's Windows and Mac compatible, connects via FireWire or USB 2.0, and lists for US$319.00 in the U.S.... |
| January 7, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon introduces a trio of new film scanners |
| Nikon has announced three new film scanners, the Coolscan V ED, the Super Coolscan 5000 ED, and the Super Coolscan 9000 ED. All three will be available this month, and suggested list prices in the U.S. are US$599.95 for the Coolscan V ED, US$1099.95 for the Super Coolscan 5000, and... |
| January 7, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon posts WT-1/WT-1A Configurator software |
| Nikon this week has posted WT-1/WT-1A Configurator software for Windows. The application assists in the creation of a settings file for the WT-1/WT-1A Wireless Transmitter which can be loaded into the D2H from a CompactFlash card. A Mac version is planned, though no release date has been set.
Nikon USA WT-1A Configurator... |
| January 6, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| A report on processing performance |
| A report on the processing performance of PC and Mac computers in pro digital photography. |
| January 5, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Joyce Tenneson in Dyna-Lite's "V.I.P. Spotlight" |
| Portrait photographer Joyce Tenneson is briefly profiled in Dyna-Lite's current "V.I.P. Spotlight".... |
| January 5, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Chimera announces Octaplus lightbank |
| Chimera has announced the Octaplus, a presumably octagonal softbox ("lightbank", in Chimera terminology) that's available in 3-ft. and 5-ft. versions. For location shooters seeking flexibility with the lowest weight, the 5-ft. version is convertible to a 7-ft. lightbank via an expansion module. No pricing information is available yet.... |
| January 5, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| NikonNet's January Legend Behind the Lens is James Kay |
| Outdoor sports and skiing photographer James Kay is profiled for January's Legend Behind the Lens feature at NikonNet.
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| January 5, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| SportsShooter: Terrill's Take on the Nikon D2H |
| SportsShooter has published another article on the Nikon D2H. Written by Los Angeles-based AP staff photographer Mark Terrill, it looks at both the camera's core systems and the image quality it produces.... |
| January 3, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| KaptureView 35 digital SLR view camera adapter |
| The KaptureView 35 lends view camera movements to your Canon EOS-1Ds or Kodak DCS Pro 14n by allowing either camera to be mounted to a Sinar P or Horseman view camera body. It's available directly from The Kapture Group for US$2495.00 in the U.S.... |
| January 2, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| ICP: January Workshops |
| The International Center for Photography in New York City is running numerous workshops in January, including "Photoshop Crash Course" and "Digital Studio Lighting".... |
| January 2, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Rocky Mountain News story in Digital Newsbook format |
| The Rocky Mountain News has published a Digital Newsbook version of the paper's special report, "Dividing the Waters". The Kent Format Digital Newsbook, developed by Kent State University in the U.S., is a new Adobe PDF-based format for distributing newspaper stories and pictures on standard computers and pen-based Tablet PCs.... |
| January 2, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| SportsShooter: D2H: Good News or Bad News? |
| SportsShooter's Bert Hanashiro has published an interesting article on the Nikon D2H. D2H: Good News or Bad News features quotes from sports photographers across the US on the strengths and weaknesses of Nikon's latest digital SLR.
The article has prompted an equally interesting response from Ed Betz, a NY-area photojournalist that... |
| January 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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