Monthly Archives: January 2008

Leica M8: A Camera for Life [Leica M8] »

: Leica fanatics are different than regular people, so it’s no surprise Leica’s taking an entirely different—but brilliant—approach with its M8: It’s everlasting. Instead of dropping an M9 or M10, Leica is offering substantial upgrades to the M8 itself—mechanical and … Continue reading

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The F STOP » Professional Photographers Discuss Their Craft » Article Archive » Guy Neveling

: Compared to the monkey, everything else was a cinch, says Guy Neveling, when asked about the production of our featured image, an advertisement for Volkswagen. “The monkey was all over the studio.” That is, until the time came for … Continue reading

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: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere… (April 20, 2007 to January 30, 2008) The First 286 Days. Check it out here.

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Right Some Good: Ryan Heshka

: Ryan Heshka has a show in LA at Secret Headquarters bookshop. Here is a link to the show! Check it out here.

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Sony’s new SLR adds heft to full-frame market | Underexposed – CNET News.com

: That Sony is willing to tackle the difficult economics of the full-frame SLR market with its new Alpha provides further evidence that Sony is serious with its SLR push. “This year, Alpha will proceed to its main stage,” Katsumoto … Continue reading

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A Photo Essay’s Long Journey – – PopPhotoJanuary 2008

: From his first job at a small south Chicago paper to his current position as a staff photographer for the Chicago Tribune, Scott Strazzante has carried with him a personal project about a family farm near Lockport, Illinois. Now … Continue reading

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Gulfnews: Marriage wows – Denis Reggie

: At a wedding, Denis Reggie rarely asks the couple to pose for pictures. In fact, they often do not even know that he is shooting photographs which will make it to their wedding album. Then why are clients willing … Continue reading

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PMA 2008: New Sony Pro Digital SLR – PDNPulse

: Already a manufacturer of CMOS imaging sensors for professional digital SLRs, Sony announced this morning at PMA 2008 in Las Vegas that it too would introduce a pro digital SLR this year. The new digital SLR — which is … Continue reading

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APhotoADay News

The White House News Photographers Association Student Contest Committee announces a new contest open to students from around the world to compete for the honor of WHNPA 2008 Student Photographer of the Year. WHNPA sponsor, Digital Railroad, will host the … Continue reading

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Red Sweater Blog – MarsEdit 2.1

It is with great pleasure that I announce the immediate availability of MarsEdit 2.1, a significant update to Red Sweater’s Eddy-Award winning desktop blog editing application. Check it out here.

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A Photo Editor – Portfolio Website Design

I think we’re all aware that the portfolio website is a very important tool for photographers and I’ll go so far as to predict that it will soon replace printed portfolios (bold, I know), so I wanted to create a … Continue reading

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Sigma announces DP1 to be available spring 2008: Digital Photography Review

: Sigma has announced the imminent availability of the greatly anticipated DP1 digital camera. The DP1 has a sensor around the size of those found in most DLSRs – although it is greatly different in terms of design – and … Continue reading

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Howto: Create Higher Dynamic Range With Bracketed Exposures at CameraPorn

: For those of you that are familiar with our recent blog project “Revisit and Retouch” you’ll recognize this image. I provided CameraPorn readers with a set of three bracketed exposures to have a go at creating their own unique … Continue reading

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