Category: Software & Technology

Instagram 3.0’s New Maps Feature: A Privacy Wake-Up Call?

Instagram 3.0’s New Maps Feature: A Privacy Wake-Up Call?

Instagram certainly seems to be following in its soon-to-be parent company Facebook’s ethos of “sharing more is better.” Among a handful of mostly minor updates, Instagram 3.0, out today on iOS and Android, adds a photo mapping feature that plots all of y

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/instagram-3-0-update-maps/

Although it’s kind of cool to see your photos mapped out, for most of us here at Gadget Lab, the initial knee-jerk reaction was “Yikes! This is creepy.” It was also a huge reminder of how easily we can forget that our location information is tracked and stored by apps.

August 16, 2012
ASMP Offers Model Release Forms as Free App

ASMP Offers Model Release Forms as Free App | PDNPulse

American Society of Media Photographers, a trade association for professional photographers, has converted its standard model and property release forms into a free downloadable app for iPhones and iPads. The app is available now through the iTunes store.

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/07/asmp-offers-model-release-forms-as-free-app.html

July 17, 2012
Camera Bits releases public beta of Photo Mechanic 5

Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: Camera Bits releases public beta of Photo Mechanic 5

New features include optional automatic image import when a memory card is mounted, video playback (including frame grabbing on the Mac), a non-modal preview window, streamlined photo transfers and various IPTC/XMP metadata improvements. Photo Mechanic 5 also has a refreshed user interface and a new application icon.

July 6, 2012
What if Photoshop became a game?

What if Photoshop became a game?

I think it was Scott Kelby who used to jokingly refer to Photoshop as “a video game for grown-ups.” Truth can be stranger than fiction, though, and now you can “play” Photos…

via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2012/06/what-if-photoshop-became-a-game.html

LevelUp for Photoshop encourages people to explore the app, using features they may not know in order to complete various missions

June 28, 2012
Photojournalist Danfung Dennis Makes A Splash In Tech With Immersive Video

Photojournalist Danfung Dennis Makes A Splash In Tech With Immersive Video – A Photo Editor

Photojournalist and Academy Award Nominated filmmaker (Hell and Back Again) Danfung Dennis and his fledgling immersive video company Condition One just received half a million in seed capitol from tech visionary Mark Cuban. As was first reported on GigaOm

via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2012/06/19/photojournalist-danfung-dennis-makes-a-splash-in-tech-with-immersive-video/

Photojournalist and Academy Award Nominated filmmaker (Hell and Back Again) Danfung Dennis and his fledgling immersive video company Condition One just received half a million in seed capitol from tech visionary Mark Cuban

June 19, 2012
Snapseed Mobile iOS app free until Thurs, 6/7

Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: Snapseed Mobile iOS app free until Thurs, 6/7

June 6, 2012
Tools for Detecting Image Manipulation: Coming Soon

Tools for Detecting Image Manipulation: Coming Soon | PDNPulse

Imagine if there were a reliable tool for detecting manipulation and Photoshopping in photos that every photo desk or photo contest juror could use. Manipulated photos could be screened from photojournalism contests before they cause a scandal, news phot

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/05/tools-for-detecting-image-manipulation-coming-soon.html

The suite of tools will eventually be targeted to law enforcement agencies and news organizations who want to detect whether or not images have been manipulated.

May 31, 2012
ACR 7.1 and DNG Converter 7.1 Now Available

Link: ACR 7.1 and DNG Converter 7.1 Now Available « Lightroom Journal

May 30, 2012
Lightroom 4.1 Now Available

Link: Lightroom 4.1 Now Available « Lightroom Journal

May 30, 2012
Meet ‘Flame,’ The Massive Spy Malware Infiltrating Iranian Computers

Meet ‘Flame,’ The Massive Spy Malware Infiltrating Iranian Computers

A massive, highly sophisticated piece of malware named Flame has been newly found infecting systems in Iran and elsewhere and is believed to be part of a well-coordinated, ongoing, state-run cyberespionage operation.

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/05/flame/all/1?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired27b+%28Blog+-+27B+Stroke+6+%28Threat+Level%29%29

Among Flame’s many modules is one that turns on the internal microphone of an infected machine to secretly record conversations that occur either over Skype or in the computer’s near vicinity; a module that turns Bluetooth-enabled computers into a Bluetooth beacon, which scans for other Bluetooth-enabled devices in the vicinity to siphon names and phone numbers from their contacts folder; and a module that grabs and stores frequent screenshots of activity on the machine, such as instant-messaging and e-mail communications, and sends them via a covert SSL channel to the attackers’ command-and-control servers.

May 29, 2012
Hands On: Facebook’s New iOS Camera App That Isn’t Instagram

Hands On: Facebook’s New iOS Camera App That Isn’t Instagram

Facebook’s first camera app for iOS, aptly and simply dubbed Facebook Camera, highlights the company’s commitment to its mobile business. But considering Facebook’s recent purchase of the photo-sharing app Instagram, it’s hard not to compare the two.

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/facebooks-ios-camera-app/all/1

Facebook’s first camera app for iOS, aptly and simply dubbed Facebook Camera, highlights the company’s commitment to its mobile business. But considering Facebook’s recent purchase of the photo-sharing app Instagram, it’s hard not to compare the two.

May 25, 2012
Photosmith 2 enhances Lightroom-iPad integration

Photosmith 2 Intro

Photosmith 2 is a ground-up redesign of the interface and significant improvements in the code. Memory usage is improved, speed is drastically increased, flexibility…

via Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/photosmithapp/photosmith2

I’m delighted to see that Photosmith has released version 2, enabling multi-image tagging, bidirectional sync with Lightroom, native Eye-Fi support, and more.

May 24, 2012
Photoshop Touch 1.2 supports bigger images, new effects, more

Photoshop Touch 1.2 supports bigger images, new effects, more

Automatic sync to Creative Cloud, PSD export, and more are now available on iPad and Android tablets: You may now increase the resolution to 2048×2048 with 10 layers. The default is 1600×…

via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2012/05/photoshop-touch-1-2-supports-bigger-images-new-effects-more.html

May 14, 2012
Wordless Web, A Bookmarklet That Removes Text From Websites

Wordless Web, A Bookmarklet That Removes Text From Websites

Wordless Web is an ingenious bookmarklet that removes all the text from a website with the click of a button. The bookmarklet is by Ji Lee and Cory

via Laughing Squid: http://laughingsquid.com/wordless-web-a-bookmarklet-that-removes-text-from-websites/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29

May 10, 2012
Camera Raw 7.1 adds HDR tonemapping to CS6

Camera Raw 7.1 adds HDR tonemapping to CS6

According to the Lightroom Journal, Camera Raw 7.1 and DNG Converter 7.1 Release Candidates are now available on Adobe Labs. This release includes bug fixes, new camera support, and new lens profi…

via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2012/05/camera-raw-7-1-adds-hdr-tonemapping-to-cs6.html

May 9, 2012
CameraBag2: Photo Editing

CameraBag2: Photo Editing

travel photographer

Link: http://thetravelphotographer.blogspot.com/2012/05/camerabag2-photo-editing.html

Does it compete with Lightroom, Photoshop et al? Of course not. But it offers a quick fix to those who have no time or interest in getting involved with these two heavyweights…and it does so at the price of only $29. Not too bad.

May 4, 2012
One more day to grab the Photoshop CS6 beta

One more day to grab the Photoshop CS6 beta

On the off chance you’re not one of the million-plus people (!) who’ve already downloaded the Photoshop CS6 beta, you might want to grab it now: it’ll be available only until 5pm …

via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2012/05/one-more-day-to-grab-the-photoshop-cs6-beta.html

May 3, 2012
Ben Lowy on Cellphone Camera Apps and the Ben Lowy App

Link: NYTimes.com

If you believe that Hipstamatic and Instagram could inspire tens of millions of people to become more interested in “serious” photography, then think of Mr. Lowy as a prophet urging others to abandon outdated and elitist ways.

If, on the other hand, you believe iPhone photography — and the Hipstamatic app, in particular — are the work of the Devil, then you can think of Mr. Lowy as his messenger.

May 2, 2012
New app brings lossless “developed raw” images to the iPhone

Link: British Journal of Photography

A new camera app – 645 Pro – has been released for the iPhone, offering lossless and uncompressed output

April 30, 2012
Photoshop CS6: What’s in it for photographers?

Photoshop CS6: What’s in it for photographers?

A. TONS. I’m sure you already know about Camera Raw 7, and you’ve probably seen bits about selective blurring & adaptive wide-angle lens correction–but what about Skin-Aware M…

via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2012/04/photoshop-cs6-whats-in-it-for-photographers.html

April 27, 2012