Photographers are increasingly turning to multimedia to tell their stories, yet, the skills required can be intimidating, especially when producing non-linear bodies of work. Bjarke Myrthu is hoping to streamline the process with Storyplanet
Category: Software & Technology
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The New Economics of Photojournalism: Storyplanet’s bid to simplify multimedia
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New Flat Lens Could Revolutionize Cameras as We Know Them
New Flat Lens Could Revolutionize Cameras as We Know Them
Camera lenses might look radically different in a couple years thanks to a new technology developed by a group of physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/08/new-flat-lens-could-revolutionize-cameras-as-we-know-them/
Using a very thin wafer of silicon the scientists have created a flat lens that is only 60 nanometers thick and does away with the normal aspherical glass we’re used to seeing on most cameras.
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Hipstamatic lays off all but core employees, including designers and engineers
Hipstamatic Lays Off All but Core Employees
Toy camera app company Hipstamatic has fired all but 5 of its core staff, including engineers and designers, The Next Web has learned. The company had been staffed up and working on a new release, but has only released one update in the last several month
via The Next Web: http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/08/16/hipsta-dramatic-hipstamatic-lays-core-employees-including-designers-engineers/
Toy camera app company Hipstamatic has fired all but 5 of its core staff, including engineers and designers, The Next Web has learned. The company had been staffed up and working on a new release, but has only released one update in the last several months.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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