Cinevate (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, www.cinevate.com) has chosen the MAC Group (www.MACgroupUS.com) to exclusively distribute its line of innovative filmmaking products in the United States. This partnership gives U.S.-based filmmakers total access to Cinevate’s complete line of products including HDSLR packages, camera sliders, table dollies, viewfinders and handheld rigs for the first time in the… Continue reading »
Apr
28
Alien Skin Software Bokeh 2
By Stan Sholik It didn’t take many years after the introduction of “bokeh” into the vocabulary of photographers for software companies to create programs producing out-of-focus effects in a Photoshop-compatible plug-in. Bokeh 2 builds on the success of the original Alien Skin Bokeh 1 software with many added capabilities, and a significant increase in preview… Continue reading »
Apr
28
Nikon’s New f1.8 Lens
In a story we found on [Gizmodo] they explain reasons to get Nikon’s New f1.8. Nikon’s widely-leaked new 50mm ƒ1.8G lens has finally been made official, and comes in at the reasonable, reasonable price of $220. If you have a Nikon SLR and are still using the horrible kit zoom lens, you should go place… Continue reading »
Apr
28
Canon Celebrates 60 Million EF Lenses
Canon U.S.A. (Lake Success, NY, www.usa.canon.com) recently marked the production of its 60-millionth EF lens. First introduced in March 1987, along with Canon’s EOS SLR camera system, the EF lens system has, over the years, featured a range of technologies, including Ultrasonic Motor-powered lens (USM) technology, Image Stabilizer (IS), Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC) anti-reflection technology,… Continue reading »
Apr
27
What happened to customer service?
What happened to customer service? It’s one of my biggest pet peeves these days. I’m not sure what’s happening out there and what caused it—from grumpy flight attendants, annoyed waitstaff, waking up on the wrong side of the bed bank tellers, or photographers that just don’t care anymore. After I graduated from high school, I… Continue reading »
Apr
27
Nikon Small World Competition Announces New Category: Movies
Nikon Instruments (Melville, NY, 631/547-8569, www.nikonsmallworld.com) has announced it will begin accepting movies taken through the microscope as a new category in the 37th Annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. The introduction of this new category, titled Small World in Motion, encompasses any movie or digital time-lapse photography taken through the microscope and adds a… Continue reading »
Apr
27
DSLRs Are In Short Supply Because of the Japan Quake
From Casey Chan a writer at Gizmodo states that according to USA Today, many major US retailers from Best Buy and Target to B&H Photo and Adorama are out of stock of the most popular DSLRs. Furthermore, it doesn’t look like they’ll be getting a large supply anytime soon. Why? Many of the major camera… Continue reading »
Apr
27
Jennifer Hudson Hosts New Mexico Workshop
Jennifer Hudson will host a photography workshop, July 24–26 at the Sunrise Springs Resort, New Mexico. For three days Hudson will share her unusual photographic methods and artistic processes, as she guides participants through each session, asking and answering questions, and creating images interactively. She will also demonstrate her favorite personal Adobe Photoshop tricks and… Continue reading »
Apr
26
WPPI: Las Vegas 2011
WPPI-Las Vegas from Switzerfilm on Vimeo.
Apr
26
IPC Announces Leadership Award Winners
The International Photographic Council (IPC) (New York, NY, www.ipc-un-ngo.org), a non-governmental organization (NGO) of the United Nations, recently announced its 2011 IPC Professional Photographer Leadership Awards. They include American Photographic Artists (APA): Don Dormeyer, American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP): Richard Kelly, Federation of European Photographers (FEP): Martin Vrabko, Professional Photographers of America (PPA): Ron… Continue reading »