Unless you’ve been living on a deserted island for the past week, chances are you already know that Adobe has made a big, bold move with its Creative Suite products. Rebranded as Creative Cloud, Photoshop CC (as it is now known) and all other suite components will be subscription-based only. Don’t panic yet: CS6 (including… Continue reading »
May
07
Tech Tuesday—Wacom Cintiq 22HD Touch
Wacom calls the Cintiq 22HD Touch “a natural extension for your senses” and that’s an accurate description for one of the latest models in its graphics tablet line. With an interactive display and multi-touch support, you can pinch-to-zoom with one hand and retouch with the other using a Wacom pen. The 21.5″, 1920 x 1080… Continue reading »
May
18
AfterCapture Magazine Wins Another Maggie Award
AfterCapture Magazine (Rangefinder Publishing) (www.aftercapture.com) received the Best Single Editorial Enhanced Photo or Illustration/Trade and Consumer magazines award at the 60th annual Maggie Awards, sponsored and hosted by Western Publishing Association. AC won the award for the December 2010/January 2011 issue, which featured an article about digital wizard Rob Burman by Peter Kotsinadelis, “Ordinary to… Continue reading »
May
06
AfterCapture PIX Digital Imaging Contest – Deadline extended to August 15thst
The 2011 AfterCapture PIX Digital Imaging Contest recognizes excellence and innovation in digital imaging including retouching, CGI, 3D, compositing and other post-production techniques. • Canon PowerShot G12 or Nikon COOLPIX P7000 • Complete Nik Software Collection • PhotoServe Portfolio ($860 value) • Full registration to WPPI 2012 and three MasterClasses • Gold Pass to the… Continue reading »
Apr
01
First Look: Lightroom 3: The Top 3 Best Features
Most major software releases have always been driven by new features and updated functionality. However, this trend has changed in the past few years; software manufacturers now turn their attention toward making their software better and more reliable from the performance and user’s experience. Such changes are seen and implemented in Adobe Lightroom 3, where… Continue reading »
Mar
25
AfterCapture Earns 4 Maggie Nominations
AfterCapture has been nominated for four 2010 Maggies by the Western Publishing Association (WPA). Nominations include Best Special Interest Publication, Best Single Editorial Photo, Best Cover and Best Single Editorial Enhanced Photo or Illustration. Click here to see a list of all winners www.wpa-online.org/maggies/past-maggie-finalists/2010-maggie-winners/
Mar
10
The Nielsen Photo Group is looking for a Marketing Director!
The Nielsen Photo Group Marketing Director, using state of the art audience measurement and communication tools, will lead the marketing team in driving our brand image, sales platform and drawing more qualified attendees, exhibitors and sponsors to our tradeshows, magazines and events. The Marketing Director, working with the Group Show Director and Director of Magazine… Continue reading »
Jan
21
Marcus Bell’s Presets and Actions: Amazing Set of Tools to Craft & Create Unique Masterpieces
By Art P Suwansang We can all agree there is one program that universally speaks to photographers and it is one that we have come to love over the past 20 years—Photoshop. It is the program that created and transformed the art of digital manipulation. Through the use of tools and functions built into Photoshop… Continue reading »
Oct
08
ViewPoint
Change is something people believe in (witness the election of our current President). Change is also something that scares people. And it scares them a lot. Over the last five years the photography industry has changed with more and more new people becoming professionals. I heard a stat the other day that 100,000 new “pros”… Continue reading »