FLASH TIPS & TRICKS provides photographers with detailed “secrets” of TriCoast’s knowledge of TTL Wireless Flash Technique. Within this 2 disk DVD set watch TriCoast along with their good friends show you how they create amazing images using nothing but a speedlite and TTL Metering. A nice balance of technique examples as well as in-depth… Continue reading »
May
16
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 and Premiere Elements 9 Bundle
Adobe suggests the target market for its Elements products are “consumers” and “photo enthusiasts,” and that professionals require the tools found in the Creative Suite (CS) line. However, after taking a closer look at the Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 and Premiere Elements 9 bundle, I found their feature sets close enough to those in the… Continue reading »
May
05
First Exposure: Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
By Stan Sholik Every image-enhancement program includes a means of converting color images to monochrome. These range from lowering the saturation to 0%, to channel mixers and color filters. But since the introduction of Nik Silver Efex Pro, photographers who are really interested in extracting the maximum amount of image information and having the most… Continue reading »
May
03
Burn Photo Launches hotDAM.net
Burn Photo, LLC, has launched hotDAM.net (Atlanta, GA, (877) 721-9992, hotdam.net), the first comprehensive digital asset- management and storage solution to combine top-of-the-line features with affordability. The software is an all-in-one tool for managing and presenting images online. Anyone looking for safe hosting can access tools to help them get organized, communicate better, and save… 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
04
New SanDisk SDHC Cards Use UHS-I Technology
SanDisk (Milpitas, CA, www.sandisk.com) is marketing the SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I cards, featuring Ultra High Speed (UHS) technology derived from the newly released SD 3.0 specification. The new cards also use SanDisk’s proprietary Power Core Controller while adhering to the new UHS Speed Class 1 video class rating. That guarantees a minimum sustained write… Continue reading »
Mar
25
Serif Markets Low-cost Desktop-publishing Software
Serif (Nashua, NH, 800/489-6713, www.serif.com) is marketing PagePlus X5, the latest version of its desktop-publishing software for small businesses looking for easy ways to market themselves. Designed to easily create high-quality marketing materials, compelling advertising, stationery and e-brochures, PagePlus X5 features advanced OpenType font support, an interactive Print Preview for more control and flexibility at… Continue reading »
Mar
18
Free Album Templates and Backgrounds From onOne Software
onOne Software (Portland, OR, 888/968-1468, www.onOneSoftware.com) is offering free album templates, backgrounds, edges and textures for photographers who create album and book layouts. The free content, which includes over 300 album pages, edges and template design variations, is available as layered PSD files that can be edited with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. This is a… Continue reading »
Mar
16
Economical X-Rite Color Management for Professional Photographers
X-Rite (Grand Rapids, MI, www.XritePhoto.com) is marketing i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management, an economical solution that meets the special needs of professional photographers who require accurate color output. The innovative package includes the new i1Profiler software, an i1Pro spectrophotometer, ColorChecker Proof target and the ColorChecker camera calibration system, which features a mini ColorChecker Classic target… Continue reading »