| Nikon USA posts interview with Ami Vitale |
| Photographer Ami Vitale is featured in the latest Nikon USA podcast. As with earlier podcasts, the interview with Vitale intermingles advertorial content with interesting insights into her approach to shooting of both stills and digital SLR video. |
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| LPA Design releases new public beta firmware for MiniTT1, FlexTT5 |
| LPA Design has released public beta firmware v4.374 for the PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 for Canon. Changes since the company's first public beta release of firmware for the radio remote devices last month include automatic camera model detection for all compatible Canon digital SLRs, the ability to enable pre-flash boost at the transmitter (it was limited to the receiver previously) and the addition of the Metz 58 AF-1 to the list of flash units compatible with the MiniTT1 and FlexTT5. |
| November 20, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| The Regular featured in Times multimedia story |
| Todd Heisler and company have produced William A. Thomas: The Regular, another engaging multimedia story in The New York Times feature One in 8 Million. |
| November 19, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Journal gallery always a pleaser |
| The Photo Journal gallery from The Wall Street Journal has long been a favourite of ours and latest version of Pictures of the Day is no exception. |
| November 19, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe posts release candidates of Camera Raw 5.6, Lightroom 2.6 |
| Adobe has posted preview versions of the next releases of the Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop CS4, Photoshop Lightroom and DNG Converter. Camera Raw 5.6, Lightroom 2.6 and DNG Converter 5.6 release candidates for Mac and Windows add conversion support for RAW files captured with the Canon EOS 7D, Nikon D3S and 17 other digital cameras. |
| November 18, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon sets Mac OS X 10.6 support timeline for Capture NX2, other Nikon software |
| Nikon has posted a timeline for the release of new versions of its key software for Mac, versions that will support Mac OS X 10.6. |
| November 18, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| A Photographer's Polar Obsession featured on npr |
| National Public Radio (npr) offers a multimedia feature on A Photographer's Polar Obsession, the facinating work of National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen whose audio account of his adventures is almost as good as his images. |
| November 17, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Extensive H1N1 gallery featured |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features an extensive and interesting gallery on the effects of H1N1 virus throughout the world. |
| November 16, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Early snowfalls make an interesting gallery |
| The Christian Science Monitor has posted an interesting gallery in its In Pictures feature called Early Snowfall. |
| November 13, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Globe posts nice gallery on remembrance |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features a powerful gallery on Armistice Day Remembrances. |
| November 13, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon USA posts EOS-1D Mark IV white paper |
| Canon USA has posted a white paper describing in detail the features of the EOS-1D Mark IV. The 123-page PDF can be downloaded, along with similar documents covering earlier Canon digital SLRs, from the Canon Digital Learning Center. |
| November 12, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon Canada institutes flat rate shipping for CPS members |
| Canon Canada has instituted flat rate shipping for camera equipment sent to its service centre in Mississauga, Ontario. Available to Canadian Canon Professional Service (CPS) members only, the cost of shipping is fixed at CDN$10 per shipment to Canon from any Purolator location in the country, and CDN$10 for the return trip (this latter fee is waived when the repair is done under warranty). |
| November 11, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 7D used to capture HD video for SNL title sequence |
| A press release from Canon USA says the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and 7D were used to capture video for a new opening title sequence for NBC's long-running sketch show Saturday Night Live. |
| November 11, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters blog documents Arlington's Section 60 |
| A Reuters blog from photographer Larry Downing features Those left behind: The legacy of Arlington's Section 60 where 10 per cent of America's war dead from Afghanistan and Iraq have been buried. |
| November 11, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon USA launches video contest with US$100,000 prize |
| Nikon USA has launched a short-form video contest with a main prize of US$100,000 plus a Nikon D5000 kit, and a secondary prize of US$25,000 plus D5000 kit as well. To enter, submit your video, captured with any video-capable camera and on the theme "A Day through Your Lens," before December 15, 2009. |
| November 10, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Galleries feature the fall of the Berlin Wall |
| Among the many galleries marking the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall came down are this one from The Denver Post blog Captured; a slideshow from Magnum here; and this gallery from Reuters. |
| November 9, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Photographers focus on the endangered boreal forest |
| A group of Canadian photographers flew across Canada during all four seasons to produce the Boreal Forest Photo Project. |
| November 6, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Pushkar Mela in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features a gallery on Pushkar Mela, the colourful and interesting work of photographer Kevin Frayer on the annual five-day camel and livestock fair in Rajasthan, India. |
| November 6, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| A first look at Nikon D3S high ISO image quality, plus the new 70-200mm f/2.8 |
| A Nikon gathering in New York recently proved to be a fantastic opportunity to test out the high ISO capabilities of the upcoming Nikon D3S digital SLR, as well as try the new AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II for the first time. The result is 40 downloadable full-resolution JPEGs taken with a near-final D3S up to ISO 102400, comparison photos shot with the D3 up to ISO 25600, as well as some early impressions of the camera and new 70-200mm f/2.8. |
| November 5, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Project focuses on human impact on the Galapagos |
| Living Galapagos, a multimedia project from journalism program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, focuses on the impact of humans on the Galapagos Islands. |
| November 5, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS 7D firmware update corrects ghosting phenomenon |
| Canon has posted firmware v1.1.0 for the EOS 7D. The update promises to eliminate a phenomenon where "barely noticeable traces of the immediately preceding frame may be visible" when shooting continuously. |
| November 5, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Politiken hosts interesting sports gallery |
| Denmark's Politiken online newspaper features an interesting gallery of sports images from throughout the world. |
| November 4, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Times features The Boat Dweller |
| Patrick Harris: The Boat Dweller is photographer Todd Heisler's subject for the most recent addition to One in 8 Million, the excellent New York Times black-and-white multimedia feature story. |
| November 4, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Portfolio host liveBooks adds predesigned sites, subscription option |
| Portfolio hosting site liveBooks has introduced predesigned site templates, added a monthly subscription option and streamlined its hosting packages. The net effect of the changes is it's now far less costly to get set up with a full-featured liveBooks site, as long as it uses one of the company's readymade templates, plus photographers interested in shorter-term hosting may find a subscription appealing. |
| November 4, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters posts best of October gallery |
| Reuters has posted Pictures of the month: October, a 70-image gallery from its photographers throughout the world. |
| November 4, 2009 | FULL STORY |
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