Fujifilm posts firmware updates for F550EXR & F500EXR
Fujifilm has released firmware updates for the recently released F550EXR and F500EXR digital compacts.The updates for both cameras fix occasional LCD display issues while connecting the cameras to PCs via USB cables. Version 1.10 for the GPS-enable...
Andrew Lu of Yorktown Heights, N.Y. wins Sigma Scholarship Contest
High school senior takes home $5,000 in cash, $1,000 in Sigma gear for photo essay in second annual competition RONKONKOMA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When Andrew Lu entered the Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship contest, he had two goals: To evoke...
Beautiful Look at the Canon 50mm f/1.0
Flickr user Frannie 1 shot these beautiful photographs of the rare Canon 50mm f/1.0. The lens currently goes for over $4,000 used on eBay. That is one beautiful piece of glass!
(via Photojojo)
Image credits: Photographs by Frannie 1 and used with per...
Call Box’s latest training course offers tips and tricks for users of the Panasonic GH2 DSLR camera with a focus on Final Cut Pro.
Now available at: Panasonic GH2 Guidebook. Call Box, a provider of interactive training for digital media professionals, has released their latest training course worldwide, "Panasonic GH2 Guidebook." About the Panasonic GH2 Guidebook Created by Ap...
Create Great iPhone Photos: Apps, Tips, Tricks, and Effects [Book Review]
Create Great iPhone Photos: Apps, Tips, Tricks, and Effects [Amazon] by Allan Hoffman, No Starch Press; 1 edition (February 4, 2011)
About the Book
You own the world's most versatile, customizable camera: your iPhone. Out of the box, your iPhone cam...
How To Give Your Photography Business A Spring Cleaning
I love this time of year. The trees are flowering. The grass is turning green. And with the gorgeous 70 degree days, nothing is better than heading out and cleaning out the gardens, getting ready for a new year of living outside every chance we get. While much of my weekends and afternoons are spent...
Google Ends Google Video
Google announced the long expected death of Google Video. Starting April 29th, they will no longer host content. Even though they stopped allowing users to upload videos in May of 2009, the site continued playing videos. Google has asked people to download their videos and re-upload them to YouTube. Streaming video has come a long...
This Is Why I’m Not A Hotel Receptionist
When you’re a boy in your mid-teens in the home counties of England in the early to mid eighties, things like this are the punch in the face you need if you don’t want your life to be something that begins at 5.30pm on a Friday every week.
In time, although my interests and tastes in...
New Media and Diversified Marketing Strategies
As part of MOPLA (month of photography LA), I’m moderating a panel this Wednesday (April 20th) at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, CA on using new and old media to market your business [New Media + Diversified Marketing Strategies = Business Longevity]. I’ve got Jen Jenkins (Founder, Giant Artists), Kiino Villand (WSTRNCV.com), Keith Goodman...
"Snow Falling On Cedars"
"Snow Falling On Cedars" ©David A. Ziser I captured this image the first day we arrived in Banff. The entire area was still covered with snow that should have been long gone weeks ago. It turns out that the area has exp...
Quick Hit Monday: Interview With The Digital Camera Inventor, 10 Photogs You Need To Study, Image Recovery, & More
Good Morning Everybody, We arrived safe and sound in Banff, Alberta, Canada after nearly 9 hours of travel. We are staying in one of the most historic hotels in Canada – the Fairmont Banff Springs. It is one of those picture postcard hotels y...
Cliff Tip: My Nikon D7000 manual is large and heavy so I leave it home but I carry its information with me, here’s how.
My phone OR About 3/4 of a pound and a room hog, my User Manual now stays home. If you’re like me, when it comes time to use your camera for something out of the ordinary, you’ll need the User … Continue reading →

