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Friday, February 27, 2009 Misinformation: Archival Tech Digital archaeologists may someday need a Rosetta Stone to decipher image files Backup strategies are a well-covered topic, and for good reason. From floods to fires to file corruption, there are innumerable ways that a digital file can be destroyed. Thanks to the ease of duplicating dig-ital images, however, circumventing these problems is often as easy as pushing a button. So your images are safe, as long as you use a variety of methods for backing them up, right?  Read More...

Friday, February 27, 2009 Hi-Tech Studio: Workstation To Go Apple’s new MacBook Pro and LED Cinema Display are a sleeker, faster and greener solution for the fluid studio In a 24-hour world, work doesn’t wait quietly at the studio. For agile photographers who need consistent software and display performance wherever they are, Apple’s recently introduced MacBook Pro and companion 24-inch LED display make an intriguing combination as a possible do-it-all combination and desktop workstation replacement.  Read More...

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Straight To Video The newest evolution in D-SLR technology has finally brought us high-definition video and stills in one camera. Here’s a look behind the scenes. In the new media, where business savvy includes Facebook and MySpace, convergence has taken on a new meaning for the professional photographer. Whether you’re shooting video for online newspapers, designing behind-the-scenes promotional work for your website or making a music or wedding video at the same time that you’re shooting stills, a D-SLR that’s capable of capturing HD video offers new opportunities for the professional photographer. Video makes photography more versatile and, ultimately, valuable, and it’s now available at essentially no extra cost with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Nikon D90.  Read More...

Monday, January 5, 2009 First Look: Nikon D3X A year after the original D3, Nikon’s 24.5-megapixel full-frame D-SLR arrives Almost from the moment the D3 was introduced in fall 2007, photographers started wondering why it was only 12.1 megapixels. At the time, Nikon already had two D-SLRs in the 12-megapixel range, and while the D3 had a full-frame image sensor (Nikon calls it FX format), the resolution was a little puzzling.  Read More...

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 D-SLRs For The Professional 2008 was a big year for D-SLRs, and there are now more choices than ever for pros seeking a primary or backup camera. Check out some of the key innovations and the latest models. When we last left the D-SLR Wars a year ago, high-resolution LCD monitors and Live View shooting were the hot items.   Read More...

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 RED’y for takeoff RED Digital Cinema is rumored to be releasing a hybrid digital motion-picture and still camera. Just don’t call it a D-SLR. With the introduction of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Nikon D90, the hottest trend in the D-SLR marketplace is video capture.  Read More...

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 A Milestone In Time Full HD video comes to digital SLRs It was a fairly innocuous start. A hastily assembled, last-minute project conceived and shot in 14 straight hours, edited together in three hours (no time for color correction) and a quick posting to a blog with the link to the completed five-minute short. This was as close as you could get to a straight line from the camera to the web.  Read More...

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Hi-Tech Studio: Triggering The Light Wireless flash systems give more freedom when it comes to creative lighting There are two main categories of wireless flash control: standard optical slave triggering and the more modern and more versatile radio transmitter/receiver triggering. Both provide us with a variety of control over flash setups, whether it’s firing multiple compact flash units or the more powerful strobes and power packs.  Read More...

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Stylize Your Images Using Digital Filters The difference between a technically solid photograph and a real winner that makes clients stop for a closer look is a matter of style What makes winning images win? Apart from the opportunities and advantages that are afforded by huge leaps in digital technology, one point stands out, as always—style! Today’s light-meter technology helps ensure technically correct exposure, but it’s personal insight and style that bring the exposure to a higher level—being aesthetically correct! The same can be said for the aesthetics of composition, color treatment, focus, contrast, balance and every other aspect of an image that strikes your eyes and grabs your mind. Aesthetics and style help make an image stand out.  Read More...

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