In the world of photographic inkjet printers there is the current heavyweight class leader recognized as the gold standard: Epson Now whether you feel that may be perception and not fact, is worthy of discussion. A short one. You can argue attributes, issues, etc. but there you are. Epson is the preferred product for many […]

Well if you don’t here is a great opportunity to find out all about her. Or a start at least. [photopress:B5309_2.jpg,full,centered] As one of the most famous and well respected masters of photography of the 20th century, discover the work of Margaret Bourke-White . And for your viewing pleasure, please check out this online exhibit

[photopress:katusya2.jpg,full,centered] Lunch – Katsuya, 8/07 Making photographs can be almost likened to exercise. Not the same as pumping your blood, but perhaps working on a set of muscles. Creative muscles. Of course you all know about the concept of always having your camera with you. It then becomes a natural part of your being. An […]

Or is that West?? [photopress:serra.jpg,full,centered] Richard Serra Exhibit at MOMA © Damon Webster 2007 Whatever, we are heading East to NYC for a bit to see what we can see. If everyone hasn’t split for the Hamptons, or Fire Island , or wherever, we’ll be scouring the city to find out what’s in the galleries […]

[photopress:nikonnew.jpg,full,centered] We told you there was going to be a lot of news coming. This is game changing stuff here. EIGHT YEARS AFTER CHANGING PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOREVER, NIKON DOES IT AGAIN BY INTRODUCING THE D3 DIGITAL SLR

And lots of new products announcing as we start to slowly creep into the fall, and get closer to the holiday buying season. I know, right? HOLIDAY? Well rust never sleeps and neither to those in the photo industry, who are all getting ready to bring you the new, updated, improved, revolutionary products that you […]

We would like to thank everyone who had submitted entries to this competition. The amount of work and thought in each piece was laudable. After much deliberation and discussion, the winner is…… Kate McKenna of Chelmsford MA. for her piece “Solace” Take a look: When we gave Kate the news, she told us ” I […]

This just in: [photopress:canon_front.jpg,full,centered] So now 21.1 megapixels, total choice compression, uses the UDMA faster cards (had to happen), “live” view. Check out this video for what was, improve upon that, and read on for what is coming. Not for the weak of heart or casual user, this is the real deal. Get some bigger […]

If you have any room left that is. I always find that a nice stack showing the edge titles can also work. Well before we get into the NEW giveaway, Congratulations to Bob H. of Honolulu, Hawaii (ahhh to be there now…or anytime for that matter) winner of “The Decisive Moment” DVD and to Michael […]

[photopress:buscemi.jpg,full,centered] Peace Arch Releasing So declares Steve Buscemi’s character every time someone calls him a paparazzi. As if they called him a serial killer. And even in his own perception, he feels the near shame in the truth. Cup of self loathing anyone? With extra foam? What?, like the profession leaves bit to be desired? […]

It’s made the rounds at the festivals and has been getting huge awards. Top directing awards for Tom Dicillio, and stars: Steve Buscemi, Alison Lohman, Michael Pitt, Elvis Costello and Gina Gershon. Now opening tomorrow (Aug.15th) in limited venues is “Delirious” with Buscemi playing a lovely paparazzi. Synopsis: Small time celebrity photographer Les Galantine (Steve […]

Here is a video from YouTube on a food photographer. It’s pretty straight forward, gives a decent overview of the process. The amount of comments it generated was insane. Didn’t realize it was such a divisive subject. But wait..someone decided it was enough of a subject to make this: Wow. Just a little something for […]

What? We hope you’ve been enjoying the short clip of this, The Decisive Moment, on the VIDEO page. [photopress:bresson_2.jpg,full,alignright] Here is you chance to get the whole DVD. Free. Plus there will be a surprise in the NEWSLETTER this week. Make sure you have signed up to be eligible. This is how it goes down: […]

Almost home. The Photoinduced.Com APPLE TV contest is coming to a close. There are 2 more days to enter. We would to like to thank those of you who have submitted entries to date. And a huge round of applause to Miles Turpin, celebrated creative director, for his judging expertise. A bit about Miles: “Miles […]

Last week while at the Getty, we were inspired by the Edward Weston exhibit. BUT there is a another show there in the same space. [photopress:delahaye_rally_x.jpg,full,centered] © Luc Delahaye March 12, 2006. In Minsk, Belarus, a rally for the opposition candidate Alexander Milinkevich during the presidential election campaign. Luc Delahaye French, negative, March 12, 2006; […]

Here is a brief excerpt of a DVD culled from a talk that Henri Cartier-Bresson gave in 1973. Coupled with some of his most famous images, he compares the photographic medium to ” sketchbook, a psychoanalytical couch, a warm kiss, and a machine gun” Of course, this is just a taste. You can purchase the […]

“Woah” – to quote Keanu Reeves. That’s about what I said when I first took a look at the new iPHOTO, part of the iLife 08 package of applications introduced by Apple yesterday. [photopress:ilife2.jpg,full,centered] This is the first major overhaul in 5 years of iPhoto and let’s see if it was worth the wait. We […]

Apple’s iLife package has just been refreshed. Here is a link for the video tour. We’ll pick up a copy and let you know how it REALLY works. (looks like a new menu in the edit feature: shadow slider adds a new option to up the game a bit.) A first look shows this changes […]

So said one of the greatest photographers of the past century. [photopress:bresson_2.jpg,full,alignright] The work of Henri Cartier-Bresson(1908-2004) embodies his concept of The Decisive Moment, with a sure eye,mind and hand capturing the exact perfect occurence of emotion and design in the only medium capable of capturing the reality of such an expression in a split […]

We hope you dug the review the other day on Photoshop CS3. Yesterday when we made a trip to the Getty Museum for the Edward Weston show, the architecture of the museum is a perfect setting for a panoramic. And when we say panoramic, we mean Photomerge.[photopress:photomergex.jpg,full,alignright] How good is the new version? Really ?. […]

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Just returned from the Getty Museum today, and for the first time in a long time, I feel the promise of the collection that has made Getty’s name in the photography world, has truly been realized with this exhibit of Edward Weston’s body of work entitled Enduring Vision. Oh sure, years ago they made the […]

Ah, the Big Apple, one of the most electric cities in the world, melting pot extraordinaire, home of a visual smorgasbord made for a photographer. It’s all here whether it’s the architecture, the humanity, the iconic physicality for the streets. The only concern an amateur shooter would have so far is making sure it was […]

(winner of yesterdays giveaway, Annie Leibowitz-A Photographer’s Life: 1990-2005 is listed at the end of this article) Right, so you’ve been working with the industry standard Photoshop CS2,and then CS3 comes out. Heck don’t we have enough things to deal with it? Then there is asset management software with some correction possibilities:Lightroom, Aperture, CaptureNX? What […]