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Covering The Photo Beat: Backpacks, Lens De-Creepers & Smartphone Remotes
C.A. Boylan  |  Jun 01, 2012  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2012  |  0 comments

One Bag Version 2
The stylish, lightweight One Bag is crafted from ultrahigh-quality wetsuit-grade neoprene. It can easily accommodate a 15” to 17” laptop, photography equipment, and assorted electronics. It features an ultra-soft lining and four pockets, and the Photo Insert allows you to change the laptop bag into a camera gear bag with three pockets for lenses and other gadgets. The designer neoprene strap features leather bindings and stretches to conform to your body. The swappable designer covers are sold separately and allow you to transform your bag for any occasion. Version 2 is 1” wider than the original and offers more accessory pockets. It comes in Black Leather, Midnight Web, and Smokey Damask covers. The suggested price is $128.

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Adobe Photoshop CS6
Press Release  |  Jun 01, 2012  |  0 comments
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended software. Packed with new features and enhancements, the software includes groundbreaking innovations and unparalleled performance breakthroughs that expand the frontiers of imaging science, and deliver new levels of creativity and increased efficiency. Photoshop CS6 Extended integrates the state-of-the-art editing, compositing, and graphic design capabilities of Photoshop CS6, as well as advanced tools for 3D design, image and video editing, and quantitative analysis which address the unique needs of the graphic design, video, Web, architecture, medical, manufacturing and engineering industries.
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Web Profiles
On Location With Four Great Photographers: Tumbling Into Tumblr
Joe Farace  |  May 31, 2012  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2012  |  0 comments
Tumblr (www.tumblr.com) is a free microblogging platform that lets you post text, images, videos, quotes, and audio using a short-form blog called a tumblelog. Using free or modestly priced templates, it’s the easiest kinds of photoblog to produce and you can literally have a blog up and running within minutes. With 6.8 million weekly visits the site ranks as the 10th largest social network so it’s a good way to keep clients and friends up-to-date about the kinds of photographs you’re making. You can see my own attempt at http://joefarace.tumblr.com. Give Tumblr a try and send me a link to your blog because I plan to have an all-Tumblr Web Profiles in the near future.
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Mamiya Leaf Credo Medium Format Digital Back Platform
Press Release  |  May 31, 2012  |  0 comments
Mamiya Leaf introduced a newly designed medium format digital camera back platform -- the Leaf Credo. Available in three different models, the Leaf Credo 80, Credo 60, and Credo 40 digital camera backs feature high-quality resolutions of 80, 60 and 40 megapixels respectively.
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Profoto ProDaylight 200/400 Air
Press Release  |  May 30, 2012  |  1 comments
Profoto announced the new ProDaylight 200 Air and ProDaylight 400 Air continuous light sources. In 2011, Profoto released the continuous light source ProDaylight 800 Air, thereby introducing the concept of light shaping to video. ProDaylight Air is an HMI light, which is ideal for most photo and video shoots.
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Talking Pictures
“Ghost Cabin”
Staff  |  May 29, 2012  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2012  |  4 comments
Hiking through the mountains in the Poudre Canyon above Fort Collins, Colorado, I happened upon a small clearing. Up against a mountain and surrounded by a grove of aspen trees, I found this very old abandoned cabin. The sight of this stopped me in my tracks. I immediately felt chills and a sense that I was stepping back in time. I took very slow steps as I listened to the wind move through the cracks of this home from the past. I felt as though I was trespassing on a family from long ago. I stayed long enough to capture this image with the sun setting the front aglow.
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Tenba Roadie II Video Bags
Press Release  |  May 29, 2012  |  1 comments
Tenba announced that it has introduced two new bags to their popular Roadie II collection. The Roadie Video Backpack and Shoulder Bag were designed from the ground up with video gear in mind. They will fit the latest digital camera / video systems, including DSLRs from Canon (5D Mark III, EOS-1D X) and Nikon(D4, D800), and larger gear from RED (Epic, Scarlet), Canon (C300) and Sony, along with a laptop and a full assortment of accessories.
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Mirrorless Camera Reviews
Sony NEX-7 Mirrorless Camera Review
Edited by George Schaub  |  May 25, 2012  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2012  |  3 comments

The Sony NEX-7 is a compact camera with an E-mount system and an extremely high resolution (24MP). The metal body is very robust and sports a stylish retro design, which offers new features like two additional setup dials to change image parameters. These setup dials, located on the camera back and accessed using the right-hand thumb, are integrated seamlessly into the body and nearly invisible when looking at the camera from the top.

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Nikon D3200 Offers Wireless Connectivity to Mobile Devices
Press Release  |  May 25, 2012  |  1 comments
Nikon Inc. introduced the new 24.2-megapixel Nikon D3200 HD-SLR that features Nikon’s acclaimed instructive Guide Mode to help unleash the photographer in everyone. The Nikon D3200 has a host of advanced features, including a super high resolution 24.2-megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor, Full HD (1080p) video recording with full time autofocus (AF) and 4 frames-per-second (fps) high-speed continuous shooting mode. Also, Nikon D3200 users will be able to take advantage of the new WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter. When connected to the camera, this optional adapter can wirelessly send images to mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, preview an image before shooting and control the camera remotely.
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Photographer ProfilesPro Techniques
Pro's Choice: John Emerson: The Doctor Is In: Photographing The Healthcare Industry
Jack Neubart  |  May 24, 2012  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2012  |  4 comments

“I fell into shooting the healthcare industry quite by accident,” recalls Montclair, New Jersey-based photographer John Emerson (www.johnemersonphotography.com). He’d met an art director who hired him to photograph the staff at a research lab, for Rutgers University—which remains a client some 20 years later. That was the proverbial foot in the door. Aside from that, Emerson continues to pursue his other passion: environmental portraiture of celebrities, athletes, and politicians.

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