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Book Reviews
GOING PRO: How To Make The Leap From Aspiring To Professional Photographer
Scott Bourne Skip Cohen  |  Jan 18, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2011  |  1 comments
While it’s true that anyone can buy a professional-quality camera, the necessary business skills for running a successful photography venture are often overlooked. Thousands of aspiring professionals falter because they lack the skills to turn their dreams into a profitable business. GOING PRO: How to Make the Leap from Aspiring to Professional Photographer (Amphoto Books; $29.99) is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide for beginning photographers on how to launch a business in any genre of professional photography.
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News
Oloneo HDRengine for Windows
Press Release  |  Jan 17, 2012  |  1 comments
Oloneo announced the immediate availability of Oloneo HDRengine, designed for the HDR photography enthusiasts and novices and comes with ready-to-use contents to jump start the photographer’s creative process. Oloneo HDRengine v1 for Windows is available now at the special introductory price of US$59 through the Oloneo online store at www.oloneo.com. A full-featured, 30-day-limited trial version of HDRengine can be freely downloaded from the company’s website as well.
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Business Trends
The Business Of Editorial Photography: Telling Stories With Pictures, And Getting Paid To Do It
Maria Piscopo  |  Jan 17, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2011  |  1 comments
Editorial photography has always been a glamorous and sought-after career with many dreaming of National Geographic-type assignments. The reality of selling editorial work today is the focus of this month’s column, and as you’ll see it’s not all glamour and glitz. Finding and keeping editorial clients is hard work, requiring marketing expertise as well as good people skills.
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Software How ToSoftware NewsSoftware Reviews
Portrait Professional 10 Software Review: Retouching Made Easy
Steve Bedell  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2011  |  4 comments

Like most professional portrait photographers, I use Photoshop every day. Yet, because Adobe Photoshop is such a powerful program with so many tools available, it also comes with a significant learning curve. And when it comes to facial retouching, there are several tasks involved that do not always make Photoshop the best choice for everyone, especially those who want to do the job and move on.

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Picture This
Handheld Pan
Staff  |  Jan 12, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2011  |  0 comments
Our Picture This! assignment this month was Handheld Pan, a shooting technique that involves a long shutter speed and some sort of motion while shooting on the part of the photographer. We generally do everything we can to keep the camera steady and make sure there is no photographer-induced motion in a shot, including using image stabilized lenses, often elaborate tripods and heads, and even mirror lockup. The assignment requested just the opposite—adding motion to a shot that might include following a subject in motion across a plane, jiggling the camera to make lights record as lines rather than points, and even moving the camera in a circular motion to completely abstract the color and form.
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News
Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DI III VC For Sony's NEX-Series Cameras
Press Release  |  Jan 12, 2012  |  0 comments
Tamron Co., Ltd. has introduced the 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC lens. The new high-power all-in-one zoom lens is designed for the Sony NEX (E-mount) series of interchangeable-lens, lightweight and compact digital cameras. The lens will begin shipping in the U.S. December 15, 2011.

Tamron has created a high-power all-in-one zoom lens that is compact and lightweight, featuring a 62mm filter and weighing only 16.2 oz., while at the same time delivering superlative image quality. This compact size lets users easily shoot across an extended range - from wide-angle to full telephoto - with just one lens. Converted to the coverage of the 35mm format, this is equivalent to a range of 27mm wide-angle up to 300mm full telephoto.

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DSLR NewsDSLR ReviewsNews
Canon EOS Rebel T3i: A Legacy Line Continues
Joe Farace  |  Jan 11, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2011  |  17 comments

Rebels have always delivered good value wrapped up in a compact package and it’s why I personally own two—a Rebel XT and a Rebel XTi—both of them converted to infrared-only capture. The 18-megapixel EOS Rebel T3i is clearly an evolutionary model in the line, but owners of older Rebels should take a hard look at this new model because it clearly represents Canon’s new face as reflected in the previously released EOS 60D—the flip-out screen, in-camera filters, and all that jazz.

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News
Nikon FX-Format D4 Multi-Media Digital SLR
Press Release  |  Jan 10, 2012  |  0 comments
The new Nikon D4 digital SLR is dubbed a professional multimedia unit that is said to offer unparalleled image quality, low-light capability and Full HD video. The Nikon D4 hosts a multitude of advanced new features and useful functions that deliver speedy performance and amazing image quality.
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Lighting NewsLighting Reviews
Broncolor Senso/Litos Lighting System: A Class Act In Studio Lighting
Joe Farace  |  Jan 10, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2011  |  1 comments

The monolights that I’ve recently tested for Shutterbug combine power supply and flash head into a single unit. Handy, but an alternative approach is using power pack and flash head systems, such as those made by Broncolor (www.bronimaging.com), who offer these components as individual units that can be mixed and matched to produce different lighting setups.

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Talking Pictures
Masai Of Kenya
Staff  |  Jan 09, 2012  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2011  |  0 comments
While in Kenya on business I visited the Nairobi Railway Museum, home to a variety of fantastic and rare trains from the Colonial Era, including the famed Lunatic Express. Yet little effort, if any, was made to preserve these historic treasures as they silently deteriorated in the equatorial heat and humidity. I spotted this one rusting train engine bearing the fallen Masai of Kenya nameplate (painted in Masai red) and thought it summed up the state of the museum quite well.
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