In This eNewsletter:
Test Report- Alien Skin Software’s Exposure 2
Industry Perspective - The Celebration of Photography
What's New This Month - Leaf, Sony, onOne, Adorama, and more
Commentary - What’s My Used Camera Worth?
Vote! - Does a full-frame sensor matter that much to you?
Workshops & Contests - Learn and Show
Shutterbug Forums - Your Photo & Digital Imaging Source

Alien Skin Software’s Exposure 2
A “Film Stock Simulator” And Special Effects Package In One
by George Schaub

Not long ago we reported on Alien Skin’s Exposure software, which allows you to pick a certain “look” for images based upon attributes of certain films, past and present. (Go to Equipment Reviews: Software on the Shutterbug website at www.shutterbug.com.) At the time we found it a fun and effective way to play with images with push-button ease. Now the company has released a new version of the software that still contains (and greatly expands upon) the film-look offerings as well as numerous other push-button and user-controlled effects. It allows you to play numerous “what if” games with images, all of which are quite imaginative. According to the company, the algorithms they apply to images are “developed from a detailed, scientific analysis of current and discontinued color and black and white print and slide stocks.”
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Trends in Camera Sales
By Ron Leach, Publisher

As the year draws to a close and everyone prepares to take a few days off to celebrate the holidays, we thought we could also celebrate photography with some quotes from a few luminaries of the craft.

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What’s My Used Camera Worth?
by George Schaub

As film cameras go down in sales and digital camera sales soar, many photographers wonder just what their film, and indeed older digital cameras are worth. We get emails almost every day with such queries, and while we do not or cannot set the market price for any goods, we certainly appreciate the concern about past money invested in gear and how one or another camera, lens, etc. has fared in the used marketplace. While there are numerous resources for finding this information, you first have to figure out the spread between use value and market value of any photographic gear. When you dig deeper you find that there can be quite a bit of difference between the two.
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  Vote!
Now that Nikon has announced that it will indeed be coming out with a full-frame sensor DSLR, does a full-frame sensor matter that much to you, or do you feel the current sensor size in DSLRs deliver the goods?
Please comment briefly on your thoughts on Nikon's move to offer a full frame sensor and how it might affect your buying decisions in the future.

2007 NATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS
Monthly Photo Contests. $500 top prize. Online & mail-in entry available. Contact: www.NationalPhotoAwards.com, $500 top prize. Online & mail-in entry available.

Kubota Image Tools Announces Spring 2008 Digital Photography Bootcamp Workshop
Kubota Image Tools is pleased to announce its 15th Digital Photography Bootcamp workshop April 20-25, 2008. Bootcamp, taught by renowned photographer Kevin Kubota, is a 5-day workshop for professional photographers designed to supply all of the technical know-how to run a successful digital portrait/wedding studio; at the same time, it encourages continued development of a photographer’s unique style and creativity.

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