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PMA Show Report; Software Updates; Plug-Ins, Browsers, And HDR
Show Reports, Software & Computers
Jon Canfield • Jun 01, 2010 • 0 comments

Most of the software news for 2010 was featured in our March issue, but we have some quick updates to share.

Nik Software is best known for its Photoshop plug-ins. They have expanded beyond this with support for both Apple’s Aperture and Adobe’s Lightroom now in all of their products. One new addition worthy of mention is Viveza 2. If you’re not familiar with...
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PMA Show Report; Printers & Paper; Portable Printers For Event Photographers
Paper & Ink, Scanners & Printers, Show Reports
Jon Canfield • Jun 01, 2010 • 0 comments

There are a couple of new printers aimed at the event photographer market, and there are plenty of media options as well for snapshot to fine art printers. And, the photo book industry is taking off—there were more book printing options available than ever before, both for the portrait/wedding photographer with companies like Fujifilm, HP, Kodak, and Lucidiom all having offerings in both...
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Epson’s Stylus Pro 3880; The New 17” K3 Printer
Scanners & Printers
Jon Canfield • Apr 01, 2010 • 2 comments

Epson’s 17” Stylus Pro 3800 has been one of the most popular printers in its size for the past three years. With a good combination of price and size, this C-sized printer has filled the needs of photographers looking for the ability to print 17x22” on a variety of media without the bulk or expense of a large format printer.

Since the introduction of the 3800, Epson has...
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Raw 101; A Revised Primer On All Things Raw
Book Reviews
Jon Canfield • Feb 01, 2010 • 0 comments

The following is an excerpt from “Camera Raw 101: Better Photos with Photoshop, Elements, and Lightroom” by Jon Canfield. This is a revision of the popular introductory book on using Adobe Camera Raw and is updated to include all of the new Raw image-processing features in Photoshop CS4 and Elements 7. Because the Raw-processing features are identical in Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2...
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All-in-One Printers; Versatile, But Good Enough For Photographers?
Scanners & Printers
Jon Canfield • Jan 01, 2010 • 0 comments

I decided to take a look at two new AiO devices, the Canon PIXMA MP980 and the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One to see how they did with photo printing and scanning—two functions that any photographer needs.
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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-GH1; A Micro Four Thirds ILDC
Amateur Digital SLRs
Jon Canfield • Jan 01, 2010 • 0 comments

Panasonic is one of the primary supporters of the Four Thirds format system that utilizes a standard sensor and lens mount that allow you to use lenses from other companies supporting the format, including Olympus and Sigma.
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Mounting Canvas Prints; Gallerie Wrap Makes It A Snap
Pro Techniques
Jon Canfield • Sep 01, 2009 • 0 comments

Well, things have gotten much easier with Hahnemhle’s Gallerie Wrap. Available in Standard and Professional systems, the kits include everything you need to create a gallery wrap canvas print in about 5 minutes.
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Wacom’s Intuos4 Tablet; An Upgrade, In Four Sizes
Software & Computers
Jon Canfield • Aug 10, 2009 • Published: Sep 01, 2009 • 0 comments

Wacom is probably the best known name and certainly one of the most popular brands around.
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Imaging Software; The Digital Darkroom Gets More Processing Solutions
Software & Computers
Jon Canfield • Jul 01, 2009 • 0 comments

Various software vendors have introduced new products and enhanced existing applications for everything from basic image processing to advanced plug-ins.
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What’s New In Memory Cards?; Faster, Higher Capacity & More
Software & Computers
Jon Canfield • Jul 01, 2009 • 0 comments

There are three major things happening in the memory card world today.
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