Doug Box’s Flash Photography: On- and Off-Camera Techniques for Digital Photographers; by Doug Box; Amherst Media; $34.95; (ISBN: 978-1-608952-58-8)
Many beginners find that learning to properly use flash can be a complicated task. This guide takes the mystery out of the process by providing a wide variety of helpful tips and tricks for both on- and off-camera flash. Professional photographer Doug Box explores everything from bounce flash and light modifiers to sync cords, slaves, and wireless triggers. He also provides advice on working with flash in mixed lighting situations and using flash to create perfect portraits. Box supplies all the information you’ll need to harness the power of light and take your images to the next level.
New Nikon COOLPIX Cameras
Nikon recently introduced eight new COOLPIX digital cameras. Among them is a superzoom model, the COOLPIX P500, which offers a 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, a 36x optical zoom lens, and EXPEED C2 dual image processors. Available in black or red, this model has an MSRP of $399.95. The P300 offers 12.1 megapixels with a 4.2x wide-angle lens, backside illumination CMOS sensor, high ISO sensitivity, and user-controlled shooting modes. Available in black, it has an MSRP of $329.95. For more information on these and other new COOLPIX models, please visit the Nikon website.
Calumet Pro Series Camera Cases And Protective Wraps
Pro Series camera cases are made from ripstop water-resistant nylon and designed to protect your camera and a mounted lens. The cases feature a hinged lid, smooth nylon zippers with large pulls, a reinforced adjustable shoulder strap with metal quick-release clips, and a padded carrying handle. Products include the DSLR123 Camera Holster Case that can hold most popular model D-SLR cameras with a lens up to 200mm; the RC1188 Rolling Camera Case (14x10x20.75” and 14.4 lbs) that meets domestic carryon requirements and has an expandable compartment for a tripod or lightweight stand; and the RC2065 Rolling Camera Case Plus (15.5x12x23.5” and 14.4 lbs) that can hold four to five D-SLR camera bodies and three to four lenses (even a long telephoto or zoom lens), a portable flash, and accessories.
Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2
Nik Software has begun shipping Silver Efex Pro 2, a major upgrade to its Silver Efex Pro software. Silver Efex Pro 2 offers a unique darkroom-inspired workflow and the ability to fine-tune images with precise selective adjustments powered by U Point technology. The software’s new features include the History Browser for endless experimentation, revolutionary algorithms such as Dynamic Brightness, Amplify Blacks and Whites, Soft Contrast, and Fine Structure, plus finishing touches like Image Borders and selective colorization.
Calumet Pro Series D-SLR Camera Accessories The Pro Series 4-Channel Wireless Trigger Kit is a 2.4GHz system that allows you to synchronize your camera and flash for remote operation over 328 feet. Calumet is currently offering two versions of this kit, one for Canon and one for Nikon cameras and flash systems, but it can also be used with studio strobes as well as...
In keeping with our wedding theme this month, our Roundup entries cover the albums beat. Keep in mind that Roundup is not a test report per se, but a place where we get to provide information supplied by manufacturers on new products and services.—Editor
Kingston Flush Mount Albums Custom-made Kingston Flush Mount Albums can be created in three different ways: as a...
The Art of a Wedding: How to Get Award Winning Photos at Every Wedding!; by Cherie Steinberg Coté of CherieFoto; www.bridaltipsbycheriefoto.com; $14.95. In this informative eBook Cherie Steinberg Coté explains to brides why choosing the right photographer and knowing what you want is...
PocketWizard MiniTT1 And FlexTT5 For Nikon Made for use with Nikon D-SLR cameras, the MiniTT1 transmitter slides into the camera’s hot shoe and measures just 2.8x1.9x1.3”. The FlexTT5 transceiver measures 3.6x2.9x1.4”. This system can be used to control single or multiple off-camera Nikon i-TTL flash units. The firmware is upgradeable and other accessories...
American Modern: Documentary Photography by Abbott, Evans, and Bourke-White; by Sharon Corwin, Jessica May, and Terri Weissman; University of California Press; $39.95; (ISBN: 978-0-520265-62-2) American Modern explores the innovative reinvention of documentary photography that took place in the 1930s. Images crafted by noted photographers Berenice Abbott, Walker...
Photography books make wonderful gifts because they have the unique power to educate as well as entertain. Some take us on amazing adventures. Some fill us with emotion and others teach us new techniques that raise our work to the next level.
C.A. Boylan
Nik Software has begun shipping Silver Efex Pro 2, a major upgrade to its Silver Efex Pro software. Silver Efex Pro 2 offers a unique darkroom-inspired workflow and the ability to fine-tune images with precise selective adjustments powered by U Point technology. The software’s new features include the History Browser for endless experimentation, revolutionary algorithms such as Dynamic Brightness, Amplify Blacks and Whites, Soft Contrast, and Fine Structure, plus finishing touches like Image Borders and selective colorization. 
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