Marketing Essentials International (MEI) and Bourne Media Group (BMG) announce the formation of GoingPro (http://goingpro2010.com/), a totally new program providing educational opportunities and business advice for emerging professional photographers interested in all styles of photography including wedding, portrait, nature, commercial, stock, photojournalism, fine art and more.
Tamron has just announced a compelling new program of educational weekend events aimed at enhancing the picture-taking abilities and unleashing the creative potential of photo enthusiasts from beginners to advanced shooters. Participants in the fun-filled two-day events will have the opportunity to experience the latest award-winning Tamron lenses firsthand and discuss them one-on-one with the experts. In celebration of this unique and unprecedented program, everybody—whether they attend a seminar or not—will be able to purchase Tamron lenses at very special prices during the event.
Red River Paper introduces 66lb. Polar Pearl Metallic photo inkjet paper. The new Polar Pearl Metallic is a truly unique inkjet paper that closely matches the look of photo lab metallic prints. Polar Pearl Metallic features the same aspects as its lab equivalent - a high gloss finish and a pearlescent base stock that yields an elegant iridescence in your images. The new paper is compatible with any inkjet printer and requires no special equipment, inks, or finishing techniques to achieve the metallic effect. Polar Pearl Metallic is part of Red River's Polar family of products, which represent the absolute state-of-the-art in photo inkjet papers.
onOne Software, Inc., (www.ononesoftware.com) announced the immediate availability of two fully-functional Photoshop plug-ins: PhotoTools 2.5 Free and the new PhotoFrame 4.5 Free. The free plug-ins for Photoshop are based on the award winning versions of PhotoTools 2.5 Standard Edition and PhotoFrame 4.5 Standard Edition and are compatible with Photoshop CS2, CS3 and CS4.
Interfit is pleased to announce the arrival of the Multi-fit TTL Cord for use with off camera lighting. Using an innovative pin configuration the Multi-fit TTL cord can be used with Nikon, Fuji and Canon cameras when used with manufacturer’s flashguns, the TTL cord allows you to maintain a link to your flashgun for lighting off camera.
Mamiya announced the addition of the new Mamiya DM40 to its lineup of professional large-sensor DSLRs. Featuring a resolution of 40 megapixels with a peak capture rate of .8 seconds per frame and a sustained capture rate of 60 frames per minute, the Mamiya DM40 is the industry’s fastest large-sensor DSLR.
Blue Crane Digital announced its newest training DVD, “Shoot Great Video with your Canon DSLR”. The 77 minute long presentation addresses the challenges still photographers face when using their new Canon DSLR to capture and produce video.