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Thursday, July 02, 2009Click to submit news

Luxury Photo Safari Aboard A Zeppelin
Chris Golson's Photography Adventures has a new workshop scheduled for September 27-30, 2009. This workshop includes shooting California's Half Moon Bay from a Zeppelin.

Free Adventure Photography Webinar
Bogen Imaging is offering a free webinar on July 17, 2009 with professional photographer Michael Clark speaking about what it takes to photograph such sports as rock climbing, mountain biking, and whitewater rafting. Registration is required.

Photograph Fireworks
This wiki article provides tips on cameras, settings, timers, and more to help you get better photos of fireworks displays. There's even a section on using your iPhone camera to photograph fireworks.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009Click to submit news

Portfolio Server 9 is now available
Extensis announced the availability of Portfolio Server 9. Portfolio Server 9 introduces a new Web Client allowing users to catalog, search, edit, batch convert, automate tasks and manage assets from anywhere.

Sigma Corporation Introduces New 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC Wide Angle Lens
Sigma Corporation announced availability of the Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM super-wide angle lens the widest zoom range lens to use Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) technology. The DC lens has a maximum aperture of F3.5 throughout the entire zoom range

Alt Text: Genius Strategies for Defanging Web's Harshest Critics
Putting your work on the web, for all to see and criticize, is scary. This tongue-in-cheek article lists seven points to help you survive the experience.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009Click to submit news

Aleratec's RoboRacer DVD CD Duplicator Needs No Computer
Aleratec Inc. introduces the DVD/CD RoboRacer SA, a fully automatic, stand alone DVD CD duplicator with a 100 disc DVD copyor CD copycapacity.

Force of Nature: Artist Puts Petal to the Metal for Electrifying Images
Kirlian photography started in the 1930s. Now Robert Buelteman has revamped the process, using 80,000 volts of electricity, to produce fascinating images of plants.

Twenty20 ContourHD
At about 5 ounces, this high-definition video recorder can be worn to capture images as you move.

Monday, June 29, 2009Click to submit news

Street Portrait Photo How To
This is a 4 and a half minute video of Clay Enos explaining how to photograph people on the street.

AgfaPhoto announces DC-600uw rugged compact
AgfaPhoto's new DC-600uw, to be available next month, said to be water-resistant up to 10 meters has a 6MP sensor, and includes video recording.

Get Blubox for Free
The Blubox software application compresses and encrypts digital images. If you'd like to try it, Photography Blog has made a deal with Blubox Software so you can claim a free copy.

Friday, June 26, 2009Click to submit news

LensFlare35 Podcasts Launched
David E. Warner launched LensFlare35 to link Canon professional photographers by offering stories, tips, and techniques through his weekly podcasts.

Nikon 50mm F1.4G lens review
The Nikkor 50mm F1.4G replaced the older F1.4D late last year, offering revised optics to improve correction of off-axis aberrations and is compatible with entry level camera bodies.

Thursday, June 25, 2009Click to submit news

Hybrid digital cameras let you go pro on video
Photographer Vincent Laforet plans to shoot movies using his Canon EOS 5D Mark II instead of the standard commercial video camera. He did a 2-minute "proof-of-concept" last fall, now he's going for something longer.

Top 10 DSLR Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Ten common errors, ranging from "forgot the camera" to "shot in JPEG instead of RAW", and tips on how to avoid or recover from them.

Discover what is real in a photograph at the National Media Museum
Photographs used to represent "reality" but, sometimes it wasn't real. This talk at the National Media Museum, Bradford, on Saturday 11 July, discusses old methods of manipulating photos and comparisons to modern methods.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009Click to submit news

David's on-the-air schedule
We wanted to update you with ZATZ Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz' latest on-the-air schedule for the next week, and spotlight a few appearances he's made in the last few days. If you're in the area or can find the broadcast online, feel free to tune in.
  • WDUN 550AM with Martha Zoller, Monday, July 6 at 10:30am
  • CRN Digital Talk, Financial Talk Radio with Tim Connolly, June 26 at 10:05am ET
  • WFTL 850AM with Russ Morley, Fort Lauderdale/Miami at June 26 at 7:12am
  • KRLD, Dallas with Mark Watkins (broadcast time tbd)
  • ABC TV, Thursday, June 25 (broadcast time tbd)
  • NBC TV, Thursday, June 25 (broadcast time tbd)
  • FOX News with Rick Levanthal, Wednesday June 18 at 4:30pm ET
  • WDUN 550AM with Billy and Joel, Thursday, June 19 at 9:20am ET
  • News Talk 550 KTSA with Chris Duel, Thursday, June 19 at 1:07pm ET
  • WIST, 690am in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 24 at 11:05am ET
David's also been interviewed by a bunch of Web and print journalists. We'll post links to those articles as they're published.


Iconic portraits competition
The Walker Art Gallery, in Liverpool, has launched a competition to find a modern day icon. Entries are welcomed from 26 June - 20 July 2009

Pentax K-7 Review
A new entry to the semi-pro category, the 14.6 megapixel K7 can record video at up to 1536x1024 pixels at 30fps.

Will the iPhone 3GS Kill the Cheap Pocket Camera?
The camera built into the new iPhone shoots at 3 megapixels but the photos look good. The question becomes: Will people give up toting a small camera around when their phone takes such nice pictures?


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