April 16, 2008

nikon d3

Ya I know the D3 is barely on the shelves and into your hot hands and here I am talking about the next rev. This is seriously a RUMOR ONLY so don’t get you Visa out yet.

Engadgets reporting on this 24 megapixel Nikon D3X. Supposedly some hackers found a reference to it in the firmware of the current D3

Not super surprising, but it will be a powerhouse. I think the real question is DO WE NEED 24MP? I mean sure is had it purpose, but how often are we printing that big. I’ve made a beautiful 30×40 from an 8MP file. Printer are going to need to grow to meet the megapixels!

Personally I think the megapixel battle is becoming far less important than the ISO noise battle. What do you say?

 

Gavin Seim

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April 10, 2008

Digital Image Cafe

 

I‘m excited about a new sponsor partnership Seim Effects is doing with the Digital Image Cafe. DIC is a very popular website where people who love photography get together, post images, have contests, and learn better photography.
We’ll be sponsoring DIC with giveaways of Seim Effects Lightoom Presets and Photoshop Actions, plus gift certificates from B&H Photo.

I used to be an active poster over at DIC. Professional shooting, along with Pro Photo Show & this site have kept me busy these days, but I’m glad to be teaming up with them again.

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April 9, 2008

 

Windows On MN

For those of you who caught the latest PPS Roundtable #6, you heard us touch on the topic of inspiration. Now it’s easy to get really deep into the whole “finding inspiration” topic. Some inspirational techniques usually recommended are visiting your local art museum or sitting on the edge of a cliff overlooking a picturesque location while the sunrises. That’s nice and all but not where I’m going with this tip.

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April 5, 2008

I just wanted to post up to tell you about the Seim Effects affiliate program. I like to reward people for spreading the word on Seim Effects, and if you want to get involved at the next level you can join the affiliate program.Basically you link to Seim Effects from your site or photo blog, and when people click thru from your site and buy a product you make money. We pay a nice affiliate percentage that’s more than most program out there.

It’s really easy. Just sign up for the program, and add links or affiliate image to your site. We’ll even help you set up if you need it.

Check out the Seim Effects Affiliate Page

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April 4, 2008

<<Click To Listen – Photography Roundtable #6 PPS#44

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Todays Panel…
Michael Anderson
~ Michael Anderson Photography

Gavin Seim
~ PhotographyTools & Effects

Kerry Garrison
~ L7Foto.comL7 Studios

Dennis Zerwas ~ DZ Photography

 

Show notes
Roundatble #5 General Forum Discussion
Photography Contracts Discussion
Photo Gear Insurance Discussion

Lightroom 2 beta is looking cool. Get it here! Photoshop Express is up an running. Strobist had a funny April fools article. And there’s a Burn & Dodge Tips video at Seim Effects.

PSD Tuts has some amazing Photoshop tutorials. A forum member posted test shots from his Nikon D3. And ShowIt Web is great for making slideshows.

Adobe has a prototype 100mp camera. Photoshop Express had a crazy license agreement that has been fixed. Photo Me metadata editor is full of info.

Picks of the week…
Gavin’s is Rice Studio Supply
Dennis’s is WHCC Press Books
Mike’s is Animoto Slideshows.
Kerry’s is Lightroom Enfuse.

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