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August 19, 2007

Canon 40D info leaked from Amazon

It seems Amazon.com has been spilling some beans on the 40D. After scouring various places on the internet, and finding some good details over on hiptech blog and engadget it seems that the specs are out, and the release date is Sept 20th. Time will tell, but it looks like it’s about here, and these far more detailed specs than we’ve had before reveal that there are indeed some nice upgrades to the line.

It looks like the 40D sports a 10.1 megapixel sensor (no surprise there) but it also has a 3″ LCD, and speaking from experience on the 3″ LCD from the popular Canon PowerShot SD630 point and shoot that’s a really nice thing. It also has the live view function, which we assume will be similar to that of the 1D MK3. Frame advance had been bumped up to 6.5 FPS with bursts of up to 17 raw files. It also has 35 zone metering, and Canon’s integrated self cleaning technology.

The unit is rumored to be around $1299 for the body only. If you want to read the full click the more link.

August 17, 2007

Gavin Seim, news, ProPhotoShow, Software

Pixelmator! A Photo editor that's sexy?

Heres a very neat looking app, that though it’s not yet available has me turning my head. It’s called Pixelmator. It’s no Photoshop, and actually that’s a good thing because even though we love Photoshop it’s refreshing to see other fish start swimming in the pond. Esescially lately, since Adobe is showing less and less care for their customer, and more and more care for the almighty dollar.

Now we should mention that pixelmator is not claiming themselves to be a Photoshop killer, and is more likely aimed towards consumers, so we don’t expect Adobe to go draino anytime soon. But we do know that it looks amazing, and even if it is a more lightweight app that could be very useful to us photographers, and to those who don’t need Photoshop enough to warrant paying what it costs.

Pixelmator supports a ton of file formats including .psd, has layers, and supposedly a ton of other fun features. The best think is unlike many other photo editing apps it sports a SUPER looking interface. It saying it’s sexy going to far? well you can judge that for yourself, but it sure does look interesting.

Sadly this is a Mac only program, but that happens to be one of the reasons it is such a nice looking interface. and we’ll keep our eye’s open for great new photo apps in the Windows world. We’ve contacted the team over at pixelmator to see if that can give us any more info, so stay tuned.

August 6, 2007

news, PPS Photography Tips, ProPhotoShow

Photography and the NFL (NFL Advertising Follow Up)

I will never forget my first venture to an NFL sideline. I was a young intern with WWL-TV in New Orleans and the Saints and Falcons were tied late in the 4th quarter of a divisional playoff game.

I was enamored with the action, crowd, suspense, and yes – the photographers.

I will also never forget one particular photographer (his name is not important and to be honest, I never asked) who had black electrical tape on his camera – covering the brand name, Nikon. At first, I just assumed that he was a Canon-guy and was forced to use Nikon equipment; thus, protesting the decision by his boss.

However, that was not the case. I asked him, “Why the black tape over ‘Nikon’?”

He snapped, “I’m not a walking billboard – I’m a journalist!”

It’s the reason for the recent article here on PPS, and why this story is getting a lot of attention in the photo-journalist circles.

Todd

August 5, 2007

Gavin Seim, news, ProPhotoShow

NFL Security Forces Photographers To Wear Advertising Vests!

A Recent article on PDN Online brought to our attention a topic worth discussing. It seems that security for the NFL is requiring photographers to wear safety vests. This seems like a reasonable rule, until you find out that the vest you have to wear bears advertising logos for canon, and Reebok. Now I myself am a Canon fan, but nobody better tell me to wear a billboard for them unless they plan on paying me for that advertising.

“Whether working on behalf of a news/sports organization or as a freelancer, this new requirement is a violation of the most basic ethical standards in journalism,” said a letter to the NFL signed by NPPA president Tony Overman, a photographer at The Olympian in Washington state. “In the spirit of mutual respect and cooperation I urge you to reconsider this ill-conceived policy.”

Photographers at a recent Major League Soccer match were recently forced to wear similar advertising vests. It seems that it is becoming an annoying, and disturbing trend. It’s not so much that having a logo on your vest is bad, but as a professional, being forced to wear advertising for a company is rather insulting. One has to wounder if the reason behind the vests has nothing to do with safety, and everything to do with money.

Some photographer are putting tape over the ads, and whether you like the brand or not this sounds like the perfect way to protest this nonsense. If an industry allows itself to be pushed around it will only get worse. Contrariwise however when people take a little bit of a stand, it can go a long ways. To learn more read the entire article at PDN. As well as an article on the subject from NPPA.

August 5, 2007

Gavin Seim, news, Photography Podcast, Pro Photo Show Podcast, ProPhotoShow

PPS #35 Photo News, Emails and OnOne Plug in suite 3 review

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Podcast subscription feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/prophotoshow

Show Notes…

Photomatic 2.5 update is now available. Prosoft is now offering Data Backup PC. Alien Skin has mac intel universal updates for their plug ins.

HD photo is being considered for adoption by the jpeg committee. dynamicvideopro.com makes 3d photo montages. They look really cool, but are very expensive.

OneOne Software Plug in Suite 3 review at time index… 18:30

You can sign up for the PPS photographer link exchange here, and the SEO adviser is a great place to learn hot to get search engine ranking for your site. You can also find it on itunes.

There are lots of companies that make camera bags. Tamrac is my favorite brand, and Loewpro is another popular one. For on the go shooting take a look at the Modular accessory belt, and the accessories like this lens case that attach to it. Also the Velocity 9 series shoulder pack a favorite of some shooters.

We also talked about some of my favorite wedding photography and posing books. You can find them on the PPS store books category.

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