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Archive for July, 2008

Fujifilm’s FinePix Z200fd puts photographers in their photos

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Fujifilm's Finepix Z200fd puts photographers in their photosFujifilm announced the FinePix Z200fd today. The compact digital camera will have a 10 megapixel resolution, a 2.7-inch LCD screen. In addition to the traditional digital camera stats, the Finpix Z200fd also has added two features the “Couple Timer” and “Group Timer” modes that are designed with the intention of letting the photographer get in the shot.

Wireless memory card provider Eye-Fi teams with Adobe, Nikon, and Circuit City

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Wireless memory card provider Eye-Fi teams with Adobe, Nikon, and Circuit City Eye-Fi, makers of the world’s first wireless memory cards for digital cameras, recently announced new online photo sharing partnerships with Adobe and Nikon as well as its first nationwide retailer, Circuit City.  The new partnerships should position the new company perfectly to spread the word about its new technology.

Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 targets new photo-editing trends, digital SLR photos

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Photoshop Lightroom 2 The booming sales of high-end SLR cameras has pushed Adobe into incorporating new features and tools into its new Photoshop Lightroom version 2.0.  SLR cameras are helping usher in many of digital photography’s biggest changes, and Adobe is trying to intercept that trend with Lightroom.  The company also hopes customers will be drawn by a number of new features in the software for sorting, cataloging, and editing photos, which has been a hot topic among Photoshop users.

Pentax announces the Optio E60

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Pentax announces the Pentax Option E60Pentax added the Optio E60 to its digital camera lineup this morning. The camera will have a 10.1 megapixel resolution, 3x zoom lens, and a 2.4-inch LCD.

Multicolr Search Lab lets you search for photos by color

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Multicolr Search Lab lets you search for photos by colorIf you’re working on a design project and need a picture that contains certain colors, it can be difficult to find the right one or at least the right one quickly. The Multicolr Search Lab is designed to allow you to search through Flickr for images for your project by color rather than by topic.

GIMP working towards 2.6 release, promises feature upgrades, new interface

Friday, July 25th, 2008

GIMP working towards 2.6 release, promises feature upgrades, new interface GIMP provides an excellent open source alternative to more expensive photo-editing tools like Photoshop, and announced recently a development release that mirrors the newest version 2.6 that should be released in the coming months. 

Portrait Professional enhances your photos in seconds

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Portrait Professional enhances your photos in secondsPortrait Professional is airbrushing software that is designed specifically for dealing with portraits of people. The company who designed the product claims it is “trained in human beauty” so it can instantly enhance your portraits.

Panasonic announces four new cameras

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Panasonic announces four new camerasIt’s time again for manufacturers to announce their digital cameras for the remainder of the year. Following behind Samsungs announcements last week, Panasonic announced four new consumer digital cameras morning. All four new consumer cameras use Leica lenses, have face detection up to 15 people, and offer image stabilization. All four cameras have some distinct differences as well. Here’s a rundown of the four new models:

Makes thousands off your Flickr images

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Make thousands off your Flickr imagesSoon you may be able to start making some serious cash from your photos on Flickr. Flickr recently announced a partnership with stock photo company Getty images to allow Getty customers to purchase licenses to use Flickr users’ photos for commercial use. Depending on the type of license a Getty customer purchases, a Flickr user could see anywhere from a few dollars to over $20,000 for the use of their photograph.

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