Category: Use

  • Pentax new firmware wave

    photo credit: yellowcloud Pentax has announced a tsunami of firmware updates for its SLR photo cameras: Pentax K-5 firmware v1.02 Pentax K-r firmware v1.01 Pentax 645D firmware v1.01

  • Cheap Aperture 3: 62.99€ or $79.99

    It is not only a bargain, but a bargain in the Mac App Store: The version 3 of Aperture is now available for the record-low price of 62.99€ or US$79.99. This is about one third of the normal price. Not bad!

  • Roberto Boccaccino

    Roberto Boccaccino

    When Roberto Boccaccino shots pictures, he is framing the crisis of the world or of Man. He is seeking a meaning, he is bringing the world to our eyes to share the feelings of his subjects through the feelings of the photographer. This is documentary. Question: What do you consider your worst weakness in photography…

  • 8 tips for mountaineering and alpinism photo

    8 tips for mountaineering and alpinism photo

    « 2011, Neiges et Glaces du Monde » (2011, Snows and ices of the world) is a project of Marion Jonchères, French mountaineer, sportswoman, adventurer to the end of the world. During a full year, this frail young woman will face cold and altitude while climbing icy summits all over the world, on all continents.…

  • Canon excellent video tutorials

    Canon excellent video tutorials

    Did you know it? Canon developd on its US web site a collection of very beautoful training videos for using the various DSLR cameras of the red brand. They are part of the excellent Canon Digital Learning Center. This is an excellent complément to the User Manuals. You will find there training turorials for entry-level…

  • SLR lenses: Best gear for wildlife photo – Conclusion

    SLR lenses: Best gear for wildlife photo – Conclusion

    These recent days, we spent time evaluating the possibilities offered by each of the major photo SLR brands for the wildlife/nature photographer, but I would now like to also add a few wider comments. First, it appears clear that the already existing equipment of a photographer has an inordinate weight in everybody’s choice (you can…

  • Best Sony SLR lenses for wildlife photo

    Best Sony SLR lenses for wildlife photo

    When Sony first entered the SLR market in 2006, not many people were sure it would be a successful move for a company with a no significant reputation outside of the compact point-n-shoot world of cameras. However, they drew a bold ace by buying the assets of Konica-Minolta (essentially all SLR photography assets for Minolta).…

  • All kinds of GIMP plug-ins, to improve your photos

    All kinds of GIMP plug-ins, to improve your photos

    I noticed recently a few links for Linux users (but not only, read on) who wish to reduce blur on their photos: Unshake is a free photo editing software written in Java that can remove blurs from your photos. It can be used on virtually any platform (Linux, PC, Mac, etc.) GIMP is the GNU/Linux-based…

  • Best Nikon SLR lenses for wildlife photo

    Best Nikon SLR lenses for wildlife photo

    Nikon: The biggest digital camera seller in the world (mostly because of its sales of compact photo cameras), an internationally famous reference for the quality of its lens and it SLR cameras. Wildlife photographers (professionals as well as amateurs) must take this offering very seriously. But the fame did not come from nothing, and the…