Category: Use

  • Old photos with young snapshots

    Do you want to have your photos looking old? Wankoto Labs can do it for you. You provide your photo and they will convert it into something new old.

  • 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year

    This international photo competition hosted by the Natural History Museum in London and BBC Wildlife Magazine just announced its list of winners for 2008. View the 2008 shortlist gallery and the 2008 winners. Astonishing photos!

  • Video/photo: Blurring the limit

    With the arrival of new Single Lens Reflex cameras able to capture video sequencs (Canon 5D Mark II & Nikon D90), the limit is blurred between video and photo cameras. The presentation of some new impresssive accessories (or should I rather speak of hardware fixture or heavy-duty complements, to be more adequate?) is changing the…

  • Major update of Nikon D300 firmware

    It is a bit unusual, but there comes a large update to the firmware of the Nikon D300 SLR camera. You can go and download it from Nikon. A long list of modifications enabled with upgrade to v.1.10 firmware The Highlights playback option has been moved from Display Mode > Basic photo info > Highlights…

  • GIMP goes Portable

    Advantage for The GIMP: It now exists in a portable version that you can install on a USB key. It can follow you everywhere you go. You will edit your photos wherever you want to. Download The GIMP 2.6.1 portable (free).

  • Sony Alpha 900 manuals

    If you want to get the user manual of the Sony Alpha 900, you just have to look here: In English En français

  • Free shipping on prints, posters!

    Some of my best images are available are posters, cards, prints, laminated prints, etc. on RedBubble.com. I like the quality of their service, their prices and the broad support (including good discussion forums about photo). What you’ll like even more is that they reduced the shipping costs to NOTHING for a week. They are celebrating…

  • Canon 5D Mk II manual

    Canon made this manual available for download in PDF file format.

  • User manuals for the Canon EOS 50D

    For a few years now, Canon repeatedly forgot to include some of the critical user manuals in the CD-ROM coming with its cameras. If you want to have them you have to get them from the Internet (when and where they are available). For the Canon EOS 50D, I found the manual and documentation available…