Saturday, December 02, 2006

Mobile Printers

Mobile Printer: Fuji Film Pivi MP-300

Still remember the polaroid days where you can shoot and have your photos ready in couple of minutes? Now with The Fuji Film Pivi MP-300 you can bring this mobile printer along with your digital camera anywhere you go and get your digital photos printed out in approximately 38 seconds.
This palm-sized portable printer is featuring USB and Infrared (PictBridge compatible), date and sharpening button function, and is measuring in at 146x102x29mm, weighing at 225g, running on 2x CR2 lithium electric batteries.
Source: dphotojournal and Fujifilm Japan (japanese) translated by google



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12 newest photography links

12 newest photography links
Birdu, Vlad - Blog and portfolio of Vlad Birdu, photographer from Romania.
Reijnaerdts, Ton - Landscape of the the Netherlands.
Westlake, Kristen - Fine art nature photography, including wildlife photography of bird and other nature art photos.
Wellbelove, David - My name is David Wellbelove and I am a keen freelance photographer based in Bletchley a small town in Buckinghamshire, UK and I have put together a selection of my very personal photo passions images for you to see.
Zaffuto, Sal - I want people to look at my pictures and experience the color depth of a landscape, the beauty of a flower, or the historical significance of a different city...
Buzzi, Vittore - Vittore Buzzi is an awards winner photographer for your wedding in Italy.
Ellis, Tom - Tom Ellis is a Seattle, USA, based wedding photographer.
Buzzi, Vittore - Vittore Buzzi is an awards winner photographer for your wedding in Italy.
Woody, Valerie - Valerie Woody is a classic yet contemporary portrait photographer, specializes in weddings, special events and portraiture.
PiotrPix - Images database providing free high-quality images. You can freely use pictures in your personal, charity projects or any non-profit project.
Mason, Mark Raymond - Fine art rural and urban abstract photography by Mark Raymond Mason.

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Friday, December 01, 2006

Commercial Photoshop with Bert Monroy

You know Bert Monroy's personal portfolio - now get to know his commercial work.Case studies take you step by step through Bert's client work for Apple, AT+T, Logitech, and more. Glean creative and Photoshop-specific insights from the guy Adobe goes tofor information. Includes a behind-the-scenes look at working as an artist when someone elseis calling the shots.
Bert Monroy has long enjoyed successes as a digital artist, as evidenced by hiscredentials and his books: Bert Monroy: Photorealistic Techniques with Photoshop andIllustrator and Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy. Well-known and highlyregarded expert in the Photoshop community, he has received heavy exposureon TechTV in the past year and his reputation as a master teacher ofPhotoshop and digital illustration has grown dramatically as a result.In this newest book, Bert switches from sharing the secrets behind his personalportfolio to unleashing the Photoshop tips he uses when working oncommercial projects. This book is complete with case studies that walk readersstep by step through the commercial design process--including conceptcreation, digital editing, production, and working one-on-one with clients.Whether you're looking to better your Photoshop skills, break into the field, orare simply a fan of Bert's work, this book will not disappoint.

To read reviews about this awesome book, please visit
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/073571388x/ref=ase_thedesignpublish

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Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter) by Katrin Eismann
Photoshop Masking & Compositing (VOICES) by Katrin Eismann

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Photoshop Tutorial - Mastering Photoshop Made Easy

http://www.teachucomp.com/ offers the most comprehensive Photoshop tutorial available. It covers all of the same material as classroom training - Introductory & Advanced.
It covers everything you need to know:

Getting Acquainted with Photoshop
1. The Photoshop Environment

2. Palettes and the Palette Well
3. Creating Custom Workspaces
4. Opening Images
5. Using the File Browser
6. Image Magnification
7. Viewing Document Information
8. Moving the Image
9. Undoing Mistakes and The History Palette
10. Displaying Drawing Guides
11. Making Measurements
12. Adding Annotations
13. Setting Preferences

Basic Image Manipulation
1. Bitmap Images
2. Vector Images
3. Image Size and Resolution Settings
4. Scanning Images
5. Creating New Images
6. Placing Files

Color Basics
1. Color Modes and Models
2. Color Mode Conversion
3. Previewing Color Differences Between Operating Systems
4. Color Management
5. Foreground and Background Colors
6. Using the Color Picker
7. Selecting Colors with the Color Palette
8. Selecting Colors with the Eyedropper Tool
9. Selecting Colors with the Swatches Palette

Painting Tools
1. Painting Tools
2. The Brush Tool
3. Blending Modes
4. The Pencil Tool
5. The Eraser Tool
6. The Magic Eraser Tool
7. The Background Eraser Tool
8. Using the Art History Brush
9. Using the History Brush

Brush Settings
1. Using the Brushes Palette
2. Creating Custom Brush Tips by Selection
3. Creating Custom Brush Tips in the Brushes Palette
4. Setting Shape Dynamics
5. Setting Brush Scattering
6. Setting Brush Texture
7. Setting Dual Brushes
8. Setting Color Dynamics
9. Setting Other Dynamics
10. Miscellaneous Brush Settings
11. Clearing Brush Settings
12. Saving a Customized Brush
13. Saving a Customized Brush Library

Making Selections
1. Selection Basics
2. Making Pixel Selections
3. The Marquee Tools
4. The Lasso Tools
5. The Magic Wand Tool
6. Selecting by Color Range
7. Adjusting Pixel Selections
8. The Extract Command
9. Copying and Pasting Pixel Selections
10. Saving and Loading Selections

Filling and Stroking
1. Applying Fills
2. Using the Paint Bucket Tool
3. Using the Gradient Tool
4. Using the Gradient Editor
5. Using Patterns
6. Using the Pattern Maker
7. Stroking

Layers
1. Using Layers and Layer Sets
2. Creating Layers and Layer Sets
3. Stacking and Linking Layers
4. Moving Layer Content with the Move Tool
5. Locking Layers
6. Common Layer Management Tasks
7. Merging and Flattening Layers

Advanced Layers
1. Layer Styles
2. Adjustment Layers and Fill Layers
3. Masking Layers
4. Creating Clipping Groups
5. Creating Knockouts

Text
1. Text Basics
2. Entering Text
3. Selecting Text
4. Editing the Bounding Box
5. Creating a Type Selection
6. Applying Effects to Type Layers
7. Using the Character Palette
8. Checking for Spelling Errors
9. Using the Paragraph Palette

Drawing
1. Raster vs. Vector
2. Shape Layers and Shape Options
3. Using the Shape Tools
4. Using the Pen Tools
5. Using the Anchor Point Tools
6. Using the Paths Palette
7. Working with Paths

Using Channels and Masking
1. Using the Channels Palette
2. Using Channels
3. Spot Colors
4. Blending Channels and Layers
5. Masks
6. Using Alpha Channels

Manipulating Images
1. Changing the Canvas Size
2. Rotating and Flipping Images
3. Cropping Images
4. The Free Transform Command
5. The Smudge Tool
6. Blurring and Sharpening Images
7. Using the Dodge Tool and the Burn Tool
8. The Sponge Tool
9. Filters and The Filter Gallery
10. The Liquify Command
11. The Clone Stamp Tool
12. The Pattern Stamp Tool
13. The Healing Brush Tool
14. The Patch Tool
15. The Color Replacement Tool

Saving Images
1. Saving Images
2. The Save for Web Dialog Box

Printing
1. Printing Images
2. Using the Print with Preview Option

Automating Tasks
1. Actions and the Actions Palette
2. Playing Actions
3. Editing Actions

Help
1. Photoshop Help
2. System Info
3. Online Updates
4. Creating Custom Help Topics

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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Home-Made Photoshop Gifts

All these are from SeniorNet in Santa Clara, CA :

Family Refrigerator Magnet - Magnet sheets printed with your photos to create fun magnets for gifts.
Picture Mousepad - favorite photos on a mouse pad.
Window Ornament - add your photo to inkjet window decals,
Decal Birthday Mug - a simple phot turns a mug into a gift sure to be cherished.
Christmas Tea Cup Packet Card - inexpensive computer-crafted card in the shape of a tea cup. Add a few tea bags
Patriotic Angel Pin - a graphic of an angel and re-colored to a patriotic theme.
Folded Photo Frame Bookmark - Insert a picture for a personalized gift.
Photo Greeting Card - Use a special photo to create personalized cards for holidays

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Home-Made (Photoshop) Bread - What does bread have to do with Photoshop? It's this month's Photoshop Contest try to do something with bread... like a face, a stuffed mouse, or a remarkable touch-up.

See them all at http://photoshopcontest.com/photoshop-contest/1145/home-made-bread.html
It's fun.



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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Photoshop Gift Idea: Cucoloris ("Cookie") Effect

http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/photoshop_madness.html
Karen Bain sent this great photo effect idea and full Photoshop tutorial (full video)
Karen says: A cucoloris (or "cookie") is a metal sheet with patterns cut out of it, intended to cast patterned shadows on the background (and often the subject) of a photograph. In this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you how to achieve the same effect in Photoshop.File this one under Cookie, Effect, Effects, tips, tricks, it's from the TechnicalLead.com folks at Watch & Learn Photoshop dot com.

They have a lot more here: http://www.watchandlearnphotoshop.com/defaultlandingps.htm

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Photofinishing: Online vs. in-store?

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/photofinishing-online-vs.in-store-7-06/overview/0607_photofinishing_ov_1.htm

The do-it-yourself days aren't over for digital photography; almost every camera owner still prints some shots at home. But this year photographers will take more digital images to photofinishers than they print themselves.
Using a photofinisher can be cheaper than printing at home, and it spares you paper jams, depleted ink cartridges, and other annoyances. With online services, you upload your photos to a Web site that makes them viewable and orderable by you--or anyone else you choose. (In some cases,visitors can even download your images.) With in-store processing, you use a terminal or kiosk to order (and even edit) prints stored on a memory card. If the terminals intimidate you, you can usually hand the memory card to a clerk, just as you do with film canisters.
Photofinishers can be a major time-saver for large photo batches. They can also print on items that would be challenging on a home printer (calendars, photo albums) or downright impossible (puzzles, mugs, custom postage stamps).
Based on our tests of 12 online services and in-store services at eight retail chains, you're more assured of getting high-quality prints online. However, features for sharing and managing your images vary by site. Also, in our experience, if your images look "too professional," online services may make you sign an affidavit that you're not violating a copyright.
At the retail chains, service was speedy, as promised. But testers said other customers could too easily view images on terminal screens and noticed out-of-order terminals in about 20 percent of stores.
HP, the biggest brand of home printer, soon plans to enter retail photofinishing with its PhotoSmart Express kiosk. Set for Albertson's and other retailers, the kiosk will use inkjet technology instead of dye-sublimation, the more common process for kiosks. HP hopes it will give its kiosks an edge in quality and speed.
Whatever service you choose, ask about prepaying for 100 or more prints, which may save you a few cents per print. Also, while you can fix imperfections such as red-eye at photofinishing sites or terminals, it's best to make such edits beforehand, using photo-editing software.

How to choose???
Read it up at http://www.consumerreports.org

FROM PIXELS TO PRINTS:
With online photofinishers, such as top-rated Kodak EasyShare Gallery (shown), you upload images from your computer. Prints typically arrive in four to seven days.
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Monday, November 27, 2006

27 Days to Christmas - Start Shopping!

TOP SELLING LENSES
Canon 24-70mm $1,149.99
Nikon 70-200mm $1,634.99
Canon 24-105mm $1,149.99
Canon 70-200mm $1,699.99
Canon 50mm $319.99

TOP SELLING DSLRs
Nikon D200 Kit $1,799.99
Nikon D50 $509.99
Canon 5D $2,899.99
Canon Rebel XTi $739.99
Nikon D80 $949.99
Nikon D2Xs $4,399.99

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Holiday Gift Guide for the Photographer

Photographers are some of the hardest people to shop for. You need to know what gear they have, who their camera is made by, what brands they prefer and how picky they are about specific settings and features. We understand their pickiness. We're photographers, too. So we've put together a gift guide packed with items on every photographer's list. From memory cards to camera bags to software, you're sure to find something for the photographer in your life.

If you're not sure what they want, there's always the Calumet Gift Card.
See Calumet's Holiday Gift Guide

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Recalls

Here are Top matches for "camera"

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Hewlett-Packard Photosmart R-707 digital cameras recall Hewlett-Packard Photosmart R-707 digital cameras. When nonrechargeable batteries are installed and the camera is connected to an AC adapter or docking station ...

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If you think one of the products you own is in that list - visit consumerreports.org to get more information.

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Buying advice Digital cameras

Digital photography allows you to be more easily involved in the creation of the print than film photography

Digital cameras give you extraordinary control over images. You can transfer them to your computer, then crop, adjust color and contrast, and add textures and other special effects. You can make prints at home on a color inkjet or snapshot printer, drop off the memory card at one of a growing number of photofinishers, use a self-service kiosk at your local drugstore to select, edit, and print pictures instantly, or upload images to an online photofinisher. Final results can be e-mailed, made into cards or T-shirts, or uploaded to a photo-sharing Web site for storage, viewing, and sharing with others.

Like camcorders, digital cameras have LCD monitors for composing shots or viewing those already taken. Many digital cameras can also shoot video with sound. While some camcorders can shoot still photos, a typical camcorder's resolution is no match for a good still camera's.


WHAT'S AVAILABLE

The leading brands are Canon, Fujifilm, HP, Kodak, Nikon, Olympus, and Sony. Other brands come from consumer-electronics, computer, and traditional camera and film companies.

Find it out at http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/digital-cameras/reports/how-to-choose/index.htm

Consumer Reports and ConsumerReports.org are published by Consumers Union, an expert, independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.

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Sunday, November 26, 2006

Tips for taking your best winter shots

Holiday decorations, large family gatherings, ice skating, and ski slopes: Winter presents a unique set of shooting challenges for any photographer. Our guide offers advice for taking great pictures this winter, indoors and out. And it doesn't matter if you have a basic point-and-shoot digital camera or a feature-loaded digital SLR. "Simple solutions" show you how and when to use your camera's preset modes (found on most cameras) and other easy-to-use features; "Serious solutions" help you take best advantage of some cameras' advanced capabilities.

For complete Ratings and recommendations on appliances, cars & trucks, electronic gear, and much more, subscribe to consumerreports.org today.

And then - Happy shooting!

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Looking for a digital camera? Get detailed info!

Not sure where to start? There are scores of digital cameras on the market. Whether you want an inexpensive or lightweight camera or something more challenging and professional, http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/digital-cameras-photos/index.htm gives you the essential information you need to find the camera that's right for you.
Check it out:

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