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PopPhoto Flash is Moving!
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on November 29, 2010 · 0 Comment
You may have noticed that this blog hasn't been getting very much love lately, but it's not because we have fallen out of love with photography (that's for sure!) We're phasing out our Typepad usage in order to move all of our new content into Popphoto.com proper. You'll probably still see some links to this blog here and there, but for now, you should check out the Popphoto.com [...]
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Homeland Security Settles Photographer’s Rights Case, Issues New Guidelines to Police
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 20, 2010 · 0 Comment
Federal Courthouse Photography Settlement
Above is the full text of the settlement.
The US Department of Homeland Security reached a settlement with photographer/videographer Antonio Musumeci, who, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a claim when he was arrested six months ago for documenting a political protest outside of a federal courthouse in Manhattan.
The [...]
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The Highly Affordable, Seemingly Dangerous, Inflatable Photo Studio
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 18, 2010 · 0 Comment
Almost a year ago today, we made a post about a company that was selling wacky inflatable photobooths that were designed by two professional photographers for use at weddings, parties, ect—what could possibly top that? How about an inflatable photo studio. That’s right, an entire studio made of high-grade plastic that inflates to size in 2-3 minutes.
Brian Hedenberg, a commercial fashion photographer [...]
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Nikon Launches Revamped Version of its Photo Sharring Site MyPicturetown.com
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 12, 2010 · 0 Comment
Nikon launched a new version of its free photo-sharing/storage Web site, MyPicturetown.com, that includes improved sharing and usability features as well as a new PhotoMovie feature.
Members who have a free account on MyPicturetown.com now have the option to create an audio-slideshow featuring their images using Nikon’s PhotoMovie feature(if you want to create more than one audio-slideshow you [...]
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Samsung NX10 Gets i-Function Via New Firmware Version 1.20
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 12, 2010 · 0 Comment
If there's currently a Samsung NX10 residing in your camera bag, you might want to bust it out and bestow upon it the new firmware that Samsung has just released. The big draw for firmware version 1.20 is that the NX10 will now be compatible with Samsung's i-Function system, which lets you control crucial camera settings (aperture, shutter speed, ISO and white balance, etc) right from [...]
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Website Offers Giant Custom Poster Featuring All Your Facebook Friends
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 11, 2010 · 0 Comment
This is just too cool—Benjamin Lotan, an entrepreneurial Facebooker and a graduate student, started a Web site called PrintingFacebook.com. For $20, Benjamin will print a 20”x40” high-resolution image on quality photo paper featuring every single one of your Facebook friends’ profile pictures.
The size of each friend’s picture depends on the number of friends you have, but Benjamin’s [...]
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One Man Builds a Reflex Camera Completely From Scratch, Posts Each Step Along the Way
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 11, 2010 · 0 Comment
Top:The final product, a green-leather-wrapped, homemade screw-mount reflex camera. Bottom: Denis MO in his workshop fine-tuning the "DM flex."
For past 25 years, the French speaking Denis MO toyed with the idea of building his very own 24x36mm reflex camera, completely from scratch, using nothing but his home workshop. Finally at the age of 42, he felt like he had the technical skills [...]
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Canon launches Ad Campaign for Pixma Printers Featuring ‘Paint Sound Sculptures’
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 8, 2010 · 0 Comment
What do you get when you combine high-speed macro photography, tiny drops of paint and one stereo speaker with a membrane stretched over it? You get Canon’s groundbreaking new Pixma Colour Printers Ad campaign.
Shot by biochemist and photographer Linden Gledhill, these beautiful stills and video clips were shot at 5,400 frames a second with a Canon 5D Mark II and an EF 100mm Macro IS USM lens.
The [...]
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Calling All Studio Photographers, Volunteer for the Portraits of Love Project
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 7, 2010 · 0 Comment
The Portraits of Love Project—a joint effort put on by the PhotoImaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association and Soldiers’ Angels, a non-profit group—has put out a call for photographers nationwide who are willing to volunteer their time to shoot family-portraits for deployed military personnel. The portraits will be delivered in time for the holidays to those in active duty. PMDA’s [...]
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Leica Announces $17,500 Limited Edition M9 Neiman Marcus Edition
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 7, 2010 · 0 Comment
For all you Leica enthusiasts out there with large disposable incomes, Leica just announced another super-limited edition M9. Unlike the Leica M9 Titanium that was announced at Photokina a few weeks back—you know, the one that had only 500 units available—the all-new Leica Neiman Marcus Edition M9 will only have a mere 50 units available.
Manufactured and available exclusively through the Neiman [...]
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Leica Announces $17,500 Limited Edition M9 Neiman Marcus Edition
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 7, 2010 · 0 Comment
For all you Leica enthusiasts out there with large disposable incomes, Leica just announced another super-limited edition M9. Unlike the Leica M9 Titanium that was announced at Photokina few weeks back—you know, the one that had only 500 units available—the all-new Leica Neiman Marcus Edition M9 will only have a mere 50 units available.
Manufactured and available exclusively through the Neiman [...]
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The F-Stop Watch, Nerdy? Yes, Awesome? Definitely
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 6, 2010 · 0 Comment
When we first stumbled across this undeniably-photo-nerdy watch we were torn—yes, it screams out “I’m a photo dork,” but deep down, we really really wanted one (and still do).
The fine folks over at The Unemployed Philosopher’s Guild are offering this witty timepiece for the reasonable price of $35.95. With a max aperture of f/2, $36 is a real steal.
We must warn you though, while there [...]
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Apple launches New MobileMe Gallery 1.2 App, optomized for iPad
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 4, 2010 · 0 Comment
Apple launched its new MobileMe Gallery 1.2 app for iPad, iPhone and iPod. The updated gallery app is optimized for viewing on an iPad. It also allows individuals without a MobileMe account to view their friend’s galleries on thier iPhone or iPad.
If you already have the Gallery App installed, simply open up the App Store and tap update, or you can also download it for free from the same place.
For [...]
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Daily Mail Photographer Struck by Tiger Wood’s Ball, Still Gets the Shot
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 4, 2010 · 0 Comment
The Daily Mail/Mark Pain
During this past weekend’s Ryder Cup, Daily Mail photographer Mark Pain was really feeling it, as he and his camera were struck by a stray ball hit by the one and only, Tiger Woods. Unlike Tiger, Pain’s shot was dead on.
Tiger and his partner Steve Stricker ultimately came up victorious, defeating their European opponents, despite this little mishap (and some very poor [...]
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Facebook Photo Update to Allow for 8x Bigger Images, Easier Uploading
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on October 1, 2010 · 0 Comment
One of Facebook's updates includes the ability to post higher-res images. Photo by Andrew Bosworth/Blog.Facebook.com.
Facebook has long been overdue for a major tweak to their photo viewing capability, which has primarily remained unchanged for the entirety of social network’s existence. Well that tweak finally came today as Facebook rolled out three big improvements to their photo-sharing [...]
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Dropmocks.com Offers World’s Simplest Way to Build an Online Photo Gallery
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on September 29, 2010 · 0 Comment
Use DropMocks.com and create a simple online gallery by dragging and dropping images from your desktop.
Everyone has come across a point in time when they had several photos, or even a gallery, that they wanted to quickly and easily post to the internet, to either share with friends and family or to show to others for professional reasons.
Sure there is Picasa, Flickr and even Facebook, but all [...]
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What exactly is Creative Auto?
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on September 23, 2010 · 0 Comment
This relatively new exposure setting is found on the main command dial of some Canon EOS DSLR’s.
What it is: Creative auto (CA) is literally and figuratively between the full auto (a.k.a. the “Green Zone”) and program exposure modes. It gives inexperienced shooters control over simplified camera settings that are typically not adjustable in the auto mode and confusing in program.
Who it’s [...]
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New Gear: Leica V-Lux 2
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on September 21, 2010 · 0 Comment
FROM OUR EDITORS AT PHOTOKINA: Leica’s all-new V-Lux 2 is to the Panasonic FZ100 what the Leica D-Lux 5 is to the Panasonic LX5—essentially the same camera (other than that infamous red Leica badge). So when Leica announced its brand new V-Lux 2, its specs came as no surprise. This is not to say that they are not very impressive.
The V-Lux 2 features a 14MP CMOS sensor, 3” LCD screen, an [...]
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New gear: Leica D-Lux 5
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on September 21, 2010 · 0 Comment
FROM OUR EDITORS AT PHOTOKINA: Leica announced its all-new D-Lux 5—the expected update to their flagship compact line. Other than the iconic red badge, the D-Lux 5 is essentially the same camera on the inside as the Panasonic LX5, so it’s no surprise that their specs are nearly identical. Although this shouldn't be held against the D-Lux 5 seeing as we are quite impressed with the LX5.
It [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Panasonic
Panasonic offers three new lenses for their G-series including world’s first interchangeable 3D lens
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on September 21, 2010 · 0 Comment
Panasonic's new 100-300mm f/4-5.6 lens on the new GH2.
FROM OUR EDITORS AT PHOTOKINA: To accompany the launch of the new GH2 hybrid photo/video camera, Panasonic also announced the launch of three new lenses: The Lumix G 12.5mm f/12 3D lens (H-FT012), the Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 ASPH lens (H-H014), and the Lumix G VARIO 100-300mm f/4-5.6 MEGA O.I.S. lens (H-FS100300).
12.5mm 3D lens:
Utilizing [...]
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Olympus to launch new flagship compact with Zuiko lens
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on September 20, 2010 · 0 Comment
A mock-up of the new Olympus compact.
FROM OUR EDITORS AT PHOTOKINA: Olympus confirmed that it will be launching a new flagship compact camera that incorporates a Zuiko lens, although no name has been given yet for this new camera. The Zuiko-brand traditionally has been reserved for only Olympus’ top-of-the-line lenses. The new camera is said to offer many of the features seen previously in [...]
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Pentax Announces New 18-135mm to accompany K-5
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on September 20, 2010 · 0 Comment
FROM OUR EDITORS AT PHOTOKINA: To accompany the launch of their new flagship camera, the K-5, Pentax also announced the launch of their new 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 wide-to-telezoom lens (27.5-207mm 35mm equivalent). Meant for a wide range of shooting conditions, the 18-135mm, like the K-5, is weather-sealed to withstand damp and inclement weather. The glass itself is also covered in Pentax’s easy [...]
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Light Stopper: Hoya’s Pro1 Digital ND16 Filter
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on September 17, 2010 · 0 Comment
The digital revolution has breathed new life into the neutral-density (ND) filter. Smaller-than-full-frame sensors give you extra depth of field—fine when you want it, but not when you want to throw the background out of focus with a large aperture. On a bright day, you may not be able to do it at all. Enter Hoya’s new PRO1 Digital ND16 filter, which, at 4 stops of light loss, is the densest in [...]
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1000 FPS Video with a Canon EOS 7D
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on September 15, 2010 · 0 Comment
By now, you're probably familiar with the rather awesome video capabilities of Canon's EOS 7D DSLR. However, with some help from an Adobe After Effects plug-in called Twixtor, some video makers have taken things up a notch. The super slo-mo BMX action above was shot entirely with a 7D at 720p/60 fps. Then Twixtor was used to stretch out the footage to give it the appearance of ridiculously [...]
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New Gear: Nikon SB-700 Speedlight
Posted by PopPhoto Flash on September 14, 2010 · 0 Comment
Adding to its long list of newly released products, Nikon introduced a replacement to its mid-level flash unit, the appropriately-follow up to the SB-600, the SB-700. While it's built on a base established by the more affordable SB-600, it also borrows some pro-level features from the SB-900.
The SB-700 incorporates a wide zoom range that covers the majority of Nikkor lens focal lengths — [...]
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