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24 May, 2013 - Off to Oz. What's in the Bag? - Thu, 23 May 2013 Other photographers are often interested in what gear is being carried (schlepped) to distant locations. I've just published Off to Oz, What's in the Bag? Kevin will have something about his particular kit tomorrow. "Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! 
I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
22 May, 2013 - Medium Format Aerial Photography - Wed, 22 May 2013
As I prepare to head off for Australia in just a few days to teach a PODAS workshop aboard ship on the northwest coast it seems appropriate that I publish a new article by an excellent Australian photographer, Nick Rains.
It is titled Medium Format Aerial Photography and describes his use of a Leica S2 for this work. It should be mentioned that if you find yourself in Solms, Germany during the next month, Nick has an exhibit of his aerial work at the Leica Factory Gallery.
If you're in Sydney next week, and would like to say "Hi", you might want to visit the L&P Digital IQ2 World Tour event on Wednesday, May 29. Art Wolfe, Thomas Knoll, Kevin Raber, Peter Eastway, Tony Hewett, Alexia Sinclair, myself and other well known photographers will be there speaking as well as engaging in Q&A sessions.
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20 May, 2013 - Composition by Heart - Mon, 20 May 2013
Was there a moment when the desire to take up photography struck you in a flash? Bors Vesterby shares with us one such moment in Composition by Heart.
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16 May, 2013 - Fuji 55-200mm Zoom First Impressions - Wed, 15 May 2013
Fuji is about to release their eagerly awaited XF 55-200mm OIS zoom lens. I have been working with a sample for the past couple of weeks and my First Impressions report is now online.
"Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
...14 May, 2013 - Kevin Raber Joins LuLa as Publisher - Tue, 14 May 2013
This is an exciting day for me and this web site. My good and long-time friend, Kevin Raber, has joined The Luminous Landscape as our Publisher. In this role he will be responsible for site expansion and development, as well as our advertising and workshop activities.
I remain Editor in Chief and Primary Author of the site, and Chris Sanderson continues as Director and Producer of our video content.
Many of you recognize Kevin's name. For the past thirteen years he has been a Vice Preseident at Phase One, and prior to that served in various executive roles in the US photographic industry. His joining LuLa will allow us to actualize many of the plans that we have been putting in place for the past couple of years.
Welcome Kevin. It's going to be fun!
...10 May, 2013 - The Adobe Creative Cloud Storm - Thu, 9 May 2013
Adobe is moving its Creative Suite apps, including Photoshop, to the Cloud. What does this mean for photographers, both Pros and amateurs?
Find out what I think in Clouding The Issue.
Update: Sean Reid has just published, on Reid Reviews, a review of the Pentax K5 II S, the company's new DSLR without an AA filter. This seems to be one of the first online reviews of this camera.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
9 May, 2013 - What's The Gold Standard of Inkjet Papers - Wed, 8 May 2013
Ilford has recently introduced five new inkjet papers. How do they compare to the previous "gold standard"? Find out in our latest paper review article, writtten by Mark Segal and Michael.
"Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
...8 May, 2014 - Comments on Adobe Coming - Wed, 8 May 2013
I had a problem with Facebook the past 24 hours. They needed me to verify my identity by confirming I am who I am (like Popeye) by making me identify pictures of my Friends. Fine, except that the pictures that they used were in most cases people's baby pictures and pics of their cats. Dumb. Anyhow, problem now solved and I'm back on Facebook.
Adobe's announcement of a definitive move to the Cloud is proving to be very controversial, and somewhat misunderstood. I am currently in Chicago filming a Lightroom 5 tutorial with Jeff Schewe and we have been discussing the issue between ourselves. It's complicated.
We are shooting a roundtable video discussion on the topic and will be posting it here on the site in a couple of days.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
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6 May, 2013 - Fuji X100s Review - Sun, 5 May 2013
One of the most innovative new cameras of the past few years was the Fuji X100. Fujifilm has now updated the line with the new X100s, and Nick Devlin falls in love once again.
For Better or Worse
I'm now on Facebook
Ok, I finally did it. After resisting Facebook for years (the web site is enough on-line exposure, don't you think) I have succumed to pressure from family and friends and have joined Facebook.
So, if you want to find out what I eat for breakfast (NOT), or at least what cameras I'm currently testing and some of the photography that I'm doing that isn't portfolio grade, come and visit. (Today – an Apple, two slices of Swiss cheese and a cup of green tea.)
"Yes I downloaded the videos. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I learned so much I think my brain is going to explode.
...1 May, 2013 - Leica M(240) First Impressions - Wed, 1 May 2013
Last week I had an opportunity to shoot with the new Leica M for the first time along with with Sean Reid of Reidreviews and our own Mark Dubovoy. We did photography, talked equipment and did a lengthly video round table discussions about the current state of Leica M cameras and the whole non-reflex camera environment.
The video will appear soon, but today I am publishing my Leica M First Impressions Report and Sean's write-up on our get-together.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
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The Leica Mini M camera is set to be unveiled on June 11th 2013.
Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 75mm f/1.8 Photos
The Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 75mm f/1.8 is a fast telephoto portrait lens for the Micro Four thirds system, retailing for £799.
Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f/1.8 Photos
The Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f/1.8 is a fast 35mm equivalent lens for the Micro Four thirds system, retailing for £449.
Canon Launches “Power to your Next Step†Campaign
Canon has launched a new “through-the-line” campaign using the creative theme ‘Power to your next step.’
Environmental Photographer of the Year 2013 Exhibition
Having received wide acclaim at the Royal Geographical Society in London, the Environmental Photographer of the Year 2013 exhibition comes to Grizedale Forest in the heart of Cumbria’s Lake District.
Corel Launches Special Pricing Programme for Creative Suite Users
Corel today announced a special pricing programme specifically for Creative Suite users looking for an alternative to Creative Cloud.
Getty Images Launch Portrait Prize for Emerging Photographers
Getty Images have launched its inaugural Contour by Getty Images Portrait Prize, which aims to recognise excellence in portrait photography by an emerging photographer with fewer than five years industry experience.
ArcSoft has just released Photo+, a new photo viewer that promises “an unparalleled viewing and manipulating experience.”
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9
Xara has released version 9 of its creative design software, Xara Photo and Graphics Designer.
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Photo exclusive: Central Press photo agency staff ‘incredible reunion’ after 45 years - Thu, 23 May 2013 Interview: Ben Jones, Head of Motion – Science Photo Library - Thu, 23 May 2013 FootageNews.com – for the stock footage and video content industry - Wed, 22 May 2013 Found and uploaded: Free Festival Stonehenge 1976 – Images - Tue, 21 May 2013 Job: BAPLA Association Administrator (Maternity Cover) – London - Tue, 21 May 2013 Snapper Media photo agency joins FameFlynet network = FameFlynet Australia - Tue, 21 May 2013 Watch: UK photo library to feature on BBC 1 Wednesday 22nd – 7pm - Tue, 21 May 2013 Wanted: image scanning/retouch company – small but important book project UK - Tue, 21 May 2013 Launched: Open for Business – View Magnum photographers at work - Mon, 20 May 2013 Q. Corbis Getty Magnum Alamy – what’s the connection? - Wed, 15 May 2013
Then … ↑ The photo on PhotoArchiveNews.com which sparked the renunion – here’s the article …and Now! ↑ Photo shows: L to R Michael Basstoe,Paul Jarrett, Alan Coomes, Ricky McGregor, John Wormley, Alan Sparrow, John Hercock ( sitting ) Roger … Continue reading
Here is the first in a series of interviews by PAN’s stock footage industry news site Footage News called ‘Getting-To-Know-The-Library’ – more to follow – enjoy! Name: Ben Jones Position: Head of Motion Stock footage Agency: Science Photo Library – … Continue reading
www.footagenews.com is a NEW news site for the stock footage and video content licensing industry • Created by the team behind the successful stock photo industry news site PhotoArchiveNews.com • Please send news items and enquires to will@footagenews.com or call … Continue reading
Cracking find and upload here by UK editorial photographer Homer Sykes, “Recently found these images from the 1970s….” showing the Free Festival at Stonehenge View and license the 15 images here More about Homer here on his PAN listing
Association Administrator (Maternity Cover) BAPLA, the trade association for picture libraries in the UK with more than 200 members, is looking for an Association Administrator to provide administrative support. JOB DESCRIPTION Member Services, including (but not limited to): · Issuing … Continue reading
photo: Georgia May Jagger © fameflynet.uk.com Fast expanding celebrity photo agency FameFlynet has secured another territory to it’s global agency network with the announcement of a new partner in Australia, Snapper Media. The news comes almost one year to the … Continue reading
See TopFoto and the work of John Topham featuring on BBC1’s The One Show – this week. Watch live on BBC1, Wednesday 22 May at 7pm (with 5 million others!) or via BBC iPlayer for the following 7 days. On … Continue reading
This in from a PAN reader: Hi Will, Could I ask for your advice: Can you please recommend a company that will clean up some of personal images and scan them professionally to a high resolution suitable for a book. … Continue reading
Martin Parr, David Hurn and Chris Steele-Perkins are among a rostra of Magnum photographers featured on a new tumblr blog showing behind the scenes shots of Magnum photographers shooting the Open for Business project across the British manufacturing industry. They … Continue reading
↑ This in from our what’s-on-TV reporter Mark Leech, MD at sports photo agency Offside… showing a question during BBC Four TV programme Only Connect Quiz show in which teams draw together the connections between seemingly random things. … Mark … Continue reading
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Canon still pursuing Foveon-style multi-layer sensor design - Thu, 23 May 2013 Canon has patented a color-sensitive multi-layered sensor design, showing the company is still pursuing the technology. Like Sigma's Foveon chips, the multi-layered design allows each of the sensor's pixels to capture color information without the need for colored filters. The patent, discovered by the Japanese Engineering Accomplishment blog, suggests a system to promote resonance within the sensor, in an attempt to make the lower layers of the sensor more sensitive. (from Egami blog)
Leica teases 'Mini M' for 11th June release - Thu, 23 May 2013
Leica has placed a teaser on its Facebook page for a new 'Mini M' camera to be launched on June 11th, that apparently will slot into its range between the M rangefinder and the X2 fixed-lens compact. It's given no other details, but we think it could make sense for the company to produce a full-time live view version of the M Typ 240, using the same sensor but with the expensive rangefinder assembly removed. This would result in a 24MP full frame mirrorless camera that would be able to use almost any manual focus SLR or rangefinder lens ever made, without a field-of-view crop.
Photographer captures concert with DSLR-mounted GoPro - Thu, 23 May 2013
If you've never had the chance to stand in the front row and shoot a live concert, Montreal-based photographer Pierre Bourgault has the next best thing. He attached a GoPro camera to the top of his Canon DSLR and recorded a seven-minute video of his shooting experience at a Dead to Me concert. He then overlaid the actual photos taken at the show, which you can view after the break.
Fujifilm updates X-Pro1 and X-E1 to improve AF with 55-200mm lens - Thu, 23 May 2013
Fujifilm has updated the firmware for its X-Pro1 and X-E1 mirrorless cameras, to improve the autofocus speed with the recently-launched XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS telephoto zoom lens. Versions 1.05 for the X-E1 and 2.04 for the X-Pro1 are available to download from the Fujifilm website. Click through for the links.
Studio scene comparison pages added to Pentax MX-1 preview - Wed, 22 May 2013
We've just added three studio comparison pages to our previously-published preview of the Pentax MX-1. The MX-1 is Pentax's flagship compact camera, and something of a departure for the manufacturer, offering a fast F1.8-2.5 zoom lens, full manual control and a high-class, metal body, to compete with more established peers like Panasonic's LX7. Click through to go to the new pages in our preview, and see for yourself how the MX-1 compares to its rivals.
DxOMark Mobile Report: Samsung Galaxy S4 - Wed, 22 May 2013
We just published the DxOMark Mobile Report for Samsung's new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4 on connect.dpreview.com. DxO's imaging experts have analyzed 14 aspects of mobile imaging including detailed image quality assessment, flash performance, autofocus reliability and more to calculate a final score. This report will be integrated into our full review once it is finished but for now click through to find out how the Samsung Galaxy S4's camera performed in the DxOMark lab tests.
Gifty concept camera produces instant flipbooks - Wed, 22 May 2013
Animated flipbooks have been around for nearly 145 years. With just a little thumb action, these books allowed you to view a few seconds worth of animation. Now, a new concept camera known as the Gifty allows you to record video and print a flipbook instantly. The only problem: you can't buy one yet.
Flickr: Yahoo CEO sorry for 'no such thing as pro photographers' comment, Pro accounts live on - Wed, 22 May 2013
Much of the fallout surrounding Flickr's massive updates this Monday continues to center around the legacy 'Pro' accounts and a contentious statement from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer: 'There’s no such thing as Flickr Pro today because [...] there’s really no such thing as professional photographers anymore.' She apologized today for her 'misstatement', and it appears that existing Flickr Pro account holders will still be able to take advantage of unlimited storage. Read all about it at connect.dpreview.com.
GIF creator receives honor, still chafes at mispronunciation - Wed, 22 May 2013
If you've ever wondered who to thank (or blame) for those 8-bit animated graphics that remain prelevant even on today's high-bandwidth Internet, Steve Wilhite is your man. He was honored for that achievement at this year's Webby Awards and took the opportunity to once again remind us how 'GIF' should be pronounced. (via New York Times)
Just Posted: Olympus E-PM2 Review - Tue, 21 May 2013
We've just posted our review of the The Olympus PEN Mini E-PM2. The E-PM2 is an entry-level Micro Four Thirds system camera, with a 16MP CMOS sensor and full 1080 HD video. It's one of the smallest mirrorless cameras on the market and boasts 8 frames per second continuous shooting. This second generation 'Mini' is effectively the image quality 'guts' of the OM-D in a compact, lightweight, novice-friendly form. Click through to find out what we think of it.
When disaster strikes, photo editors can help save memories - Tue, 21 May 2013
When homes are damaged, often the most important items cannot be replaced. For victims of fire, floods and other natural disasters, family photos are among the worst things to lose. Operation Photo Rescue brings together victims with professional photo editors to turn damaged images back into clear memories. Learn more on connect.dpreview.com.
Just posted: Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD lens review - Mon, 20 May 2013
Just posted: Our review of the Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD. In our latest lens review produced in collaboration with DxOMark, we look at Tamron's fast standard zoom for full frame cameras - the first in its class to include optical stabilisation. With its Ultrasonic Drive focus motor and drip-proof construction, it looks like a very tempting option for full frame shooters, especially as it costs rather less than its counterparts from Canon, Nikon or Sony. But is this all too good to be true? Click through to read our review and find out.
DxOMark investigates lenses for the Nikon D600 - Mon, 20 May 2013
Our friends and collaborators over at DxOMark have recently been looking into how lenses score on specific cameras, and the latest model they've examined is the Nikon D600. In a three-part article published at the end of last week, they investigate how 70 lenses from Carl Zeiss, Nikon, Samyang, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina measure up on the D600's 24MP sensor. The article also compares how given lenses score on the D600 compared to the 36MP D800 and 24MP D3X. Click through for links to the three parts of the article.
All-new Flickr comes with free terabyte - and ads - Mon, 20 May 2013
Flickr fans may find the lure of a free terabyte attractive, but they might be put off by the accompanying advertisements that support Flickr's new free account model. A major update to the photo sharing service has completely revamped the look of accounts and restructured the way users may pay for Flickr in the future. We take a look at the changes on connect.dpreview.com.
New York Times details photo editing policy for fashion magazine - Mon, 20 May 2013
A cover image in the latest issue of the New York Times' monthly style magazine, T, has led to an interesting discussion about the newspaper's policy on photo retouching. While editors forbid any image manipulation beyond, 'minor color-toning and brightness' in news stories, retouches and removal of blemishes are allowed in the style magazine's fashion photography. Does a newspaper risk credibility by allowing retouching on editorially-branded content? Click to read more and share your thoughts.
