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By Steve Digicam, on January 27th, 2011%
NatureArt is an incredibly cool tool from AKVIS that adds realistic nature effects to a photograph. Need a lake in the background? You can put it in. Want a rainy day instead of a sunny one? No problem. The winter appears to have been an inspiration to the folks at AKVIS. The program already handled rain, water, sun, lightning, clouds and fire, but the 2.0 update adds frost effects. Need some frost on those windows? How about some very cool looking frosted eyelashes? NatureArt 2.0 can do it. NatureArt is available in two different editions. You can pick up a standalone version, or use the program as a plug-in for Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and other editing programs. Either way, you’ll have full access to the range of options available. You can buy NatureArt or download a free trial directly from AKVIS .
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AKVIS Updates NatureArt To Handle Frost
By Steve Digicam, on January 26th, 2011%
Shooting a live event can be challenging, you’ve only got one shot at that perfect moment and you’re at the mercy of the lighting conditions, the environment and the subjects themselves. Despite the difficulty, it can be some of the most rewarding photography you do. Rod Mar, a Seattle sports photographer that regularly covers the Seattle Seahawks, knows this well. “Football is easily my favorite sport to photograph,” he writes in a recent article on Gizmodo . “Combining peak action, great emotion and a sense of ritual and ceremony, football is not only a visual feast for the eyes, but also your camera.” Mar goes over some of the basics, but he says the fundamental is something that’s been passed down for years. To get a usable picture, you need two faces and a ball. It’s even better if you can manage to capture a players eyes as well. “Remember – the eyes have it. If you can see their eyes, your photo is better.” You can check out the full article, full of useful photography tips and even a list of Rod’s gear, over on Gizmodo .
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Shooting Football Games – Advice From Photographer Rod Mar
By Steve Digicam, on January 26th, 2011%
If you’re getting a few of your photography friends together for a party, consider getting creative with the desserts with Pantone chip cookies. That’s what Kim Neill did and they turned out wonderfully. “The idea hit me when I came across these fab Pantone Chip Tins at Blick’s Art Supply,” writes Kim. “The cookies were a HUGE hit with all my clients and I’ve already received requests for refills.” She says that PMS 485, PMS 183 and Silver 877 went first. On her website, Kim Creative Star , Kim shows not only the results of her experiment in creating the themed cookies, but the process behind them and the recipe she used.
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Hosting a Party? Make Your Own Pantone Chip Cookies!
By Steve Digicam, on January 25th, 2011%
Photographer David Noton does the majority of his shooting while traveling to other countries, and he offers up some great advice on just what to take and how to make the decision. “With any journey what needs to be packed is determined by where we’re headed, and how we’re traveling,” he writes. “Clearly the requirements for a Himalayan trek are very different to a road trip to Provence.” Noton says that each trip can be difficult, but the most important is the bag selected for the journey. “In truth there is no camera bag that is right for every purpose,” he writes. “And for us photographers one bag is never going to be right for all situations.” You can read the full three-page article over on Photography Blog .
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David Noton On How To Travel With Photo Gear
By Steve Digicam, on January 25th, 2011%
The latest innovation from the folks at Idee Inc. is a search engine designed to find photos that look similar to yours. It’s pretty slick. The search engine is web based, and can use either a photo that you upload, or a photo that’s already online. You’ll need to limit yourself to a 1MB size for photos, which makes pulling shots from Facebook the easiest way to use the site. Some pictures match better than others, and the primary characteristic for the match seems to be the color of the shot. Snow and water are sometimes confused for example, since waves breaking creates a lot of whiteness. Still, the Image Search Lab could be a very useful tool for those looking for ideas.
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BYO Image Search Finds Photos That Look Like Yours
By Steve Digicam, on January 25th, 2011%
Project Space Planes has been in the works for a while now and the day has finally come. Samsung has launched SD cards into space. It’s all part of a promotion to prove just how durable Samsung’s SD cards are. Commercials show that the cards can handle magnets, electricity and even water, but Samsung is proving that they can handle a trip to space. The balloon carrying the cards went up over 120,000 feet – around 23 miles – before dropping the paper airplanes that carry the cards and falling back down to earth. The planes could land anywhere, so keep your eyes peeled. Check the website to find out more about Project Space Planes . If you happened to find one of Samsung’s cards, report it here .
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Samsung Launches Paper Airplanes and SD Cards Into Space
By Steve Digicam, on January 25th, 2011%
Late last night Panasonic announced four new Lumix digital cameras for 2011, the ‘lifeproof’ DMC-TS3 , the ultra-compact DMC-FX78 , and the long-zoomed DMC-ZS10 and DMC-ZS8 . All of these units offer some appealing features, like GPS functionality ( TS3 and ZS10 ), Touchscreen interface ( ZS10 and FX78 ), and full HD video capture ( TS3 , ZS10 , FX78 ). For more details about these new models, see our preview pages for each camera by clicking on the model numbers above.
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Panasonic Unveils Four New Lumix Digital Cameras
By Steve Digicam, on January 22nd, 2011%
When you’re taking pictures, you don’t always want to be behind the camera. Maybe you want to do a self-portrait, or you just need your hands free for something else. The 2-10 second delay of the self-timer on most cameras isn’t always the answer, especially if you’re going for precision. A remote shutter release/switch is a far better way to go. The folks at PetaPixel have posted a great DIY project that’s not only an effective solution, but cheap too. It all starts with a keyboard sustain pedal. If you have a cheap keyboard laying around the house, you might have a sustain pedal too. If not, you can pick one up for $5-$10 at Guitar Center. The rest of the ingredients can be had inexpensively at Radio Shack or a similar store, and consist of a few wires, an adapter and a soldering iron if you don’t have one already. Check out the pictures and full set of instructions over at PetaPixel .
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DIY: Build Your Own Camera Foot Switch
By Steve Digicam, on January 21st, 2011%
2011 is a big year for 3D. Movies, TV and even videogames are going 3D, but the one market that every manufacturer wants a piece of is that of user-created 3D content. Whoever comes out as the favored maker of 3D digital cameras is going to be sitting pretty. Nikon Japan had plans for the release of a service called My Picturetown 3D that would allow subscribers to rent a glasses-free 3D photo frame and convert their 2D photos into 3D. Unfortunately, it looks like those plans have been delayed. Nikon says Mypicturetown is still on the way, but will hit Japan in March, instead of January as planned. A delay in the Japanese release almost certainly means that we’ll have to wait even longer before we see something like this in the US.
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Nikon Delays My Picturetown 3D
By Steve Digicam, on January 21st, 2011%
If you’re not familiar with it, the Sundance film festival is a place where movies go to be discovered. Breakout hits and important films like ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch,’ ‘Clerks,’ ‘Precious,’ and ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ all came out of Sundance, but the latest addition is a film by Canon. The movie is called ‘The Story Behing the Still,’ and it marks the final stage of the contest of the same name, hosted on Vimeo. The first seven chapters of the film are already out, but the eighth – shot by Vincent Laforet and featuring actor Judd Nelson – will be debuting at Sundance. “At Canon, we strive to let the visions of all filmmakers be realized,” says vice president Yuichi Ishizuka. “We are proud to be a sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival where we will showcase the full ‘The Story Beyond The Still’ collaborative film that demonstrates the first-hand benefits of shooting still and moving images with Canon’s industry-revolutionizing HD DSLR cameras. You can check out the rest of the chapters at Vimeo .
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Canon Brings a Short Film to Sundance
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