How to Assemble a Quality Mobile/Field Recording System for as Little as $75

Over the last two years I’ve been learning about, investigating and testing various audio recording hardware and software. One of my goals was to have a quality on-location recording setup. After learning from other podcasters on discussion groups like the Yahoo! Groups Podcaster list, and through numerous websites and books, I’ve put together a [...]

Alien Skin Software Releases Updates for Intel-based Macs

Alien Skin Software recently released the Macintosh Universal updates (made for Intel-based Macs) for all their Photoshop plug-ins, including Snap Art, BlowUp, Exposure, Eye Candy 5: Textures, Eye Candy 5: Nature, Eye Candy 5: Impact, Xenofex 2, Image Doctor, and Splat!. These updates are compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS3, and according to the company, [...]

Our New Online Store: BigDiner.com

About four months ago I opened an online store powered by CafePress called BigDiner.com. CafePress is best known as a place to find T-shirts with just about any design imaginable (you can also make your own), but I think that it is also a great place for photographers and artists to sell posters, cards, magnets [...]

Adobe Systems Announces Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 & Adds Many New Features

After just over a year since its initial beta release, Adobe® Systems today announced that Adobe Photoshop® Lightroom™ 1.0 software is now available for pre-order, and will ship in mid-February 2007.

The current Lightroom beta will expire on February 28, 2007, and continues to be available for download here.
I’ve used every Lightroom beta version since its [...]

Tip: Great website for choosing web-safe colors

Have you ever had to choose a logo, background or type color for display on a web page? Often they are described in numbers or letters–something like this: #999966 (a brownish/green), or #00FFFF (an aqua blue).
I just came across a really great article, filled with information about web-safe colors and how to avoid dithering when [...]

Review: PhotoPlus Expo NYC Overview

I’ve just about recovered from three great days at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York City, Nov 2-4, 2006. I’ve been coming to the fall photo show for about the last 10 years (it has had a few different names over the years). The primary changes that I observed over about the last five [...]

Announcement: LiveBooks|EDU launched with affordable portfolio solutions for students & teachers

For the last few years, I’ve seen about 50 online portfolios from photographers who use LiveBooks software. The sites really stand out because they look very slick, contain large images (much like a printed portfolio) and have easy to navigate thumbnails.
The following information, describing the company’s subscription-based service for students and teachers, comes from a [...]

Review by Andrew Darlow: The Epson Print Academy

Image Courtesy Epson America-mouseover images for details
All photos shown were taken during the Epson Print Academies held in Miami, Chicago and Boston in 2006.
The Epson Print Academy traveling program has expanded into two new full-day presentations and is now in its third “season”. The Track One program is designed for Advanced Amateur photographers seeking [...]

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