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Capture One 12: A Study In Contrast
Project Sandy: Updating A Hard Drive
DNP Releases Mac Hot Folder Utility
Three Entry-Level All-In-One Devices
Capture One Pro Wins Our Tethered Shootout
DNS DS620, WPS Pro
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DNP Releases Mac Hot Folder Utility
Three Entry-Level All-In-One Devices
Road Test: Photoshop's Select Subject
Capture One Pro Wins Our Tethered Shootout
Turning Around Once In A While
The Divisive Holiday Of A Divided Nation
Shoes On The Sill: Granulation
The Petrified Forest of Software Development
Another Week of Shutter Actuations
A Thank You To Our Subscribers
Happy Easter, Passover, April Fools' Day!
Revisiting SFMOMA's 'The Train'
How To Extract A JPEG From A Raw File
All You Ever Wanted To Know About Aspect Ratios
Our First Calendar Update of 2018
The 2018 Smith Fund Recipients
Steve McCurry: A Life In Pictures
Joel Meyerowitz: Where I Find Myself
Snowflake Authority Ken Libbrecht
Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown
Attard And The Maltese Notarial Archives
Using Her Camera for Good: Annie Griffiths
Martha Rosler on Susan Meiselas
Behind The Shot with Oscar Nilsson
Ian McNaught Davis' 'Georgian Moments'
Irish Professional Photographer of the Year Awards
Students Help Victims of Hurricane Harvey
Marcelo Maragni at Rally Dakar
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C O N T A C T • S P O N S O R S H I P • S U B S C R I B E • F O L L O W • A B O U T
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Happy New Year!
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Between Holidays
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Jim Hughes
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Michael A. Smith
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Merry Christmas
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Tracking Santa Tonight
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Holiday Scenes
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Capture One 12
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City Skyline
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A Nativity Scene
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Two Histories Of Photography
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Michael Paul Smith
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Bird Bath Through The Fence
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Night And Day
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Twin Peaks Monochromes
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Sy Kattelson
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Car Parts
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The Paparazzo Story
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Project Sandy
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Jacqueline Hassink
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Scenic Spot
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Cyber Monday
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Leaves
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Black 'Friday' Deals
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Saved By The Rain
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Steve McCurry
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The Shadow Of A Succulent
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Dodgem Bumper Car
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'Unhealthy Air' Today
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The Big Lunch
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Smoke And The Moon
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Gérald Bloncourt
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Veterans Day
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Bob Stinnett
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The Big Book Sale
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Jean Mohr
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November Sunset
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The Midterm Election
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Milton Gendel
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A Long-Ago Halloween
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Smith Fund Recipients
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Sensor Cleaning
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Impossible Macros
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Ara Güler
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Turning Around
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Watching The Angels
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Angels At The Gate
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The Divisive Holiday
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A Few Fountains
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Adobe Elements 2019
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Our Daily Bread
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Aurora HDR
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Fortune Cookies
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Henry Wessel Jr.
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Autographic Kodak
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Shoes On The Sill
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Ruby Washington
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Of Arias And Dahlias
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Woozy Wednesday
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The Petrified Forest
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Erich Lessing
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Transit Center Park
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Chains
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Labor Day
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Summer Garden
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Wrapping It Up
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Excire Search Pro
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The First Day Of School
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BMW i8
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The iMac At 20
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'Light and Love'
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Working Late
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A Suit Of Armor
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Save It!
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Ghirardelli Square
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The Ravishes Of Time
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Laffing Sal
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Sam's Grill
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Theater Arts
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The Beauty Of Old Things
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Flower Piano
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Catch Of The Day
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DNP HFP Utility For Mac OS
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Signs
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Shooting South Again
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Another Week
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Oyster Cove
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The Fourth of July
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A Thank You
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Two Old Haunts
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The Hills of San Francisco
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Sign Of The Times
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David Goldblatt
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Ascending Arguello
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Wood
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Clemens Kalischer
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Antique Underwood Portable
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Archiving As A Constant
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On The Plus Side
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Street Fair
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David Douglas Duncan
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Lock & Key
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DS620A, WPS Pro Install
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A Walk In The Shade
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Let the Games Begin
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Dancing Maple Leaves
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How To Salvage Reds
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Memorial Day
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Stow Lake
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Three All-In-One Devices
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An Edgy Image
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Sam Nzima
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Bucks Lake
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In Progress: The Way Up
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The Unrushed Hour
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Art Shay
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Modern Composition
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Color Pop In Photoshop
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Love
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Ten Thousand Steps
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The Last Laugh
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Shah Marai
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Polixeni Papapetrou
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Working Bikes
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Making Photo Wallplates
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Abbas
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Eyes Of The Heart
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Viansa
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Neighbors
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Two Rocks
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A Double Twist
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Spring Poppies
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The Stone Wall
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Easter, Passover, April Fools'
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From the Living Wall
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Drake's 'Wild Pigeon'
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Laguna Honda Mural
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Revisiting 'The Train'
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Bouquets To Art 2018
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Flexi LED Macro Flash
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Meyerowitz
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Is The Print Primary?
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Building A Stadium
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Extract JPEG From Raw
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A Photo For A Poet
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PhotoFairs San Francisco
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Flying Above The Storm
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The Filbert Steps
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Shooting South
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Presidents' Day
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Max Desfor
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Along the Embarcadero
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Photoshop's Select Subject
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A Valentine
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Old Tools
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After Lunch
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Bikes
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Our Tethered Shootout
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Happy
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Aspect Ratios
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After The Rain
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Pinocchio
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Lenses Are Generational
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The Fog
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A Castle
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Nabile Quenum
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Montecito
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A Rain Gauge
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Kids Playing
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The Beaver Street Wall
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Calendar Update
Happy New Year!
31 December 2018
You'd think we'd learn by now not to put too much faith in a new year. But we steadfastly refuse to buckle under to experience, instead burning that old log of hope with flames of faith to warm the midnight chill away. And as we do, we wish you the best in the year to come.
Around The Horn
31 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Luzzara, window seats, vintage New Year's Eve shots, press freedom celebrated, Ben Long, making snow, 3D printed parts, a Borrowlenses discount and Lawrence Roberts.
Matinee: 'Borderless'
29 December 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Friday Slide Show: Between Holidays
28 December 2018
There's never quite enough time to get everything done before Christmas and never quite enough time to recover after before the whirl starts spinning again. But in the week between Christmas and New Years, things do slow down.
Around The Horn
28 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kenya, Topic, portrait edits, Aurora, Neil Bloem and the editing controversy.
Remembering Jim Hughes
27 December 2018
Jim Hughes, who passed away earlier this month, was a photographer best known for his stewardship of Camera Arts magazine and the definitive biography of W. Eugene Smith.
Remembering Michael A. Smith
27 December 2018
In an interview five years ago, Michael A. Smith said, "In our photographs we feel that we are responsible for every square millimeter of the picture space, the same way a composer is responsible for every note or a poet is responsible for every word."
Around The Horn
27 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Christmas, Ronni Campana, Xyza Bacani, five deals, photowalks, iPhone cameras, the FujiFilm X-E3, Sister Wendy and two deaths.
Around The Horn
26 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Alain Keler, 13 stories from the past year, Daniella Zalcman, a slide show project, three visual trends and changes as Lula.
Merry Christmas
25 December 2018
We thought we'd celebrate Christmas with you this year by highlighting this image from the Hubble Space Telescope of glowing clouds of interstellar gar in the Lagoon Nebula. It was the first image featured in Alan Taylor's 2018 Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar and we've been admiring it all month.
Tracking Santa Tonight
24 December 2018
Once again NORAD is tracking Santa's annual Christmas flight across the globe. As we write this he was last reported in Thimphu, Bhutan. Hope you're not up reading this if you there!
Around The Horn
24 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Dawoud Bey, the Indonesian tsunami, Shanghai, Christmas morning, the Zeiss ZX1, two Micro Four Thirds zooms, Ming Thein's lessons, Darktable and a copyright twist.
Matinee: 'Christmas Lights in Gyor'
22 December 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
22 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the week in photos, top wedding photos, the Panasonic G9, color toning and some predictions.
Friday Slide Show: Holiday Scenes
21 December 2018
We're in both the camp that dreads the holidays and the camp that loves them. As the years go by, though, the dread diminishes and the joy multiplies.
Around The Horn
21 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Apollo 8, fog waves, the middle of nowhere, Lu Guang, your Christmas Story and Taylor Swift.
Capture One 12: A Study In Contrast
20 December 2018
Wandering around the other day, we walked through a public park and stopped in front of a very bright bush set in front of a dark hedge. We were struck by the contrast in tone.
Digital Film Tools Releases DFT v1.2
20 December 2018
Digital Film Tools has released DFT v1.2, a free upgrade for current DFT v1 customers, with support for 56 new cameras and Tiffen Dfx setup files as well as a number of small fixes.
Around The Horn
20 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at food production, Latin American women photographers, McNally in Manhattan, Matt Crump and imaging trends.
City Skyline
19 December 2018
There is a view of the city skyline from Diamond Heights that, as you come upon it, is striking. But when you raise the camera to your eye, whatever is striking about it disappears.
Around The Horn
19 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at objects left behind, 2018, a wounded Marine, Fred Baldwin and Wendy Watris, the Canon 400mm f2.8 L IS III, LinkedIn, Darkroom 4.0, working women, Sony firmware update and the holidays.
Around The Horn
18 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Christmas around the world, 'Shooting War', Stephen DiRado, Lightroom's default settings, the Half Rule, a 'Guide to Photo Contests', removing backgrounds and drone insurance.
Six New 6x6 Global Talent Program Winners Announced
17 December 2018
The World Press Photo Foundation has recognized six photographers from North and Central America in the fifth edition of the 6x6 Global Talent Program.
Around The Horn
17 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Hannah Starkey, Santiago Albert, South Africa, RawTherapee 5.5, Free Transform in Photoshop, holiday travel tips and monitor settings.
Matinee: 'Snowflake Authority Ken Libbrecht'
15 December 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Excire Search Update Released
15 December 2018
Excire has announced a free update to Excire Search and Excire Search Pro Version 1.3.4, which assists local Lightroom image searches with artificial intelligence. The revision includes minor bug fixes plus new features to optmize the Excire Search workflow in Lightroom.
Around The Horn
15 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at South Africa, Jean-Vincent Simonet, toy photography, the Nikon Z 7 and Costco.
Friday Slide Show: A Nativity Scene
14 December 2018
Having published an image of a menorah this week, we thought we'd give the other tribe a turn. We had to dig deep into the archives to find this set of images but we learned something.
Book Bag: Two Histories Of Photography
14 December 2018
While the history of photography can still be covered in a single volume, we thought we'd take a look at two contenders for your book shelf. They would be Paul Matte's Open Aperture and A Chronology of Photography edited by Paul Lowe.
Around The Horn
14 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at people kissing, volcanoes, Ottoman-era photographs, a 300mm Nikkor, a 30mm lens and the Sacramento Delta.
Remembering Michael Paul Smith
14 December 2018
Like most of us in the era of digital photography, Michael Paul Smith had no idea what he was doing at first. But unlike most of us, his photography took him to another place where he could eventually spend eternity.
Amtrak Launches Holiday Photo Contest
13 December 2018
Amtrak has launched a holiday photo contest to evoke "the family festive, nostalgic and celebratory holiday feelings that comes from holiday season train travel."
Around The Horn
13 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Dax Ward, the Canon RF 50mm f1.2L, Meyer Optik Gorlitz, Apple vs. Nvidia, a Sigma deal, a DxO sale and visual searches.
Bird Bath Through The Fence
12 December 2018
One thing leads to another. The other day as a storm was coming in from the Pacific, we thought we'd beat the rain by walking briskly over to the Post Office to pay a bill.
But once we'd dropped the envelope in the slot we thought better of rushing back to the bunker. We had escaped, after all. Surely there was some adventure awaiting us.
We had a little Micro Four Thirds camera with us. And it had that Twist 60 lens whose color we like so much, thanks to an adapter that mated the Nikon F mount to the Micro Four Thirds body.
Why not wander around a bit?
Well, the in-coming storm, for one thing. But we had two defenses. A water-repellent hooded jacket and a transit card. We might get sprinkled but not doused.
So we walked down to Noe Valley to see what was new on the theory it might be a stop on the Christmas shopping tour. Not so much, we discovered, with the more interesting shops like toy stores, bike shops, the stained glass gallery and a few other being replaced by offices and boutiques. Ugh.
Anup Shah Named Maasai Mara Photographer of the Year
12 December 2018
The Angama Foundation has named Anup Shah the winner of The Greatest Maasai Mara Photographer of the Year for his image Escort, depicting a baby elephant boldly walking between cautious adults. The competition, which ran from January through October, received close to 1,000 entries.
Around The Horn
12 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Bellingshausen Sea, National Geographic Nature contest winners, Juan Manuel Castro Prieto, the Nikon Z 6, balancing color temperatures, the best gear, 3D parts printing, Pier 24 publications and a great deal on Keyboard Maestro.
Adobe Updates Lightroom Ecosystem
11 December 2018
In a blog post by Josh Haftel, Adobe announced updates to its Lightroom CC ecosystem, Lightroom Classic CC and Adobe Camera Raw centered around performance and workflow improvements and support for new cameras and lenses.
Around The Horn
11 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at portraits of Leonard Bernstein, Jason Peterson, Lu Guang, the Fuji X-H1, Erin Patrice O'Brien, Harold Davis reveal and Evelyn Berezin.
Night And Day
10 December 2018
As the list of links on the left side of this column hints, December 10 is a special day around here. We do celebrate special days. And, for that matter, nights.
Sigma Ships Global Vision 70-200mm f2.8 Zoom
10 December 2018
Sigma Corp. of America has announced pricing and availability for the Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 DG OS HSM Sports, its new flagship large-aperture telephoto zoom. The advanced optical formula delivers Sigma Art image quality inside the rugged, weatherproof build of a Sports lens.
Around The Horn
10 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Lu Guang, Ming Thein, Icelandic glaciers, a mystery, Nikon Z 6/7 gotchas and fixes, stuck lens adapters, Andrea Bruce, a photo assistant and a dictation solution.
Matinee: Bruce Gilden 'Untitled'
8 December 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
8 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at hopeful images from 2018, vintage N.Y. photos, the Fuji X-H1, the Fuji X-T3, the Z 6 silent shutter, the new Kodak Visitor Center and Sony image corruption.
Friday Slide Show: Twin Peaks Monochromes
7 December 2018
When we took these shots in October we strongly advised ourselves to remember them. We were on Twin Peaks to shoot the Blue Angels and we were worried we'd forget about this set and just what we wanted to do with them.
Leica CL Street Kit Unveiled
7 December 2018
Leica has announced its Leica CL Street Kit featuring the compact Leica CL camera and a Leica Summicron-TL 23 mm f2 ASPH. lens.
Around The Horn
7 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Rome, more 2018 photos, Micaiah Carter, 1980s limo shots, a little light shaper, using Pantone's Color of the Year and a couple of job opportunities.
Remembering Sy Kattelson
6 December 2018
Sy Kattelson, whose subject for 50 years was New York City street life, passed away late last month at the age of 95.
Hasselblad Releases Phocus 3.4
6 December 2018
Tethered shooting, more image adjustment options and correction profiles for new XCD lenses are featured in Phocus 3.4, Hasselblad's medium format image editing software, the company said.
Around The Horn
6 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at more 2018 photos, John Houck, Addis Foto Fest, Pulau Lang Tengah, video driver requirements for Adobe apps, landscape edits and the Film Camera Shop.
DxO Releases PhotoLab 2.1, Extends Discount
5 December 2018
DxO has updated PhotoLab to version 2.1 and extended the introductory sale price through Dec. 25. Improved performance and additional camera support lead the list of enhancements in the new version.
Around The Horn
5 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the migrant caravan, 2018 in photos, Project Antarctica, Ramtin Kazemi, easy product shots, Dunja Djudjic vs. Samsung, offline infringement, a Nikonians deal and ArtCollectionio.
DNP Announces Two New Dye-Sub Media
4 December 2018
DNP has announced two new media options for its DS620A and DS820A dye-sublimation printers. A Silver Pearl and a Metallic paper are the first of the company's Luxury media options "designed to meet the growing, diverse demands for commercial and personal prints and enables photographers to expand their customer print options."
Around The Horn
4 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at George H.W. Bush, top news photos, 'The Way Home', Roger Melis, popular 2018 rentals, Hogan's Nikon Z 7 review, B&H deals under $50, a Rocky Nook discount and two Borrowlenses discounts.
Adobe Stock Forecasts 2019 Visual Trends
3 December 2018
Adobe released its Visual Trend Forecast today. The company predicted, "We'll be surrounded by images that capture passionate, beautiful, contentious, messy cultural conversations about values, how we express our individuality and experiences and how we find refuge in tumultuous times."
Photokina 2019 Canceled, Next In May 2020
3 December 2018
The German Photo Industry Association and Photokina organizer Koelnmesse have agreed not to hold the next trade fair in May 2019, as initially planned, but from May 27 to 30 in 2020.
Stephen DiRado Awarded 2018 Bob & Diane Fund Grant
3 December 2018
The Bob & Diane Fund has announced Stephen DiRado has been awarded its $5,000 grant for 2018 for his decades long work With Dad. With 58 submissions from 18 countries the contest was judged by a jury of photojournalism professionals, all of who expressed unanimous high praise for the awardee's work
Amtrak Launches Social Media Residency Contest
3 December 2018
Amtrak has launched an open casting call to find train riders to share their stories in #AmtrakTakeMeThere, its new social media residency contest.
Around The Horn
3 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Zanele Muholi, the Hubble Advent Calendar, Ansel Adams in Los Angeles, Autumn in Japan, a Wigglegram, journaling, Donald Blake and a call for entries.
Matinee: '2018 Fiat Campaign'
1 December 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
1 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at AIDS photographers looking back, Nikon Z 7 autofocus, the Fujifilm 18-55mm kit lens, Erik Johansson, Chambers in the cold, Harold Davis monochromes, the most popular colors for 2019 and total starlight.
November Archived
1 December 2018
We're delighted to have archived Volume 7 Number 11 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 23 Features, 17 commented News stories, 30 Editor's Notes (which included 160 items of interest), 2 reviews and 1 site note for a total of 73 stories.
Friday Slide Show: Car Parts
30 November 2018
Somehow street photographers never get around to shooting cars. Cars, after all, are always sitting right on the street, ready for their close-up. And yet street photographers ignore them in their hunt for the peculiar, which tends to involve human beings.
The Paparazzo Story
30 November 2018
We were minding our own business the other day, leafing through the memoirs of an Italian scriptwriter from the 1950s whose work we very much admire, when we came upon his telling of how the paparazzo got his name.
Around The Horn
30 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Alan Burles, urban exploration, free holiday greetings templates, Don McCullin, dodging and burning, the Panasonic G9 vs. the Fujifilm X-T3 and Amtrak's new social resident program.
Project Sandy: Updating A Hard Drive +
29 November 2018
Many years ago we wrote a story for another publication about these new devices called solid state drives. We interviewed an engineer who was also a vice president at one of the leading drive manufacturers to get the story. He explained both the pluses and minuses of the new technology.
Phase One Releases Capture One 12
29 November 2018
Even after just a few minutes with the Capture One 12 beta, the effect of the extensive redesign brought a smile to our face. The admittedly powerful image editing software has long suffered from an intimidating interface.
Around The Horn
29 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at big pontoon bridges, Robin Friend, a Rust Belt police shooting, the current camera market, estimating post-production expenses, a Photoshop design challenge, a quick-release lighting setup and straightening horizons.
Remembering Jacqueline Hassink
28 November 2018
The Dutch photographer Jacqueline Hassink, who was based in New York, died from cancer on Nov. 22. During her career, she trained her lens on a series of projects on significant themes that ranged from boardrooms to women decorating car fairs to technology's siren call. She was 52.
Around The Horn
28 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at National Geographic's best photos of the year, the Pentax K-1 Mark II, Sarah Meister's new book, books and calendars in Photos, food photography editing tips, a bid for a hotel chain and VARA.
Scenic Spot
27 November 2018
There is a little balcony on Mount Davidson just a stumble below the summit that affords a view of the city's eastern flank from downtown south.
Around The Horn
27 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Stephen Vanasco, Understanding Exposure, Live Photo conversion, saving and closing image files, autofocus sensors, Understanding Color, the 2019 Zeiss Photography Award and Thanksgiving 2018. And a note.
Around The Horn
26 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Arnold Newman, Roberto Badin, photo editors, the Canon R camera, McNally on the prairie, an aspect ratio tool and Timothy White.
Around The Horn: Cyber Monday
26 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. We're updating our continuing Black 'Friday' deals with new Cyber Monday deals (many of which persist through the week) from a few unusual shopping resources. As always, shopping with our affiliates helps support this site.
Matinee: Viviane Sassen
24 November 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
24 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at photo ping-pong, DeCarava and Hughes, Girls in the Windows, Understanding Color, Seeing Through Photographs, Kasson's gratitude and a Nikkor production milestone.
Friday Slide Show: Leaves
23 November 2018
We've been spending a lot of time with leaves lately, mainly raking them from Mom's front yard. It got us to wondering what Excire Search Pro could tell us about our photos of leaves. Quite a bit it turns out.
Around The Horn
23 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at funiculars, Nolan Ryan Trowe, secret wartime photos, Sierra Leone's Ebola epidemic, a 'Today at Apple' experience and the Lomography Sprocket Rocket.
Happy Thanksgiving
22 November 2018
In the arts, perspective is a technique of rendering three-dimensional objects realistically on a two dimensional plane. More generally, it is just someone's point of view that can sometimes actually represent a profound understanding of a subject.
Saved By The Rain
21 November 2018
As gentle rain started falling this morning as we plowed through the news to put our Around The Horn story together and update our Black 'Friday' Horn. And we sighed with relief.
Around The Horn
21 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the modern South, global warming, Hong Kong, a mirrorless move, a photobook collection lost and Carl Caruso.
Leica Introduces D-Lux 7 Compact
20 November 2018
Leica has unveiled its D-Lux 7, the "Swiss Army knife of Leica compact cameras," according to the company. A 24-75mm 35mm equivalent zoom lens and 17-megapixel Four Thirds image sensor complement a touchscreen display, Bluetooth connectivity, USB-C charging and Post-Focus software effects.
Book Bag: 'Steve McCurry: A Life In Pictures'
20 November 2018
Forty years of photography, over 350 images, 100 previously unpublished, on everything by one of the biggest names in the game and yet we have to tell you this is not just a picture book.
Around The Horn
20 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Philipp Reinhard, Sally Mann, neglected female photographers, a layer mask modification and two free Python scripts.
The Shadow Of A Succulent
19 November 2018
Despite the smoky air we have not given up our mid-morning break on the patio where we read a little bit before returning to the trenches. Today was no different.
Around The Horn: Black 'Friday' +
19 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. With Black 'Friday' starting Monday this year and running through Cyber Monday, we look at a few unusual shopping resources with links to their deals. As always, shopping with our affiliates helps support this site.
Around The Horn
19 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Holocaust, lockdown drills, maternity photography, Muay Thai, the Kamlan 50mm f1.1 and social media.
Matinee: Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown
17 November 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
17 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Shahidul Alam, David Hobby, Lightroom iOS and a Photo Mechanic discount.
Friday Slide Show: Dodgem Bumper Car
16 November 2018
Playland at the Beach was our local amusement park when we were a kid. Birthday parties, slow Saturdays, special events often included a trip to Playland. And a trip to Playland, after reaching a certain age, meant you could drive a bumper car.
Adobe, Sony Sponsor Spider-Man Photo Contest
16 November 2018
Ahead of the Dec. 14 release of the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Adobe has invited photographers to tap into their "Spidey senses" to transform a photo of their city into the Spider-Verse using Lightroom CC and other tools.
EyeEm, Skylum Offer Photography Scholarship
16 November 2018
EyeEm and Skylum Software have announced a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to 10 photographers "to support their work and create their own preset to be sold on Luminar." And that includes a share of the revenue from the preset sales.
'Unhealthy Air' Today
16 November 2018
There's only 4,744 feet between that church tower and the broadcast tower beyond it. In between is smoke from the wildfires in Northern California that have plagued the Bay area since Friday. Today, we're told, will be worse than it has been.
Schadeberg Honored With 2018 Leica Hall of Fame Award
16 November 2018
Leica has announced that it has awarded the 2018 Leica Hall of Fame Award to photojournalist Jürgen Schadeberg.
Around The Horn
16 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at looking down from the heights, Xavi Bou, the 2018 Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards winners, Raw file optical distortion correction, an accordion player, Story's gift guide and Kelby's gift guide.
The Big Lunch
15 November 2018
In the Bay area this week, fans of Cal and Stanford football are gathering at lunch to egg each other on. It's been a while since this Cal grad participated but we've come to appreciate being sidelined as Stanford racked up win after win. The loser had to buy lunch for the previous year's winner.
Kwilt Introduces Second-Generation Personal Cloud Smart Hubs
15 November 2018
Kwilt has announced the launch of Kwilt2 and Kwilt3, two platform-agnostic devices that turn any USB memory key or external drive into a private cloud at home where consumers can offload photos and videos from their smartphones, cameras and other devices and access their content anytime, anywhere.
Around The Horn
15 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at smartphones captured, Sony Alpha Female, Muhammad Ali, PHMuseum's Women Photographer Grant, Chicago, bad product photo service, Sigma Sale and Hank Wessel memorial update.
DxO Updates Nik Collection
14 November 2018
DxO has announced the immediate release of Nik Collection by DxO 2018 v1.1, the company's second update to the creative plug-in suite designed for photographers and graphic artists.
Around The Horn
14 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at National Geographic Photo Contest entries, smoke-filled Chico, Drew Gurian's portraits, Google Photos and Hitler's Young Jewish Friend.
Gregory Halpern Named Immersion Laureate
13 November 2018
Immersion, the Hermés Foundation French-American photography commission, has awarded its fourth laureate to Buffalo photographer Gregory Halpern.
ON1 Photo Raw 2019 Ships
13 November 2018
ON1 has announced it is shipping Photo RAW 2019 with "significant updates to both performance and image quality, significant new features like non-destructive layers integration, new layered file features including auto-alignment and focus stacking, a new portrait tab, a new text tool, new digital asset management updates, and new supported cameras and lenses."
Leica Introduces V-Lux Explorer Kit
13 November 2018
Leica Camera has announced the V-Lux Explorer Kit featuring a Bowery for Leica (canvas, field tan) bag from the ONA for Leica bag collection and a red Leica rope strap designed by COOPH. The Bowery for Leica system bag is distinguished by its style and functionality while the elegant strap features elements in Italian leather, the company noted.
Around The Horn
13 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at David Webrouck, Matthew Pothier, Jeremy Lock, Harold Davis, designing a portfolio and a Phase One event.
Smoke And The Moon
12 November 2018
Around eight o'clock last night we peeked out the picture window. The smoke from the Northern California fires has invaded the Bay area since Friday, making it difficult to breath.
Remembering Gerald Bloncourt
12 November 2018
The Haitian photographer Gérald Bloncourt, whose work as an exile in Paris told the story of immigrants and factory workers, died late last month at the age of 91, a victim of melanoma.
Applications Open For 2019 New York Portfolio Review
12 November 2018
The New York Times has announced it is accepting applications for the seventh annual New York Portfolio Review, sponsored by the New York Times column, the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York and United Photo Industries.
Around The Horn
12 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Remembrance Day, the Woolsey Fire, the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards, an ultra-wide lens, the Aura photo frame and Chambers' gear sale.
Veterans Day +
11 November 2018
This is a special Veterans Day, marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War, the war to end all wars, which turned out to be only the first World War.
Matinee: 'Phones Are Good'
10 November 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
10 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Vivian Maier in color, John Trifonopoulos, digitizing the New York Times photo morgue, moving off Flickr and GIMP 2.10.8.
Remembering Bob Stinnett
9 November 2018
Oakland Tribune photographer Robert Stinnett started working for the publication, took a brief vacation to serve in the military after high school and returned to his post at the newspaper in 1948 where he continued to serve until his retirement in 1986.
Friday Slide Show: The Big Book Sale
9 November 2018
For 54 years the San Francisco Public Library has held an enormous book sale of donated books and media. In recent years, the event has been sponsored by the Friends of the SFPL in one of the pavilions at Fort Mason. And we try to get there every year.
Remembering Jean Mohr
9 November 2018
It seems as if photographers, if they are not cut down at an early age, live a long time. The Swiss photographer Jean Mohr, who died last Saturday at the age of 93 after tramping across battlefield after battlefield, is a good example.
Around The Horn
9 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a blue wave as Paradise burns, Singapore over time, 'The Wall' documentary, the Nikon 180-400mm f4E FL VR lens, Lightroom Profiles, six questions to ask at photo exhibits and some best practices to avoid lawsuits.
Itzastand Is A Removable, Reusable Photo Stand
8 November 2018
Itzastand is an ingenious solution to a problem everyone who loves photos suffers in silence. How to prop them up so you can look at them. Around here a few are framed, more are on little plastic easels but most are just leaning on something (until someone walks by and they fly to the floor).
Flickr Refines New Policies
8 November 2018
In a blog post titled The Commons: The Past Is 100% Part of Our Future, SmugMug co-founder and CEO Don MacAskill expanded on Flickr's new Pro accounts and changing Free accounts, particularly in regard to photos shared with Creative Commons licensing.
Around The Horn
8 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Charles Traub, WWI centenary, Istanbul, Photopea, a Matrix Cam, the iPad Pro for photographers and a poll about infringement.
November Sunset
7 November 2018
Sunsets over the Pacific Ocean become dramatic in November. El Niño or, in alternate years, La Niña do their part raising or cooling the ocean temperature while the clouds form over otherwise clear skies as the fog of summer mostly disappears.
Around The Horn
7 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jean-Pierre Laffont, Anastasia Samoylova, lens testing, travel advice, Edward Burtynsky and KGB spy cameras.
Leica Introduces Full-Frame, Compact Leica Q-P
6 November 2018
Leica has announced the Leica Q-P, another iteration of its Leica Q, this time with a matte black body that omits the company's signature red dot. The traditional Leica script remains on the top plate.
The Midterm Election
6 November 2018
Later today we'll find out if it was merely a coincidence we rolled back the clock two days before going to the polls. Or if that's the way the wind is blowing now.
Around The Horn
6 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at La Machine in Toulouse, buildings, the election, photographing theater, saving and exporting in Photoshop, Nikon macro working distances and thoughts on the importance of photographs.
Around The Horn
5 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kane Hulse, women priests, Harold Davis, autofocus accuracy, phone battery health, Bieke Depoorter and a Rocky Nook deal.
Remembering Milton Gendel
3 November 2018
Milton Gendel, who passed away at the age of 99 in Rome last month, was known for the company he kept. That included the British royal family and a selection of tycoons that included the Agnelli, Getty and Onassis clans. Fortunately for us, though, it also included his camera.
Matinee: Jungblut's Pino Lella +
3 November 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Fall Back
3 November 2018
Only a public service announcement (of the most significant kind) would oblige us to interrupt the weekend. But you might want to resist the urge to hit the sack early tonight. The occasion? The end of Daylight Saving Time (for those of us under its thumb) at 2 a.m. tomorrow. Which instantly becomes 1 a.m. again.
Around The Horn
3 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Capture One Fujifilm Raw processing, another ON1 recipe, Hip-Hop, Flickr and Black Friday.
Friday Slide Show: A Long-Ago Halloween
2 November 2018
When someone asks us what we do, we tell them we write about photography. Most photographers are too busy to hone their writing skills into well-polished tools. And likewise most writers are up too late to spend any time learning much about photography. So we fill the need.
Sigma To Ship Three New Global Vision Lenses
2 November 2018
Sigma has announced the price and availability of two new Global Vision lenses announced at Photokina. They include...
Around The Horn
2 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Halloween, Amal Hussain, Warhol, Kottle in Berlin, Iceland tourism fever, ethical photography and Scribble Artist (last time, promise).
Around The Horn
1 November 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Rachel Woolf, tall statues, Ara Guler, fast lenses, This Land and Scribble Artist, Take Two.
Sigma Ships 60-600mm 'Safari & Sidelines' Zoom
1 November 2018
Sigma has begun shipping its Sigma 60-600mm f4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports, the world's first 10x optical zoom with a telephoto reach of 600mm introduced at Photokina, the company announced.
Flickr Ends Yahoo Requirement, Adds Unlimited Pro Storage
1 November 2018
Flickr has announced updates to both its Free and Pro account offerings following SmugMug's acquisition of the service in April and a months-long effort to incorporate feedback from its members.
October Archived
1 November 2018
We've just archived Volume 7 Number 10 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 14 Features, 19 commented News stories, 27 Editor's Notes (which included 190 items of interest), one review and three site notes for a total of 64 stories.
Adobe Introduces Thorne The Troll
31 October 2018
To celebrate Halloween, the teams from Adobe Illustrator and Character Animator bring you Thorne the Troll, a multilayered Illustrator file rigged and ready for animating.
Around The Horn
31 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Venice flooded, Paris Photo, older lenses, sky swapping, a SanDisk external SSD, Scribble Artist, a copyright troll and Phase One certified professional training.
Around The Horn
30 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Halloween, Rhynna Santos, victims of school shootings, Victor Prado, Nikon Z 7 teardown and Reykjavik.
Epson Sponsors Nature's Best Photography Awards
29 October 2018
Epson announced it is continuing its global sponsorship of the Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Exhibition. As the exclusive printer and paper sponsor for the 7th year, Epson's professional printing technology allows visitors to enjoy the "very best" in outdoor photography, celebrating the rich beauty and diversity of nature.
Around The Horn
29 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Lucie Awards, Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, Sacre Coeur, sunsets, Nikon Z 7 shutter shock, InsideBruegel.net, a trick for Halloween and a BorrowLenses discount.
Matinee: 'People & Memories'
27 October 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
27 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Laura Zalenga, Nikon Z 7 Focus Shift Shooting, the Fuji X-H1 and Lightroom's Map View.
Friday Slide Show: The 2018 Smith Fund Recipients
26 October 2018
On October 17 the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund announced the recipients of its 2018 grants. The work of all of the recipients is so impressive we didn't think a mere news story would do them justice. So we're dedicating our weekly slide show to three of the recipients.
Lucie Technical Awards Announced
26 October 2018
The fourth annual Lucie Technical Awards, honoring "the large and small companies, as well as the individuals who have advanced the photographic industry in a given year," have been announced by the Lucie Foundation.
Around The Horn
26 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at EyeEm photography awards, a lens made of ice, Google's Night Sight, Image Capture in Mojave, Skylum Software and how to be happy.
DNP Announces Perforated Media
25 October 2018
DNP has announced new perforated media for its DS620A, DS-RX1HS and DS40 dye-sublimation printers featuring laser-snap perforations.
Epson Launches New Legacy Textured Paper
25 October 2018
Epson has introduced Legacy Textured, a mould-made paper base that lays cotton fibers down randomly to virtually eliminate curl and a heavily textured surface to simulate handcrafted watercolor papers. In addition, the company also announced its popular Metallic Photo Paper in Luster and Glossy are now Signature Worthy papers, moving into Epson's lineup designed for photography, art illustration and fine art prints.
Around The Horn
25 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Tamara Merino, libraries, guns in America, Kyle Meyer, 10 photographer dilemmas, Adobe Portfolio's new features, Jim Kasson, Mike Johnston and networked-attached storage.
DxO Launches PhotoLab 2 +
24 October 2018
DxO has continued development of PhotoLab, its unique image editing software calibrated to your camera and lenses, with the release of PhotoLab 2 today. The new version advances the platform with a new Photo Library feature for searching images, ClearView Plus for improved dehazing and support for DCP color profiles.
Leica Anounces M10-D
24 October 2018
Inspired by the Leica M10-P, Leica has introduced the M10-D, omitting the touchscreen monitor in favor of mechanical controls and an app to view images on your smartphone.
Around The Horn
24 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at newborn stars, Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners, Chiara Zonca, mirrorless systems and B&H PhotoPlus deals.
Around The Horn
23 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at that caravan, Lynsey Addario, Cape Perpetua, Rick McGinnis, the Canon 100mm f2.8L IS, Syria's ancient sites, ON1 Photo RAW 2019 recipes, computational photography, the Photo Police and BackLight backpacks.
Sensor Cleaning
22 October 2018
We feel obliged to confess that last week we spent a few minutes cleaning the sensors of two of our most used cameras. It's a confession not because we've sinned but because we don't want to hide anything.
Around The Horn
22 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Liberian Civil War, Romain Thiery, Thelma Pepper, Woodstock 1969, Jim Kasson, Ellis Island, the 2.5 lens concept, Paul Mpagi Sepuya and a Rocky Nook discount.
Matinee: 'The Moment'
20 October 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
20 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Naohiro Maeda, elderly women in a Siberian village, Raw Therapee's Z 7 banding fix and disappearing Google Pixel photos.
Friday Slide Show: Impossible Macros
19 October 2018
Everything breaks. It's one of the fundamental laws of nature, acknowledged by scientists and crackpots alike. An unbreakable law at that.
Around The Horn
19 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at autumn colors, Debmalya Roy Choudhuri, night shooting with a Panasonic LZ8, Canon R teardown, Nikon Z infrared (and teardown), some small Photoshop fixes and UT photography books.
Remembering Ara Güler
18 October 2018
The Eye of Istanbul, alas, has been closed for all eternity. Ara Güler has passed away at the age of 90. Güler, who had been suffering from kidney failure, was felled by a heart attack.
Pixelmator Pro 1.2 Released
18 October 2018
Pixelmator Pro 1.2 was released earlier today, according to a company blog post. The update adds macOS Mojave support, a new "light appearance" to work with Mojave's light and dark modes, ML Enhance and batch processing using five actions.
Blazing Editions, ChromaLuxe Name 2018 Masters on Metal
18 October 2018
ChromaLuxe and Blazing Editions have announced that environmental fine art photographer John Paul Caponigro and photography duo Ken Broward and Deborah Ory of NYC Dance Project have been named the featured photographers in the Blazing Editions/ChromaLuxe Collaboration Series: Masters on Metal.
Around The Horn
18 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at robots, old favorites, Los Angeles at night, Old Israel, MAX Sneak Peeks, macOS printing changes, a ticket book, BestPhotos and a copyright office request.
Nikon Opens 2019 Photo Contest
18 October 2018
Nikon has announced it is now accepting entries for its 2019 Photo Contest. Over 410,000 photographers have submitted over 1,620,000 imaging works to the international event, now in its 37th year.
Angama Mara Opens Wildlife Photo Studio
17 October 2018
Angama Mara, the safari lodge overlooking Kenya's Maasai Mara, has opened a new on-site photographic studio for guests of its two tented campsites.
Around The Horn
17 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at seven miles up, Alnis Stakle, Kate Gazaway, monochrome smart photography, going commercial, Topaz, Lightroom preset changes, property releases, Capture One Style Packs and the Affinity Workbook.
Turning Around Once In A While
16 October 2018
The general prohibition against turning around does not apply to photographers. Its biblical roots warn the penalty is to be instantly turned into a pillar of salt. And even now there is still some uneasiness of older churchgoers about facing away from the altar. But none of those situations are accompanied by a camera.
On a good long hike, though, a camera is often as essential to well-being as a bottle of water. Even more so. It always provides an excuse to stop.
And not merely to rest but to engage in some higher, even preposterous, intellectual activity like snapping a photo.
So we have always recommended bringing a camera along on a hike. But we've often neglected to recommend turning around when you do.
Seeing where you came from can be rewarding. And, if you're going up in the world, it can be a heady experience as well.
Take this shot, for example.
Around The Horn
16 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Niagara Falls, night shots, Christopher Anderson, butterfly wings, Adobe MAX, a Z 7 copy project, Google, getting from Lightroom to Instagram and a model release.
Sony Introduces HX99 Travel Digicam
15 October 2018
Sony has announced the Cyber-shot HX99 digicam featuring a 35mm equivalent zoom range of 24-720mm in the world's smallest camera body of its kind. The HX99 also provides 4K movie shooting, a BIONZ X image processing engine with a front-end LSI, extremely fast autofocus, Eye autofocus and up to 10 fps shooting
Around The Horn
15 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sheila Pree Bright, Jonathan Hodder, Pawel Jaszcuzuk, the Tokina Opera vs. Pentax D-FA, Joe McNally and Emily Keegan.
Adobe Unveils Updates to Creative Cloud at MAX 2018
15 October 2018
Adobe announced updates to its Creative Cloud applications at MAX 2018 today. Some of them are available now while others are planned for a 2019 release. Photographers will find the updates to Photoshop and Lightroom particularly compelling, including fulls versions of Photoshop designed to run on tablets.
Thanks to Sponsor Photzy
13 October 2018
Our thanks again to Photzy for having sponsored this week's Photo Corners feeds.
Like Photo Corners, the company focuses on enhancing your understanding of photography, improving your skill set along the way. There are over 100 free PDF and video tutorials to get you started, as well as premium offerings to get to the next level.
Matinee: Attard And The Maltese Notarial Archives
13 October 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
13 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at London Kodachromes, Lloyd Chambers, investing, syncing iPhoto libraries, switching to the Panasonic G9, TourBox, Z 7 banding again and Mike Johnston.
Friday Slide Show: Watching The Angels
12 October 2018
There are angels and then there are angles. The Blue Angels are those Ferraris of the sky that roar around without requiring roads to rip up. The other angels are the ones we climbed Twin Peaks to watch last Sunday during the air show.
Around The Horn
12 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Hurricane Michael, Tuscany, the Dead Sea, Warhol photography archives, Sky Enhancer, a Nikon Z 7 banding test and a wedding shoot without the groom.
Nikon Announces Winners Of Small World Competitions
11 October 2018
Nikon has announced the winners of its Photomicrography Competition. Awards are given in separate still and video competitions.
Around The Horn
11 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at girls turning 18, giant puppets, Central Park statues, a Kwilt update and Luna Display.
Leica Announces Leica Q Khaki
10 October 2018
Leica has announced its Leica Q Khaki, its latest limited-edition Leica. The Leica Q Khaki features khaki green leather trim, including its shoulder strap.
Around The Horn
10 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the season in photos, Belfast, small-scale farms, the Sundial app, Andrew Darlow and some free presets.
Hex Introduces 2018 Camera Bag Collection
10 October 2018
Hex has launched its 2018 camera bag collection on its Web site today. The new Ranger Collection consists of the Clamshell and Sling bag lineup developed with testing and input from several top photographers, the company said.
Angels At The Gate +
9 October 2018
We know better than to watch the Blue Angels perform over San Francisco Bay from Twin Peaks. The little planes are just too far away to see with the naked eye.
Around The Horn
9 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Gianluca De Bartolo, Polaroids of women, Photoshop exports, Z 7 green shadows, DPPExpress on iOS, Halide, Google's new Pixels, the Allclip, Sony's Alpha Female program and Google+.
The Divisive Holiday Of A Divided Nation
8 October 2018
Columbus Day is still an official federal holiday (we just looked it up). Most government offices are closed, although not in Columbus, Ohio. And, more telling, all the banks and post offices. And yet, the indigenous among us find this somewhat inappropriate.
Around The Horn
8 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Damon Winter, Pothi boxes, Quick Action shortcuts, Kasson's Z 7 landscape tests, David Hobby and Fujifilm discounts.
Sponsor: Photzy
8 October 2018
Our thanks to Photzy for sponsoring this week's three Photo Corners feeds.
Over 110,000 photographers have used Photzy to improve their photography. After registering on the site, you'll be able to download over 100 free PDF and video tutorials with some juicy meat on their bones.
Matinee: 'Funny Face Series'
6 October 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
6 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at hot air balloons, hip-hop photos, Mary Beard, the Nikon Z 7 and a Banksy prank.
NatureScapes 'Clouds' Winners Announced
5 October 2018
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science has announced the winners of its 2018 NatureScapes 'Clouds' photo competition. The annual photo competition celebrates nature through the art of photography, to inspire a greater appreciation and understanding of the natural world.
Friday Slide Show: A Few Fountains
5 October 2018
We've almost always approached our Friday Slide Show feature in the same way. We hunt through our collection of shoots for either an old one we like or a recent one. Old or new but always by shoot.
Around The Horn
5 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Cindy Sherman's self-portraits, Aleksey Kondratyev's ice fishers, Abelardo Morell's flowers, Jim Shaugnessy's railroad, the Olympus 12-100mm Pro lens, the BJP International Photography Award 2019, an Apple Photos shortcut and a Pete Souza photo tour.
Skylum Releases Aurora HDR 2019
4 October 2018
Skylum Software has released Aurora HDR 2019, its fourth generation, high dynamic range editor. Skylum's AI Lab analyzed thousands of images from professional photographers to create a custom algorithm that would deliver optimal results automatically for this release.
Test Drive: Adobe Elements 2019
4 October 2018
Autumn is when the leaves turn color, the air chills and Adobe releases an update to Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements. The latest version (v17.0) has just been released after it was announced on Adobe's blog. We've already spent a few days trying out its new features.
Around The Horn
4 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Paul Harmon, Chiara Zonca, the Apple iPhone XS Max and Grace Chon.
Around The Horn
3 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jack Delano, Mario Carnicelli, Patrick Di Fruscia, Adrian Samson, the Panasonic G9 and Ming Thein.
Lensbaby, Lume Cube, Mountainsmith Launch Project Disrupt
2 October 2018
Lensbaby, Lume Cube and Mountainsmith have launched Project Disrupt, a contest to give 10 lucky winners enough gear "to fuel their next passion project."
Around The Horn
2 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Yucatan, Gordon Parks, Sebastiaan de With, #ShotoniPhone, Thibault Delhom and vintage gear.
Our Daily Bread
1 October 2018
We'd walked from downtown to North Beach, which is uphill all the way. So when we finally sat down, we were going to eat. We just had to find a welcoming restaurant.
Around The Horn
1 October 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Indonesia disaster, Juan Pablo Ramirez, the 35mm format, Catalina Martin-Chico, Alec Byrne, 10 UK immigrants, GPU issues with Adobe software, three free apps and California's net neutrality law.
September Archived
1 October 2018
We've just archived Volume 7 Number 9 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 16 Features, 37 commented News stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included 159 items of interest), one review and two site notes for a total of 81 stories.
Test Drive: Aurora HDR
29 September 2018
Walking from Robin Williams Meadow to the Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park, we wandered by a bucolic scene we knew wouldn't photograph well. The range of tones from the deep shadows of the redwood tree to the bright grass beyond the thicket with some reddish flowers shining in the bright sun was just too long to capture in a single shot. And we couldn't bracket exposures without moving the camera.
Matinee: 'Sirkhane Darkroom'
29 September 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
29 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at refugee stories, Eugene Richards, frat life, the Nikon Z7 and Z 24-70/4, production questions, Google Images and a Backblaze warning.
Friday Slide Show: The Wisdom of Fortune Cookies
28 September 2018
There are, we've been told, about three million fortune cookies baked each year. And while (almost) each of them will contain a printed fortune, there are not three million unique fortunes.
Photokina Clippings: Broncolor, Novoflex, ProGrade, Hogan
28 September 2018
We're taking the drone approach to covering Photokina 2018. No boots on the ground but aerial surveillance of the more important targets. We'll provide a brief description with links to official press releases and sponsored links for pre-ordering. This entry covers Broncolor, Novoflex, ProGrade and Hogan.
Around The Horn
28 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the World of WearableArt, Mt. Lassen monochromes, the Intrepid Enlarger project, a BMW M2, San Francisco Noir and a wide angle webinar.
Photokina Clippings: Zeiss, Venus Optics
27 September 2018
We're taking the drone approach to covering Photokina 2018. No boots on the ground but aerial surveillance of the more important targets. We'll provide a brief description with links to official press releases and sponsored links for pre-ordering. This entry covers Zeiss and Venus Optics.
Sigma Announces October Lens Workshops
27 September 2018
Sigma has announced its Lens Workshops lineup for October, inviting photographers in New York, California, Virginia and Wisconsin to take advantage of versatile training, hands-on experience with Sigma lenses and networking opportunities available to them in their backyard.
Delaware North Launches National Park Photo Contest
27 September 2018
Delaware North has announced a photo contest to share visitors' experiences at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, where the company operates visitor services.
Around The Horn
27 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Nguan, Niall Mcdiarmid, silly season, Medium Format Magazine and a copyright panel discussion.
Photokina Clippings: Zenit & Leica, Hasselblad, Tether Tools
26 September 2018
We're taking the drone approach to covering Photokina 2018. No boots on the ground but aerial surveillance of the more important targets. We'll provide a brief description with links to official press releases and sponsored links for pre-ordering. This entry covers Zenit & Leica, Hasselblad and Tether Tools.
Around The Horn
26 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at titanium skid blocks, space junk, Lewis Khan, Albert Watson, Web site portfolios, Johnston wonders about the meaning of it all, the Lowepro 350 AW and copyrighting a batch of photos.
ON1 Announces Photo Raw 2019
25 September 2018
ON1 has announced it will released Photo Raw 2019, its image editing software, this November. The upgrade will feature a streamlined workflow that is "elegant, powerful and easy to learn," the company said. New features include a new non-destructive workflow for layers, auto-alignment of layers, focus stacking, a new portrait module, a new AI-powered masking tool, a new text tool, new digital asset management updates and more.
Photokina Clippings: L-Mount, Leica, Fujifilm, Sigma, Ricoh +
25 September 2018
We're taking the drone approach to covering Photokina 2018. No boots on the ground but aerial surveillance of the more important targets. We'll provide a brief description with links to official press releases and sponsored links for pre-ordering. This entry covers the new L-Mount Alliance, Leica, Fujifilm, Sigma and Ricoh.
Celebrities Help Launch 'Remembering Great Apes'
25 September 2018
A troop of celebrity wildlife lovers showed their support for Remembering Great Apes, a new photography book, on World Gorilla Day yesterday.
Fujifilm Announces GFX 50R Medium Format Mirrorless
25 September 2018
Fujifilm has announced the GFX 50R, a medium-format mirrorless rangefinder featuring a large, 51.4-megapixel sensor that is approximately 1.7 times the size of a full-size 35mm image sensor and the X-Processor Pro image processing engine.
Phase One Announces Software Collaboration With Fujifilm
25 September 2018
Phase One and Fujifilm have announced they are collaborating "to broaden and deepen Capture One software support of more Fujifilm cameras." With the release of Capture One 11.3 today, Capture One has significantly expanded its Fujifilm camera support, with full Fujifilm Raw file and basic tethered support for select cameras.
Hasselblad Adds Three XCD Lenses
25 September 2018
Hasselblad has announced the addition of three XCD lenses to its X1D lineup, including an 80mm f1.9 prime, the fastest Hasselblad lens ever. The three new lenses and one dedicated teleconverter expand the XCD family to nine different focal lengths.
Around The Horn
25 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Oktoberfest, jazz giants, construction machinery, Apple's iPhone XS technology, notable women, Jason Mihalick and the Getty's Art and Xerography research project.
Alien Skin Releases Exposure X4
24 September 2018
Alien Skin has released Exposure X4, a major update to its image editing software, featuring improved highlight/shadow recovery, adjustable light effects, perspective control, monitored folders for tethered shooting, smart collections and more.
Around The Horn
24 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the homeless, Indian rugs, Marawi City, glass with character, optics in the golden age, Harold Davis, street shooting with the Nikon Z 7 and a BorrowLenses discount.
Matinee: Cristobol Vision
22 September 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Remembering Henry Wessel Jr. +
22 September 2018
Photography is easy, Henry Wessel used to say. "You have two decisions to make: Where to stand, and when to press the shutter. Pressing the shutter is saying yes to the world."
Around The Horn
22 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at wet markets, Algerian festivals, a worst-case adapter test and Peter Turnley.
Friday Slide Show: No. 1A Autographic Kodak Jr.
21 September 2018
With Photokina 2018 coming up next week, we thought we'd have a little fun with the oldest camera in the bunker, a 1920s No. 1A Autographic Kodak Jr. After all, once upon a time, it was state of the art, too.
Around The Horn
21 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Gaza, the LACP Exposure portfolio review, the V&A's new Photo Centre, the Wired25 portraits and a new laptop.
Leica Releases Sofort Instant Camera in Matte Black
21 September 2018
Leica has announced its Sofortz Instax instant camera is now available in black. The Leica Sofort black makes instant color or black-and-white prints from Fujifilm 10 and 20 exposure film packs.
Epson Launches Print Academy YouTube Channel
20 September 2018
Epson has announced the launch of the Epson Print Academy YouTube channel. The dedicated channel will feature educational content designed for customers using Epson Professional Imaging products.
Canon Introduces PowerShot SX70 HS
20 September 2018
Canon has introduced its PowerShot SX70 HS with 65x optical zoom with a 35mm equivalent range of 21mm to 1,365mm, a 20.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, built-in WiFi and Bluetooth plus 4K video in a compact form factor.
Sony Adds 24mm f1.4-G Master To Full Frame Lineup
20 September 2018
Sony has introduced a 24mm f1.4 prime lens to its G Master series of full-frame E-mount lenses. The new FE 24mm f1.4 GM is the most compact and lightweight in its class, weighing only 15.7 ounces with a filter diameter of 67mm. It offers exceptionally high resolution and beautiful bokeh, the company added.
Around The Horn
20 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at female MPs, Greenland, the Polaroid film factory, card errors, SD Express vs. CFexpress and every single available film stock.
Peak Design Protoypes Two Travel Duffel Bags
19 September 2018
Peak Design has added two prototype duffle bags to its current Travel Line Kickstarter project, which ends tomorrow.
Adobe 'One Tool' Series Continues With Effects Panel
19 September 2018
Adobe concludes its One Tool, Three Ways campaign today with the Effects Panel in Lightroom Classic CC. The series follows photographers Maddie McGarvey, Kevin Wong and Jonpaul Douglass discussing their use of Adobe tools to create their work.
World Press Photo Announces 25th Joop Swart Masterclass
19 September 2018
World Press Photo has announced the masters of the 25th edition of the Joop Swart Masterclass. Since its creation in 1994, the Masterclass has brought together young, promising photographers with the most experienced individuals in visual journalism to share and pass on knowledge and experience.
Around The Horn
19 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jose Alvarado Jr., portraits of booksellers, construction sites, iOS 12 Photo searches, Karen Hutton and Joey Lawrence.
Shoes On The Sill: Granulation
18 September 2018
We sat down to lunch at El Toreador the other day and were immediately distracted from the menu by a pair of tiny shoes perched on the window sill.
The only camera we had with us was our iPhone 6 Plus with its wide angle lens. That wide angle perspective, we knew, would minimize the importance of those shoes, which were the very thing that attracted us to the shot.
But you do what you have to do.
We hoped we'd be able to crop the image to emphasize the shoes. And we hoped we'd have enough image quality left so you didn't have to be told what you were looking at.
And we just might have. Barely.
But as Cinderella might have confirmed, the shoe doesn't fit everybody. And these shoes were a bit tiny for the image quality feet we had.
Not to despair, though.
Think Tank Photo Announces Two Rain Covers
18 September 2018
Think Tank Photo has just released two covers to protect your gear from inclement weather: Hydrophobia v3.0 rain covers for camera/lens combinations in the field and a new Emergency Rain Cover.
Miops Introduces Splash Water Drop Kit
18 September 2018
Miops has introduced its Splash Water Drop Kit, smartphone controllable and stand-alone water drop kit designed to deliver the perfect water drop photography experience.
Around The Horn
18 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at new iPhone camera reviews, Super Typhoon Mangkhut, fine art photo books, Photoshop's artistic filters, tilted lens adapters, backup practices and net neutrality.
Remembering Ruby Washington
17 September 2018
Ruby Washington, 66, passed away earlier this week from breast cancer. She was the first African-American woman to become a staff photographer at The New York Times.
Around The Horn
17 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Hurricane Florence, Adam Marelli, Garry Winogrand, Lee Johnson, Sony vs. Panasonic one-inchers and lens adapters.
Matinee: 'Hiroshi Sugimoto: Between Sea and Sky'
15 September 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
15 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 12 emerging photographers, the mirrorless segment, a cheap light modifier, Sony E vs. Nikon F mounts, shooting wide open and the Tokina 16-28mm f2.8 lens.
Friday Slide Show: Of Arias And Dahlias
14 September 2018
We had saved the date. We do every year. The date of Opera in the Park, that is. It's always held on the Sunday of the opening weekend of the opera season here. The company's star singers and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra perform for the public at no charge. Can't beat that deal.
Around The Horn
14 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards finalists, Ezra Stoller, the story of a face, LensWork's anniversary issue, Graeme Williams vs. artist Hank Willis Thomas and MIT's Eric Mongeon.
Affinity Photo For iPad 1.6.9 Released, Discounted
14 September 2018
Affinity has updated Affinity Photo for iPad v1.6.9, which this week reached a quarter million uses worldwide, the company noted.
Around The Horn
13 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Hurricane Florence, a golden box, the white South, monochrome squares, new iPhone photography tech, editing apps, Julian David Stone and more on expert witnesses.
Site Tweak: Gear Specs
13 September 2018
We were walking down to the village yesterday to pay some bills when all of a sudden we were struck by the obvious. We've been slaving over specifications charts for every new product introduction for years now but they fade away with yesterday's news. Why don't we index them?
Woozy Wednesday +
12 September 2018
The middle of the work week might seem to be some kind of fulcrum, equally balancing out the start of the week with the end of it. But in this economy of errors where nothing ever gets done right the first time, it's more the eye of the storm.
We like to think of it as Woozy Wednesday when the buildings downtown sway without the aid of an earthquake and everybody gets dizzy just walking around even before lunch.
The City is actually a 2009 bronze by Alexander MacLeitch now installed on Front St.
We happened by it recently and took a very quick shot. We believe the proper photographic genre is known as Snap Shot as opposed to the more formal Street Photography. We like to think we are good at Snap Shots, if not much to brag about when it comes to humility.
Skylum's Aurora 2019 Brings AI To HDR
12 September 2018
The fourth version of Skylum Software's Aurora HDR features the new Quantum HDR engine with AI-powered tone mapping technology that's been in development for three years.
Around The Horn
12 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at One World Trade Center, trees in time, full-frame mirrorless tech, the Fujifilm XF10 teleconverter, sharing, the Profoto B10 AirTTL, new Adobe video and audio tools, Shahidul Alam, public domain defined and the European copyright law vote.
The Petrified Forest of Software Development
11 September 2018
If you want to become a continual source of amusement to yourself, we suggest you roll up your sleeves and start developing your own software. Not only will you roll on the floor laughing at yesterday's 'ingenious' algorithm but you'll look forward to tomorrow's 'revelation' with barely containable anticipation.
Around The Horn
11 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Phil Penman, North Korea, Sebastian Villegas, the proliferation of lens mounts, Joe Pugliese, Belotti restaurant and Ladyboot Arch at night.
Think Tank Photo Introduces Lens Case Duo
10 September 2018
Think Tank Photo has announced its Lens Case Duo series of six quick-access, dual-opening padded lens cases. The zippered lid and side opening is a unique feature compared to other lens cases, the company said.
Photoshop Sneak Peek: New Content-Aware Fill Workspace
10 September 2018
Adobe has released a sneak peek at an upcoming improvement to the Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop. Photoshop Product Manager Meredith Payne Stotzner walks through a new workspace that gives you more control over your images by letting you identify the source areas of the image to copy as well as determine how they are copied.
Nakamori Appointed Tate Modern Photography Curator
10 September 2018
Tate Modern has announced the appointment of Yasufumi Nakamori as its new Senior Curator, International Art (Photography). Nakamori, who will join the Tate in October, will direct the museum's acquisitions program as well a photography exhibitions and display.
Around The Horn
10 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Gordon Parks, Cuba, Leonard Bernstein, Canon's R System, Helen Bartlett, Z mount telephotos, the Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS III, geotagged photo mapping and a guide to choosing a camera.
DxO Has Successfully Exited Conservatorship
10 September 2018
According to a post today on Macintouch, DxO has successfully exited conservatorship.
Matinee: Kenneth Josephson
8 September 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Remembering Erich Lessing
8 September 2018
His father, a dentist, died of cancer when he was 10. When he was 16, he left his mother, a concert pianist (who remained behind with her own mother), for Haifa in Palestine to escape the Nazi annexation of Austria. Both his mother and grandmother perished in Theresienstadt and Auschwitz.
Around The Horn
8 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Steven Rubin, Jaguar's electric E-Type, Harold Davis, an Internet service upgrade and Mixology for Capture One.
Friday Slide Show: Transit Center Park
7 September 2018
We used to marvel at the continual cycle of construction as we wandered through the streets of the city. Would it ever stop? Would the city ever finish being built? But after studying the subject for decades, we've come to the conclusion that a city is something that is never finished. And the new Transit Center with its rooftop park is a case in point.
Pixelmator Pro 1.1.4 Released
7 September 2018
Featuring a new Light Leak effect and "all kinds of other new features and improvements," Pixelmater Pro 1.1.4 is now available on the Mac App Store. The Light Leak effect provides "a sunny, old-school feel" to any image, the company explained in its blog announcement of the update.
Around The Horn
7 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Croatia, 1970s soul and funk musicians, mental health, the Aston Martin, Z 7 NEFs, the best comment ever and the Harris Shutter Effect.
1854 Media, Magnum Open 'Portrait Of Humanity' Contest
6 September 2018
The publisher of the British Journal of Photography, 1854 Media, and Magnum Photos are accepting submissions for their 'Portrait Of Humanity' photo contest, "a new initiative, aiming to create one of the most far-reaching collaborative photography exhibitions in history."
Leica Announces Oskar Barnack Award Winners
6 September 2018
Leica has announced the winners of its 2018 Oskar Barnack Awards, which counted 2,500 entries from 110 countries. Belgian photographer Max Pinckers was honored in the main category for his series Red Ink. Russian Mary Gelman won the Newcomer category with her series titled Svetlana.
DNP's McNinch Is Dead At 54
6 September 2018
DNP notes the sudden passing of popular sales and marketing executive Rich McNinch at the age of 54.
Before joining DNP, McNinch worked at Kodak Professional and then at Sony, where he won the Samurai Award for sales and marketing professionalism and achievement.
The company has released a brief statement which said, in part, "He was trustworthy, reliable, loyal. He was optimistic, funny, happy and caring. He loved his family and friends. He gave when he did not have a lot and helped when he did not have to do so."
A memorial service will be held Saturday in Kingston, Mich.
Around The Horn
6 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Northern Ireland, Teacher Takeover, cropped crowds, wildfires at night, thoughts on moving to mirrorless and Terrell Lloyd.
Fujifilm Announces X-T3 Fourth Generation X Mirrorless
6 September 2018
Fujifilm has unveiled its new Fujifilm X-T3, the fourth generation of its X Series mirrorless digital cameras, with an all-new back-illuminated 26.1-Mp X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 processor.
Canon Debuts Full-Frame Mirrorless R System
5 September 2018
Canon has introduced its R System, a new full-frame mirrorless platform featuring a newly-designed RF mount. The roll-out included a new 30.3 megapixel camera, four FR lenses, three adapters and a new speedlite. This story covers the new R camera while the lenses, adapters and speedlite are covered separately.
Canon Introduces Four FR Lenses, Three Adapters, Speedlite
5 September 2018
Canon has introduced new RF lenses and accessories to accompany its new EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera system. The four new RF lenses are built around Canon's new RF mount, which features a large 54mm diameter and shorter back focus distance than current EOS dSLR cameras.
Phase One Discontinues Media Pro +
5 September 2018
In what appears to be an email notification to current users, Phase One announced it has discontinued development of Media Pro Second Edition effective Aug. 30. Media Pro, originally known as iView Media Pro before being purchased by Microsoft and renamed Expression Media and subsequently sold to Phase One, is data asset management software.
Canon Introduces Fastest EF-M Lens
5 September 2018
Canon has introduced the EF-M 32mm f1.4 STM, a new EF-M wide-angle prime lens that is both compact and lightweight and features a fast f1.4 maximum aperture. KästerThe APS-C format lens is the 35mm equivalent of a 51.2mm lens.
Canon Redesigns 400mm, 600mm L-Series Telephoto Lenses
5 September 2018
Canon has introduced the EF 400mm f2.8L IS III USM and EF 600mm f4L IS III USM with a dramatic weight reduction and high-image quality. The 400mm's weight has been reduced by 2.2 lbs. (over 25 percent) and the 600mm's weight by 1.9 lbs. (over 20 percent).
Around The Horn
5 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Girma Berta's shadows, the Lit List, Adriana Napolitano, three large photo printers and a new book of photos of musicians.
Chains
4 September 2018
Something about this photo has attracted us since we took it in 2012. We like looking at it so much that we haven't given much thought to just what it is about it that attracts us.
Around The Horn
4 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at collection photos of the National Museum of Brazil, the fire at the museum, John Moore's immigration photos, McNally shooting aliens, Story at Yankee stadium, canvas size tricks, 10 principles and Zach Gross.
Labor Day
3 September 2018
We honored the Labor Day holiday by sleeping in today. That was a more onerous observation than it might sound because our dreams are often exhausting adventures.
In fact, we only emerge from our night's rest after kicking around wildly in the bed sheets, throwing a few left jabs and the occasional right hook, while screaming war chants and last words at our unseen adversaries.
By the time we're on our feet, we're as sore as if we'd done seven hours of manual labor with hand tools. And thirsty for a tall cold one only to find it's not five o'clock anywhere in the world then.
So here's to Labor! Long may you rest.
Matinee: Matt Smith
1 September 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
1 September 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at spotted apples, laborers, street photography advice and blocking a photojournalist.
August Archived
1 September 2018
We've just updated Volume 6, Number 8 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 15 Features, 31 commented News stories, 27 Editor's Notes (which included 172 items of interest), two reviews and one site note for a total of 76 stories.
Friday Slide Show: Summer Garden
31 August 2018
It wasn't just one thing. That one thing would have been the fog, which settles in to protect us from the scorching heat radiating seaward from the valley every summer. And makes our garden in summer so short of spectacular that we've never featured it in slide show before.
Around The Horn
31 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Safi Alia Shabaik, the Namibian Coast, Rwanda, Sergey Prokundin-Grosky and the allure of the Nikon D3500.
Tamron Unveils Second Generation, Fast 15-30mm Zoom
31 August 2018
Tamron has announced the full-frame SP 15-30mm f2.8 Di VC USD G2 (Model A041) featuring an eXpanded Glass Molded Aspherical lens element, as well as multiple Low Dispersion lens elements to minimize the distortion and lateral chromatic aberrations so common in wideangle shooting.
BJP Reveals 'Portrait Of Britain' Winners
30 August 2018
The British Journal of Photography has announced the 100 winners of its "Portait of Britain" photo contest. Now in its third year, British Journal of Photography will publicize the nationwide exhibition on Sept. 1 across JCDecaux's national channel of digital screens where the public will encounter the winning photographs in rail stations, shopping malls, high streets and at Heathrow airport.
Nikon Introduces Lightweight, Friendly D3500
30 August 2018
Nikon has announced the Nikon D3500, its new compact, entry-level dSLR featuring a more comfortable, deeper grip like that of the Nikon D5600. The camera also includes a beginner-friendly control layout with larger buttons and frequently-used controls relocated for easy access.
Polaroid Originals Introduces Smart OneStep+
30 August 2018
Polaroid Originals has introduced the OneStep+ based on the original Polaroid OneStep from 1977 but with Bluetooth for remote operation via an app with six different functions.
Around The Horn
30 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at John McCain, Vietnam, armed teachers, a Garry Winogrand movie, the DX format, the Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS II/III, phodeos and PhotoRec.
Apple Launches One-On-One Photos Training
29 August 2018
Apple has launched one-on-one Photos training sessions of "a 30-minute guided phone session with a Photos expert" to show you "how to make all your photos phenomenal with the app's powerful, intuitive editing tools." Apparently hiding the interface has its drawbacks.
Adobe Updates System Requirements For Creative Cloud +
29 August 2018
In an Adobe blog post late last week, Eric Philpott shared some information on updated operating system requirements for the next major release of Creative Cloud.
Around The Horn
29 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at sinkholes in the middle of the week, Kirk Marsh, acceptable video, Lightroom CC Mobile and Kasson on the Z System.
Book Bag: Recent Releases
28 August 2018
Our full book reviews gathered under this column's tag are reserved for titles we found particularly inspiring. But there are a number of releases that we read for review that are worthy of recognition if not a full review. Our short reviews of recent releases attempts to retrieve them from oblivion. Because, you know, we think you might enjoy them.
Sigma Announces September Lens Workshops
28 August 2018
Sigma Corp. of America has announced its Lens Workshops lineup for September. These educational and practical events hosted by Sigma dealers and lead by Sigma technical representatives will cover various photography genres and help attendees refine their skills with plenty of knowledge, hands-on practice at photo walks and shoots with the Sigma lens collection to try out.
Around The Horn
28 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the March on Washington, Robert F. Bukaty, an endless summer, Fall Foliage map, image quality, Legacybox, Buzzfeed and expert witnesses.
Think Tank Photo Announces Restrospect V2.0 Bags
28 August 2018
Think Tank Photo has announced the second version of its Retrospect camera bags, featuring a lighter-weight version of the soft, compact design. Other features of the new version include a zippered opening under the main flap that tucks away when not in use, a dedicated interior tablet or laptop pocket, luggage handle pass-through and a compressible water bottle pocket. The company also improved its Sound Silencer closure on the pinestone-color bags.
Phase One Introduces Infinity Platform With 'Capture One Inside'
28 August 2018
Phase One has introduced a new and expandable Infinity Platform available on its three full-frame medium format XF IQ4 camera systems. The new platform moves" the core of Capture One's imaging processor into the IQ4 itself," the company said. In short, you can now edit Raw images in the camera itself.
Phase One Launches Metric Camera, New Aerial Systems
28 August 2018
Phase One Industrial has launched its iXM-RS metric camera series and new Aerial Systems. The flagship iXM-RS150F camera is full frame, 150 megapixels and available in RGB and Achromatic models. Its ultra-high resolution backside illuminated CMOS sensor, fast capture speed and enhanced light sensitivity enable increased productivity in a wide range of aerial image acquisition projects, the company noted.
Around The Horn
27 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at John Zimmerman's photos of Arthur Ask, South East Asia's wildlife tourism industry, Z System Q&A, silent shutters, X-ray photography, a 2018 MacBook review, an editing challenge and Francoise Gilot.
Matinee: Richard Mosse
25 August 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
25 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at hiding photos on iOS, iToolBox for macOS, calculating your hourly rate and Steve Huff.
Friday Slide Show: Wrapping It Up
24 August 2018
When we published Signs earlier in the summer, the Twin Peaks Tunnel Improvement project was just starting. We promised more photos of the construction site at the West Portal station and here they are.
Road Test: Excire Search Pro
24 August 2018
Igor, get me a few photos of people wearing red ties!" you yell to your faithful if challenged lab assistant. He looks back at you in bewilderment, hoping you'll take the words right out of his mouth.
Mission Workshop Introduces Integer Backpack
24 August 2018
Mission Workshop has introduced the Integer Camera+Laptop Backpack to hold a variety of gear in a weatherproof and durable design with three access points: a large zippered front panel, a quick-access zippered side panel and an expandable roll-top.
Around The Horn
24 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Builder Levy, Aerosol Earth, an art consultant dishes, Paris liberated and Ivan Weiss.
Around The Horn
23 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kerala floods, flat lay photographs, XQD cards, a softbox for Your speedlights and a history of Aperture.
Nikon 'Reinvents Mirrorless' With Z-Mount System
23 August 2018
At Nikon's live event last night the company introduced the Z System, its newest camera system that, nevertheless, does not abandon the F mount on which its dSLR line is based.
Nikon Unveils Z 6, Z 7 FX Mirrorless Cameras
23 August 2018
Nikon has taken the wraps off the first two full-frame mirrorless cameras in its new Z Mount System. Both feature a new backside illumination Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor with built-in focal-plane phase-detection AF pixels and the latest image-processing engine, EXPEED 6. They are also the first Nikon bodies to offer image stabilization.
Nikon Announces Z System Optics, Road Map
23 August 2018
Nikon has announced a set of optics for its new Z System that includes three primes, a zoom and an F-mount adapter compatible with over 360 existing Nikkor lenses.
Nikon Introduces Phase Fresnel 500mm f5.6 Nikkor
23 August 2018
Nikon has announced the its AF-S Nikkor 500mm f5.6E PF ED VR, a fixed focal length super-telephoto lens compatible with full-frame Nikon cameras. The use of a Phase Fresnel lens element significantly reduces the size and weight of the lens, the company said, comparing it to the AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8E FL ED VR in weight.
Rocky Nook To Host Free Webinar With Derrick Story
22 August 2018
Rocky Nook will host a free Webinar featuring Derrick Story discussing "how to build a powerful digital darkroom in Apple Photos." Story is the author of The Apple Photos Book for Photographers, now in its second edition.
Panasonic Introduces LX100 II Digicam
22 August 2018
Panasonic has announced the LX100 II digicam, an update to its venerable LX100, featuring a 17-megapixel, Four Thirds, high sensitivity MOS sensor, a 35mm equivalent 24-75mm fast zoom and 4K video capture. The LX100 II also includes an electronic viewfinder, 3.0-inch touchscreen and both WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.
Adobe Updates Lightroom CC Ecosystem
22 August 2018
Adobe has announced updates to the Lightroom CC ecosystem, including new features for both Lightroom Classic and Lightroom CC for Mac and Windows.
Around The Horn
22 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Venezuela, autism, the Nikon ES-2 adapter, Meyer Optik Gorlitz, a $98 Olympus fisheye lens, 10 'secrets' to success and a Rocky Nook discount.
Leica Announces M10-P With Touchscreen
21 August 2018
Leica has extended the M line with its M10-P, which brings a newly-designed, near silent shutter and a 3.0-inch touchscreen to the M10 model, which remains in production. In keeping with the new model's emphasis on discretion, the familiar Leica red dot logo is no where to be seen.
Around The Horn
21 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Prague 50 years ago, Josef Koudelka, Photoshop Guides, a free Photoshop action set, cats and ON1's summer bundle.
The First Day Of School
20 August 2018
It seems a shame to interrupt summer (with its sunlight diffused by the fog every single day) to return to school, but the crops are in, kids, and we are as a nation in danger of falling behind the Nairobi Trio in music appreciation if not math.
Around The Horn
20 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Gianluca Federighi, a Burning Man plea, the Xpozer Mounting System, a Holga 60mm lens for our dSLR, revisiting the Canon 5D and a BorrowLenses discount.
Matinee: Shahidul Alam
18 August 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
18 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Evelyn Hofer's New York, Ryo Minemizu's plankton, Navina Khatib in Bolivia, the ad world and packing for a trip.
Friday Slide Show: BMW i8
17 August 2018
It's hard to explain but for the second time we found ourselves face-to-face with a sleek sportscar posed for its close-up at the mall. This time it was a BMW i8 Spyder designed by Benoit Jacob.
The iMac At 20
17 August 2018
On Wednesday the iMac celebrated its 20th birthday. We thought we might have a photo of the original in one of its several fruit colors. We recall a blueberry model helping a nephew get through school.
Around The Horn
17 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Aretha, Shahidul Alam, rush hour, Moonlight, Michael Sewell, syncing time in Photos, Siri photo searching, Storyglory's ScanMyPhotos deal and Elon Musk.
Google Launches New Cloud Storage Tiers
16 August 2018
Google has launched a comprehensive new set of cloud storage tiers under the brand Google One. The new storage schemes encompass Photos, Docs and Gmail plus files stored in Drive much as Apple's iCloud encompasses Photos, Mail and other files like Contacts, Calendars, Keychain and more.
Hasselblad Announces XV Lens Adapater
16 August 2018
Hasselblad has announced its $249 XV lens adapter to mount V System lenses on the X1D-50c mirrorless medium format camera.
Around The Horn
16 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at auctioneers, Tuvalu, Enchance (the game), photo print labs, Wellcome contest and DxO discounts. Plus a tribute to today's Free Press movement.
'Light and Love'
15 August 2018
Recently, we briefly cited the Legion of Honor's exhibit Truth and Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Old Masters for the half dozen rare images by Julia Margaret Cameron on display. But we thought we'd take a closer look at one of them, Light and Love from 1865.
Adobe 'One Tool' Series Continues With Selective Edits
15 August 2018
Adobe continues its One Tool, Three Ways campaign today with Selective Edits in Lightroom Classic CC. The series follows photographers Maddie McGarvey, Kevin Wong and Jonpaul Douglass discussing their use of Adobe tools to create their work.
Around The Horn
15 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at bullfighting, the DX format in the mirrorless age, a contract negotiation, the new MacBook Pro, a copyright question, a residency program and book discount.
Three Legged Thing Announces Patti (Smith) Tripod
14 August 2018
Three Legged Thing has announced its $119.99 Patti, a new addition to its Punks range of tripods named after Punk legend Patti Smith.
Around The Horn
14 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the 2003 Blackout, Donna Gottschalk, more Blend mode tips, new gear, the Nixplay Iris, color mapping, Frank Ockenfels and Albert Watson.
Working Late
13 August 2018
It was just one of those things. Once we took the covers off, the fun began. We were, with the help of a pro bono electrician we know, just trying to add an electrical outlet in Mom's garage for a smart irrigation controller.
But the existing box with a light switch in it didn't have a hot wire. So we had to hunt around until we found one up in the corner. Then the fun began, adding three wires from there to the light switch box with the new outlet.
When you're doing work pro bono there's never enough sunlight. And when you're an electrician, you have to cut the power off to work on the wiring. So you don't have either natural or artificial light to illuminate the situation.
Around The Horn
13 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ekaterina Sevrouk, Ming Thein, vintage mobile homes, a Miops photo gallery, Border Grill, the Panasonic TS7 vs. the Olympus TG-5 and storing your old photos.
Matinee: Trevor Paglen
11 August 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
11 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at shooting golf mirrorlessly, bracketing, Jacques Lowe, winners of the Underwater Photo Contest 2018 and Bradford on Avons.
Friday Slide Show: A Suit Of Armor
10 August 2018
Visiting the current Truth & Beauty exhibit at the Legion of Honor, we were surprised to see two suits of armor standing in the corner of the last room where the security guards usually post themselves.
Magix Doubles Effects In New Photostory Deluxe
10 August 2018
Magix has released Photostory Deluxe 2019, its slide show software, with a 16-track program engine from Video Pro X and simplified the application of effects. The new release includes 24 pre-designed photolooks for one-click color enhancement or advanced image editing to enhance every photo in your show.
Around The Horn
10 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Viviane Dalles, the Ford Mustang, the Lombok Island earthquake, data vulnerabilities, the 11th Annual Worldwide Photo Walk, the Perseids meteor shower, Apple MacBook Pro configurations, an AI-Based image search comparison and a Slik tripod deal.
Leica Announces Elpro 52 Close-Up Lens
9 August 2018
Leica Camera has announced the Elpro 52, a new close-up converter lens for M and TL lenses in the Leica Camera accessories portfolio.
Save It!
9 August 2018
One of the financial institutions we frequent was recently acquired by a larger concern, prompting the inconvenience of converting old accounts to new ones, which in turn occasioned the gifting of this piggy bank to those afflicted.
Around The Horn
9 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Rich-Joseph Facun, Hudson River Valley estates, Omar Z Robles, Larry Fink, cats and the American Photography Open 2018.
LG Introduces Photo Snap Camera-Printer
8 August 2018
LG Electronics USA has introduced its LG Pocket Photo Snap, a new hybrid instant camera and portable printer featuring a larger print size than other hybrid camera-printers and the ability to print from your smartphone via Bluetooth as well.
Epson Introduces FastFoto FF-680W
8 August 2018
Epson has introduced its FastFoto FF-680W, the second printer in its FastFoto lineup after the FF-640 (which we have reviewed, featuring scans as fast as a photo per second in batches of 36 and the ability to handle a variety of media, including Polaroids (which the FF-640 could not handle). The new model also includes the second generation of the FastFoto software.
Around The Horn
8 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mohamed Mahdy, abandoned sites in Russia, Photoshop blend modes, that blood moon, the Canon Pro-100 and Mary Caroline Russell.
BJP Opens OpenWalls Arles 2019 Contest
7 August 2018
The British Journal of Photography is searching for up to 50 photographers to exhibit as part of a month-long group show in Arles, during Les Rencontres d'Arles 2019.
Lensbaby Introduces Sol 45, Sol 22 +
7 August 2018
Lensbaby has announced the Sol 45 for dSLRs and the Sol 22, which offers a similar focal length for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The new all-metal bodied selective focus lenses tilt to isolate your subject at a wide open fixed aperture of f3.5, which narrows the depth of field.
Around The Horn
7 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at keeping cool, black fathers, landscape photography gear, Motif, the Getty Research Portal and a copyright case.
Tamron Announces Compact 17-35mm Zoom +
6 August 2018
Tamron has announced the 17-35mm f2.8-4 Di OSD (Model A037), a new ultra-wide-angle zoom featuring a compact and lightweight design with quiet focusing and a flourine lens coating. At 3.5 inches long and weighing 16.2 oz., Tamron said it is the smallest and lightest in its class.
Around The Horn
6 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a few rising stars, Nikon E lens on a PEN-F, tearing down a Canon 70-200mm f4L IS II, the importance of lighting, Images of Research contest, a Lightroom HDR trick and Ira Block's baseball book.
Matinee: Isabel Munoz
4 August 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
4 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the angry children at Trump rallies, photographing wildfires, exposure management, food truck lighting, AI in the newsroom, selfies with Dick Cavett and the problem with programming.
Friday Slide Show: Ghirardelli Square
3 August 2018
Funny thing about being a native San Franciscan. You enjoy the tourist attractions as much as any tourist. More, perhaps, because you get to visit them continually over your career as host to visiting friends and relatives.
Around The Horn
3 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Dan and Sandra Weiner, Stephanie Keith, smartphone travel photography tips and some financial advice.
The Ravishes Of Time
2 August 2018
We pass by this iron railing regularly but the other day we stooped to take a photo of it. We've been mesmerized by the effect the salt air has had on the iron over the years.
Around The Horn
2 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at China's bike problem revisited, satellite views of the California wildfires, a mother duck with 76 ducklings, the Canon 70-200mm f4 IS II lens and Spect.
Think Tank Photo, MindShift Gear Announce Merger
1 August 2018
Think Tank Photo and MindShift Gear have announced the merger of the two companies, creating an integrated product suite for professional and advanced photographers. The merger is effective today and the companies have immediately combined their business operations.
Around The Horn
1 August 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at California wildfires, girlhood, George Steinmetz, Gerda Taro, Chris Hondros, Alan Winslow, Temi Coker, the Leica M and a contest for emerging photographers.
July Archived
1 August 2018
We've just archived the 66 stories we published in Volume 7 Number 7 of Photo Corners. Just a few years ago we published 94 stories in July -- but that included 44 news items.
JulyLaffing Sal
31 July 2018
We made the acquaintance of Laffing Sal in our youth. It must have been a birthday party. The kids were transported to Playland at the Beach in a station wagon or two to spend a few hours in The Fun House.
Sal stood at the entrance to The Fun House behind some glass, high enough so we had to look up at her while we waited to get in. And she would rock back and forth, laughing interminably.
She resembled a clown without quite being one. You might have though she was a leprechaun if leprechauns were six feet tall and female. You could be forgiven if you thought she was drunk.
You could be frightened of her. Or you could join in and find it hard to stop laughing yourself.
There was no clue what she was laughing at. Everything was funny to Sal.
And yet, like Pagliacci, there was something tragic about her. You certainly didn't want her to jump in the station wagon for the trip home.
Canon Announces PowerShot SX740 HS
31 July 2018
Canon has announced its PowerShot SX740 HS digicam featuring 40x optical zoom (equivalent to 24-960mm), a 20.3-megapixel CMOS imaging sensor and 4K video, a first in the PowerShot series. A popup flash and articulated LCD round out the package that includes WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity as well.
Around The Horn
31 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at family reunification, the Carr Fire, a darkroom sink, Joe McNally and Sigma lens workshops.
The Politics In Photography +
30 July 2018
Over the weekend Kevin Raber published Changes on the Forum -- Coffee Corner. In that piece Jeremy Roussak, who moderated the political discussions in Luminous Landscape's forums, observed that "political discussions are tainting the Luminous Landscape 'community' (in quotes because it is a word I cordially dislike, but in this context I can think of none better) to the extent that they cannot be allowed to continue."
Around The Horn
30 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Yan Morvan, backup solutions in the field, a sensor sensitivity comparison, using Content Aware Scale, Janet Michaud, a Capture One styles discount and BorrowLenses summer discounts.
Matinee: 'Using Her Camera for Good: Annie Griffiths'
28 July 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
28 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at women photographing women, Julia Margaret Cameron, Matthew Shain, a Yosemite night shot, Cristina Mittermeier and parts shopping with your camera.
Friday Slide Show: Sam's Grill
27 July 2018
We have been going to Sam's Grill for lunch since the 1960s. And by then Sam's had been around for over a hundred years.
Around The Horn
27 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Chinese industry, shadows in monochrome, sunset strobing, Harold Davis and Canon rebates.
Theater Arts
27 July 2018
Just before we came across that stunning flower on our walk at the Palace of Fine Arts, we captured this pair posing. It's a common juxtaposition on the grounds and we had been looking for just the right pose.
Around The Horn
26 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 1988, perfection, Paul Ernest, the Sigma 105mm f1.4 Art lens, converting Aperture libraries, temporary tattoos and selfie sticks.
Nell Painter: A Hot Young Artist
25 July 2018
A couple of days ago the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown interviewed Nell Irvin Painter who, late in life, escaped "the confines of historical research to embrace the freedoms of visual art." We can't get it out of our mind.
Around The Horn
25 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Greek wildfires, the Bronx, #DiversifyTheLens, a modest reward, Photoshop clean-ups, a private moon and connectors for heavy gear.
Nikon Details FX Mirrorless Development
25 July 2018
Nikon has announced the development of a next-generation full-frame mirrorless camera and Nikkor lenses featuring a new mount. An F-Mount adapter to mount existing F-Mount Nikkors is also being developed, the company added.
Judge Affirms Stern Trust's Copyright Of Monroe Photos
24 July 2018
A federal district court judge in New York has ruled that the copyright to Bert Stern's Last Sitting photos of Marilyn Monroe belong to the Bert Stern 2010 Trust.
BJP Announces Shortlist For 'Portrait of Britain'
24 July 2018
The British Journal of Photography has announced the 200 shortlisted images for the third annual Portrait of Britain exhibition. The winners will be announced at the end of August, just before exhibition opens on Sept. 1.
Around The Horn
24 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Rescuers, the Toyohashi Gion festival, macrophotography, legal street photography, editing advice and smartphone editing apps.
The Beauty Of Old Things
23 July 2018
When we got in the car, we were planning on driving to the de Young museum in Golden Gate Park but we found ourselves going, instead, to Fisherman's Wharf. And on the way, we surprised ourselves even more by stopping at the Palace of Fine Arts.
That's the sort of adventure you have when you have guests in town.
As we wandered around the Palace of Fine Arts on a gorgeous, clear, sunny day, we almost walked right by a flower spotlit by the sun in the shade of the palace's imposing columns. The contrast of the flower in sun amid the shade immediately appealed to us.
No, it did not look like this. It was just a bright flower with greenery all around it.
But you know how camera sensors are. They see what they want to see. And our Nikon D200 didn't see the greenery. Just the flower.
Peak Design Introduces Travel Line With Backpack 45L
23 July 2018
Peak Design has introduced the carry-on Travel Backpack 45L, the first in its new Travel Line designed "to satisfy a simple design directive: no two trips are the same, so the best luggage should adapt to them all."
Around The Horn
23 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at garden macro photography, Jim Grove, John Margolies, white backdrops, a new smartphone sensor and Meaghan Looram.
Matinee: 'Martha Rosler on Susan Meiselas'
21 July 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
21 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Tranquility Base, coral reefs, Octavi Serra, Movie + Photo mode and a Tokina 16-28mm.
Friday Slide Show: Flower Piano
20 July 2018
Once again we slipped through the fog and into the Botanical Garden to enjoy a little piano music al fresco. But this year was a little different.
Rocky Nook To Host Free Webinar With Glyn Dewis
20 July 2018
Rocky Nook has announced a free webinar on Photoshop Fixes for Photographers with Glyn Dewis, author of Photograph Like a Thief and The Photoshop Toolbox.
Around The Horn
20 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at China's Qiandongnan prefecture, astronomy photography, flight attendants, Adobe Camera Raw videos, the 2018 iPhone Photography Awards and memory card routines.
Fujifilm Announces Ultra Wide, Fast Tele And 1.4x Teleconverter
20 July 2018
Fujifilm has announced three new optics and updated its X Mount lens roadmap. Highlights of the announcement follow.
Toyo Tires Announces 2018 Shutter Space Contest
19 July 2018
Toyo Tires has opened its 2018 Shutter Space Automotive Photo Gallery contest for submissions. Entires, due by Aug. 6, should show off "your best car or truck photo," the company said.
Olympus Announces High-End Leather Accessory Line
19 July 2018
Olympus has announced a premium accessory collaboration with Barber Shop Bags to offer luxury, handcrafted accessories including leather camera bags and straps designed and handcrafted in Italy.
Around The Horn
19 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Thomas Jordan, remastering old film, the Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 Art lens, Alec Baldwin interviews Pete Souza, two nifty fifties, the photo-taking-impairment effect and a free ebook.
Fujifilm Introduces XF10 Travel APS-C Digicam +
19 July 2018
Fujifilm has introduced its XF10, a compact travel camera featuring a wide-angle Fujinon 18.5mm f2.8 lens (28mm equivalent) and weighing just 9.80 oz. with a touchscreen and APS-C sensor. The XF10 also shoot 4K video and sports Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity.
Catch Of The Day
18 July 2018
Sometimes we wonder whatever happened to all the seafood restaurants in this coastal city? And why is so much frozen seafood at the market upwards of $30 a pound? What soggy, salty cartel is behind this criminal activity?
Adobe Launches 'One Tool, Three Ways' Series +
18 July 2018
Adobe has launched One Tool, Three Ways, a new campaign aimed at professional photographers featuring "practical takeaways and insights on what it takes to succeed."
Around The Horn
18 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Nelson Mandela, Sarajevo's camera kids, Mark Richards, printing paralysis, the Dehaze tool, Ferrania, facial recognition, Nikon's sensor designers, the Google Photos Web UI and Excire.
Kwilt Launches Shoebox Plus Personal Cloud Device
17 July 2018
Kwilt has launched the Shoebox Plus, its second hardware/software solution for phone photographers who want to move their photos from the confines of their phone to more permanent USB storage without resorting to someone else's cloud.
Around The Horn
17 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Latif Al Ani, ice cream, a roadtrip across the western U.S., sexual harassment in photojournalism and ACR shortcuts.
Deals: Amazon Prime Day For Photographers
17 July 2018
Not everything is a deal at Amazon on Prime Day, but we've managed to find a few noteworthy offers on sale at unusually low prices. If you're not a Prime member, today would be a good day to start a 30-day free trial membership. We'll update this page as we find more (look for the + sign in the headline).
DNP Releases Mac Hot Folder Utility
16 July 2018
DNP has released its first Hot Folder Print utility for Mac OS Sierra and later. The application detects image files, queues the setup by print size, combines them with an enabled border and automatically sends the image to a DNP dye sublimation printer.
Around The Horn
16 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Andrew Renneisen, focus stacking, service follies, lens filters and Photoshop filters.
Matinee: Ralph Gibson
14 July 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
14 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Emily Kinni, tragic snapshots, shooting many frames and home movies.
Friday Slide Show: Signs
13 July 2018
This summer the Twin Peaks Tunnel is closed for renovation. Built in 1918, it has enjoyed a hundred years of continual maintenance but it's time for some heavy duty remodeling.
Around The Horn
13 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Japan floods, McNally in the country, travel photography spots, a bag for lighting gear, Photoshop on the iPad, new MacBook Pro considerations, Apple's photo printing and 99U Conference videos.
Shooting South Again
12 July 2018
In February we concluded our Shooting South piece with a promise. "We'll be back, informed by our experience editing this shot, for a better image. Just to prove we can."
Around The Horn
12 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Castelluccio in bloom, Brazil's favelas, wider street portraits, visual apps, Pete Souza, Jerusalem, MacBook Pro updates and RSS feeds.
Adobe Launches 'Photography for Good' With Ripple Effect Images
11 July 2018
Adobe and National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths of Ripple Effect Images have announced Photography for Good, a new initiative "to promote a creative legacy of positive change, activating the greater photography community to create visual art for good from a local to a global scale."
Around The Horn
11 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kate Ryan, Gilmar Smith, pixl-latr, Alicia Rius, a bid for a real estate company, camera apps, RSS 'Shorty' tripod, Affinity Designer and net neutrality.
Excire Searches Lightroom Catalog Locally
10 July 2018
Excire, the U.S. affiliate of the German Pattern Recognition Co. opening for business today, has released a set of Lightroom plug-ins to search a local catalog using artificial intelligence rather than keywords.
Around The Horn
10 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Latin American Foto Festival, Couture Week, exposure strategies for the D850, 35mm vs. medium format, Moment's photo app and the Microsoft Surface Go.
Nikon Announces Coolpix P1000 With 125x Zoom +
10 July 2018
Nikon has announced the its Coolpix P1000 featuring a 125X optical zoom (24-3000mm equivalent) matched to a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor and EXPEED image processor. The P1000 also features Dual Detect Optical VR technology for 5-stops of camera shake compensation, fast Autofocus system and 4K UHD video.
Another Week of Shutter Actuations
9 July 2018
We looked over yesterdays shots from the top of Twin Peaks only to find this metaphor staring back at us. It's Monday and this shot reminded us another week has begun.
Around The Horn
9 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Brammer v. Violent Hues, Kosuke Okahara, Omar Robles, strobe fire hazard, the SanDisk Extreme SSD and Adobe CC pricing.
Matinee: Steve Nesius
7 July 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
7 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 2018 Underwater Photographer of the Year winners, skate culture, the Sigma 70mm f2.8 Art Series macro lens, Arthur Tress in West Portal and World Cup memories.
Friday Slide Show: Oyster Cove
6 July 2018
Last weekend we returned to the Bay Trail, which we have previously praised for being flat and well maintained. This time we walked between the Brisbane Marina and the Oyster Point Marina at Oyster Cove.
Around The Horn
6 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Manzanar, easy infrared, the Nikon D800e, visual consistency, Alex Strohl and Matt Rainey.
Phase One Releases Latitude Style Pack Series
5 July 2018
Phase One has announced Latitude, the latest additions to its Capture One Style Packs. Inspired by some of the world's greatest destinations, the new series features two packages: Deep Forest and Sunbound. Each pack contains 24 styles.
Post Office Releases 'O Beautiful' Forever Stamps
5 July 2018
The Post Office has released 20 new stamps in its O Beautiful Forever stamps series featuring American landscape photography. The new series was dedicated July 4.
Around The Horn
5 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Thailand rescue, Dawoud Bey, Doug Ross, European copyright law update, Draw This and a DxO discount.
The Fourth of July
4 July 2018
Never has the Fourth of July felt less like a joyous occasion than this one. We won't list the offenses to our sense of civilization. If you follow the news, you know them too well. We'll just observe that the odor wafting through the country precludes any picnic.
ShootProof: July Promo For Nonprofit Remembrance Photography
3 July 2018
During the month of July, the Atlanta-based ShootProof, which provides professional sales tools and client galleries for photographers, will host a give-back prommotion for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, the company announced.
Around The Horn
3 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Susan Meiselas, Felix Hernandez, High Speed Sync, NameThatLens, creating a neon effect and long exposure fireworks.
A Thank You To Our Subscribers
2 July 2018
In what has become an annual tradition, we stop the presses to express our appreciation to our subscribers and other financial supporters. Not a day goes by that we don't silently acknowledge the support you provide. But once in a while we like to bang the drum.
Audubon Society Unveils Contest Winners
2 July 2018
The National Audubon Society has announced the winners and honorable mentions for the ninth Audubon Photography Awards. The images were selected from more than 8,000 entries submitted by photographers from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and 10 Canadian provinces.
Sigma To Host July Lens Workshops
2 July 2018
Sigma has announced its lineup of July lens workshops in Texas, Washington and Oregon. The workshops will be led by Sigma's Brett Wells and Aaron Norberg and will cover astrophotography, how to shoot moving water, travel and macro photography, among other topics.
Around The Horn
2 July 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the family separation protests, plant personalities, macOS photo workflows, an inexpensive monolight, testing a lens, fireworks and shortcut keys.
June Archived
2 July 2018
Of the 78 stories we've just archive in Photo Corners Volume 6 Number 7, 19 were Features, 31 were commented News items, 26 were Editor's Notes (including well over 130 items of interest), one was a Review and one was a Site Note.
JuneMatinee: Kilauea Fissure Eight
30 June 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
30 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at shooting live theater, Zach Wolfe, tripods in the national parks, an LED light you control from an app, returning to Lightroom from Capture One and Caffenol.
Friday Slide Show: Two Old Haunts
29 June 2018
We were out of aspirin. The low dosage variety recommended by doctors for a healthy heart when you've reached the point of no return. We didn't expect to actually like taking them but we do. Wonderful placebo.
Ricoh Announces 50mm Prime, First Star Series Lens
29 June 2018
Ricoh has announced its HD Pentax-D FA⋆50mmF1.4 SDM AW prime lens, a large-aperture single-focus and weather-sealed lens for K-mount dSLR cameras in a new-generation, high-performance Star-series lens.
Leica Releases Firmware Updates
29 June 2018
Leica Camera has released firmware updates for the Leica M10, Leica Q, Leica CL, Leica TL2, Leica TL and the original Leica T.
Phase One Announces Certified Pro Training in San Francisco
29 June 2018
Phase One has announced it will hold a Certified Professional Training program at Bear Images in San Francisco over two days in July.
Around The Horn
29 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at testing lenses, SmallRig camera plates, architectural photography, a photo quiz and a lighting kit give-away.
The Hills of San Francisco
28 June 2018
For a long time we've wrestled with the problem of capturing a convincing image of the hills of San Francisco. They're steep. But with merely two dimensions, it's impossible for a photograph to convey that.
We measure the steepness of any hill on a personal scale, having biked up many of them over the years. We consider a few of them personal enemies armed with intimately psychological weapons (well, that steepness) designed to defeat what we consider our most impregnable defenses.
This one, just short of the Arguello Gate at the Presidio, is one of them.
It's just one short city block long (San Francisco city blocks are either short or long) but there isn't a pair of gears forged on the planet that can handle it in stride.
Easy for us to say. But it's hard to convey that in a photograph.
Shot straight on, it's just a wall. Shot looking over it from the other direction, it's just a nice elevation providing a good view like any other hilltop.
To convey its steepness, you have to shoot it at an angle. And the most extreme angle is 90 degrees, which is what we did here.
Around The Horn
28 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at National Geographic travel contest winners, a Tish Murtha retrospective, early Harley-Davidson photos, William Coupon, Apple's butterfly keys dissected and a net neutrality scoreboard.
Sony Introduces Fast 400mm G-Master
27 June 2018
Using fluorite lens elements and magnesium alloy components, Sony has introduced the lightest telephoto prime in its class, the FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS. At 6.4 pounds, it features Sony's XD Linear Motor autofocus system to quickly adn quietly tracks subjects across the frame while shooting at high speeds and Optical SteadyShot that can combine with in-body stabilization to provide 5-axis stabilization.
Around The Horn
27 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at three photoessays from the Smithsonian, Rohingya refugees, black-and-white construction images, flowers into stone, making art books, Create Booklet 2 and a Skylum Luminar giveaway.
Sign Of The Times
26 June 2018
We captured this shot at 1/125 second and we probably thought about it less than 1/250 second. It was obvious the moment we saw it that the traffic sign was posing for us. And we obliged.
Adobe Announces Four Major Updates To Behance
26 June 2018
In a blog post titled How Creatives Create: A Brand New Behance by William Allen, Adobe announced four major updates to its Behance platform.
Around The Horn
26 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Pride around the world, the Beat Generation in color, Doris Day, Photoshop blend modes, a Fracture price increase, X-raying daguerreotypes and Adorama's Inspire Expo.
Remembering David Goldblatt
25 June 2018
The South African photographer David Goldblatt passed away today at the age of 87. He was a mentor to two generations of South African photographers and chronicler of life under apartheid, which he captured with the eye of an artist.
Miops Capsule360 Funded, Features Expanded
25 June 2018
Miops has announced that its Kickstarter campaign for the Capsule360 has received pledges of $300,000 from over 550 backers in just 10 days.
Around The Horn
25 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Pierre De Gigord collection, Article 13, Downsizers, detecting image manipulation, the PowerElf and a BorrowLenses deal.
Matinee: John Moore's 'Undocumented'
23 June 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
23 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Justin Peters, recommended photo books, photographing drag queens and controlling contrast in landscapes.
Friday Slide Show: Ascending Arguello
22 June 2018
Sometimes we hop on a bus and let it take us to some other part of the city almost at random. The 43 Masonic is a good option, stopping just a block from the bunker and winding its way through the historic gorge below Twin Peaks, though UCSF Medical Center, into Cole Valley, along Haight Street, passing quickly through the Panhandle of Golden Gate Park, skirting the Western Addition into the Presido and ending up at Fort Mason.
Around The Horn
22 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at funny hats, Austria's Ausseerland region, a dry cabinet for your gear, two post-processed iPhone images, Vancouver workshops and a Lowepro backpack deal.
Around The Horn
21 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at LeRoy W. Henderson Jr., more John Moore, Panasonic's new Night mode, smartphonography, the importance of composition, Supreme Court sales tax ruling and building the Golden Gate Bridge.
Phase One Enhances Cultural Heritage Portfolio
21 June 2018
Phase One has announced updates to its Cultural Heritage digitization tools portfolio to make it easier for untrained operators to use the system. Among the enhancements, Slipstream is a simplified user interface to facilitate image capture while PPI Assist helps position a Phase One iXG Camera System to capture at a defined resolution on any copy stand.
Wood
20 June 2018
Wood is a renewable resource. You grow it. It matures. You harvest it. You mill it. You build with it. And this image takes you from wild growth to civilized employment in the blink of an eye.
Aneta Filiciak Named 500px CEO
20 June 2018
In a blog post today, 500px announced Aneta Filiciak, former vice president of strategic development, has been named CEO.
Rocky Nook To Host Free Fancher Webinar
20 June 2018
Rocky Nook has announced a free webinar with Nick Fancher, the author of Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light and the upcoming Chroma.
Around The Horn
20 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at John Moore at the border, Hasselblad Masters Award winners, ultra wide zoom lenses, a graduate program in photography and remembering Apple's Aperture.
ON1 Releases Photo Raw 2018.5
20 June 2018
ON1 has updated Photo Raw 2018, its Raw data image editor, with both new features and additional camera and lens profiles.
Sigma Announces Two Free Workshops
19 June 2018
Sigma has announced two free two-day portrait workshops to be held in Oklahoma this month. Sigma technical representative Brian Linhoff will lead a Portrait Photography workshop in Tulsa featuring a Harley Davidson before conducting a Photo Model Walk workshop with a Myriad Botanical Gardens photo walk in Oklahoma City. Bedford Camera & Video is co-sponsoring both workshops.
Around The Horn
19 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Japanese-American internment, a tent city, Photomyne, syncing in Lightroom and new Sigma Art lenses.
Adobe: Project Rush, Android Spark Post, Creative Cloud Updates
19 June 2018
Adobe has released several updates including a sneak peek of Project Rush, a new all-in-one, cross-device video editing app, the public beta release of Adobe Spark Post for Android, new features for the Lightroom CC ecosystem and Lightroom Classic, an Adobe XD update and enhanced integration between Adobe PDF services and Microsoft Office 365.
National Hellenic Museum To Exhibit 'Lives Afloat'
18 June 2018
The National Hellenic Museum has announced the opening of its newest exhibition Lives Afloat: The Greek Refugee Crisis through the Lens of Tasos Markou 2015-2017 on Thursday, June 21. The photographic exhibition portraying the realities facing refugees as they arrived in Greece at the height of the Greek Refugee Crisis will run through spring 2019.
ChromaTag Enables Voice Tagging For Photos
18 June 2018
Using voice recognition and a new technology called Natural Language Tagging, ChromaTag lets you tag photos simply by describing them. QromaTag's intelligent parser looks for things like dates, locations and people in your description and automatically creates tags for them.
Lemkesoft Releases GraphicConverter 10.6.1
18 June 2018
Lemkesoft has released GraphicConverter 10.6.1, the Swiss Army knife image editing utility, with new and updated features plus a few bug fixes. Version 10.6 was first released April 19.
Deals: Phase One Style Packs, HSL Preset
18 June 2018
Phase One is offering all six Capture One Style Packs in one discounted bundle. The Complete Collection of 139 Styles will be available through June 24, 11 p.m. CEST for $197/€217. That's a savings from $394/€434 when bought individually.
Around The Horn
18 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Syrian refugees, McMoon, a rose, the PEN-F and Dads.
Matinee: 'Restoring A Lost Silent Film'
16 June 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Remembering Clemens Kalischer
16 June 2018
When Hitler came to power in 1933, Clemens Kalischer's father didn't hesitate. He moved the family to Paris. But, as Germans, they were required to register and were quickly arrested as enemy aliens. The 12-year-old boy, separated from his family, survived three years of forced labor in eight camps.
Around The Horn
16 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Olympus 30mm f3.5 Macro, using manual flash at sunset, variable neutral density filters and what matters.
Friday Slide Show: Antique Underwood Portable
15 June 2018
We were in the third grade. Don Belli and your editor made a pact to each type up our class projects. We had somehow been assigned the city of Stockton, the largest inland port. We'd written to the Chamber of Commerce for information and just had to type it up.
Leica Camera Announces Leica C-Lux With 20-Mp 1" Sensor, 15x Zoom
15 June 2018
Leica has announced its new Leica C-Lux compact digicam with a 1" sensor, 15x zoom, 4K video and both an EVF and 3.0-inch touchscreen. The new C-Lux is a close relation (one might say a twin) to the Panasonic Lumix ZS/TZ200.
Leica Camera Unveils M10 Edition Zagato
15 June 2018
Leica had introduced the M10 Edition Zagato, combining "the best of German craftsmanship and Italian design." Comprised of a Leica M10 camera body and a Leica Summilux-M 35mm f1.4 ASPH. lens, its visual and tactile highlights were designed by Dr. Andrea Zagato, owner of the Zagato Italian design house, himself.
Around The Horn
15 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at soccer fields, Che Guevara, abstract images and Macintosh hardware.
Around The Horn
14 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at underwater photography, Martian darkness, architectural photography, wide-ranging zooms and Ektrachrome production.
Nikon Develops Compact 500mm f5.6E PF ED VR Nikkor
14 June 2018
Nikon announced it is developing he AF-S Nikkor 500mm f5.6E PF ED VR, an FX-format super-telephoto lens significantly smaller and lighter than comparable predecessors thanks to a Phase Fresnel lens element.
Archiving As A Constant
13 June 2018
While we've made multiple copies of our images this year, we've neglected to burn DVDs for our offsite backups until today. And even worse, we have a few DVDs from 2017 we just haven't bothered to drop off at our offsite location either.
Around The Horn
13 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ramadan, Camera Work, copyright and the Olympus 17mm f1.2 Pro.
Miops Launches Capsule360 Kickstarter Campaign
12 June 2018
Miops has announced a Kickstarter campaign for its new Capsule360 motion box that enables smooth automated pans, tilts and slides (or any combination of them) for smartphones, action cameras, SLRs and mirrorless cameras.
Around The Horn
12 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Weegee, street photography tips, Instant Magny 35 and Leica Illuminated.
On The Plus Side
11 June 2018
We feel a civic duty to report dangers when they're observed at some of the more popular places in the city we call home. It alerts both residents and visitors to be wary of situations that may not otherwise be obvious.
Samyang Confirms AF 24mm f2.8 FE Prime
11 June 2018
Samyang has announced its AF 24mm F2.8 FE, a new full-frame Sony E-mount lens, with an improved autofocus system that provides quieter and more accurate autofocus performance. It will be sold under the Rokinon brand name in the U.S.
Around The Horn
11 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Willy Ronis, Museum Leica, Camille Seaman, 1960s interior design and free macros for Lightroom.
Harvey Posts ExifTool 11.01 Production Release
11 June 2018
Phil Harvey has posted ExifTool v11.01, the first production release since v11.00 on June 7 and certainly the shortest interval between production releases. The small download is available three formats, including a Windows executable and Macintosh OS X package.
Matinee: 'Behind The Shot with Oscar Nilsson'
9 June 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
9 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at photographic evidence, nature conservation, real estate photography mistakes, more on the Zone System, photographic errors, a Doris Burke scrapbook and net neutrality rules to expire Monday.
Peak Design Replacement Anchors Ship
8 June 2018
We received replacement Anchor Links from Peak Design in the mail today, just a few days after the company announced a fraying problem with the prior design.
Friday Slide Show: Street Fair
8 June 2018
Last Sunday it was Union Street's turn to host one of the many street fairs held in various neighborhoods around town. It was a gorgeous day (if a little windy) so we took the bus over to see what was cooking.
Remembering David Douglas Duncan
8 June 2018
Kansas City native David Duncan Douglas died Thursday at his home in France at the age of 102. He had come a long way and marked his journey with an astonishing gallery of images.
Around The Horn
8 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at photographing elves, American symbols, mirrorless lenses and Weegee.
Lock & Key
7 June 2018
The old wardrobe's lock and key appealed to us in the overcast light diffused through the room yesterday afternoon. So we bent down to look it in the eye and framed our shot. It seemed to hide the tale of something that happened centuries ago.
Around The Horn
7 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at D-Day in color, Milad Safabakhsh, Wacom Intuos, Rosa Furneaux and the Lucie Emerging Scholarships.
Harvey Posts ExifTool 11.00 Production Release
7 June 2018
Phil Harvey has posted ExifTool v11.00, the first production release since v10.80 on Feb. 22. The small download is available three formats, including a Windows executable and Macintosh OS X package.
Canon Announces Two 70-200mm L-Series Zooms
6 June 2018
Canon has introduced two new telephoto zoom lenses, the Canon EF 70-200mm f4L IS II USM and Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS III USM.
Around The Horn
6 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Bill Eppridge, Osaka, vintage insect macros, the Tokina 16-28mm f2.8, Sony a7III battery door weather sealing, sports photographers panel discussion, relaxing and Darktable 2.4.4.
DxO Releases Nik Collection, PhotoLab 1.2, Discontinues One
6 June 2018
DxO has released its first update of the Nik Collection plug-in suite it acquired last year from Google. At the same time, the company updated PhotoLab, its image editing software with support for seven new cameras and enhanced to its new local adjustments provided by the U Point technology featured in the Nik Collection.
Peak Design Addresses Frayed Anchor Issue
5 June 2018
In an email to customers that may have been adversely affected by a design revision to its popular Anchor link which connects its straps to camera eyelets, Peak Design promised free replacements to anyone affected.
DNP DS620A, WPS Pro: Installation
5 June 2018
We've never taken this long to publish our installation experience with a product before. We hope that means it will save you a lot of time.
Sony Announces RX100 VI With 24-300mm Zoom +
5 June 2018
Sony has announced its long-await RX100 VI compact digicam featuring a 24-300mm equivalent zoom matched to a 20.1-megapixel 1" CMOS sensor. The new compact can also shoot UHD 4K video at 30p with Full HD at up to 960 fps. A pop-up EVF and 3.0-inch tilting touchscreen round out the compact design.
WPO Launches 2019 Sony World Photo Awards
5 June 2018
The World Photography Organization has opened the 12th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards and revealed the latest recipients of the Sony Grant and announced three new categories for 2019.
Around The Horn
5 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Guatemala's Fuego volcano, Slim Aarons, Photoshop blend modes, AI-powered creatives, Ektachrome 100 and a photo printing seminar.
Apple WWDC: Just Photo News +
4 June 2018
At Apple's Worldwide Developers' Conference today, the company unveiled macOS 10.14 Mojave and iOS 12, both of which it plans to release this fall.
Around The Horn
4 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mariana Vincenti, cameras vs. eyes, more Zone System issues, photo hacks and a Sigma rebate.
Leica Announces Flash, Remote Control
4 June 2018
Leica Camera has announced its new Leica SF 60 Flash Unit and Leica SF C1 Remote Control Unit for on and off camera flash photography. The new additions complement the Leica S, Leica SL and Leica M systems and are also compatible with the Leica Q and Leica CL.
Matinee: 'Sharing The Light'
2 June 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
2 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Federico Alegria, Mark Broyer, auto masking in Lightroom, brands, the Zone System and a new Harold Davis book.
Friday Slide Show: A Walk In The Shade
1 June 2018
It was such a beautiful morning last Sunday that we grabbed the Nikon D200 (never did a shutter sound as sweet) and the 18-200mm Nikkor and took a walk through a very peaceful, well-manicured nearby neighborhood. We were looking for a red poppy but we found much more.
Around The Horn
1 June 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Bruce Davidson, an Ellsworth Kelly installation, the Lume Cube, a wall piece and coding.
May Archived
1 June 2018
We've just archived Volume 7, Number 5 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 19 Features, 25 commented news stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included well over 125 items of interest), one review and two site notes for a total of 72 stories.
MayLet the Games Begin
31 May 2018
Whatever happens in the 2018 NBA Finals, we want to congratulate the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors on being the champions of their respective leagues. For the fourth straight year, too.
Tamron Issues 28-75mm f2.8 Autofocus Notice
31 May 2018
Tamron issued a notice acknowledging an autofocus problem with its new 28-75mm f2.8 Di III RXD for Sony E-mount, which was released last week.
Around The Horn
31 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at National Geographic travel contest entries, Luca Cascianelli, mixed martial arts, 2018 W. Eugene Smith Grant deadline extended and Derrick Story.
Getty Images, 500px Announce Exclusive Distribution Deal
31 May 2018
Getty Images and 500px have announced an exclusive distribution partnership that will provide Getty Images customers access to royalty-free content from 500px. 500px will continue to represent its photographers, while Getty Images will have exclusive global distribution rights.
Deals: Alien Skin 30 Pct. Summer Discount
31 May 2018
Alien Skin Software is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a sale of up to 30 precent on all products in its online store. The sale will runs through June 5.
Dancing Maple Leaves
30 May 2018
The hot dogs were grilling and the burgers were chilling when we took the Canon Rebel XTi out to the garden at some friends' house to shoot a few pictures on Memorial Day. They have a collection of Japanese maples we envy.
IMS Vintage Digitizes Rare Photos For Sale
30 May 2018
IMS Vintage Photos is offering its historical archive photographs for sale worldwide for the first time in 100 years. The company said it is the first in Europe to develop advanced technology to digitize and catalog thousands of images a day.
Around The Horn
30 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a new Kamoinge exhibit, Peter Baker, Joe McNally, shooting in summer heat and more fool's gold.
Site Tweak: Dealing With Common Errors
29 May 2018
Some errors seem to happen repeatedly no matter what we do to prevent them. Especially if they are committed by other people. But most infuriatingly if we're the culprit.
How To Salvage Reds
29 May 2018
As we pointed out in our Memorial Day piece, reds have bedeviled image sensors for a long time. In that story, we briefly described the process we used to recover our red subject, a poppy. But we thought a more complete explanation would be illuminating.
Around The Horn
29 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at World War I battlefields, Pulau Ketam's bikes, color theory for landscapes, the Luxli Cello LED panel, still lifes and Kevin Raber's mother.
Memorial Day
28 May 2018
We wanted to mark this year's Memorial Day with a photo of a red poppy to honor those who died while serving in the armed forces. We spent the afternoon yesterday hunting one down in the neighborhood but even when we found one, we weren't sure of it.
Matinee: 'At Home'
26 May 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Winners Announced In Remembering Great Apes Photo Competition
26 May 2018
Wildlife Photographers United and Born Free have announce the 10 images of gorillas orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos selected as winners of the Remembering Great Apes photographic competition. Over 1,000 entries were submitted.
Around The Horn
26 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a shoot in Mexico, a page from the Strobist Lighting Cookbook, more about Obscura 2 and the LaCie DJI Copilot.
FBI: Reboot Your Router
26 May 2018
The FBI, Justice Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security have all issued advisories to reboot your router "as soon as possible" to counter Russian-engineered VPNFilter malware that has infected hundreds of thousands of the devices.
Friday Slide Show: Stow Lake
25 May 2018
We found ourselves at Stow Lake twice this week with different cameras. And looking over the site, we notice we've never done a slide show of the scenic spot, although we have featured it a number of times.
Three Entry-Level All-In-One Devices
25 May 2018
The landscape has changed for all-in-one devices since we were reviewing them six years ago. Entry level models have more features than ever at prices lower than a set of inks.
Around The Horn
25 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Phil Penman, Joana Toro, a free Photoshop Action set, a copyright registration fee increase proposal and LaserSoft's weekend sale.
Sigma Announces 105mm f1.4 Art Lens Price
25 May 2018
Sigma has announced its 105mm f1.4 DG HSM Art lens will be available in Canon, Nikon and Sigma camera mounts in late June for $1,599. The Sony E-mount availability will be announced later, the company added.
Fujifilm Announces Mirrorless X-T100
24 May 2018
Fujifilm has announced its Fujifilm X-T100 compact interchangeable lens camera featuring a high magnification electronic viewfinder, horizontal tilting rear LCD screen, built-in Bluetooth technology and an extended battery life allowing up to 430 frames per charge. The 15.68 oz. X-T100 sports an anodized coating on aluminum top cover for both a retro and luxury look.
Around The Horn
24 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at lava, smog, Obscura 2 and adapter flange distance errors.
An Edgy Image
23 May 2018
We were standing on the concete edge, restrained from the bay below us only by a rotting wooden railing. A curiously rusted bolt poked out as us like a finger warning us to move back.
Around The Horn
23 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sally Mann, paper, Alexi Lubomirski, Brad Elterman, Gemini Photos and photo book production.
Shutterbug Ends Print Publication After 45 Years
22 May 2018
Editor-in-Chief Dan Havlik has announced Shutterbug will cease publishing a print edition after 45 years, focusing solely on its Web publication.
Rocky Nook To Host Free Webinar With Glenn Randall
22 May 2018
Rocky Nook has announced a free webinar with Glenn Randall, author of the just-released Dusk to Dawn guide to landscape photography at night.
Around The Horn
22 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Southeast Alaska, rural Russia, photos that must be in color, compromise, the island of New York, the W. Eugene Smith Grant and the FCC.
Deals: Apple 27-Inch iMacs Discounted At Adorama
21 May 2018
Adorama is offering an instant rebate on Apple 27-inch iMacs with free shipping and no sales tax.
Around The Horn
21 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Daniel Zvereff, the best Nikkors, Photoshop bokeh and a Rocky Nook discount.
Matinee: The Class of 2018
19 May 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
19 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at hidden Armenians, Kuching, NASA's wind tunnels and focal lengths.
Remembering Sam Nzima
18 May 2018
He was the son of a laborer for a white farmer in South Africa who caught the photography bug when a teacher showed him how his camera worked. A few years later Sam Nzima would become famous for a photograph of children carrying one of their dead at a Soweto uprising, which ironically ended his career in photojournalism.
Friday Slide Show: Bucks Lake
18 May 2018
Almost nine years ago, we got up in Quincy, Calif., one morning at an ungodly hour, made espresso for Joyce and our friends and stumbled into the kitchen of the B&B where we were all staying for a hearty 7 a.m. breakfast.
Around The Horn
18 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at more Jonathan Higbee, travel photography, atmospheric thermal turbulence, a SmugMug/Flickr AMA and remembering Michael Reichmann.
Fujifilm Withdraws X-T2 Firmware Update
18 May 2018
Fujifilm has withdrawn its recently released X-T2 v4 firmware update after reports of "a few issues." The company has provided rollback v4.01 firmware for X-T2 owners who have already updated to v4.
Leica To Honor Bruce Davidson With Hall of Fame Award
17 May 2018
Leica announced it will honor photographer Bruce Davidson for his photographic work with the Leica Hall of Fame Award on June 15. A selection of images will also be exhibited from June 15 to Sept. 9 at the Leica Gallery in Wetlzar, Germany.
Around The Horn
17 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Antonis Theodoridis, Sony a7III PDAF striping, glass LCD protectors, AI in Spark and cultural heritage.
Ricoh Releases Four SDKs For Pentax Cameras
17 May 2018
Ricoh has released four software development kits for Pentax dSLRs to enable third-party applications to remotely control the cameras using smartphones or computers.
Senate Votes 52-47 To Restore Net Neutrality Rules
16 May 2018
The U.S. Senate today voted to repeal the Federal Communication Commission's Restoring Internet Freedom order enacted last December. The 52-47 vote included all 47 Democratic Senators, two independents, and three Republicans. Republicans Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska) and John Kennedy of Louisiana voted for repeal. John McCain of Arizona was absent.
Around The Horn
16 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mississippi's Freedom Riders, the Kilauea volcano, Mount St. Helens, the Sigma 16mm f1.4 and Sony.
In Progress: The Way Up
15 May 2018
The weather was dreadful. A gray sky. Overcast. Everything flat. But the scene was prehistoric. A hillside on an untouched ravine along the Seventh Ave. reservoir. Thousands stream by it everyday on the S-curve roadway that runs along the western edge.
Around The Horn
15 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Gaza, Daniel Jackson, color, a lighthouse, Google Photos vs. Apple Photos and Nature Photography Day.
National Library of Scotland Acquires Historic Photo Collection
14 May 2018
The National Library of Scotland has announced the acquisition of a private photography collection of over 14,000 images dating from the 1840s depicting "family portraits, working life, street scenes, sporting pursuits, shops, trams, tenements, mountains and monuments."
Around The Horn
14 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Paul Garcia, Gordan Parks' Ella Watson, Sony Kando, concert photography, a cross-polarization demo, a portfolio project, a Nikon D800 fix and defending your copyright.
Matinee: 'Love Mom'
12 May 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
12 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Depression-era billboards, Ohio Avenue Elementary School, Fukushima samurai, priorities and Adobe MAX 2018.
Friday Slide Show: The Unrushed Hour
11 May 2018
We happened to be downtown around rush hour yesterday and thought it might make a challenging assignment for our Friday slide show. We spent about 30 years coping with rush hour but it was back in the days when knights wore armor.
Remembering Art Shay
11 May 2018
Art Shay had done everything in life. Late last month he managed to add one last thing to his list. At the age of 96, he passed away at his home in Deerfield, Ill.
Panasonic Unveils Lumix TS7 Waterproof Digicam
11 May 2018
Panasonic has upgraded its flagship waterproof digicam with the Lumix TS7 which features a 20.4-megapixel sensor, higher resolution LCD, new EVF, 4K video and waterproofing now to 102 ft., all significant enhancements from the previous model.
Sigma Announces 70mm f2.8 Art Lens Price
11 May 2018
Sigma has announced its 70mm f2.8 DG Macro Art, its first prime macro lens in the Art series, will be available in Canon mount in the end of May for $569. The company said it expects the Sigma mount model to ship in June while the Sony E-Mount version will be released later.
Around The Horn
11 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at loneliness, color images, sky shots and Malaysia.
Around The Horn
10 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Helen Gee, the Sigma 16mm f1.4, lighting a morgue, dealing with a CEO who thinks he's an art director, Percy Loomis Sperr, free Mother's Day templates, PhotoLab discount and a net neutrality update.
Modern Composition
9 May 2018
When we took this shot, we just wanted to grab that face on the poster flying high above the downtown traffic. But when we looked at it later, we saw all sorts of different things trying to get into the picture.
Around The Horn
9 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Sammons on Route 66, Chester Maharaj, the PolarPro Katana and vintage photos of cats.
Color Pop In Photoshop
8 May 2018
Starting today," Google's John Nack writes in a blog entry he just now published, "you may see a new photo creation that plays with pops of color. In these creations, we use AI to detect the subject of your photo and leave them in color -- including their clothing and whatever they're holding -- while the background is set to black and white. You'll see these AI-powered creations in the Assistant tab of Google Photos."
Adobe Announces Seven New Creative Residents
8 May 2018
Adobe has announced seven new Creative Residents who have pledged to use their talents to make a positive impact in both the creative community and around the world. In return the company will provide access to its creative tools and resources plus the opportunity to share what they learn and their creative insights across a larger creative community.
Hasselblad Releases Firmware Update For X1D, H6D
8 May 2018
Hasselblad has released updates for both the X1D and H6D with a new White Balance Tool.
Around The Horn
8 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Zhangjiajie, Mojgan Ghanbari, Adrian Wojtas and the America Photography Open.
Love
7 May 2018
We wandered across this scene last week and, as we tend to do when we're just starting out on a long hike, walked right by it. It was still there when we came back an hour and half later, so we took the hint and grabbed the shot.
Hasselblad To Ship Its Widest Lens For X1D
7 May 2018
Hasselblad announced its XCD 21mm f4 lens will ship mid-month and is now available for pre-order. As Hasselblad's widest lens for the X1D, it has an extremely short focal length providing a 17mm full frame equivalency.
Around The Horn
7 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Heisler's Puerto Rico, Atget's Paris, Kilauea, Thomas Mangelsen, TapHanger, Ninalee Allen Craig and a Rocky Nook discount.
Matinee: Camino de Santiago
5 May 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Friday Slide Show: Ten Thousand Steps
4 May 2018
Blame Harold Davis. He's off on this pilgrimage, hiking through the Portuguese countryside as spring brings everything to life, having a ball. And we're stuck here watching the fog roll in like it's summer.
Around The Horn
4 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Gilles Caron, Tatsuya Tanaka, Stefano Galli, modern stereoscopic images, a Strobist lesson, hard drive stats and some Nikon deals at Adorama.
Meyer-Optik Goerlitz Opens Pre-Sale For Nocturnus 0.95/75mm
3 May 2018
Meyer Optik is now accepting pre-orders for its Nocturnus 75mm f0.95, launched as part of its Master of Light series. The lens will be available in Leica M/TL, Sony and Fuji X mounts.
Adobe Makes Creative Cloud Rain For K-12 Schools
3 May 2018
As teachers in several states strike to fight for an investment in an educational system devastated by tax cuts, Adobe has announced an annual $4.99 license for K-12 schools that opens the entire Creative Cloud suite to a new generation.
Around The Horn
3 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Lewis Hine, Sara Terry, Aundre Larrow shoots Warrior fans, being alone with Harold Davis, a Sigma discount and a sports photography panel.
The Last Laugh
2 May 2018
We admit it. We walked right by this scene the other day. No noticed but we walked right by.
Leica Announces Destination Travel Series Itinerary
2 May 2018
Leica has announced the locations for its 2018-2019 Destination travel photography workshops will be India, Colombia, Hawaii and Romania. The series, which launched last year, "allow photographers a balance of independent exploration combined with guided photographic instruction from world-class instructors, while traveling at a leisurely pace," the company said.
Art Cantina Connects Teachers, Students At New Site
1 May 2018
Art Cantina has launched a free online directory for the visual arts. Disciplines include photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, collage and mosaics, ceramics and pottery, fiber arts and textiles, glass arts, jewelry and metalsmithing and paper arts.
Around The Horn
1 May 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at disappearing jobs, Native American photographers, future camera tech, histograms, the Olympus fisheye lens, The DAM Book 3.0, a Wolf sanctuary, the Woofie and the Linksys Velop.
April Archived
1 May 2018
We pleased to announce we've archived Volume 7 Number 4 of Photo Corners with 15 Features, 25 commented news items, 26 Editor's Notes (including over 150 items of interest, one review and four Site Notes. That's a total of 71 stories.
AprilHalide 1.8 Released
30 April 2018
Halide 1.8, an iOS camera app, has been released featuring an Apple Watch companion app, a new Self-Timer feature, a completely redesigned photo reviewer, design tweaks and two new areas of focus: Accessibility and Privacy.
Remembering Shah Marai
30 April 2018
Shah Marai, the chief photographer for Agence France-Presse in Kabul, was among the victims of twin suicide bombings in the capitol of his homeland today.
PhotoALBM Launches Photo Sharing Site +
30 April 2018
PhotoALBM has launched a "YouTube for photographers" Web site built on "the principles of human-centered design" to make it well organized and easy to use. Driven by artificial intelligence, PhotoALBM makes "the tedious process of portfolio/album creation a surprisingly pleasant and fun experience that takes only a few minutes," the company said.
Around The Horn
30 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Chanho Park, Alexvi Li, Steve Simon, Harold Davis and creating public albums in Apple Photos.
DxO Confirms Chapter 11 Restructuring
30 April 2018
In a blog post DxO confirmed it has filed for "Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection and is now in the process of restructuring the business." The company said it expects the restructuring to take no more than "a few more weeks" and "will not affect our customers in any way."
Matinee: 'My Favorite Picture'
28 April 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Remembering Polixeni Papapetrou
28 April 2018
The Australian photographer Polixeni Papapetrou, famed for her photos of children dressed up on elaborate sets that echoed art history and other themes, died earlier this month after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 57.
Around The Horn
28 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Summer of '78, the Ramones, Vladimir, Harold Davis on the road without his suitcase, difficult subjects and the Open Internet Pledge.
Friday Slide Show: Working Bikes
27 April 2018
We'd just borrowed a couple of books from the Mechanics' Institute and, on our way out, stopped in the lobby. We could either pack the books or our camera in our camera bag. Something would have to be hand carried.
Around The Horn
27 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Chernobyl, Pietro Baroni, a new Lightroom CC Coffee Break series, Stalin's photo editing, GIMP 2.10.0 and the Rolleiflex Instant Kamera.
Tamron Announces 28-75mm f2.8 Zoom For Sony
27 April 2018
Tamron has announced its 28-75mm f2.8 Di III RXD (Model A036) for Sony E-mount featuring "outstanding image quality and beautiful background blur effects" and a new optical system designed specifically for mirrorless cameras.
Making Photo Wallplates
26 April 2018
Don't look now but you're surrounded. By wallplates. They're on your electrical outlets. They're on your light switches. They're everywhere.
Remembering Abbas
26 April 2018
Iranian photographer Abbas died in Paris yesterday after covering wars and revolutions in Biafra, Bangladesh, Northern Ireland, Vietnam, the Middle East, Chile, Cuba, and South Africa during apartheid. He was 74.
Around The Horn
26 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Malick Sidibe, Seattle, working as a pro, Affinity Spotlight and a photography book sale.
Site Tweak: Scrolling Headline Pages
26 April 2018
First, thanks for your feedback on the test version of our independently scrolling columns on the headline pages. The scrollers won in a landslide. So last night we refreshed all the headline pages (current and archival) with the new scrolling CSS.
DNP DS-RXH1S Firmware Update Enables 6x6 Prints
25 April 2018
DNP has released firmware version 2.06 for its DS-RX1HS printer to produced 6x6-inch square prints on the high speed printer.
DNP Updates Snap Lab Software
25 April 2018
DNP has released a major software update for the SL620A Snap Lab and DS-Tmini. Version 3.3 of the software features enhanced panoramic printing, 2x6-inch photo strip printing, order deletion and improved security.
Instagram Updates Terms, Data Policy
25 April 2018
In an email to its users this morning, Instagram announced "some changes to our Terms and Data Policy." The update was prompted by the need to "reflect that Facebook Inc. is responsible for Instagram," the email said.
Around The Horn
25 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sim Chi Yin, a loincloth, Roger Ballen, procrastination, an Ansel Adams mystery and transience.
Deals: Photoshop Elements 40 Pct. Discount
24 April 2018
Both Amazon and B&H are offering either the Mac or Windows version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 for $59.99 today, a $40 discount on a new license.
Around The Horn
24 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Socotra, the Sony A7III, Darktable and Flickr/Smugmug.
Ninth Circuit: Animals Cannot Sue Humans
24 April 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled that Naruto, the Crested Macaque monkey famous for taking a selfie, cannot sue David Slater for copyright infringement. The court found that, unlike corporations, animals are not humans.
Adobe Releases Lightroom Classic 7.3.1
24 April 2018
Adobe has released Lightroom Classic CC v7.3.1 to address issues discovered in the last release. In addition, the company posted All About Profiles: How Profiles Work and Making Your Own.
Book Bag: Eyes Of The Heart
23 April 2018
There's an old joke we never tire of hearing about asking the right question. "May I smoke in church?" asks the parishioner of the priest. "No, it's an insult to the Almighty," came the reply. "May I pray when I smoke?" asks a second parishioner. "Of course, my son!"
Around The Horn
23 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at state dinners, light painting, a child's camera, learning to drone, Flickr, printing film images, Uebersicht, a Rocky Nook sale and DxO Labs.
Matinee: '8328'
21 April 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
21 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Ecuadorean Amazon, the pigeon camera, Mas De Garrigue and resizing images.
SmugMug To Acquire Flickr
20 April 2018
SmugMug has announced it has agreed to purchase Flickr, the online photo management and sharing application. Following the close of the transaction, the brands will continue to operate as separate entities, providing photographers with both "a place to fit in and a place to stand out," the company said.
Friday Slide Show: Viansa
20 April 2018
Once upon a time we kept the Rumbalino garaged in Sonoma and would visit it there on a weekend now and then. We never used the kitchen in the adjoining house because the house was vacant and there were no staples on the shelves. So we would stop along the way to buy lunch.
Around The Horn
20 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Great Wall, Killer whales, prison life, Photo Studio AR, the Gila National Forest and Nikon nostalgia.
2018 Sony World Photography Awards Winners Announced
19 April 2018
The World Photography Organization has named the winners of the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards at a London ceremony. Photographer of the Year, professional category winners and the Open, Youth and Student winners were announced.
Phase One Releases Capture One 11.1
19 April 2018
Phase One has released Capture One Pro 11.1 with a new support platform, improved styles and presets and a normalization tool. In addition, the new release supports new cameras from Fujifilm, Leica, Olympus, Panasonic and Sony as well as new lenses from Canon, Leica, Sony and Tamron. Tethered support for Sony cameras now permits camera control from an iOS device.
Meyer-Optik-Gorlitz Kickstarts APO Plasmat 105 f2.7
19 April 2018
German lens manufacturer Meyer-Optik-Gorlitz has launched a Kickstarter campaign to revive and modernize the Plasmat 105mm lens.
Around The Horn
19 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Michael McCoy, the Hubble at 28, a Carmelite ceiling and Iceland.
Around The Horn
18 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at ship hulls, fish, blue bottles, Raw editing on phones and a focus stacking problem.
Neighbors
17 April 2018
Once upon a time -- and it wasn't long ago -- we walked by the yellow house and saw an older fellow installing the white picket fence, board by board. It got a fresh coat of paint and made a happy little scene.
Around The Horn
17 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kost in Berlin, Ethiopia's Danakil Depression, rare Dorothea Lange photos, the Fujifilm X-A5 and the Sony 12-24mm f4G lens.
Pulitzer Winners In Photography Announced
16 April 2018
Among the Pulitzer Prizes announced today were two photography honors in the categories of Breaking News and Feature Photography, each of which carry awards of $10,000.
Achenbach's Ganz Moves To The Getty
16 April 2018
The Getty Museum has announced the appointment of James A. Ganz to Senior Curator of Photographs. He will join the Getty in July after 10 years at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, where he served as Curator of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts.
Around The Horn
16 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Speed Project, Nina Leen, memory card options, visual note taking, digitizing old film, strobing the sun and the Stamp Lady.
Matinee: 'Sanderson to Brackettville'
14 April 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
14 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Anne Wilkes Tucker, Anja Niemi, stylized wedding photoshoots, checking a camera bag and Lloyd Chambers.
The Scrolling Home Page Experiment +
13 April 2018
After tinkering with it for a while, we just can't decide whether or not we prefer it. That would be the experimental Scrolling Home Page we recently mentioned we have been working on.
Friday Slide Show: Two Rocks
13 April 2018
For a long time we've kept two rocks by our side. They have outlived our typewriters and computers and quite a few pens and pencils, too. One of them we acquired in 1973 and the other in 2003, in different centuries on different continents.
MindShift Gear Announces BackLight 18L Daypack
13 April 2018
MindShift Gear has announced an 18-liter version of its BackLight series, the $199.99 BackLight 18L rear-panel backpack. This smaller, lightweight daypack enables you to access gear without taking off the backpack. Just rotate the bag to the front while the waist belt is still secured.
Around The Horn
13 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at skateboarding, wrestling, two Art lenses, oxalis and Watson chargers.
Ronaldo Schemidt Wins World Press Photo of the Year Award
12 April 2018
At its annual Awards Show in Amsterdam, the World Press Photo Foundation announced Ronaldo Schemidt has won its Photo of the Year Award.
Around The Horn
12 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at China, Scotland, Instagram, printing photos, a Luminar bundle and a Photo Mechanic deal.
A Double Twist
11 April 2018
We not only edit Photo Corners, we read it. And when we read about Olympus' 2x digital zoom in a recent Around The Horn, we dug up the manual for our E-PL1 to see about it.
Around The Horn
11 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Brassai, the 1918 Flu Pandemic, Blockchain and exporting a still from video.
MindShift Gear Announces Exposure Shoulder Bags
10 April 2018
MindShift Gear has announced its Exposure 15 and 13 shoulder bags designed with the outdoor photographer in mind. Holding less gear but offering quicker access than a backpack, they can quickly be swiveled to access other lenses and bodies.
Around The Horn
10 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Meteora, squatting, ring lights and the OVF vs. EVF battle.
Leica Announces Super Vario Elmar SL 16-35/3.5-4.5
9 April 2018
Leica has announced its Super Vario Elmar SL 16-35/3.5-4.5 ASPH. zoom lens as well as an SL firmware update coming April 23. The new ultra wide-angle lens rounds out the current zoom lens portfolio for the SL family which now covers a range of focal lengths from 16 to 280mm.
Around The Horn
9 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at luchadores, Ray Simone, a 2x digital zoom to love, Photo Camp and the lost Warhols.
Matinee: Renato D'Agostin's '7439'
7 April 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
7 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Geoff Dyer on Garry Winogrand, Pond5, photo detritus and baseball in Cuba.
Friday Slide Show: Spring Poppies
6 April 2018
Piove. It's raining. The Italian (pee-OH-vay) for some reason always strikes us as more definitive. Perhaps because when it rained in Liguria it meant the oppressive humidity would drop. So we would look out the window and say, with some relief, "Piove."
Around The Horn
6 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Maxime Fossat in Madagascar, John Moore at the border, revisiting a scene, using Capture One Pro with Luminar and designing the 2019 Mac Pro.
Olympus Brings PEN E-PL9 To North America
5 April 2018
Olympus announced it has brought its PEN E-PL9 mirrorless camera to North America. The E-PL9, announced in February, features 4K video with an option to extract stills, 121-point contrast detection autofocus, built-in WiFi and always-on Bluetooth LE and 16 art filters.
Capture One Launches 'Dedication' Photo Competition
5 April 2018
Capture One has launched a photography competition on social media open to photographers around the world as part of its Dedication Campaign, aimed at showcasing the inspiration behind the images photographers create.
Redondo, Hegen Win BJP Drone Award
5 April 2018
The British Journal of Photography has awarded its 2018 Drone Photography Award to Markel Redondo and Tom Hegen. Redondo's Sand Castles (Part II) explores the estimated 3.4 million deserted houses in Spain. Hegen's Salt Series documents salt production across Europe.
Around The Horn
5 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at April blossoms, two 15mm lenses, Markus Brunetti, Elad Lassry and Peak Design's new store.
The Stone Wall
4 April 2018
Little kids like to pile one thing on top of another. "What are you doing?" we ask. "Building," they reply seriously. The illusion persists until their pile collapses in a heap. They weren't really building anything after all. They were playing.
Around The Horn
4 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Martin Luther King Jr., Balkan land mines, Marilyn Monroe, street photography tips, the $11 Wein WP1000 Flashmeter and macOS 10.13.4 disabling external monitors.
Site Tweak: Of Scrollbars And Buttons
3 April 2018
As we mentioned in our archive story, we've been experimenting with a new home page layout that allows the left and right content sections to scroll independently while keeping the masthead and footer visible.
Adobe Updates Camera Raw, Lightroom, Photoshop
3 April 2018
At the heart of Adobe's updates to its Photography Plan heavyweights Lightroom and Photoshop is the inclusion of more powerful profiles for Raw files and a new suite of Creative profiles in Adobe Camera Raw. At the same time, the company tweaked the desktop and mobile applications in minor but important ways.
Nick Hannes Wins 2018 Zeiss Photography Award
3 April 2018
Belgian photographer Nick Hannes has been award the 2018 Zeiss Photography Award for his series Garden of Delight exploring "globalization and capitalism and raising questions about authenticity and sustainability." The World Photo Organization also recognized the work of nine other photographers.
Around The Horn
3 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Holy Week, Sydney, Jorge Alva, night photograph, the Sigma 14mm f1.8 HSM Art lens, hosting sites and Gnarbox 2.0 SSD.
Around The Horn
2 April 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at portraits of North Korean defectors, a rare shot of James Mattis, Edward Weston's kitchen, the iPhone as accessory, Icelandic mountains and having your photos printed.
Happy Easter, Passover, April Fools' Day!
1 April 2018
So if we understand the ground rules, the best way to enjoy today's triple threat is to spend the morning celebrating Easter with an egg hunt or prosecco-sodden brunch, the afternoon still at the table celebrating Passover by telling a few stories and the evening doing something silly to amaze your foolish friends.
March Archived
1 April 2018
We've just updated the Archive with the 74 stories we published during March in Volume 7 Number 3 of Photo Corners. We've must have saved entire forests by publishing exclusively online since 2012.
MarchMatinee: Ian McNaught Davis' 'Georgian Moments'
31 March 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
31 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Alberto Selvestrel, Sally Mann, the Nikon 70-210mm AF-D, phone photography and the Just Mobile ShutterGrip.
Friday Slide Show: From the Living Wall
30 March 2018
Enormous as it is, the extension to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is hard to see. It rises behind the original building along an alley and just one city street with plenty of tall neighbors hiding it from view.
Around The Horn
30 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Dr. King, Jarle Hagen, spectrometry, portraiture, the Nikon D7500 and a camera lost at sea.
DxO Announces Free PhotoLab Webinars
29 March 2018
DxO has announced two free one-hour webinars covering PhotoLab, its image editing software featuring U-Point technology. The seminars will be presented by professional photographer Jochen Kohl. Registration is required.
Photostory Virtual Reality Software Released
29 March 2018
MAGIX Software has released Photostory Premium VR, its first virtual reality software, to create virtual worlds in just a few steps with conventional photos and videos without additional hardware.
Around The Horn
29 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kyoto cherry blossoms, a $20 DIY portable doorway, making a portfolio, the D700 revisited, bias in facial recognition software, successful habits, another form of success, an Ester lottery and the Cuba of Ramiro Fernandez.
Meyer-Optik-Gorlitz Announces Nocturnus III 50mm f0.95
28 March 2018
Meyer-Optik has announced the Nocturnus III 50 f0.95, the third edition of the 50mm optic. The super-fast manual-focus lens is optimized for use with full-frame sensors, the company said, but also works with APS-C cameras. The new design, with mounts for Sony-E, Fuji-X and Leica M, is being offered at a pre-release discount for the next 14 days.
Around The Horn
28 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at sandstorms, Kirk Tuck, attachment rate, getting into flash and flash vs. babies.
Site Tweak: Ridiculous Revision To A Silly Decision
27 March 2018
Sometimes a metaphor can confuse more than it enlightens. But the thing about metaphors is that they're very convincing. So even as it's confusing you, you think it's making an unassailable point.
Around The Horn
27 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Federica Armstrong, Elise Swopes, Peter Funch, GIMP 2.10.0 RC and Foxconn.
'The Merge' Wins International Photography Award 2018
27 March 2018
The Merge, a visual exploration of the possibility that we are living inside a simulation by the Copenhagen-based collective of Sara Galbiati, Peter Eriksen and Tobias Markussen has won the British Journal of Photography's International Photography Award 2018.
Adobe Drops Muse Development +
27 March 2018
In a product announcement on the Muse Web site today, Adobe announced "the end of new feature development for Adobe Muse CC" as of yesterday. The product will continue to launch and you will be able to edit sites built with the tool but no compatibility updates or bug fixes will be delivered.
Carolyn Drake's 'Wild Pigeon'
26 March 2018
Now showing in SFMOMA's New to the Collection room for its new acquisitions, Carolyn Drake's Wild Pigeon reaches beyond documentary photography to fine art to tell the story of the Uyghurs of western China.
Around The Horn
26 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the March for Our Lives, clouds for NASA, why it's quiet, successful photographers, a bag inventory, an egg and posting Raw files.
Live Photos Of 'March For Our Lives' Protests
24 March 2018
The New York Times is publishing live photos and maps of the international March for Our Lives protests today.
Matinee: 'Irish Professional Photographer of the Year Awards'
24 March 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Friday Slide Show: Laguna Honda Mural +
23 March 2018
When Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2016, it was honored with a new mural along its 200-foot retaining wall. That, however, was only stage one of a three stage process undertaken by the Precita Eyes Muralists.
Adobe Launches Partners Deals
23 March 2018
In an email to Creative Cloud subscribers today, Adobe announced special offers from 12 partners on creative tools, training and more. All of the deals, however, expire on March 31.
Getty Images Releases Watermarks for Water Series
23 March 2018
Getty Images has launched is Watermarks for Water collection of several hundred watermarked images "to help raise awareness and funds for the global water crisis." Licensed images have the watermarked removed and 10 percent of the fee donated to charity while shared images keep the watermark and add a fact about the importance of clean drinking water.
Boinx Software Releases MimoLive 4
23 March 2018
Boinx Software has announced the release of mimoLive 4, the multi-in/multi-out live video engine for macOs formerly known as BoinxTV. The new version adds easy multi-endpoint streaming, a process to work with viewer comments on YouTube and Facebook, a multi-view to keep an eye on your video sources and more.
Around The Horn
23 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at abandoned bikes, portraits of detained immigrants, 150 mirrorless lenses, five lighting diagrams, Facebook, Darktable and the need to publish violent photos.
LaserSoft Imaging Announces New Calibration Targets
22 March 2018
LaserSoft Imaging has announced a new generation of scanner targets designed to provide "significantly higher accuracy" wit 600 additional measuring points. The new targets will be available at a special introductory price through March.
Deals: DxO 25 Pct. Easter Discount
22 March 2018
DxO is offering a 25 percent discount on all its software, including the recently released PhotoLab, through April 2.
Around The Horn
22 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the James Webb Space Telescope, the Anonymous Project, Bill Cunningham's secret memoir and a strange fate befalls three of our favorites.
SFMOMA To Exhibit Exclusive Meiselas Retrospective
21 March 2018
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has announced it will exhibit Susan Meiselas: Mediations from July 21 through Oct. 21, the exclusive U.S. retrospective of the American photographer.
Around The Horn
21 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at corporate office life, #girlgaze, window light, Jesse James, Putin, RawTherapee and Lytro.
Sony World Photo Awards Announces Best Single Images
20 March 2018
The Sony World Photography Awards has announced the winners of its Open competition and National Awards.
Around The Horn
20 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Paralympics, Puerto Rico, the War in Iraq, Humza Deas, Photoshop's layer options, the need to edit and a used gear sale.
Alien Skin Releases Exposure X3 Complete Workflow Update +
20 March 2018
Alien Skin has released the Exposure X3 Complete Workflow Update, the latest version of their non-destructive Raw photo editor, with enhancements to handle the full photography workflow.
Revisiting SFMOMA's 'The Train'
19 March 2018
One of the perks of this job is getting invitations to press briefings of various sorts, not the least of which are for SFMOMA's photography shows. But when the invitation to preview The Train arrived, it sat in our in-box for weeks without a reply.
Catchlight Announces 2018 Fellowship Shortlist
19 March 2018
CatchLight has announced the shortlist for the CatchLight Fellowship, which recognizes excellence in the novel use of photography to depict and bring awareness to challenging social issues.
Around The Horn
19 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Vigeland Park, a Nikon D2XS goes back to work, Kasson's worst camera, the Think Tank Storyteller 8 bag, the Illuminati light meter, Google Lens and HEIF Support in Windows 10.
Matinee: Bobby
17 March 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
17 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Barbara Baker Burrows, the Nikon D700, Leica M mount lenses on the X1D and Joel Meyerowitz in five images.
Canon's Chuck Westfall Is Dead At 65
17 March 2018
Chuck Westfall, who nurtured the budding digital imaging industry with candor and kindness as Canon's media spokesperson for professional imagine products, has passed away after a long fight with kidney cancer at the age of 65.
Friday Slide Show: Bouquets To Art 2018
16 March 2018
We risked our life yesterday to present this slide show to you today. Not only did we navigate the city streets during a torrential downpour, but we survived the crush of visitors to the de Young Museum for the Bouquets to Art 2018.
Around The Horn
16 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Meryl Meisler, surfing Norway, Alessandro D'Angelo, Harold Davis, Serelay and Sony PDAF striping.
Test Drive: Flexi LED Macro Flash
15 March 2018
We weren't expecting much but we were intrigued. Could this odd-looking twin-panel LED flash illuminate our macro shots with enough power to let us stop down for more depth of field?
Around The Horn
15 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at yesterday's school walkout, the gardens' secrets, Easter Island, STEVE, the Kamoinge Collective, Colin Combs, the iMac Pro and lawyer ads.
BJP Publishes Pannack's 'Separation' Portrait Series
14 March 2018
The British Journal of Photography has published London-based photographer Laura Pannack's Separation, a series of portraits of 13 couples that explores their situation in the wake of the June 2016 Brexit vote. The series was commissioned by the Journal and created using Affinity Photo for iPad.
Oberwerth Announces Charlie Camera Bag
14 March 2018
Oberwerth has unveiled Charlie, the last camera bag in its Casual line, designed for mirrorless and dSLR cameras. Charlie's compact form factor is aimed at "minimalists and travel enthusiasts," the company said, offering enough space just the necessities: a camera like the Leica M, Leica CL, Sony Alpha 6000 or Olympus OM-D and an interchangeable lens.
Around The Horn
14 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at student gun protests today, five freelancers, captions for Google images, freelancing advice, Live Photo tricks, displaying your photos, Reuben Wu and Harry Benson's RFK.
Book Bag: 'Joel Meyerowitz: Where I Find Myself'
13 March 2018
Can you, we wondered as we lugged the immense tome over to a table large enough to hold it open, cram a retrospective of a 56-year career as a photographer into a book? Ill advised, we thought.
Leica Release New D-Lux Explorer Kit
13 March 2018
Leica has announced a new version of its D-Lux Explorer Kit with an automatic lens cap and improved Leica Rope Strap in a vibrant red.
Adobe Starts Emailing Notice Of Creative Cloud Price Increase
13 March 2018
As announced during MAX 2017, Adobe has begun sending email notifications of price increases to its Creative Cloud suite of applications. The "next generation of Creative Cloud" includes five new applications, including Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC and Adobe Spark.
Around The Horn
13 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Eastern Ghouta, National Geographic, the Mississippi Delta, George Digalakis, navigating Photoshop documents, Imatag and a Texas barbecue.
Is The Print Primary?
12 March 2018
One of the benefits of attending a fair like Photofairs San Francisco is being exposed not just to thrilling images but interesting ideas. The panel discussion we attended was a bit short on the ideas themselves but gave us a few names to research. And that's where we found the ideas.
Around The Horn
12 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Andy Richter's yoga shots, Sven Laurent, humanity in one image, Wawarsing's knife industry, Patricia Niven, monochromes on Instagram, Tuck's reflections and signage.
Matinee: 'Mark Steinmetz: Terminus'
10 March 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Spring Forward
10 March 2018
Public service measured very high in our recent combined blood test. Which must explain why we feel the urge to remind you that Daylight Saving Time (for those of us who observe it) takes effect at 2 a.m. tomorrow. Which instantly becomes 3 a.m.
Around The Horn
10 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Masha Ivashintsova, the Trevi Foutain Photoshoopped, layers in Capture One Pro 11 and Lightroom on the iMac Pro 18-Core.
Friday Slide Show: Building A Stadium
9 March 2018
Don't get us started on stadiums. (Ah, too late.) We happened to be in the Mission Bay neighborhood this week so we took a look at the new facility the Warriors are building. We don't know who choreographs the dancing cranes but it was a marvelous show in itself.
How To Extract A JPEG From A Raw File
9 March 2018
For a few years now we've been capturing images as Raw files only. Raw files are not themselves image files. Their data has to be processed into an image. And we enjoy using Lightroom to do that quickly in batches or other image editing software to do them one at a time.
Winners Of South American 6x6 Global Talent Program Announced
9 March 2018
The World Press Photo Foundation has recognized six photographers from South America in the second edition of the 6x6 Global Talent Program.
Around The Horn
9 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Toni Frissell, Lola Flash, MoMA's new group show, Moab Entrada Rag and Lightroom on a Chromebook.
Leica, Wainwrite Collaborate On Special Edition M
8 March 2018
Leica has collaborated with Rag & Bones CEO Marcus Wainwright on the Stealth Edition M Monochrom with a Summicron-M 35mm f2 ASPH. lens. The redesign of the unobstrusive M features " unique matte black look and glow-in-the-dark accents for added functionality."
Around The Horn
8 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Marcus Wainwright, German aerials, the early days, 40mm Micro Four Thirds lenses, Micro Four Thirds sports photography, Chris Moore, concert photography and a copyright troll.
ON1 Releases Photo Raw 2018.1
7 March 2018
ON1 has released Photo Raw 2018.1, the first major update to its image editing software following the initial release in November 2017.
Deals: 35 Pct. Off Rocky Nook Female Authors
7 March 2018
Rocky Nook announced a 35 percent discount on photography titles authored by female authors throughout National Women's Month.
Around The Horn
7 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Chris Hondros, lighting, TetherBlock, a lens sale and Trevor Paglen.
A Photo For A Poet
6 March 2018
The University of California at Santa Barbara English professor Harvey Mudrick used to extoll the virtues of long books like Boswell's Life of Johnson because, like jaw breakers, they last.
Wacom Introduces New Intuos Pen Tablet
6 March 2018
Wacom announced an update to its Intuos pen tablet that features two sizes, Bluetooth connectivity on some models, bundled software worth up to $160 and three color choices. A built-in pen tray, four express keys, an LED indicator and in the Bluetooth models a 60 percent improvement on battery life are also included.
Around The Horn
6 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Hannah Reyes Morales, the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards, Arlene Gottfried, the Nikon D850, a few Photoshop tools, SD cards and The Fence.
BJP Reveals International Photography Award Shortlist
6 March 2018
The British Journal of Photography has announced the shortlist for its 14th annual International Photography Award. The award, will bestows £5,000 on the winner, who will be announced March 27.
Around The Horn
5 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ralph Gibson, Dayron Vera, flash or continuous lighting, the Elinchrome ELB 500, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 (and Nikon D2XS), AMZL Photo on Delivery and the recent court decision on embedding images.
Site Tweak: Expanded Calendar
5 March 2018
After our slide show of PhotoFairs San Francisco Friday, a subscriber mentioned the upcoming The Photographic Show in Birmigham, England. He suggested we might put it in our Calendar listings.
Matinee: Two Perspectives
3 March 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Friday Slide Show: PhotoFairs San Francisco
2 March 2018
Last Friday we spent the afternoon at PhotoFairs San Francisco. The fair describes itself as a high-curated, boutique fair offering collectors and curators access to artists and galleries rarely seen in the Bay Area.
Krogh Accepting 'The DAM Book 3.0' Pre-Orders
2 March 2018
In his DAM Useful Newsletter, Peter Krogh announced he is now accepting pre-orders for The Dam Book 3.0, his compendium on digital asset management.
Around The Horn
2 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 2018 Pictures of the Year winners, Smithsonian Magazine's 2017 photo contest finalists, Roger Ballen, the Kodak Scanza, the Olympus E-1, Jeff Cable and Mike Johnston's first podcast.
Phase One Video Series Explores Professional Creativity
1 March 2018
Phase One has announced a new video series showcasing the dedication and personal stories behind professional photographers who use Capture One image editing software.
Around The Horn
1 March 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the European freeze, Pau Buscato, Papua New Guinea, the 2018 Daylight Photo Awards, two new Voightlander FE lenses and a gallery talk.
February Archived
1 March 2018
We've just archived Volume 5 Number 2 of Photo Corners with 13 Features, 37 commented news stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included over 115 items of interest), two reviews and one site note for a total of 78 stories.
FebruaryTokina Announces Opera 50mm f1.4 Prime
28 February 2018
Tokina has introduced its 50mm f.14 Opera prime lens for full-frame, high-end dSRLs from Canon and Nikon. The company promised other lenses in the new premium line would be forthcoming.
Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist Revealed
28 February 2018
World Photography Organization has revealed the shortlist for the Sony World Photography Awards. The Awards' shortlist (top 10 per category) and commended list (top 50 per category) comprises some of the world's finest contemporary photography captured over the past year, the organization said.
Around The Horn
28 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Tunisia's underground houses, lynchings, film processing/printing, the Olympus firmware updates and a Harold Davis AMA.
Olympus Delivers OM-D, PEN Firmware Updates
28 February 2018
Olympus has announced firmware updates to the OM-D E-M1 Mark II, OM-D E-M5 Mark II and PEN-F cameras, all of which are available immediately.
Flying Above The Storm
27 February 2018
It had rained for the first time in a while that morning and briefly sprinkled as everyone was coming home from work. Despite strong winds all day, the weather had been sunny.
Sigma Announces E-Mount Art Lenses, New Art Lenses
27 February 2018
Sigma made a series of announcements today involving a E-Mount versions of its Art lenses, two new Art lenses and a firmware update for Canon mount lenses. Here's a brief summary...
Sony Introduces Basic Full-Frame A7 III
27 February 2018
Sony has introduced the A7 III full-frame mirrorless camera featuring a 24.2-Mp back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS image sensor with 15 stops of dynamic range at low sensitivities and autofocus coverage of 93 percent of the frame. The A7 III also sports a 10-fps still continuous rate, image stabilization and 4K video.
Mountainsmith Unveils New Adventure Photography Packs
27 February 2018
Mountainsmith has launched a new series of six adventure photography packs designed in collaboration with world-renowned adventure photographers Andy Mann and Keith Ladzinski.
Around The Horn
27 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Head Case, the Sigma 60mm f2.8 Art lens, straightening images, Unsplash and all the Adobe blogs.
Visual China Group Acquires 500px
26 February 2018
In a 500px blog entry today, the 500px team announced the company has been acquired by Visual China Group, which had become 500px's lead investor in 2015.
Around The Horn
26 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Winfred Moncrief, Lewis Hine, the Panasonic Leica 12mm f1.4, the Panasonic GH5s and Google Photos.
Panasonic Announces Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm Zoom
26 February 2018
Panasonic has introduced its compact Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm f2.8-4.0 ASPH., the third in its Leica DG Vario-Elmarit f2.8-4.0 series. And like the other lenses in the series, it includes Panasonic's Nano Surface Coating technology to minimize ghosts and flaring, plus a rugged, dust/splash-proof design that is freeze-proof to -10°C.
Canon Announces M50, Rebel T7
26 February 2018
Attempting to entice smartphone photographers into the world of interchangeable lens cameras, Canon has announced two new EOS models: the M50 and Rebel T7. We'll look at each separately below.
Spider Holster Launches SpiderPro V2 System
26 February 2018
Spider Camera Holster has announced the launch of the SpiderPro V2, an update to its original SpiderPro from 2009, featuring anti-slip rubber grips, an anti-twist pin composed of stainless steel for increased strength and an improved design for a seamless carrying experience.
New Canon Flash Features Intelligent Bounce
26 February 2018
Canon introduced its 470EX-AI flash, a new flash system designed for entry-level and enthusiast photographers with Auto Intelligent Bounce technology. The new AI Bounce technology can automatically and intelligently configure the most appropriate bounce angle, Canon said.
Matinee: 'An Interview With Sandra Mehl'
24 February 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
24 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at James Nachtwey, Al Bello, emotion and ProGrade Digital.
Friday Slide Show: The Filbert Steps
23 February 2018
One has one's secrets. Oh, not the embarrassing kind. The kind that provide a competitive advantage. Trade secrets, if you will.
Textcavator
23 February 2018
We've developed a charming little tool for all those thousands of words each of our images is worth. So, the thought occurred to us, why not share it with you? We do that now and then. And now is then.
Around The Horn
23 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Miami Dolphins in black-and-white, Kopernikk, Julia Margaret Cameron, FastPhotoStyle, Silver 3 and T-MAX P3200 film.
Shooting South
22 February 2018
Shooting south in the Northern Hemisphere is a tough assignment. And an irresistible one for us. The enhanced contrast of the landscape challenges us to somehow defeat the glare of the sun trying to sneak into the barrel of our lens.
Harvey Posts ExifTool 10.80 Production Release
22 February 2018
Phil Harvey has posted ExifTool v10.80, the first production release since v10.55 on June 5, 2017. The small download is available three formats, including a Windows executable and Macintosh OS X package.
Tamron Announces 70-210mm f4 Di VC USD Zoom
22 February 2018
Tamron has announced its 70-210mm f4 Di VC USD (Model A034) compact telephoto zoom lens for full-frame dSLR cameras wiht "superb optical performance throughout the entire zoom range and features a maximum magnification ratio of 1:3.1, the highest in its class."
Around The Horn
22 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the 'Never Again' movement, Qimage One, G'MIC 2.2 and Photoshop's Field Blur tool.
Serif Updates Affinity Photo For iPad, Adds Bundle
22 February 2018
Serif has released Affinity Photo For iPad v1.6.7 with the ability to capture Raw and HDR images directly from your iPad camera in Affinity Photo, improved algorithms for adjusting shadows, highlights and clarity on Raw images and the ability to open and edit files in place directly from the Files app.
Photographers, Born Free Kickstart Great Apes Book
22 February 2018
Wildlife Photographers United and Born Free announced they will launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund Remembering Great Apes. The coffee table book with a foreword by Dame Jane Goodall, will showcase images by more than 50 of the world's top wildlife photographers of gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans and bonobos. Photographers includeArt Wolfe, Frans Lanting and Martyn Colbeck.
Ricoh Announces Pentax K-1 Mark II
21 February 2018
Ricoh has introduced the Pentax K-1 Mark as its new flagship full-frame dSLR, replacing the K-1 introduced in April 2016 with a new accelerator unit that bumps ISO up to 819,200 and Pixel Shift Resolution System II, which adds RGB color data for finer detail and truer color.
Around The Horn
21 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Paul Phung, iPhone photography videos, Jennifer Meyers and a camera buyer's antidote.
Samyang Introduces XP 50mm f1.4 For Canon
20 February 2018
Samyang has announced its XP 50mm f1.4 with a Canon EF mount, its third XP lens built for dSLR cameras with a resolution over 50 megapixels for both still photography and 8K video.
Around The Horn
20 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at farm life in France, the Sony A7RIII's weather stripping, personal projects, ultra-compact zooms, camera buying frenzy, Sigma's new online publication and a copyright roundup.
PhotoFairs San Francisco Opens This Week
20 February 2018
PhotoFairs San Francisco opens Thursday for its second edition. The Fair runs through Sunday at the Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center.
Presidents' Day
19 February 2018
We don't use that apostrophe in "Presidents' Day" carelessly. This federal holiday, still officially known as Washington's Birthday, is a rather open-ended one, careless about which president you celebrate.
But make no mistake, it involves at least two of them. Washington and Lincoln, both certainly worth celebrating.
In fact, we have tended, in the past, to do just that (mostly anyway) as our sidebar links to past essays on this day demonstrates.
But we live in interesting times. The Year of the Dog, in fact.
We find it disturbing to think the current resident of the White House will one day be included among the pantheon of presidents on this day. Perhaps an asterisk is called for. You know, to indicate cheating.
The man, after all, cheats at golf. And while one can say many disreputable things about a person, none quite surpasses that as demonstrable proof of a lack of character.
Remembering Max Desfor
19 February 2018
Former Associated Press photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner Max Desfor has passed away at the age of 104.
Lemkesoft Releases GraphicConverter 10.5.5
19 February 2018
Lemkesoft has released GraphicConverter 10.5.5, the Swiss Army knife image editing utility, with 5 new features and 4 updated ones in addition to a few bug fixes. Version 10.5 was first released Sept. 21, 2017.
Around The Horn
19 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jeff Johnson, Lee Chapman, Ming Thein and Harold Davis, all chief executives.
Matinee: 'World Press Photo of the Year'
17 February 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
17 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a street photography film, the Sony a7R III, moving an Aperture library to Capture One and Leo Matiz.
Friday Slide Show: Along the Embarcadero
16 February 2018
It was just a pleasant Sunday stroll almost 10 years ago along the Embarcadero on our way to nowhere. We brought along our Nikon D300 with the 18-200mm Nikkor to make a few memories.
Adobe Opens MAX 2018 Registration
16 February 2018
Adobe has opened registration for MAX 2018, its creativity conference being held this year in Los Angeles from Oct. 15 to 17 with preconference activities starting on Oct. 13.
Hofer Awarded WPO Outstanding Contribution to Photography
16 February 2018
The World Photography Organization has named Candida Höfer as the recipient of the Sony World Photography Awards' prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Photography prize.
Around The Horn
16 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Chang Lee, Jonathan Higbee, two jobs 30 years apart, a copyright infringement by tweet and search-and-settle.
Road Test: Photoshop's Select Subject
15 February 2018
We usually label our reviews Test Drives because we actually do test the product before using it in a production environment (which is just a more stressful test in our mind). But we found ourselves using Photoshop CC's new Select Subject command to create a couple of images we published this week. That's a road test.
Lensbaby Introduces Burnside 35
15 February 2018
The first ever wide-angle adaptation of the Petzval lens design, Lensbaby's Burnside 35 features a 35mm focal length in a lens that creates images with "a large, bright central area of sharp focus and striking color rendition surrounded by variable, swirling bokeh and vignette." It also features an effect slider that operates as a second internal iris that changes the shape and amount of swirl in the bokeh while adding or removing vignette and center brightness.
Around The Horn
15 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at World Press Photo of the Year candidates, Pyeongchang, the Sony FE 24-105mm and Alex Wild.
Fujifilm Introduces APS-C X-H1
15 February 2018
Fujifilm has announced the Fujifilm X-H1 featuring a 24.3-megapixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS III sensor matched to a X-Processor Pro image processing engine. The company said the new X-H1 is the highest performance camera in the X Series line of mirrorless cameras and the first to feature in-body image stabilization, a new Flicker Reduction mode that allows for stable exposure under fluorescent and mercury lighting, DCI 4K and other video capabilities.
A Valentine
14 February 2018
Everyone has a heart. The flesh-and-blood variety that pumps unceasingly until it doesn't. But everybody has a heart of another kind, a metaphorical one. A good heart, a black heart, a metal-studded heart.
Smith Fund Grant Opens For Entries
14 February 2018
The W. Eugene Smith Fund is now accepting applications for its 39th annual Grant in Humanistic Photography. Since presenting its first grant in 1980, the Fund has awarded over one million dollars to photographers who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to documenting the human condition in the spirit of Smith's concern and compassion. The Smith Fundwill present one recipient with a $35,000 grant.
Oberwerth Announces George Upright Camera Bag
14 February 2018
Oberwerth has introduced George, an upright camera bag handmade from tumbled cowhide leather of German tanning that keeps everything in it accessible.
Deals: Alien Skin 20 Pct. Winter Discount
14 February 2018
Alien Skin has announced a 20 percent discount on all its products through Feb. 20.
Around The Horn
14 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Cody Cobb, the Vello BG-N19, the Panasonic GH5, a portrait of a single atom and a Voyager I snap.
Around The Horn
13 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the 2018 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest, the Canon G1X Mark III, DPRSplit, two Star Magnolias, a DIY bike holster, Erik Johansson, London's East End and Camerafound.
Panasonic Introduces Mirrorless GX9
13 February 2018
Panasonic has announced the compact Lumix GX9 single lens mirrorless camera featuring a 20.3-megapixel Digital Live MOS Sensor without a low-pass filter matched to a Venus image processor. The GX9 adds 5-axis dual image stabilization that combine a 2-axis optical image stabilizer and 5-axis body image stabilizer.
Panasonic Announces ZS200 Flagship Travel Zoom Digicam
13 February 2018
Panasonic has introduced the Lumix DMC-ZS200, its new flagship travel zoom, featuring a 24mm ultra-wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens and enhanced 15x optical zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 24-360mm) with 5-axis image stabilization.
Adobe Updates Lightroom CC Ecosystem, Photoshop
13 February 2018
Adobe has announced updates to the Lightroom CC ecosystem including Lightroom Classic CC featuring "significant performance enhancements and customer-requested features that optimize photographers' workflows." At the same time a Photoshop update
Leica Announces Special Edition Q Snow
12 February 2018
To celebrate the 2018 Winter Olympics, Leica has collaborated with Swiss Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov to produce the Leica Q Snow.
IKEA To Showcase Hasselblad Photographers
12 February 2018
In collaboration with Hasselblad and seven professional photographers, IKEA has made a selection of eight images from the Hasselblad Master Award catalogue. The Norrhassel collection will launch in all IKEA markets starting in August.
Around The Horn
12 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Carnival 2018, Kaveh Kazemi, the SpaceX Falcon launch, beached gondolas and paintings of photographers.
Flying Meat Releases Acorn 6.1
12 February 2018
Flying Meat has updated Acorn, Gus Mueller's image editing software for macOS X to version 6.1 The new version features Metal 2 support on macOS High Sierra 10.13 and later for faster panning, brushing, fills, and just a general speed improvement.
Matinee: Stuart MacFarlane
10 February 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Friday Slide Show: Old Tools
9 February 2018
We'd been thinking about this series of macro shots of old tools for a while before we jumped into action. That's always the best approach anyway. But we didn't jump into action because we'd finally figured out what we wanted to do.
Around The Horn
9 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Pyeongchang, Tino Scherer, the Adobe Residency and Nick Knight.
Sigma Announces 14-24mm f2.8 Art Lens +
9 February 2018
Sigma has announced its 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM Art zoom lens and a new front conversion service to turn its petal-type hood into a round component for VR rigs.
After Lunch
8 February 2018
Wednesdays have always been a special day in our week. From high school on, they were the day we put the weekly magazine to bed to mail it that night so subscribers would see it in the morning.
Around The Horn
8 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at parades, publicity shots, the Olympus E-PL9, Suzanne Saroff, Terry White and Lyle Ashton Harris.
Olympus Announces PEN E-PL9 With 4K Video
7 February 2018
Olympus has introduced its PEN E-PL9, its latest compact Micro Four Thirds body featuring 4K video with an option to extract stills, 121-point contrast detection autofocus, built-in WiFi and always-on Bluetooth LE and 16 art filters.
Book Bag: Recent Releases
7 February 2018
Our full book reviews gathered under this column's tag are reserved for titles we found particularly inspiring. But there are a number of releases that we read for review that are worthy of recognition if not a full review. Our short reviews of recent releases attempts to retrieve them from oblivion. Because, you know, we think you might enjoy them.
Around The Horn
7 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at SpaceX Falcon Heavy, India's vanishing cinemas, the Hasselblad assembly line, lens advice, Apple's Retouch tool and the Olympus E-PL9.
Around The Horn
6 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a South Korean ghost town, Julieanne Kost, the Sigma 24-105mm Art lens, David Hobby, the Panasonic LX10, paper jams, Truepic, MetPublications, Edward Burtynsky and a BorrowLenses sales.
Season Five of 'Through The Lens' Premieres Tomorrow
6 February 2018
AdoramaTV has announced it will premiere season five of Through The Lens: Canada, its original documentary series, tomorrow, Feb. 7, at 10 a.m. EST. The new season "follows 10 breakthrough Canadian and Canada-based photographers to discover the magic behind the extraordinary images that capture the essence of Canada and push the boundaries of art and technology to the limits."
Applications Open For 2018 Eddie Adams Workshop
5 February 2018
Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Eddie Adams Workshop. The tuition-free, four-day meeting of top pros with 100 students chosen by their portfolios will be held Oct. 5 to 8.
Around The Horn
5 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a Super Bowl story, Kerstin Kuntze, Alper Yesiltas' window, using an external drive for your photo library, cropped lenses on full frame cameras and sensor design.
Matinee: 'Students Help Victims of Hurricane Harvey'
3 February 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
3 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a new housing development, autofocus accuracy, a trio of tulips and getting started in street photography.
Friday Slide Show: Bikes
2 February 2018
When we're walking around the city with a camera, we aren't particularly in hot pursuit of a theme. But over the years we've been unable to resist the odd window or the occasional bike.
Around The Horn
2 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Anthony Barboza's portraits, Calcio Storico, Christiaan van Heijst, Instravel, Sebastiaan de With on Raw smartphone editing, 2017 Backblaze hard drive stats, Mitsubishi's object-recognition camera tech and 10 affordable 360-degree VR cameras.
Around The Horn
1 February 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mars, Yosemite, Helen Levitt, a Lightroom book and Rocky Nook's sale page.
Leica Oskar Barnack Award Submissions Open March 1
1 February 2018
Leica has announced that from March 1 through April 5, photographers up to 25 years old will be able to submit entries online for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.
January Archived
1 February 2018
We've just added Volume 7, Number 1 of Photo Corners to our archive, one page that contains the headline of every story we've published since 2012. In the first month of 2018 we published 72 stories including 17 Features, 26 commented News items (with over 156 items of interest), 25 Editor's Notes, one large review and three Site Notes.
JanuaryCapture One Pro Wins Our Tethered Shootout
31 January 2018
We've found it a big help on some shoots to cable the camera to our computer and evaluate each shot on the big monitor instead of relying on the camera's LCD for feedback. But plugging in the right software piece of this puzzle has eluded us. Until now.
Around The Horn
31 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at that moon this morning, Bhutan, a Hogan sale, the Hasselblad X1D, Magnaframe and Frederick Douglass.
Fujifilm Introduces Lightweight X-A5
31 January 2018
Fujifilm has introduced its lightest X-series camera/lens combination with the X-A5 and a new 15-45mm kit lens (23-68mm equivalent). The 1.1 lb. X-A5 features a 24.2-megapixel APS CMOS sensor matched to an image processor 1.5 times faster than the previous one with a 3.0-inch articulated touchscreen.
Kodak Scanza Film Scanner
30 January 2018
The Kodak Scanza digital film and slide scanner, which has just been released by C+A Global, digitizes a variety of film formats including 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8 and 8mm negatives and slides into optimized 14-megapixel or interpolated 22-Mp digital files. Images are stored on an SD card just as with a camera.
Happy
30 January 2018
Every now and then the clocks stop and the sun hangs in the sky. We stepped out on the patio to just such a moment this morning. It didn't erase or even ease the problems of the day but as we sat looking at a single leaf on the apple tree we realized we were happy.
Around The Horn
30 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Puerto Rico, Michael Schauer, evaluating Nikon gear, the Kano Camera Kit, a super blue blood moon tomorrow, free images, an autofocus adjustment issue and Patrick Witty.
DNP To Give Away Two Printers At WPPI 2018
29 January 2018
DNP has announced two product giveaways of its dye-sublimation printers, the DS620A and SL620A, at WPPI 2018. Visit the DNP booth #433 to enter to win. Winners will be announced at the DNP booth on Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. and Feb. 27 at 3 p.m.
Deals: Adorama Discounts Adobe Elements
29 January 2018
Adorama is currently discounting the DVD version of Adobe's Photoshop and Premiere Elements. Both the bundle (33 percent off) and the individual applications (30 percent off) are eligible for the discount...
All You Ever Wanted To Know About Aspect Ratios
29 January 2018
You don't want to know about aspect ratios? Really? Because, you know, what you don't know about aspect ratios will bite you in the end, as we like to put it.
Around The Horn
29 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Bayard Wootten, Cira Crowell, the Sigma 60mm DC DN lens and an upcoming Lightroom update.
Matinee: 'How To See: Stephen Shore'
27 January 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
27 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Carolyn Marks Blackwoo, an iCloud Photo Library problem, another iCloud Photo Library problem and VSCO Voices.
Friday Slide Show: After The Rain
26 January 2018
The wind whips up, the skies darken, drops begins to fall against the window pane. The storm arrives, passing through minutes or hours or days later. But it ends and when it ends, everything that survived is refreshed.
Around The Horn
26 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mount Mayon, Yury Nezdoyminoga, incarcerated Hungarian kids, copying adjustments in Apple Photos, a Tuck rebuttal, Truepic and Mary Lee Berners-Lee.
PixelGenius Releases PhotoKit Bundle In Tribute
26 January 2018
PixelGenius has announced the release of its PhotoKit bundle of PhotoKit 2.0, PhotoKit Sharpener 2.0 and PhotoKit Color 2.0 Photoshop plug-ins as freeware. The company is closing its commercial operations and "wanted to make sure those people who have purchased our products will be able to continue using their plug-ins for the foreseeable future when our product activation is turned off."
Pinocchio
25 January 2018
Sometimes writing a review feels like The Adventures of Pinocchio. In which we play Pinocchio.
Deals: Adorama's Nikon Trade-Ins
25 January 2018
Adorama has announced it is offering "some aggressive pricing for used gear," accepting trade-ins on Nikon dSLRs that credit you up to 70 percent of the resale value toward the purchase of new gear.
Around The Horn
25 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Craig Burrows' plant photos, advice from Magnum photographers, the fate of popular photography and Kendall Plant on the John Muir Trail.
Fujifilm Recalls AC Adapters Over Shock Hazard
24 January 2018
Fujifilm has announced a recall of AC-5VF power adapter wall plugs packaged with a variety of Fujifilm digital camera models. "While there have been no reported injuries, there is a risk that the wall plug may crack, break or detach and remain in the outlet exposing live electrical contacts and posing a shock hazard," the company said.
Around The Horn
24 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at weird photos, Henry Peter Bosse, Yevhen Kotenko and Detroit.
Feature Shoot Opens Print Swap Submissions
24 January 2018
Feature Shoot has opened submissions to the fourth Print Swap exhibition to be held in April as part of the 10th Anniversary edition of the Month of Photography Los Angeles by the Lucie Foundation.
Fujifilm Introduces Rugged XP130 Digicam
24 January 2018
Fujifilm has introduced the FinePix XP130, the first rugged XP to feature Bluetooth. Other features include a 5x 28-140mm equivalent optical zoom, Electronic Level, Eye Detection and five body colors.
Meyer Optik Announces Trioplan Club
24 January 2018
Meyer Optik has announced its Trioplan Gold Art Club to provide members exclusive perks including having their work exhibited internationally, getting insiders-only information on upcoming projects and receiving discounts on lens purchases.
Around The Horn
23 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Gold Rush daguerreotypes, Toni Felsner, a gear sale and Winston Hendrickson.
Photoshop Update Features Select Subject
23 January 2018
In a blog post today, Adobe announced an update to Photoshop CC that includes Select Subject to make selections informed by Adobe Sensei with a single click.
Adobe Accepting Applications For 2018 Creative Residency
22 January 2018
Adobe has begun accepting applications for its 2018 Creative Residency which provides a handful of creatives (like photographers) a year-long apprenticeship at Adobe to work on a project, sharing the process with the creative community as it proceeds.
Lenses Are Generational
22 January 2018
Sodden thought in the shower: lenses are generational. Meaning, they resemble the generaions in a family. Let us put ourselves in the middle to illustrate.
Around The Horn
22 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Women's Marches, Pittsburgh migration stories, image compression technology, the Panasonic G9, hot gear and beauty photography.
Digital Film Tools Releases Version 1.1 Update
22 January 2018
Digital Film Tools has released DFT v1.1, a free upgrade to current customers. DFT simulates optical camera filters, specialized lenses, film stocks and grain, lens flares, optical lab processes, color correction, keying, and compositing as well as natural light and photographic effects.
Matinee: Marcelo Maragni at Rally Dakar
20 January 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
20 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at J. Kevin Dunn, Gerda Taro, Laura Bennett, bokeh for Micro Four Thirds and U.S. border behavior.
Friday Slide Show: The Fog
19 January 2018
We mounted a Lensbaby Twist 60 on our Nikon D200 even though we know better. The fun things about the Twist 60 require a full frame sensor, not the 1.6x crop factor of the D200.
Around The Horn
19 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the 2018 Dakar Rally, A.B. Watson, Cheney Orr, Photo NOLA, a photoessay, group copyright registration and TTL flash metering.
A Castle
18 January 2018
Ah, the weight of the world. It's heavy. And when it rains, as it has done all day again, the world gets sodden. And heavier.
Such a burden.
Or so it felt all day as we struggled with some email issue not of our own making, spent an hour waiting on a customer service line and failed to get anything meaningful accomplished.
We've grown accustomed to accomplishing meaningful things every day around here.
Then, very late in the day (but not so late as this), we cobbled together a few things lying around and took a few shots for fun.
And this is what we came up with.
It's a trinket one of our brothers sent us when, after 28 years renting a flat, we finally bought a place to live. Three-and-a-half inches tall. Sparkly.
Around The Horn
18 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Roger Fenton, Julieanne Kost, Joe McNally, Andrei Lacatusu and Tether Tools.
Around The Horn
17 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jupiter, finding a lens adapter, beauty, Simon Edelman and the net neutrality battle.
Site Tweaks: Two Minor Improvements
16 January 2018
Every now and then we look at something that's been on the site for a while and think we can improve it a bit. Not significantly, but a bit. And we always find the challenge, small as it is, worthwhile.
Hasselblad Introduces 400-Mp H6D-400c MS
16 January 2018
Hasselblad has introduced its H6D-400c MS, a 400-megapixel medium format body featuring its multi-shot technology prized in the field of art reproduction.
Condé Nast Issues Code of Conduct
16 January 2018
In a press release, Condé Nast has announced a code of conduct for vendors and partners, including photographers, who work with the publisher. "Our goal was straightforward: engage our various partners and editors in candid and transparent conversations about what each party can do differently to provide safe work environments in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect," CEO Bob Sauerberg said in making the announcement.
Around The Horn
16 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sebastian Hidalgo, the Olympus ZD 17mm f1.2 Pro, using an iPad for photography, Apple Photos' selective color tool, an E Mount lens database and KodakOne.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
15 January 2018
At 34 he gave his I Have a Dream speech. He won the Nobel Peace Prize at 35. At 39, he was assassinated. But today we celebrate his life and try to remember what he stood for.
Leica Introduces Two High Performance SL Primes
15 January 2018
Leica Camera has announced the first two editions of a new line of high-performance Summicron-SL lenses for the Leica SL-System: the APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f2 ASPH. and the APO-Summicron-SL 90mm f2 ASPH.
Matinee: 'Slurpee Waves 2018'
13 January 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
13 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at some monochrome images, a guide to landscape photography, Lensbaby's new macro filters and Harold Davis.
Remembering Nabile Quenum
12 January 2018
Nabile was a ball of energy at every fashion week, you never had to ask if he was at a show because you could feel his presence," Scott Schumann wrote in a tribute to his colleague, "He literally bounced around from shot to shot." Quenum passed away this week at the age of 32.
Friday Slide Show: Montecito +
12 January 2018
Our connection to Santa Barbara goes back a few decades. We attended the University of California at Santa Barbara for our freshman and sophomore years, becoming city editor of the Nexus, the student paper.
Around The Horn
12 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mont Saint Michel, a pencil factory, a set of lenses, the Kodak Scanza scanner, Lightroom shortcuts and backing up photos.
Around The Horn
11 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at California's deadly mudslides, a 'mind-reading' algorithm, two portable devices and Mike Pach's Night Sky/Milky Way Photography Workshops.
GlobellColorSuite Adds Distance Measurement, Eizo Calibration
10 January 2018
GlobellColor has announced the implementation of inexpensive distance measurement with monitor calibration. The new feature, which accounts for ambient light in addition to profiling the monitor's output, is a $149 globellColorMeter upgrade to the unit's stand.
Around The Horn
10 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at creative integrity, four 25mm primes, the GH5S, a Rocky Nook deal and 2018 design trends.
A Rain Gauge
9 January 2018
We had over 24 hours of continual rainfall yesterday. The 3.15 inches that fell in downtown San Francisco broke a same-day record of 2.35 set in 1872. Over 5.0 inches fell in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Around The Horn
9 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Shawn Walker, W. Eugene Smith, mountain gorillas, Photoshop keyboard shortcuts, strobing a group shot and WD My Cloud security.
Kodak, Wenn Launch Image Rights Management Platform
9 January 2018
Kodak and Wenn Digital have announced KodakOne, a digital rights management platform using KodakCoin blockchain technology.
Nikon Announces 180-400mm f4 Zoom
9 January 2018
Nikon has announced its AF-S Nikkor 180-400mm f4E TC1.4 FL ED VR, a FX-format super-telephoto zoom lens with a built-in 1.4x teleconverter. The new zoom is the first Nikkor with a built-in teleconverter. The 1.4x teleconverter extends the maximum focal length to 560mm.
Hasselblad Announces Masters Awards Winners
9 January 2018
Hasselblad has announced its 2018 Masters Awards winners chosen through a combination of a public vote and a professional Masters Jury from over 30,000 images, a new record.
Audubon Society Opens Annual Bird Photography Contest
8 January 2018
The National Audubon Society in association with Nature's Best Photography has announced it is accepting entries for its annual Audubon Photography Awards photography contest. Deadline for entries is April 9.
Kids Playing
8 January 2018
We've been hanging around the Under Two crowd this year and its been a revelation. The kind of revelation, we should explain, we enjoy.
Panasonic Announces Hybrid Mirrorless GH5S
8 January 2018
Panasonic has introduced its Lumix GH5S, a new hybrid mirrorless camera with expanded video recording capability and enhanced image quality. Designed and developed for professional filmmakers, the GH5S achieves highest-ever image sensitivity and video image quality in the history of Lumix cameras, especially in low-light situations, the company said.
Around The Horn
8 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jason Peterson, a Jason Peterson, flower photography, prints and family photographs.
Matinee: Franco Vogt's 'Faces 2017'
6 January 2018
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Friday Slide Show: The Beaver Street Wall
5 January 2018
We first learned about the Beaver Street Wall in the front seat of an ambulance. After months of recovering from a quadruple bypass that led to an amputation Dad was finally leaving Seton Hospital from an extended recuperation at St. Mary's Hospital.
Sony Announces 18-135mm E-Mount Lens
5 January 2018
Sony has added an 18-135mm f3.5-F5.6 zoom with Optical SteadyShot stabilization to its E-mount line-up. Designed for its APS-C sensor cameras and weighing 11.5 oz., the focal range covers the 35mm equivalent of 27-202.5mm.
Adorama Introduces Xplor 600Pro TTL Monolight
5 January 2018
Adorama has announced its Xplor 600Pro monolight, a wireless TTL, lithium-powered mobile light whose R2 Radio System is compatible with Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm and Olympus/Panasonic systems. It also features high speed sync up to 1/8000s and a broad spectrum of light modifiers.
Around The Horn
5 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the East coast storms, diners, 19th century street photography, Charles-Frederick Ouellet, Martin Parr's advice and a visual trend analysis.
Kodak Mini 2 Instant Photo Printer Launched
4 January 2018
The compact Kodak Mini 2 Instant Photo Printer prints credit card-sized photos using dye-sublimation printing technology. The new model is smaller than the original at just 3x5.2x1 inches.
Applications Open For 2018 New York Portfolio Review
4 January 2018
The New York Times has announced it is accepting applications for the sixth annual New York Portfolio Review, sponsored by the New York Times Lens blog, the City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism and United Photo Industries.
Around The Horn
4 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the cold weather, Julieanne Kost's window seat shots, Francis Hodgson, the Canon 85mm f1.4 L IS, a Synology NAS, Asus' AiMesh, a mentor list, reset/rebooting devices and Ajit Pai.
Around The Horn
3 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at iPhone photos, an Internet hub, a iMac Pro teardown, Photolemur, Nvidia and Scott Everett at DPReview.
Our First Calendar Update of 2018
2 January 2018
It may look like we spent the first full working day of 2018 horsing around but we've actually been culling the Calendar of exhibits that have closed and replenishing it with upcoming ones.
Around The Horn
2 January 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the new year, Fred Mortagne, a a7RIII and D850 comparison, the Olympus MZuiko 17/1.2 Pro, the Strobist Lighting Cookbook, 10 captivating photo books, a tax reminder and a personal essay by Kirk Tuck.
December Archived
1 January 2018
What better way to start the new year than to announce we've archived Volume 6 Number 12 of Photo Corners. It was an edition unusually rich with features.
It's 2018!
1 January 2018
Once again (and we couldn't be happier about it), the New Year brings its own rituals here. We've snuck away from the breakfast table to scribble, "It's 2018!" on a Post-it note we immediately stuck to a spot right in front of our nose.
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