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Remembering Benedict J. Fernandez
4 March 2021
Benedict J. Fernandez, who documented the civil rights movement of the 1960s, died Jan. 31 at his home in Oxford, N.Y., from heart failure. He was 84.
Leica Announces APO-Summicron-M 35mm f2 Prime
4 March 2021
Leica has announced the APO-Summicron-M 35 f2 ASPH. as the company's new flagship 35mm optic featuring a compact housing is the only M-lens with a minimum focus distance as close as 11.81 inches.
Nikon Releases NX Studio
4 March 2021
Nikon has released NX Studio 1.0, a new all-in-one application for "viewing, processing and editing of still images and video captured with a Nikon digital camera." The new software is available to download for free now from Nikon.
Around The Horn
4 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jan Bell, Bryan Coppede, budget flashes, two slings, Nikon's NX Studio, getting from iCloud to Google Photos, a print sale and the CASE Act.
The Chandelier Plant
3 March 2021
Just down the street, there is an unusual sidewalk. Instead of a curb on the street side, it has a strip of earth that residents have planted with rock gardens, trees, whatever they like.
Around The Horn
3 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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, bad girls, Kenneth Hines Jr., ethics, Rob Loud and the basics.
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PhotoShelter Webinar: Visual Storytelling Masterclass
2 March 2021
PhotoShelter has announced it will host a free webinar titled Visual Storytelling Masterclass on March 12 at 12 p.m. ET. Photojournalist Caroline Gutman will discuss why, if photography transcends barriers, some stories are nevertheless more successful than others.
New Environmental Photography Award Contest Opens
2 March 2021
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation has announced the launch of its first PA2F Environmental Photography Award.
Around The Horn
2 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Brian Griffin, six photographers, Brendan George Ko, third-party mirrorless lenses, Apple ProRaw, your Web site, Shotcut, BorrowLenses and Rocky Nook.
Around The Horn
1 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at MoMA, Silvana Trevale, Grigoriy Yaroshenko, Chanell Stone, panoramas, Olympus, Dispo, David Hobby, archives, strange sayings and the Daylight Photo Awards.
February Archived
1 March 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 2 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 15 Features, 15 commented News stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included 156 items of interest) and three site notes for a total of 58 stories.
Remembering Raymond Cauchetier
27 February 2021
French photographer Raymond Cauchetier who documented the making of New Wave films died on Monday in Paris, the city of his birth, from Covid-19. He was 101.
Matinee: Yellowstone's Winter with Raul Touzon
27 February 2021
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 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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 originals, masking tips, Alice Camera AI, and Perseverance's cameras.
Friday Slide Show: Garlic & Lilies
26 February 2021
We stepped out the side door just after noon to run down to the Post Office. Along the fence, we noticed our garlic in full flower but also saw, to our surprise, some new cala lilies. The Post Office would have to wait (delays are something it's good at).
DxO Announces Free March Photography Seminars
26 February 2021
DxO is continuing its program of free photography webinars and offering new sessions throughout March. Topics feature working with DxO PhotoLab 4 and Nik Collection 3.
Serif Releases Affinity Photo 1.9
26 February 2021
Serif has released Affinity Photo 1.9 with several significant new features. The top five include...
Around The Horn
26 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Glorious, Jamel Shabazz, the Yosemite Firefall, cropping, ambiguity, male poses and weather photography.
Leica, Daniel Craig, Greg Williams Develop Special Edition Leica Q2
25 February 2021
Leica has unveiled the Leica Q2 Daniel Craig x Greg Williams, a special edition of the Leica Q2 created in collaboration with award-winning actor Daniel Craig and British photographer Greg Williams, acclaimed for capturing Hollywood moments.
Around The Horn
25 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Zaharia Cusnir, Daniel Kordan, Meryl McMaster, more OCR apps, colors, GFX Natural Live View, the camera market, the industry's future and Z II firmware updates.
Ricoh Announces Three Pentax Primes
24 February 2021
Ricoh has announced three HD Pentax-FA Limited prime lenses for Pentax K-mount dSLRs featuring the latest HD coating and a round-shaped diaphragm for a natural bokeh effect.
Xencelabs Introduces Professional Pen Tablet +
24 February 2021
Nothing quite beats a pressure sensitive tablet for image editing. Until today, though, our options were pretty much limited to Wacom. That wasn't a bad thing, but with the arrival of Xencelabs and its Pen Tablet Medium, we finally have a real choice. And a lot of chew on.
Sigma Announces 28-70mm f2.8 Contemporary Lens
24 February 2021
Sigma has announced its 28-70mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens for the L and E mounts featuring a lightweight and compact body with a constant f2.8 maximum aperture. The design of the 28-70mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary is based on the existing 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN Art, but with a focal range starting at 28mm, making the lens body significantly smaller and lighter, the company said.
Around The Horn
24 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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 Brittin, Black Women Photographers, orange, an elaborate photo breakdown, Pixpa, LiveScan and Fry's.
Ferlinghetti, 1919-2021
23 February 2021
On a somber sunny day in San Francisco, we mourn the passing of its first poet laureate, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, at the age of 101.
Around The Horn
23 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 10 Black photographers, Mount Etna, a yellow penguin, Robert Blomfield, compositing, Virginia Heckert, inspiration, a hidden message and a welcome FCC proposal.
Truth in Photography Opens
22 February 2021
Truth in Photography, "an open-ended online forum for active dialogue and discussion about photography and social change," has launched a quarterly schedule of exhibitions beginning with its Winter Edition.
Around The Horn
22 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at wild dreams, a virtual gallery, Photo's adjustable filters, Horses for Heroes, the PrismFX Radiant Filter, yellow and Capture One.
Matinee: 'Art Photography'
20 February 2021
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 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Perseverance Rover, the Emerging Photography Awards, Harold Davis in red and Johnston's new mouse and keyboard.
Friday Slide Show: Child Reading
19 February 2021
Sometime around the turn of the century we happened by (as one does when centuries turn) a curio shop whose windows were packed with the oddest trinkets. You had to stop to take it all in.
Lensbaby Features Pugh Series on Manual Photography
19 February 2021
\n Lensbaby has published The Basics of Manual Photography by Robert Pugh. The one-hour video workshop series of nine modules covers settings, correct exposure and the exposure triangle...
Around The Horn
19 February 2021
\n In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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 quarantine, a daguerreotype, older but available camera bodies, Photo Raw 2021.1, Avalanche for Luminar and an upcoming Nikon Z firmware update.
A Crown of Clouds
18 February 2021
As the shadows falling on the pavement reveal, the sun was to the right and in front of us as we climbed a short hill to Portola and looked south into St. Francis Wood.
Leica Announces 28mm f2 Prime for SL System
18 February 2021
Leica has announced the APO-Summicron-SL 28 f2 ASPH., which joins the 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 90mm primes in its SL system as the first wide-angle prime in the group. The L mount lens is equally compatible with cameras made by other partners of the L-Mount Alliance that have been equipped with the Leica-developed lens mount, the company noted.
Vivid-Pix Acquires Reunions Magazine
18 February 2021
Vivid-Pix, which develops image restoration software, has announced it has acquired Reunions magazine, a publication for reunion planning and celebration. From its beginnings as a print magazine and expanding online, Reunions magazine has provided education, resources and event sharing information for 30 years.
Around The Horn
18 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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 Battery Day, Robert Darch, We Speak and Harold Davis.
Panasonic Announces Lumix S 70-300mm Zoom
17 February 2021
Panasonic has announced the Lumix S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 MACRO O.I.S. for the L-Mount system featuring high-speed, high-precision autofocus and a dual image stabilizer.
Around The Horn
17 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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 Etna, Scott Kobner, Sandro Miller, blue, shooting the Super Bowl, the new Nikon sensor, Flughafen Tegel and Łukasz Żak.
Site Tweak: Google Text Search
17 February 2021
We don't know when Google changed the asrguments to its URL scheme for searching a site but the code we've used since 2012 stopped working recently. Using the Find button and specifying a Google search just brought you to a blank Google search page.
Around The Horn
16 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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 legends, Austin, Eric Fischer and free Adobe actions, plug-ins and presets.
Presidents' Day
15 February 2021
Driving home from the hospital early this afternoon, Joyce asked us if the school up the block was closed today for Presidents' Day. In fact it was. But shame on us for forgetting the holiday.
Around The Horn
15 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Khaled Elfiqi, Michael Reisch, film simulations, the iPad Mini, the Sigma 70mm f2.8 Art macro lens, a free Lightroom reference guide, Nikon menus, Rollei and Black History Month.
Site Tweak: Encoding
15 February 2021
We tend to lean toward older technologies in the hope of being backward compatible and supporting as many antique systems as possible. So since inception, this site has used Latin 1 and the ISO-8859-1 character set (or plain old 7-bit ASCII) enhanced with escape sequences for non-ASCII accented characters. Until today.
Matinee: 'First Kiss'
13 February 2021
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 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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 monochrome series, Alice Camera, unpopular opinions and Scott Kelby's iPhone book.
Friday Slide Show: Local Variables
12 February 2021
Once upon a time we had a sociology professor who confessed that the name of his faculty touch football team was the Random Variables. We laughed, imagining them running a play. But he was serious. None of them knew what to do except run around.
Around The Horn
12 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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 Simmons, two prints, iPhone depth of field and Photo Culling.
Around The Horn
11 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Misan Harriman, Robert Claus, Art Photography awards, Roger Cicala interviewed, deleting images, the Olympus E-M1 Mark II, Same Energy and a ColorReader EZ discount.
Around The Horn
10 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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, preset syncing, relevance, lens flare, the M1 for photography and a Think Tank Photo deal.
Portrait of Humanity Winners Announced
9 February 2021
Together 1854 Media and British Journal of Photography have announced the 30 single image winners and three series winners of Portrait of Humanity. The winners were selected by an international panel of judges including Caroline Hunter, picture editor the Guardian; Mallory Benedict, photo editor at National Geographic and Istvan Viragvolgyi, curator at the Capa Center, Budapest.
WPO Announces Winners of Sony World Photo Awards
9 February 2021
The World Photography Organization has announced the National Awards winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021.
Around The Horn
9 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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, Carl Chiarenza, Jay Kolsch, a small print, the Journal online, L.A. arts fund and the California net neutrality rule.
Vacant Lot
8 February 2021
We had some time to kill before kickoff yesterday, so we took a short walk around the neighborhood. And what do you know but we noticed a change.
PhotoShelter Webinar: The Social Effects of Photography
8 February 2021
PhotoShelter has announced it will host a free webinar titled The Social Effects of Photography on Friday, Feb. 19 at noon ET. The one-hour webinar will be a conversation with several black women photographers about documenting history through photographs.
Around The Horn
8 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kamal X, Joan Alvado, Cayetano Gonzalez, mirrorless, a 28mm lens, a contest winner, McNally at the Super Bowl and that robbery in San Francisco.
Matinee: A Conversation With David Bailey
6 February 2021
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 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Edward Burtynsky, James Ellery, Charles Brewer-Caras, phone-and-camera shots and making choices (or not).
Friday Slide Show: Mountain Metal
5 February 2021
Climbing Twin Peaks this week, we happened to look up only to see Sutro Tower beaming down at us. We usually escape to this natural setting to avoid the mechanical inventions of our age. But what if, we wondered, we celebrated them this time?
Around The Horn
5 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across 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 Brut, Ira Block, James Payne, Abelardo Morell, Italy and Metalenz.
Around The Horn
4 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at vaccine centers, Indigenous Photograph, Gary Krueger, the parts supply chain, Lightroom plug-ins and Affinity 1.9.
Double Take
3 February 2021
After publishing the morning's stories Monday, we escaped the bunker for a walk up the mountain. The city had recently announced plans to reopen the southern road up Twin Peaks after shutting it down to vehicular traffic during the pandemic for recreational use.
We really do hate to see it open up to buses and cars again. It's been blissful to walk and bike up the hill in peace.
Vehicles aren't the only things that will be returning to the hill when the roads reopen. We're more than a little apprehensive about the return of crime to the area, too. We don't have the stats at hand, but we suspect there have been next to no robberies and no murders on the hill since the roads were closed. There were more than enough of both before.
So we didn't let the day go by without another hike up the hill.
Around The Horn
3 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Palmyra, Ray Metzker, the basICColor Display 6 Pro, LED lights and Brad Moore.
Remembering Ricky Powell
2 February 2021
Ricky Powell, who captured New York City as only a native could, has died of heart failure at the age of 59.
Around The Horn
2 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Travel Photographer of the Year, Town Hardware Store, Magda Biernat, Ronghui Chen, a flash clamp, Undo, snow shots, Jack Palladino and a Pocket Guides deal.
Free
1 February 2021
The word "free" will always attract eyeballs. Put something on the curb accompanied by a piece of typing paper with the word "F R E E" on it and you'll draw a crowd.
DNP: Industry Will Be Stronger in 2021
1 February 2021
In a statement released today, DNP said it expects "the industry to not only recover, but come out stronger" this year.
Around The Horn
1 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Giulio Rimondi, Chris Fallows, Jason Lee, ring lights, printing, iOS Raw Power, diffraction, the image sensor industry, an offer and the Camera Bits one-day sale.
January Archived
1 February 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 1 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 19 Features, 18 commented News stories, 26 Editor's Notes (which included 161 items of interest), one review and 3 site notes for a total of 67 stories.
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