Sony has introduced the DSC-HX1, the first Cyber-Shot camera that can take 224-degree panorama shots and has 1/2.4-inch Exmore CMOS sensor technology.

Using wide and ultra-wide lens settings, the HX1 can take up to 224-degree horizontal or 154-degree vertical shots at a 7,152 x 1,080p resolution.

With the Exmor technology, the HX1 can take shots at 10 frames per second (fps) with 9.1-megapixel resolution. When this CMOS sensor is used in handheld twilight and anti-motion blur mode, the camera takes...

Eastman Kodak now offers Ektar 100 film in 120 format, in addition to the 35mm format that is currently available. Ektar 100 film proclaims to offer the finest, smoothest grain for color negative film.
Ektar 100 film offers high saturation and ultra-vivid color for medium-format nature, travel, fashion and product photography...

No matter the obstacle, this well-published, Santa Fe-based nature shooter and educator has found a way to thrive in the competitive world of wildlife – and now landscape photography.

It's March in a southern Oregon marsh. Two black-necked stilts – long-legged wader birds – move closer to each other among the reeds in the shallow water. With no one around to disturb them, and with spring in the air, the male bird gets an age-old idea in his head. In seeming privacy, he hops on top of the female's back and begins to mate.

What the two lovebirds don't know is that they are being watched patiently from a nearby log in the water – or at least by something that looks like a log. Inside the object is no predator, however. It's Tim Fitzharris, one of the busiest and most celebrated nature photographers in the industry...

Cradoc fotoSoftware has introduced fotoQuote Pro 6.0, an updated photo keyword, stock and assignment photo pricing guide that includes more than 300 pricing categories.
To help photographers stay informed about industry prices and calculate what to charge for their work, Pro 6.0 has created 86 new categories, including video stock footage rates, streamlined interface information, quote packs and...

Noted Bay Area photographer and educator Don Worth died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif., on March 18. He was 84.

Long considered a master printer, Worth specialized in black-and-white images of tropical plants and large-format landscapes. For more than 30 years, he taught photography for many years at San Francisco State University...

On the cover: This red-eyed tree frog, ready to leap off the page, is an example of Tim Fitzharris’ shallow depth of field style that makes wildlife pop out of the background. 

Cover photo: © Tim Fitzharris

For me, one of the many joys of publishing PhotoMedia is navigating the path of discovery that leads us to the talented photographers we feature. Many of them are household names; others fly under the radar, yet define their careers by producing great work and making a living. In either case, it is a pleasure to become acquainted with them personally and to learn about their expertise and passion.

Somehow, we manage to gravitate toward worthy subjects who deserve the attention, and we are pleased to give it to them. This is one of those issues in which all roads seemed to lead to the photographers we selected for our coverage – the ones whose work seemed the most relevant and whose imagery we felt would inspire our readers...

GigaPan Systems has released the Epic 100, the latest in the Epic robotic camera mount series to capture detailed gigapixel panoramas.

With a maximum weight limit of three pounds, the Epic 100 now works with smaller DSLR cameras, as well as the larger point-and-shoot cameras that are compatible with the original Epic mount.

The new model has an expanded range for tilt and elevation...

This year’s “carry-around” digital compact cameras perform nearly as well as big pro DSLRs, but at a fraction of the cost and size.

It’s generally accepted that the Nikon D3 and Canon 5D cameras are both technological miracles, providing capabilities that we didn’t even know we needed 10 years ago. But their weight and size are not their strongest points. After a long day of shooting, they start feeling a little heavy, don’t they? In the studio or on location, this is not a major issue for pro shooters. For users spending the weekend at the beach with family, however, the best of the DSLRs are too big and heavy to lug around all day. Most pros have, in addition to their working toolbox of cameras and lenses, a personal favorite “carry-around” camera – one that is easy to pack, fun to use and able to serve as a backup to the commercial workhorses...

Studio location and staff: Santa Fe, N.M. His wife, Joy Fitzharris, is his office manager. He also employs a computer systems manager and an image librarian.

Latest projects: Fitzharris' new coffee-table book of landscape photos, "Seasons Across America," from Firefly Books, will debut in 2010. He is also planning another book, tentatively called "Hummingbirds of the World."

Advice to aspiring nature photographers: "Think long term and build a solid collection. I'm still selling pics I took 25 years ago," he says. "Also, anticipate the movement or behavior of your [wildlife] subject; get into position for the best light, background and angle on the action. Then wait for it to happen."

Website: timfitzharris.com