To meet the needs of a new digital market, some studios are offering clients a full-service package, providing assistance from concept to print.

It’s no secret that over the last two decades digital technology has sparked a revolution in the way printed materials are made. That change has now swept into the high-volume photography studio, and it involves a lot more than just buying and using a different kind of camera.

Even when an image is captured on film instead of in bytes, sooner or later (and these days it’s usually sooner) it enters the digital world through scanning. That’s when the real changes kick in...

Before you transmit that digital image, are you using the right file format?

Whether you are creating a brochure, a fine-art print on watercolor paper, a web page or a PowerPoint presentation, a variety of image display options are available to you as a digital photographer. Yet before your image is ready for display, there are many technical considerations to understand to make sure that the intended audience views the intended image...

The issue of whether to switch to a digital format is on the minds of nearly everyone who has not yet done it.

Is this a question you are now asking yourself, your friends or your clients? Well, you are not alone. The issue of whether to switch to a digital format is on the minds of nearly everyone who has not yet done it. Ultimately, it's a question only each individual can answer, but as more and more clients switch to digital media, the case for digital may become compelling.

If you have already answered the question in the affirmative, you will be faced with a bewildering array of digital cameras. Some cost $500, some $5,000. Some are suitable only for web use, while others deliver...

You might have seen the television commercial with the suburban family who drove their sport utility vehicle to Tibet (actually some idealized rugged outdoor location) for a picnic and the inept dad locks the keys in the car. Saving the day, is a generation X customer service representative who locates the car from a far off high tech data-center. Satellites locate the car, unlock the door, saving the family picnic!

The space age technology seamlessly working behind the scenes in this scenario is GPS or Global Positioning System. GPS is a satellite locating system developed by the military, which is now available to the general public. GPS units locate a specific point on the earth through the low frequency radio communication with a minimum of 4 satellites of the 24 GPS satellites orbiting the earth. Location is determined by comparing the time for the radio signal to travel from the satellite...

Digital video today, like digital still photography, is marked by rapidly accelerating technology that leaves us breathless each time a new product is introduced. Each new camcorder seems to eclipse the capabilities of its predecessor. Two new developments that have expanded the horizon of video camcorders have been the advent of digital signal processing and the mini digital video tape cassette.

Camcorders are becoming more useful for still photographers by packing more sophisticated still, video and audio capabilities into smaller units that allow easy down-loading, editing and impressive multimedia opportunities. Sony's new DCR-PC110 Digital Handycam camcorder is the first to integrate both megapixel imaging and MPEG movie mode...

Traditional product photography has accompanied websites, print brochures and related sales collateral for many years now. With the global reach and 24/7 timeliness of the Internet, new demands are placed on the seller. As e-commerce matures with the ever-expanding Internet, many companies are now looking for new ways to display and sell their products. When it is not possible for a buyer to see or hold a product for purchase, the next best thing to being there live is an interactive digital image which is now commonly called a Virtual Reality (VR) Object or Immersive Image.

A VR Object consists of a series of digital images shot in sequence then authored into an interactive digital file. These sequential shots simulate the rotation or functionality of an object and display different views...

Without ever leaving home, you can do everything from finding a camera, ordering images and processing film to taking photo workshops, encrypting images and creating a storefront.

Even for people using 35mm film, the online world has plenty to offer. It's pretty commonplace now for online photography websites to offer film processing, a place to store images and a way to create and share an online photo album with special effects and personal messages—all for free.

Community-building websites such as Robert Farber's
 Photoworkshop.com offer a wide range of product reviews, discussion boards...

Instant composition is strength of next-generation digital gear.

Digital capture is becoming a reality for the professional photographer. Montizambert Photography Inc. built its dream studio and went fully digital last July, a move made possible by Foveon’s next-generation digital capture workstation.

With workflow much more streamlined than with traditional film photography, we are...