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Instagram Adds Video Capability

21 June 2013
Published in Industry News

The site that made the digital "selfie" portrait infamous has now added a new dimension to the instant sharing of images. Instagram has launched a video feature to its apps for iPhone and Android users.

Video clips of 3 to 15 seconds in length can now be added to...

Enhance iPhone Photos with New Tele Lens

15 May 2012
Published in Camera Lenses

Schneider Optics has added a 2X Tele lens to its iPro Lens System, which enables users to capture professional photographic still and video imagery with the iPhone 4 and 4S. With this new lens mount, phone users will be able to extend their focal length to about 60mm (35mm equivalent). The iPro System features a black iPhone case with a bayonet mount to allow iPro lenses to be quickly mounted and interchanged...

Snow Lizard Produces Rugged iPhone Case

15 May 2012
Published in Miscellaneous

Snow Lizard Products has released the Aqua Tek S, which it calls the first-ever battery-powered, solar-charged, rugged underwater iPhone 4/4S case. The Aqua Tek S has been designed to be waterproof up to 20 feet and to withstand drops, falls and accidental spills. The outer shell is made from tough polycarbonate materials with rubber grips for added protection...

Sony, Canon, Nikon Facilities Recovering from Thai Floods

16 March 2012
Published in Industry News

Monsoon rain and flooding last October in Thailand caused significant losses for Nikon, Canon and Sony manufacturing plants in the region. According to the Bangkok Post, the industrial park where Sony resides suffered $1 million in damages. Floodwaters there took nearly a month to recede. Sony's plant, which produces CCS and...

Smartphone Apps That Will Change Your Life

05 June 2011
Published in Electronic Market

Photographer Rosh Sillars lists some of the latest smartphone applications and discusses how they may change the way you manage your portfolio.

While Google and Apple battle for supremacy in the smartphone application wars, photographers have more mobile options than ever to manage their portfolios.

While your camera will take that great shot, it's the ubiquitous "smartphone" that...

High-Tech Goes Low-Tech

06 May 2010
Published in Electronic Market

Capturing the magic of imperfection with iPhone camera apps

My Facebook page is filled with new comments: "Wow, that is a great photo!" "I can't believe you still have a Holga!" "You're still shooting slides?" "Where do you get Polaroid film?" "You have a darkroom?"

Well, not exactly.

My photographer friends' comments are a testament to something we have all lost in the digital age: the magic of an imperfect photograph. Like many professionals today, I started with film and toy cameras and developed my photographs in a darkroom. Many of my most cherished images had a magical quality, brought about by plastic lenses, light leaks...

Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile Unveiled for iPhone

16 April 2010
Published in Photography Software

Adobe has created a Photoshop.com application for the iPhone, offering convenient photo editing and sharing capabilities on mobile devices.

Editing tools, such as crop, rotate and flip, are all correlated with the iPhone’s finger command controls. Users can adjust saturation, tint, exposure and vibrancy, and convert images to black-and-white, as well as use other Photoshop effects. Both the account and the...