Having recently left my desk job behind, I have moved to a “mobile office” with my Blackberry© Curve. I’m using Google Sync to keep my calendar and contacts in sync, the Gmail Mobile app, and of course I have the Facebook and MySpace apps for Blackberry as well. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Mar
11
2009
Flickr Partners With Getty Images For Stock Photography
In an agreement that started sometime last July, many of the images we photographers have uploaded to the online photo sharing/hosting service Flickr will be available starting March 11th as stock photography through Getty Images.
Mar
10
2009
Adobe Lightroom Updated
Since my previous rant about Lightroom slowing down considerably during the local adjustments in the Develop module, Adobe Labs has released update 2.3 which among other things fixes a memory leak that was causing my issues. If you don’t have Lightroom automatically checking for updates for you, go get this one now – it’s definitely worth your bandwidth. (more…)
Mar
06
2009
The Orbis Ring Flash
Alright, I’d been itching to get a ring flash for some time now, but until recently the expense was just too steep for my skinny wallet. My interest started a year ago when I really began examining lighting techniques and looking at what the industry was doing in general. The ring flash effect of eliminating indirect shadows is wonderful, and it’s application outside the fashion industry could be very cool. The clincher was during a recent Muse Project when a fellow photographer had loaned me his Alien Bees ring flash to use. Though the unit was very heavy, I really liked the effect. (more…)
Jan
21
2009
Awww! Lensbaby is All Grown Up Now
A couple of weeks ago I went to Phoenix for the Imaging USA expo and came back with some goodies. My biggest prize was getting a sweet deal on the new Lensbaby Composer. (more…)
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