Diane Berkenfeld

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2 months ago

Adobe Releases Photoshop CS6 Beta

Adobe Systems Inc. just announced that the beta version of Photoshop CS6 is available in both Mac and PC versions as a free download from Adobe Labs. The Beta version includes all of the features of Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended, including the new 3D editing features. You can download the beta, try it out and even provide feedback on the beta forum. This latest version of Photoshop [...]

3 months ago

Software Review: Tiffen Dfx 3.0 Suite

A few months back The Tiffen Company released version 3.0 of its Dfx digital filter suite (www.tiffensoftware.com). The suite is available as a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Lightroom, Apple Aperture, and as a stand alone program. One Tiffen Dfx photo plug-in license will allow it to run in all of the aforementioned image editors if installed on the same [...]

5 months ago

Book Review: Kevin Kubota's Lighting Notebook

Wiley (www.wiley.com/compbooks) recently published Kevin Kubota's Lighting Notebook; 101 Lighting Styles and Setups for Digital Photographers, ISBN: 978-1-118-03510-8, $34.99. The photographer will also be releasing an accompanying iPhone/iPad App. sooon for a more immersive educational experience.  The book features over a hundred lighting setups, complete with lighting diagrams and [...]

7 months ago

Photography Auction at PhotoPlus Expo Bash to Benefit Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Survivors

When the earthquake and tsunami happened in Japan this past spring, so many people around the globe rushed to donate money and supplies to assist the victims. Help is still needed, and once again the photo industry is coming together for a fundraiser that will benefit the International Red Cross, to help the survivors of the natural disasters, who are still in need. The benefit is happening during [...]

8 months ago

Book Review: The Bird Photography Field Guide

Focal Press (www.focalpress.com) puts out a series of Field Guides, little books that can fit in your gear bag, purse or backpack, letting you easily take a reference book with you when you go out to photograph. The subjects range from travel photography, to exposure, to bird photography to shooting weddings. I’ve now read a few of the books in the series. In this review we’re [...]

8 months ago

Book Review: The Wedding Photography Field Guide

Michelle Turner's The Wedding Photography Field Guide, capturing the perfect day with your digital SLR camera is published by Focal Press, (www.focalpress.com), ISBN 978-0-240-81787-3. Let's say that you're going to be attending a wedding, and are passionate about photography, and you want to know more about the types of images you can capture—then you'll be happy with The [...]

1 year ago

Photographer Grows Her Brand from Flickr Beginnings

The ubiquity of the internet has allowed artists far and wide to reach a much larger audience than they would have been able to by traditional means. This is true of Natalie Dybisz a.k.a. Miss Aniela, (www.missaniela.com) a photographer and artist who has turned her self-portraiture, initially created and posted on Flickr for her own enjoyment, into a brand, complete with a new liveBooks powered [...]

1 year ago

The Art of Whale Photography Instructional DVD

Jim Tierney, the CEO of software maker, Digital Anarchy, happens to also be an adventure photographer who loves photographing whales. Tierney also lives in Hawaii, which, conveniently enough is where the Pacific Humpback whales migrate, to mate and give birth. He launched the website http://whalewatcher.net/, to provide whale enthusiasts with information about the 12,000 Humpbacks that make [...]

1 year ago

Book Review: Lensbaby, Bending Your Perspective

Corey Hilz has written the definitive volume on Lensbabies, those selective focus lenses that often elicit curious wonder when seen for the first time—and have been known to reenergize their owners’ passion for photography. Lensbaby, Bending Your Perspective, published by Focal Press, an Imprint of Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-240-81402-5, not only documents the swift growth of the line of [...]

1 year ago

Spider Holster Announces Black Widow is Now Shipping

Spider Holster, the maker and namesake of one of my favorite accessories is now shipping its Black Widow Camera Holster, which is designed for smaller DSLRs, EVILs and P&S cameras. The Black Widow will let owners of these lighter-weight cameras shoot from the hip the way pros using the Spider Pro have been doing. What makes the Spider Pro and Black Widow great is that they let you keep your [...]

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