Link Snapshot for January 13, 2008

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Every week, we round up a bunch of the best and most interesting links we’ve found in the online photography world, and deliver them to your doorstep. So, as promised, here is your regularly scheduled link snapshot for the week.

  • Adobe has made the latest version of Photoshop Elements available for the Mac, priced at $89.99, and yes, it is fully compatible with Leopard.
  • Joe McNally is a pro photographer who has worked for various publications from Life to Time to National Geographic and others. He’s a fanatic of shooting with flash, and shoots all sorts of different subject matter in all different styles. Now Joe has a Youtube channel. Check out his videos here.
  • Samsung has teamed up with Pentax and dropped the 14.6 megapixel GX-20 Digital SLR at this year’s CES conference. See more at Engadget.
  • Herbert Keppler passed away this past week. Keppler was a giant of photography, having spent years with Modern Photography and later with Popular Photography, who ran this memoriam.
  • There are 26 days left to contribute to issue 15 of JPG Magazine.
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Link Snapshot for January 6, 2007

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Every week, we round up a bunch of the best and most interesting links we’ve found in the online photography world, and deliver them to your doorstep. So, as promised, here is your regularly scheduled link snapshot.

  • Popular Photography has a great article online which covers shooting infrared in the digital age.
  • Strobist blogger David Hobby uses the classic PJ film Under Fire to deliver a message about emotional attachment to your photos. A clever article.
  • If you happen to be flying into, out of, or around the United States in a commercial airliner, be aware that several changes have been made in regards to stowing loose lithium ion batteries. This will likely effect most traveling photographers, so you should check out this article.
  • 101NoisyCameras has an article on the rumours behind two new Pentax digital SLR cameras to be announced this month.
  • There are 33 days left to contribute to issue 15 of JPG Magazine.
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Link Snapshot for December 30, 2007

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Every week, we round up a bunch of the best and most interesting links we’ve found in the online photography world, and deliver them to your doorstep. So, as promised, here is your regularly scheduled link snapshot for the weeks end.

  • 640pixels.com has 5 Amazing Film Effects you can achieve through Photoshop.
  • Nikon may have a new camera on its way in the Spring of 2008 - the D40x replacement D60. You can find out a little more over at Gizmodo.
  • Speaking of Nikon, they haven’t forgotten about the Mac Leopard community. They’ve released a Leopard compatible update for Nikon Capture NX and have a Nikon Scan update on the way for your film scanner users.
  • Speaking of Leopard, the Lightroom team’s blog has an article on printing from Lightroom under Leopard.
  • There are 40 days left to contribute to issue 15 of JPG Magazine.
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Link Snapshot for December 23, 2007

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Every week, we round up a bunch of the best and most interesting links we’ve found in the online photography world, and deliver them to your doorstep. So, as promised, here is your regularly scheduled link snapshot for the week ending December 23, 2007.

  • The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) intends to testify before the house in opposition of proposed changes in U.S. National Parks and Wildlife Refuges regulations which would restrict photography in these areas.
  • If you’re an Adobe Lightroom addict like me, you’ll appreciate this one - 28 Great Adobe Lightroom Resources, courtesy of Photographybay.com. It’s about half online resources, and half book recommendations.
  • Bibble 4.9.9 update was released which adds some more RAW support for various cameras, as well as the ability to now tether Nikon cameras to Intel based Mac systems (and apparently those running Leopard).
  • The new Nikon D300 is a tank when it comes to surviving extreme conditions! Check out this field test by pro photographer Jan Vermeer as he takes the D300 to Antartica and puts it through it’s paces.  
  • Capture One 4, the next version of the popular RAW software, was released this week. It sports a brand new interface and underlying architecture.
  • In to trying something a little different with your photo editing? Online photo editors are popping up everywhere these days. Though I don’t expect I’d ever use one for serious photo work, they’re handy when you’re on the go. Check out Picnik, FotoFlexer, and Cellsea.
  • There are 47 days left to contribute to issue 15 of JPG Magazine.
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Link Snapshot for December 16, 2007

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Every week, we round up a bunch of the best and most interesting links we’ve found in the online photography world, and deliver them to your doorstep. So, as promised, here is your regularly scheduled link snapshot for the week ending December 16, 2007.

  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom was updated to v1.3.1 this past week, which include several bug fixes for things introduced in 1.3, mostly on Mac OSX Leopard. Mac and Windows version available.
  • Chase Jarvis is a pro photographer who seems to like making videos that exhibit his tremendous amounts of gear (which is usually all very expensive), but I love his commentary - and he’s a great photographer. Here’s a neat video about packing your photo gear.
  • Flickr Uploadr v3.0 is now available. From the Flickr blog “Version 3.0 lets you work offline while adding and organizing your photos. When you’re ready, you can click Sign In and you’ll be taken to Flickr to finish up. When you get back, you’re all set and Uploadr will remember your account for next time.” Download the new Uploadr here. Also - Flickr now has Stats, so you can track which photos are your most popular. Activate yours now.
  • There are 54 days left to contribute to issue 15 of JPG Magazine.
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Snapshot for December 9, 2007

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As promised, here is your regularly scheduled link roundup for the week ending December 9, 2007.

  • Adobe has released their Camera Raw plugin v4.3.1 (Mac & Windows) which adds support for the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, the Canon Powershot G9, the Nikon D3 and D300, the Olympus E-3 and SP-560 UZ, and the Panasonic DMC-L10.
  • We covered the ten camera bag essentials for location photography a little while back, but we’ve found some other great ideas over here for more general goodies to include in your bag.
  • Flickr has added some editing features, in partnership with a service called Picnik. More info at their blog.
  • DXO Optics Pro 5 is now available.
  • Here’s a great Softar filter effect that you can try out in Photoshop to get that dreamy, soft quality.
  • Submissions to contribute to issue 14 of JPG Magazine are closed, and submissions for issue 15 are beginning now.
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Snapshot for December 2, 2007

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SnapshotAs promised, here is your regularly scheduled link roundup for the week ending December 2, 2007.

  • Looking for gels for your flash? FlashGels.co.uk was started by a fan of Strobist blogger David Hobby decided to take gel matters into his own hands and create sets of gels to sell. He also sells ball bungees, very handy for keeping components packaged up.
  • Camerporn has a nice six tip article about rock concert photography… which is fantastic since this is one of the more difficult shooting situations you will encounter as a photographer. Check it out!
  • Remember, there’s 3 days left to contribute to issue 14 of JPG Magazine.
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Snapshot for November 25, 2007

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SnapshotAs promised, here is your regularly scheduled link roundup for the week ending November 25, 2007.

  • Flickr released it’s long awaited Flickr Places feature, which lets you browse cities, regions, or countries and view the geotagged pictures for that location. Flickr Uploadr 3.0 beta also became available.
  • The Nikon D300 digital SLR was released this week. If you have one, let us know what you think!
  • Borrowlenses.com is a neat new service that will let you rent a lens and have it shipped out to your location. They have lots of lenses for Nikon and Canon rigs which you can rent on a weekly basis. They currently only ship within the US, however. Bummer.
  • Remember, there’s 10 days left to contribute to issue 14 of JPG Magazine.
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