News entries for December, 2011

Eastman Kodak Co. has today launched a new sweepstakes running through January 9th, 2012 at 3PM Eastern time.

The sweepstakes, being conducted through social network site Twitter, offers one prize: the Burton edition version of a Kodak Playsport Zx5 flash video camera. Launched back in August, the Playsport Burton Edition/Zx5 is a variant of the standard Playsport Zx5...

Ideal for Holiday Gift Giving, the Spider Holster Black Widow Kit Combines the Fast-Access Camera Holster with the Black Widow Belt and a New and Improved Black Widow Pad for Added All-Day Comfort

Ithaca, NY--December 19, 2011--Spider Holster, a company specializing in unique holster-style carrying solutions for photographers, today announced it has...

JACKSON, Mich. – PMA, the Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations, announces InfoTrends will host an imaging industry executive breakfast, Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the Venetian, rooms 601/602, beginning at 7 a.m. The InfoTrends' team will offer a review of key market trends that are expected to shape both the current and future direction of the photo...

Over the years, we've praised Nik Software for its sharpening technology and its U Point technology while enjoying its library of preset effects for both color and black and white work. For Snapseed, which runs on iOS devices like the iPad, Nik Software seems to have tossed nearly all of that into the pot and stirred.

Along with a look at all the different filters Nik...

2-day Educational Seminars Will Be Given By Tamron With Select Retailers* Through The Second Half Of 2012.

December 29, 2011, Commack, NY - "Beyond the Kit Lens" is a series of seminars that will offer attendees a new perspective on photography. Under the instruction of professional photographers, André Costantini & Ken Hubbard, the 2-day seminar is...

HENRICO, Va., Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- White Knight Press, an independent publisher located near Richmond, Virginia, has released Photographer's Guide to the Canon PowerShot S100: Getting the Most from Canon's Pocketable Digital Camera, by Alexander S. White.

This 283-page paperback is a complete guide to the operation and features of the Canon...

Device tracking company GadgetTrak has officially launched its camera tracking service, dubbed "CameraTrace".

Previously available in beta under the name GadgetTrak Serial Search, the tool relies on web crawlers that seek out image files on photo sharing websites. Each file downloaded by the crawler is checked for a serial number in the EXIF headers, and if a serial...

A new version of third-party Pentax SLR tethering application PK_Tether has been released today, we hear from author Tomasz Kos.

PK_Tether v0.6.0 has a redesigned user interface with switchable panels. It also adds a function for activating and deactivating debug mode in Pentax SLRs, and has reworked communications protocols, as well as unspecified additions and fixes to...

Winner chosen by public voting gets trip to Las Vegas, NV, to attend WPPI 2012

Hollywood, CA (December 27, 2011) – Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) announces today the “This is My WPPI” video contest. Open to seasoned professional photographers as well as those just beginning their photography career, WPPI is looking for the best...

A new experimental public beta of file hosting service Dropbox's client for the Windows and Mac OS X platforms adds photo and video import capabilities, offering an automated way for consumers to store and share their photos.

When an imaging device is connected to the computer running the experimental v1.3.5 Dropbox client build, a transfer of photos and videos will be...

Plastic mount connects smartphones to microscopes to digitally capture and share scientific images

MAPLE PLAIN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest recipient of the Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award, SkyLight, aims to make a big impact on global healthcare and science education. Proto Labs – the leading online and technology-enabled manufacturer of quick-turn prototype and...

The folks over at Sincerely Inc., creators of smartphone imaging apps such as Postagram and PopBooth, have unveiled a new creation for both Android and iOS platforms that aims to simplify the process of receiving prints for photos shot on a smartphone.

Dubbed Dotti, the new app keeps things extremely simple indeed -- simply shoot photos through Dotti, then hit thumbs up...

How many ways can you say "Nourish"?

Canon USA has been running an interesting campaign lately, looking at how differently various single-word assignments are interpreted by members of the VII Photo Agency. VII, pronounced "seven," is a collective of world-class photojournalists who've come together to create a common distribution hub for their work. Initially founded by...

Pacific Grove, CA, December 23, 2011 -- Iridient Digital, Inc. has released RAW Developer 1.9.4 an update to our critically acclaimed RAW image processing software for Mac OS X.

RAW Developer 1.9.4 is a maintenance update to the previous 1.9.3 release. This update includes support for the Panasonic DMC-GX1 and Leica V-Lux 3 models. This release also...

Have fun and be creative with your kids during the holidays at the breakthrough price of just 4.99 USD

Puchheim, Germany – December 15, 2011 – Boinx Software, a multi-award winning software developer for Mac® platform and iOS devices, is pleased to announce the availability of iStopMotion for iPad , a new addition to the widely popular iStopMotion...

Singular Software invites Final Cut editors to test drive the upcoming release of their award-winning PluralEyes synchronization app for Final Cut Pro X

Vancouver, British Columbia, December 15, 2011 — Singular Software™, a developer of workflow automation applications for video production, is pleased to announce that the PluralEyes® for Apple®...

Exhibitors to preview new products at annual WPPI 2012 Convention and Trade Show

Hollywood, CA (December 16, 2011) – Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) announces today its second annual Launch Pad event taking place on Sunday, February 19, 2012. Free to all WPPI 2012 attendees and media, Launch Pad exhibitors will preview their new...

Nauticam proudly announces the NA-NEX7 housing for Sony’s top of the line mirror-less interchangeable lens camera, the Sony Alpha NEX-7. Nauticam’s leadership in the Alpha NEX arena continues as it brings the first NEX-7 underwater housing to market. With DSLR quality imaging and performance packed into a housing that is small enough to take anywhere,...

New PaintSupreme App Features Sophisticated Brush & Gradient Tools, Layer-based Image Editing, Full Vector Support, and Intuitive Interface at an Affordable Price Point

COLOGNE, Germany, Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BrainDistrict GmbH, developer of world-class image manipulation and enhancement technologies, today announced the availability of...