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November, 2008
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Kubota Image Tools Helps Rwandan Orphans
Kubota Image Tools closed its doors for
one week in July this year so that members
of the company’s staff could visit Rwanda,
Africa, to learn what they could do to help
orphaned children. The trip turned out
to be a life changing experience for Kevin
Kubota, his wife Clare, Eryn Wagner, Amber
Larkin, Lindsey Isaacson and photographer
Ben Edwards and his wife Lauren. More »
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November, 2008
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Learn Wedding/Portrait Photography Techniques at Kubota Bootcamp
Kubota Image Tools will host its 17th Digital Photography Bootcamp workshop April 19-24, 2009, at the FivePine Lodge, Sisters, Oregon. Designed for professional photographers, the 5-day workshop will include all of the technical know-how that’s needed to run a successful digital portrait/wedding studio. Bootcamp topics are style, creativity, and inspiration; digital capture techniques with live models; the digital workflow, Photoshop techniques, sales techniques and marketing essentials. More »
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November, 2008
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Leica Camera and Phase One Form Alliance
Leica Camera AG and Phase One A/S have entered a long-term strategic alliance in which both companies will cooperate in the technical development and marketing of professional photography products. The partnership will enable Leica to offer new products and services while maintaining its technological edge. Leica Camera AG manufacturers a wide range of cameras and precision optical products, while Phase One is best known for digital image capture and workflow management technology. More »
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November, 2008
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Personnel Changes at Tamron
Tamron USA (Commack, NY,) recently announced the appointment of John VanSteenberg as Senior Education Manager, a new position created to fulfill the increasing need to educate consumers, dealers, and sales representatives in this fast-paced and increasingly complex SLR lens market. VanSteenberg is expected to develop deeper relationships and a stronger presence in the school market and with professional photographer associations across the United States. More »
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November, 2008
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QuadPhoto Photographer Earns Silver Award
QuadPhoto photographer, Mark Van Amburgh, has been awarded the prestigious Silver Award at the 38th Annual Creativity Awards, one of the longest running international advertising and graphic design competitions. Based in Saratoga Springs, New York, Van Amburgh was selected in the Book Category for his self-promoted portfolio, “Drivetrain.” QuadPhoto is a nation-wide network of nine full-service photography studios. More »
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November, 2008
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Market Your Imaging Skill Online
WhosCreative, a leading on-demand portfolio creation and management service, recently launched a comprehensive online portfolio/jobs bulletin board service for creative imaging professionals. The new service gives photographers, graphic designers and illustrators, art directors, web and gaming artists/programmers as well as fashion/film industry artists and other imaging professionals the opportunity to present their portfolios online and find jobs. The basic service is free. The $7. More »
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November, 2008
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Lexar Increases 16GB CompactFlash Card Performance
Lexar Media (Fremont, CA) is marketing the new Lexar Professional UDMA 300x 16GB CompactFlash (CF) card to professional photographers and photo enthusiasts who need lightning-fast throughput. The UDMA-enabled (Ultra Direct Memory Access) card features a minimum sustained write speed of 45MB per second, which not only speeds up image capture, it also improves the card-to-computer transfer rate when used with a UDMA-enabled card reader. More »
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November, 2008
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New 50mm Nikon Prime Lens Celebrates 75 Years of NIKKOR Optics
Nikon (Melville, NY) is celebrating 75 years of optical excellence with the newly engineered AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 prime lens. Ideally suited for the FX-format D-SLR, the new lens includes an ultra-compact Silent Wave Motor for whisper-quiet operation. It also features a newly developed optical formula that effectively corrects sagittal coma flare and coma aberration. More »
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November, 2008
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Olympus Develops New Four Thirds Compliant E-System DSLR
Olympus is currently developing a new SLR camera within the Olympus E-System lineup. Positioned as a mid-level model, the new Four Thirds-compliant camera will feature Full-Time Live View, an 11-point full twin-cross sensor and built-in image stabilization that corrects up to 5 EV steps. It will also have a new feature that replaces the current splash and dustproof function found in the company’s flagship E-3 professional DSLR. More »
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November, 2008
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Phase One and Hartblei Collaborate on New Tilt/Shift Lens
Phase One A/S (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Hartblei (Kiev, Ukraine) have co-developed the Phase One 3.5/45mm TS lens. Based on the popular Hartblei 45mm f/3.5 Super Rotator lens, the new lightweight lens is designed for professional photographers who shoot on location or in studio. Among its prominent features are up to 12mm of shift, 8 degrees of tilt, and new optical glass (8 elements in 7 groups) with multi-layer coating. More »
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