10/31/2005 Ben's PS Tip #4 "Selective Saturation Improvement"

10/30/2005 Check out our E-Books: e.g. The Art of RAW Conversion 2005

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10/30/2005 Microsoft releases Color Control Panel applet (Source Rob Galbraith)

Requires XP Service Pack 2.

10/29/2005 Getting Digital Files Home Safely (Source Luminous Landscape)

We use a similar technique as Michael Reichmann. Key is to have as much as possible at least two copies on different physical media of your files all the time.

10/29/2005 Canon publishes service notice regarding EF 24-105mm f/4L IS (Source Rob Galbraith)

10/28/2005 Canon updates firmware for EOS 20D, Rebel XT/350D (Source Rob Galbraith)

10/28/2005 Pixmantex RSP released and ready for sale/trial

10/27/2005 First Preview: RawShooter premium 2006

Over the last 8 months RawShooter essentials 2005 got to be a popular RAW converter. But many waited for the next commercial RawShooter version. The wait is nearly over now. We have a first preview.

10/26/2005 Portfolio Invitation #8: Old Buildings #1 submission open till 11/20/2005

10/26/2005 Portfolio Invitation #7: Yellow (submissions closed, gallery opened and voting till 10/31/2005 12pm PST)

10/23/2005 Blue Shadow Cast revisited

We often find blue shadow cast in prints very annoying. Here we show a slightly refined method from what we covered earlier and in out books.

10/21/2005 ImagePrint V 6.1 for the Epson 4800, 7800 & 9800 will start shipping 10/24/2005

10/21/2005 NAPP annouced "2006 Digital Canvas Awards" competition

10/21/2005 Show Opening: Jeff Schewe - Recent and Retrospective Photographs (source Photoshop News)

10/21/2005 Extensis announces Portfolio 8

We will check out this product once it will be available (most likely in December). At a first glance it looks like a nice update to version 7 (our review).

10/20/2005 New website: SLRGEAR.COM

Our friends at Imaging Resource created this new site for all the DSLR gear reviews (including user opinions). We wish them good luck.

10/20/2005 Apple announces Aperture software for pro photographers

This is clearly a software to watch.

10/19/2005 The Betterlight Diary by Jim Collum

Our friend Jim Collum recently started his Betterlight diary. We expect him to show soon his new work from Cambodia and Thailand.

10/18/2005 Bibble 4.4 released

Bibble Labs releases version 4.4 Update with support for Canon 5D & 1D Mark II N. Includes new Fill Light control and improved sharper output.

10/17/2005 Nikon D2x Sample Image Gallery posted

10/16/2005 Using both Canon EOS 5D and Nikon D2x in the field

We just returned from a four day photo trip using the Canon EOS 5D and the Nikon D2x side by side. Read about our findings.