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What is UDMA ?

Compct Flash companies have started to put this on the CF cards. They are not cheap I was wondering if UDMA is worth the money. Many photographers are wondering what the new Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) protocolmeans for CompactFlash (CF) memory cards, and how this technology allows CF cards to readand write data at muchContinue reading “What is UDMA ?”

Miami Art Festival.

Every December the population of Miami swells with gallery owners, collectors and curious artists flocking to the city’s many art fairs. From the blue-chip Art Basel Miami Beach to scrappier shows which showcase less established artists, each of the fairs has its own style, hosts its own launch parties, and inspires a circle of spin-offContinue reading “Miami Art Festival.”

Week in pictures.

Workers attempt to remove a 100,000-pound crane that fell onto the Santa Rosa, Calif., home of Michelle and Kevin McCarthy on Nov. 17. The couple had hired a contractor to remove a 150-year-old oak tree in the backyard for fear that it could fall. Instead, the crane fell and sliced through the house the McCarthysContinue reading “Week in pictures.”

Newsweek’s Top Photo Editor Leaving

I found this article on PDN.com I am not a huge reader of Newsweek I like Time and Life better, but I still thought that this was interesting.Director of Photography Simon Barnett has been at Newsweek for nine years. Three other photo staff have been laid off. Newsweek has been hit hard by aContinue reading “Newsweek’s Top Photo Editor Leaving”

Activist’s get aressted.

Tea Party activists hit the Hill,and some are arrested outside Pelosi’s office.GOP leaders and thousands of Tea Party movement protesters gathered on Capitol Hill Thursday to call House Democrats’ health care reform bill a full-blown government takeover of the nation’ health care system.Police later arrested 12 protesters outside Pelosi’s office for unlawful entry or disorderly conduct,Continue reading “Activist’s get aressted.”

Big production lighting

Video production presents a growing business opportunity for still photographers, as video and still camera technology converges and clients begin to combine the two types of production to create cross-platform campaigns and cut costs. Weather you shoot video or still images you need to know how to light the set properly, fortunately for photographers, lightingContinue reading “Big production lighting”

Have you seen Red

Cult camcorder manufacturer Red finally took the wraps off a new product it had been teasing on its website and in online forums for weeks a multi-purpose hybrid camcorder/digital SLR that lets the user create their own custom imaging device based around Red’s sensors.This might be kinda cool considering what the camera can do, I don’t haveContinue reading “Have you seen Red”

Nicola Carignani Fashion.

I am not a big fan of fashion shots but this one caught my eye I like how it has differnt fell about it and how he is inside but not in a studio and I like that he does that consitenly in his shots I think it adds a differnt felling to the image.Continue reading “Nicola Carignani Fashion.”

Philip Toledano

I found this guy awhile back while I was reading a article about photoshop I really liked how complicated yet simple his work seemed. I decided to do some research on him and I found his website that showcase his portfolio and side projects some of his stuff is strange and some of it isContinue reading “Philip Toledano”

Who Shot Rcok & Roll ?

This is a photography exhibition opening today in Brooklyn New York at the Brooklyn museum. The exabition shocase some of the finest colabration between musicans and photographers. Michael Lavine’s , Storm Thorgerson and Ian Dickerson are just a couple of photographers exhibiting there. Opening night there will be a concert with Blondie. Needless to say thisContinue reading “Who Shot Rcok & Roll ?”