Apple have released RAW Compatibility Update 3.6 for Aperture 3 and iPhoto 11. Digital camera RAW formats retain more image information than JPEGs and can produce better results when used with imaging applications such as Aperture and iPhoto. Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard provides system-level support for digital camera RAW formats from the following cameras: Supported … [Read more...]
Why do you take photos?
I have been looking at some of the stunning work posted in the Seven by Five Flickr group and have started to wonder "What drives up to lift the camera and take photos?" Where does the desire to capture an image comes from and what keeps us going, feeding our blogs, flickr and twitter with our work. For very few it is for financial gain, for some it might be an escape … [Read more...]
British Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The second British Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition is now on display at Belfast Waterfront and continues until Friday 25 February. The exhibition celebrates the talents of both amateur and professional photographers, while showcasing British wildlife at its best. All winning and commended competition entries are included in the exhibition. The BWPA is now calling … [Read more...]
Photoshop Express Updated to 1.5
Adobe have released an update to their mobile Photoshop Express software for iOS devices. Photoshop Express 1.5 is an incredibly useful release for anyone doing photo capture and editing on iOS devices, millions of iOS-based users will be delighted by their new ability to capture the right shots more easily, view beautifully smooth versions on-screen, and edit them even … [Read more...]
HDR Photography : Poll Results
This week we asked twitter users suggestions for our regular reader poll. Thanks to @timallenphoto who suggested a look at HDR. We asked simple if you loved, hated or didn't care about HDR photography. The poll stirred a little bit of a response but here are the final results. 51% of visitors voted that they loved HDR photography and despite voting that I didn't care … [Read more...]