The photographs that excite me are photographs that say something in a new manner; not for the sake of being different but ones that are different because the individual is different and the individual expresses himself. - Harry Callahan - 1946 [cited in: Creative Camera April 1970, p. 104]
There are renewed rumours of Nikon D3000, a video-less version of the D5000. How true are the rumours? Well, at the current moment it is still speculation. Lenstip.com has however published photos of the D3000 which most likely will be the new entry-level DSLR in Nikon's line up. Will keep all posted!
What differentiates a professional and an amateur photographer? Jesse Kalisher , known for his black and white photos collected by museums around the world, has just released his sixth video sharing professional photographer's secret. You can get more of his tips videos here .
TBower has posted a series of sample shots taken with the lens at Flickr. Non technical in nature, they just give a sense of the quality of the lens and its potential.
How do you capture a group shot that will immediately catch the attention of the viewer?
Well, Zack Arias did just that! How did he do it? With creativity, understanding of light and pushing the boundaries! Check out his blog that described how he got this shot!
Nikon has released Camera Control Pro 2.5.0 for Mac and Windows, an
update to its digital SLR remote control application. The modifications includes:
Support for the D5000 has been added.
Mac OS X version 10.3.9 is no longer supported. DO NOT update to this version if you are currently running Mac OS X 10.3.9.
When a camera control settings file was loaded with the Image area:
Auto DX Crop box in the Storage tab checked while shooting with a D3,
D3X, or D700 camera and a DX lens, a warning message was displayed and
the image area and image size could not be specified. This issue has
been resolved.
In some rare instances, Camera Control Pro 2 displayed an error and
quit unexpectedly when any of RAW and/or JPEG images recorded at an
image quality of NEF(RAW)+JPEG was moved from the destination folder
specified in the Download Options dialog to the Trash from the
Finder. This issue has been resolved.
Follow a link below for more information and to download:
Nikon has released a firmware update for its D40 and D40x DSLRs.
Version 1.12 for the D40 and Version 1.01 for the D40x improve
compatibility of both cameras with Nikon's new EN-EL9a batteries. With
the updated firmware, the D40 should deliver approximately 510 shots in
single-frame shooting mode using the EN-EL9a, according to CIPA
standard tests, rather than 470 with the original EN-EL9 pack.