Category: Use
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WWII in pictures – 20 chapters
The excellent photo gallery named InFocus, organized by Alan Taylor for The Atlantic has a very thorough set of pictures taken from World War II. While we may have forgotten what photographers had to go through in order to bring pictures back from the war, we should not forget their sacrifice and the sacrifice of…
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So few friends for GIMP
That may be a complaint from some people! So, let’s try to make new friends for GIMP, the free image editing software for Linux, Windows PC and MacOS. Instant Vintage Photo Effects with the FIL Script for GIMP How To Create Amazing Text and Font Effects in Gimp 2.6 Fake Depth of Field in Gimp…
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Adobe Photoschop CS6: $50 per month
Finally, Adobe has officially announced the newest Photoshop: CS6. We know about everything of it because of the beta which has been available for a few weeks already (and there are a few videos available on a YouTube channel, for you to discover all the new features). But there is one new thing which was…
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Bugs, bugs, bugs…
This is starting to look like a bring refrain, in these recent weeks: The most recent photo cameras seem to have been launched before all the bugs could be detected and wiped out. As a simple reminder, I would list the following cases: The Canon EOS 5D MkIII files are not handled perfectly well in…
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Nikon D3100 User Manual
As always helping the user, YLovePhoto found direct links to freely download the user manuals for the Nikon D3100. Nikon D3100 User’s Manual – English – File Size: ~ 15.8 MB Nikon D3100 Manual de Usuario – Spanish – File Size: ~ 16.1 MB Manuel d’utilisation du reflex Nikon D3100 – Français ~6,52 Mo
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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta
the CS6 version CS6 of Photoshop is not here yet, but it is now possible to test the official beta version (normally, the last test version before the official launch) provided that you accept to limit yourself to the English version (not to hard on you, isn’t it?). Download it freely from Adobe Labs. A…
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Alpha 77 & Alpha 65 – Firmware v1.05 released
Sony has just published a new updated firmware for its α77 and α65 SLT cameras. This version 1.05 adds the following important features: Improved response times (no more “processing” message while waiting for display of pictures, faster power-off, faster dial response times) Shading and aberration compensation now available on the following lenses: SAL-24F20Z (Carl Zeiss)…
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In front of the lion
If you are a wildlife photographer, your experiences may vary from one place to another. But what would be your own reaction in the situation that Mattias Klum found himself into? He found a lioness who failed to see him at first, then walked so near that he could no longer focus on his long…
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Ansel Adams documentary
YouTube link Thanks to PBS for this documentary about Ansel Adams, landscape star photographer.