Photo curiosity

  • Aviary goes free

    Aviary, one of the best online graphics edition software, just changed its pricing model. Instead of the subscriptions previously used, they went for a new price structure: 100% free. Supported by new financial partners, they offer their tools for free. Impressive free tool suite. The announcement on the Aviary blog.

  • SD card compatibility for the iPhone

    It’s been a long time since the first complaint of some photographers using the iPhone about the lack of external memory storage on the Apple top-of-the-line phone. There certainly are good reasons from Apple (Ed.: which ones?) but the need is still there. And, in our economy, when there is a need, there is somebody…

  • Weird: Alpha 707 and Alpha 900SH

    We are waiting impatiently for the launch of new SLR photo cameras from Sony, but here is the weirdest rumour seen in China about this. A Sony Alpha 707 with HD video capture and ISO 12.800 sensitivity and a Sony Alpha 900SH with HD video. Seriously! I can’t believe it for a moment… It’s so…

  • Underwater photography

    Underwater photography is a technique specifically difficult to master. As in all other photography genres, there are some parameters to take into account in order to create a nice picture (even if a good technician is not enough to produce great photos). More than in any other photography types, you have to adapt to a…

  • Brian Bielmann

    Initially, I wanted to show a wave photo from Brian Bielmann. He is spending a lot of time in the water shooting big waves, surfers, underwater wonders, etc. I still recommend you visit his web site for these, but I stopped at a very small wave:

  • Canon Rebel T2i = Canon EOS 550D

    Canon just announced its new SLR EOS camera, the Canon EOS 550D (aka Canon T2i, in the US). 18MP with Full HD movies, this is the camera for most people. Main features: 18 Mega-pixel APS-C CMOS sensor DIGIC 4 processor Sensitivity: ISO 100-6400 (Ext. to ISO 12800) Select maximum value for Auto ISO Continuous shooting…

  • No Nikon at the PMA?

    According to NR, the announcements of new Nikon for the PMA will be very limited: “several large aperture prime lenses and light compact zoom lens this year”. The official PMA press conferences will happen in the coming hours, but this probably means “no SLR“. Updated on 9-Feb: As a matter of fact, the Nikon press…

  • In the Sun light

    Sunshine is a Danny Boyle movie from 2007 which scenrizes the crew of a space ship sent to save a dying sun. The American Cinematographer offers us a long interview with Alwin Küchler who designed the shooting and the light of this film. Even (or preferably) for a studio photographer, it will be quite interesting…

  • White deers herd in care of the US Army

    The Seneca Army Depot (in Seneca County, New York State) has been held by the US Army from the Second World War to the Gulf War. One of the great impacts of a US Army closed location is that wild animals are mostly out of reach and live quietly with minimal interaction with humans. In…