THINK TANK PHOTO RELEASES REDESIGNED BAGS IN NEW SPEED CONVERTIBLE SERIES Think Tank Photo’s three Speed Convertible shoulder bags feature a “disappearing” belt that tucks away into the sides of the bag, reducing bulkiness, and convert into belt packs once the integrated belts are deployed. The soft kidneyshaped design contours comfortably around the body and built-in Modular rails allow attachment of think Tank’s Modular, Skin or [...]
NEW NOVOFLEX PRODUCTS Several new Novoflex accessories are now available from camera stores in the US. The MBAL leveling head moves smoothly and easily in any direction and locks securely with just slight finger pressure, weighs just 9.5 ounces and easily supports cameras up to 22 pounds. The BALL NQ combines a low profile Novoflex ball head with a very strong Novoflex Q MOUNT Arca compatible quick release, featuring a single [...]
NIKON AF-S DX MICRO NIKKOR 40MM F/2.8G Nikon Inc. has introduced the new lightweight and versatile AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens, which provides Nikon DX-format shooters macro capabilities at an affordable price point. The lens has a minimum focusing distance of 0.53 feet (6.4 inches) to allow users to capture extreme close-up photographs and High Definition (HD) video with a lifesize 1:1 reproduction ratio. Weighing approximately nine ounces, it is an [...]
Anchell Photography Workshops P.O. Box 277 Crestone, CO 81131 Phn: (719) 256-4157 E-mail: sanchell@ctelco.net Website: www.anchellworkshops.com Anderson Ranch Arts Center P.O. Box 5598 Snowmass Village, CO 81615 Phn: (970) 923-3181 E-mail: info@andersonranch.org Website: www.andersonranch.org Ansel Adams Gallery Photography Workshops P.O. Box 455 Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 Phn: (888) 361-7622 E-mail: workshops@anseladams.com Website: www.anseladams.com Art/Photo [...]
Larry Yust calls his composite images photographic elevations, a term that he says, “I invented, as far as I know.” Photographic elevations reference architectural elevations, which show how walls would appear if you could look anywhere at a building straight on. Elevations are drawn without perspective. Yust describes his photographic elevations as views which are not possible in nature [...]
There’s an old saying that goes, “If something really belongs to you, you can’t lose it.” That statement directly applies to photography and Mitch Dobrowner. After he discovered photography as a teenager and began achieving recognition in his early 20s, he left it behind to start a business and a family ”” only to return to the camera [...]
Ken Light is a social documentary photographer in the classic sense, shooting exclusively black-andwhite film. He photographs people who otherwise would never be seen or heard. You might think Ken is a dinosaur in a digital world, but in fact, he is a professor in the University of California at Berkeley’s cutting-edge graduate photojournalism program. Light’s latest book, Valley of Shadows and Dreams, [...]
For the past six decades, Tamron has pioneered the creation of high-quality lenses for practically every imaging application. Senior Education Manager John VanSteenberg says, “Our philosophy is that lens design is part technology and part art. The art lies in understanding the things photographers want to do, but can't do yet because of technical limitations. [...]
The Nikon D5100 D-SLR features a large 3.0-inch high resolution swivel type variangle LCD monitor, ISO sensitivity 100-6400 for clean and clear images even in low light, and 4 frames per second (fps) high-speed continuous shooting. Photographers can take advantage of the D5100’s in-camera Special Effects Mode to apply effects such as Selective Color (choose up to three different colors in a [...]
The APO MACRO 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM is a large aperture medium telephoto macro lens. As the successor to the APO MACRO 150mm F2.8 EX DG HSM, which was first introduced in October 2004, the new version now includes the OS technology and a weather-resistant design that is for convenient outdoor use. A floating focusing system in the 150mm moves [...]
