News and Articles from around the web.
- Bags: Tenba Introduces New Roadie II Hybrid Bag ~ Converts instantly from Roller to Backpack
- Books: LED Lighting: Professional Techniques for Digital Photographers
– Amherst Media (available now)
- Books: Nikon Speedlight Handbook
– Amherst Media (available now)
- Books: Posing for Portrait Photography: A Head-to-Toe Guide for Digital Photographers (Enhanced Audio Book with Photographs)
– Amherst Media Book & DVD Combo (Available now)
- Cameras: Leica opens dedicated store in Washington, DC. – “carries the full line of current Leica products, from the legendary M-System and the revolutionary Leica S line, to the full range of stunning sport optics”
- Contests: Nature, Wildlife and Pet Photography April Contest – “Signs of Spring”
- Contests: PhotoDirector Preset Contest – Now is your chance to show your creativity with PhotoDirector by using the powerful adjustment tools to create your own preset of your favorite photo enhancement and submit it to win amazing prizes!
- Deals: PocketWizard $25 Mail-in Rebate – MiniTT1 & FlexTT5 – US Customers only – Canon and Nikon users.
- Events: Lost and Found – 3.11 Photographs from Tohoku at Aperture Foundation, New York – April 2 – April 27, 2012
- Lenses: Lensbaby Composer Pro now available for mirrorless cameras – Now for Samsung NX, Panasonic Lumix G Micro System, Olympus PEN, and Sony a NEX
- Lenses: Sigma’s 50-150mm F2.8 APO EX DC OS HSM now available – Retail $1,099 for Canon. Nikon and Sigma versions next week.
- Lighting: PocketWizard Plus III Released
- Prints: Aluminyze.com: Professional Metallic Photo Medium Now Available To Consumers – Print your photos on lightweight, borderless alumnium. “An aluminyzed photo is a lightweight but hard sheet of aluminum with a photograph embedded in it.”
- Products: HyperJuice external batteries for iPad and MacBook – Potentially for all USB devices.
- Products: SolarFocus Ships SolarKindle, solar powered e-Reader cover ~ up to three months of reading time for your Amazon Kindle.
- Sites: Profoto launches its new website www.profotoassistant.com – New website features international monthly photo contests for photography assistants
- Software: Improving Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6 Performance @ BorrowLenses.com
- Software: Posing App: A Handy Photographer’s Reference for Portrait Poses – 140 hand drawn poses for a ready reference.
- Webinars: Using High Speed Sync for Better Daylight Photos with Mark Wallace – NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED – hosted by PocketWizard April 5, 2012 at 1PM EDT
Tenba Roadie II Hybrid
SolarKindle from SolarFocus
Lensbaby Composer Pro now for Mirrorless cameras
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