Entries from November 2006

Digital Photography Primers

Date November 28, 2006

PhotoshopNews reports a set of PDF White Papers to download.
Looks like they cover many issues that Prodig readers will have a keen interest in.
You can go to either their news item or Adobe’s page to download the various articles.
Here’s the list…
The Role of Working Spaces in Adobe Applications
by Andrew Rodney
A Raw Workflow in the Real [...]

Lightroom Book update

Date November 24, 2006

Martin Evening has updated the Rough Cut version of his forthcoming book (Abode Photoshop Lightroom) to include  Lightroom version Beta 4.

Leica M8 recall

Date November 24, 2006

Rob Galbraith reports that Leica are recalling the M8 due to ‘Banding’ and ‘Mirror/Ghost images’ and problems caused by over sensitivity to infra red.
link: report on Rob Galbraith and Leica statement 

Apple UK offers 0% finance

Date November 16, 2006

Mac World reports that Apple is offering interest-free credit on new Macs purchased in the UK between 15 November and 8 January.
A new product promotion, ‘The Perfect Gift’, means potential customers can buy a new Mac on the never-never and pay no extra interest on the purchase as long as they pay the money back [...]

AppleJack 1.4.3 universal released

Date November 14, 2006

AppleJack is a user friendly troubleshooting assistant for Mac OS X. With AppleJack you can troubleshoot a computer even if you can’t load the GUI, or don’t have a startup CD handy.
Version 1.4.3 is now compatible with Intel Macs.
http://applejack.sourceforge.net/

Rapid’ Free Seminar in London

Date November 13, 2006

A free photography seminar will take place on Wednesday 29 November at Jasmine Studios, London.
The event is being presented by the Rapid Group and Direct Lightning. Jasmine Studios (situated in Shepherd’s Bush) offers five fully-equipped, sophisticated photography studios.
The free event will feature professional photographers Mike O’Neill, Guy Gowan and Robin Preston. The three men will [...]

UPDIG v2 published

Date November 10, 2006

Otherwise known by their full name of the Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines, the 12 guidelines aim to clarify the issues affecting accurate reproduction and management of digital image files. This is what the Guide covers…
1. Color Management
Using and embedding ICC color profiles
2. Monitor Calibration
Hardware calibration and profiling; monitor soft-proofing
3. Color Spaces
Camera [...]

Sunny 2006

Date November 2, 2006

As you may know one of the other things I’m involved in is the SUN Awards. This is an annual judged showcase for professional photographers who are based in northern half of the UK, working in the areas of advertising, design, fashion or editorial.
2006 has been a bumper year, with far more photographers entering than [...]