Digital Photo Topic Center

Underwater photography on the cheap

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:56:00 -0700

This week's focus is on underwater images—a bit of a primer on how to get into underwater photography on the cheap, and then a demonstration of some simple editing techniques in iPhoto to make those underwater pictures look their best.

Google updates Picasa Web Albums site

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:00:00 -0700

Google adds face-recognition and other news features to it Picasa Web Albums photo-sharing Web site.

Nikon’s D90 SLR shoots Hi-Def movie clips

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:54:00 -0700

In addition to still images, the 12.1-megapixel camera from Nikon will also be able to film 1,280-by-720-pixel video at 24 frames per second when it arrives next month.

Olympus intros five cameras for fall

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:20:00 -0700

The consumer-targeted cameras announced by Olympus Monday include the SP-565 Ultra Zoom, the FE-360, the FE-370, the Stylus 1040, and the Stylus 1050 SW.

Make your iPhone's camera go zoom

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:38:00 -0700

This gadget adds a zoom lens to your iPhone's built-in camera, for those far-off difficult-to-see subjects.

Custom print sizes in iPhoto '08

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:40:00 -0700

The N-up and Sampler templates are gone from iPhoto '08. Use a custom print size to get close to their results.

The limits of iPhoto slideshows

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:52:00 -0700

Are iPhoto slideshows completely un-shareable? Limited, yes, un-shareable, no.

Review: Photoshop Lightroom 2.0

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:18:00 -0700

With Photoshop Lightroom 2.0, Adobe has smartly upgraded an already-strong product. But what’s most impressive about the update is how smoothly it works with you to organize and edit your photos; by focusing on improving the little things, Adobe has made an already good program even more usable.

Pulpmotion Advanced gets Tiger compatibility

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:11:00 -0700

Pulpmotion Advanced -- Aquafadas' slideshow software -- is now Tiger-compatible, and gets four new themes along the way.

Creating iPhoto captions

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:28:00 -0700

iPhoto allows you to caption your pictures, but it crops your images in the process. There are other ways.

Review: Flip Mino portable camcorder

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0700

Although the video quality produced by the Flip Mino is anything but pristine, this affordable and useful camera—with its go-anywhere, shirt-pocket convenience and simple operation—could turn out to be one of your favorite gadgets.

First Look: Photoshop Lightroom 2

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:31:00 -0700

Wondering if the latest version of Photoshop Lightroom is worth the $99 to upgrade or whether you should finally give Adobe’s digital workflow tool a try? Rick LePage highlights five of the top features in Lightroom 2.

Adobe releases Photoshop Lightroom 2

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:01:00 -0700

Adobe released Lightroom 2 with support for many new cameras, as well as many additional features for photographers.

Review: Mobile Fotos for iPhone

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:44:00 -0700

If you enjoy exploring photos from the larger Flickr community and don’t mind how many steps it takes you to get there, Mobile Fotos may prove satisfying. But the current version is plagued by a serious uploading flaw.

iP2F 1.0.3

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700

This iPhoto plug-in for Flickr lets you set titles, tags and image descriptions for photos, assign them to photo sets or to Flickr pools, and quickly scale an entire batch of images to speed the upload process.

Review: Comic Touch for iPhone

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:41:00 -0700

Lots of nice touches and a good dose of humor help make Comic Touch a fun addition to your iPhone collection. However, you’ll need patience to figure out of all of the photo editor’s tricks.

Casio launches thin Exilim digital camera

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:48:00 -0700

Casio has expanded its Exilim digital still camera range with a slim 8-megapixel model.

Photo Safe II stores digital photos

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:41:00 -0700

Digital Foci's Photo Safe II stores digital photos on an 80GB or 160GB hard disk.

Review: Exposure for iPhone

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:08:00 -0700

Exposure puts Flickr at your fingertips with an intuitive interface that makes it easy to not just show off your own photos, but also to explore the latest snapshots from your friends and the larger Flickr community.

iPhone sends your pictures to the far side of the world

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:50:00 -0700

A glitch in the iPhone's geotagging sends your pictures all the way to the far side of the world.

Nik releases black-and-white imaging plug-in

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:07:00 -0700

Silver Efex Pro lets Photoshop and Aperture users turn color photos into black-and-white images.

Exposure brings Flickr to your iPhone

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:50:00 -0700

Connected Flow's Exposure lets your browse all of photo-sharing site Flickr on your iPhone.

Digital Photo: Extreme vacation photography

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:41:00 -0700

Want to add some pizazz to those vacation snapshots? Derrick Story explains how to take your digital camera underwater or up into the sky and get photographs that'll wow the folks back home.

‘Universal Memory Bank’ flash card readers debut

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:24:00 -0700

Iogear has introduced a 12-in-1 and 56-in-1 memory card reader.

Photo sharing service Smilebox adds Mac compatibility

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:41:00 -0700

Smilebox, a digital scrapbooking service once available only for Windows, is now open for Mac users as well.

Digital Photo: How to buy a camera lens

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:15:00 -0700

Still using the lens that came with your digital SLR? Explore the creative possibilities of your camera by buying a new lens. Whether looking for a zoom lens or a prime lens, we'll show you what to look for when shopping.

A Mac geek's take on birth announcements

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:11:00 -0700

With a new family member on the way, Dan Frakes takes advantage of his Mac toolbox to set up instant baby announcements.

Avenza updates Geographic Imager plugin for Photoshop

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:52:00 -0700

Geographic Imager 2.0 adds new tools and automated scripting. The plugin adds geospatial functionality to Photoshop CS2 and CS3.

Connected Flow bringing FlickrExport to iPhone

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:27:00 -0700

Connected Flow is bringing a native version of its popular FlickrExport application to the iPhone.

Canon introduces EOS Digital Rebel XS

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:51:00 -0700

The EOS Digital Rebel will replace the Digital Rebel XTi, when the 10.1-megapixel camera ships later this summer.