Adobe announced Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone application that provides digital-imaging technology to users on the go. Photoshop.com Mobile allows users to edit photos, apply effects and share images instantly with friends with the drag your finger. It also features free 2GB Photoshop.com accounts for online photo storage, photo sharing and data back-up. Read the rest of this entry �

The 2009 Epson Red Sea “World of Underwater Images” event will take place from November 9-14th in Eilat, Israel. The competition is open for all underwater photographers, including amateurs, professionals, videographers and more. It has two main competition categories, Images of the World and Eilat Shoot-Out. For Images of the World, underwater photographers can submit images that were shot anytime and anywhere around the world, without attending the competition. The deadline for registration and receiving entries is October 15, 2009. For the Eilat Shoot-Out, participants can submit only images that are taken during the three days of this competition in Eilat. Read the rest of this entry �

Affordable and Stylish

JOBO has introduced its new 7-inch Digital Picture Frame, the PDJ077. It has a stylish and modern design and all of the frame functions can be easily accessed with the digital frame’s remote control.

The PDJ077 supports CF, SD, SDHC, MMC and MS memory cards and is also capable of displaying images from USB image storage devices. It has an 800 x 480 pixel resolution with a contrast ratio of 400:1 and can display thumbnails, full screen images, or slide shows with various transition effects and speeds.

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Selling Your Products Online? Learn How to Shoot Products that Sell Themselves

Bogen Imaging will host a free webinar titled “Selling Your Products Online? Learn How to Shoot Products that Sell Themselves” about how to shoot better product images for selling online, which is a great course for the growing crowd of Ebay users. It will be held on October 3rd from 2-3 PM EDT.

Selling products online is much different then physically interacting with your customer to produce a sale. So, shooting professional online images plays a critical role to sell your online products. It is not a case of taking your camera and just ‘point and shoot’, reflections, shadows and control of light need to be accurate.
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PulpMotion Advanced 1.1 now Tiger compatible

Montpellier, France - AUGUST 7th 2008: Aquafadas is delighted to announce a new version of PulpMotion Advanced now fully compatible with Tiger and featuring new themes.

‘We first developed PulpMotion Advanced to make the most of the incredible features offered by Leopard’ says Claudia Zimmer, Aquafadas’ CEO, ‘but in the same time we made sure that our existing PulpMotion customers on Tiger (especially the whole education world) could also enjoy the new story telling functions introduced by PulpMotion Advanced. We have worked hard to bring the whole PulpMotion Advanced experience to our Mac OS 10.4 users despite the extensive changes in the Mac OS X graphics foundations between Tiger and Leopard.’

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Nik Software Announces Silver Efex Pro Now Available Nationally Through Photographic Retailers
New plug-in for Photoshop and Aperture creates powerful black-and-white images; for a limited time bundled with GEKKO Fine Art Collection of inkjet media from Pictorico 

San Diego, CA – August 1, 2008 – Nik Software today announced that Silver Efex Pro, its highly acclaimed new photographic plug-in for creating powerful black-and-white images, is now available for sale through specialty camera resellers nationwide. Through September 15, 2008, Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro will come bundled with a free sample pack of GEKKO Fine Art Media from Pictorico.

Silver Efex Pro uses a range of advanced imaging algorithms that protect against unwanted artifacts, a comprehensive collection of 18 emulated black-and-white film types, and a state-of-the-art grain engine that truly mimics the silver halide process and creates the highest quality black-and-white images possible from scanned or digital color photographs. The product also takes advantage of Nik Software’s patented U Point technology for precise selective editing and direct on-image control of tonality, contrast, and structure.

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JOBO Introduces State-of-the-Art, Ultra Stylish New 15-Inch Digital Picture Frame
New JOBO digital picture frame features 3 interchangeable frame colors and 1GB of
 internal memory capable of storing up to 4,000 images in optimum resolution

Gummersbach, Germany (July 21, 2008) – JOBO AG announces the addition of a new ultra stylish, state-of-the-art digital picture frame to the growing JOBO family of digital picture frames. The new JOBO Photo Display PDJ152 includes three interchangeable clip-on frames in black, white and silver. It also features a large 15” high intensity luminous resolution and vibrant TFT-Color-LCD display designed to beautifully showcase digital images, a big internal memory for easy access to images and many other user-friendly functions.

This new JOBO PDJ152 digital picture frame is designed to keep memories alive by showcasing digital pictures in an automatic slideshow presentation giving precious digital memories new life. Additionally, this frame enables users to highlight their special photographic moments and easily share them with family and friends. This new JOBO digital picture frame features a handsome Acrylic frame design with three new interchangeable frame options so users can adjust the frame’s trim color to fit in with any décor in the home or office.

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Now’s your chance to move the world. Nikon Photo Contest International 2008-2009
One of the world’s most renowned photo contests, entries to the 32nd Nikon Photo Contest International will be accepted from September 1 to November 30, 2008.

A contest with an impressive history
The Nikon Photo Contest International has been held by Nikon Corporation since 1969 to provide an opportunity for photographers around the world to communicate and to enrich photographic culture for professionals and amateurs alike. Renowned among photo enthusiasts worldwide, the contest has so far attracted more than 1,270,000 images from a total of 306,000 photographers. In fact, so popular has the contest become among photographers that a total of over 47,000 images were received from more than 16,000 entrants in 135 different countries for the 31st contest alone.

This year’s theme: “At the heart of the image”
“At the heart of the image” is not only the brand statement of Nikon Imaging Company, but it is also the theme of the 32nd contest. We have carefully selected categories as stated below and we look forward to receiving images expressing the emotions that are true to your heart.

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Nik Software Ships Viveza Plug-in for Aperture

San Diego, CA - May 7, 2008 - Nik Software today released the Viveza plug-in for Aperture 2.1, Apple’s groundbreaking photo editing and management software. The Viveza plug-in allows Aperture users to selectively control light and color in photographic images without ever having to leave Aperture.

“With the power and popularity of Aperture, we want our customers to decide how and where they edit their digital photos,” said Michael J. Slater president and CEO of Nik Software. “The continued enthusiasm around Viveza and U Point technology has been extraordinary and we worked closely with Apple to bring our tools to Aperture. Their new image editing SDK made it easy for us to bring our world-class solution directly into Aperture.”

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New Firmware Update Now Available for JOBO’s High-Resolution 7-inch Digital Picture Frame
Free firmware update provides users with a new folder structure function allowing for organized slideshows of up to 10,000 images

Gummersbach, Germany (April 22, 2008) – JOBO AG announces today the availability of a free firmware update for current users of the JOBO Photo Display PDJ701. In addition, all new JOBO Photo Display PDJ701 products will include this firmware enhancement that allows Photo Display PDJ701 users to arrange up to 10,000 images that can be stored on the frame’s internal memory into individual folders for more organized slideshow presentations.

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