In this category you’ll find information related to printing and technology. Learn about the different technologies and printers we use for various print products. For example, the Cannon Colorado Gel-Ink printer or the process for creating metal prints. Get tips for how to prepare your image files for the best printing results. You can also read about the smartphone camera vs. digital camera debate and get tips for taking better pictures with your phone.
This is an older article that just came to my attention. If you love your windows software, but are 'jonesin' for a Mac... check this out. I think this could be very substantial for photographers wanting to take advantage of cool Windows apps like Picasa, while keeping with their legacy Mac software. The key here [...]
Many times we want to print the information from a page and then sit helplessly watching all the color ink get used up in the banner images, backgrounds and such. This Firefox extension really helps when you need to print something just for the, you know, content. BTW... with two daughters in school, this should [...]
As cameras keep making larger and larger files, photographers are carrying larger CF and SD cards. But size does not equal performance. Along with larger file sizes could come longer write times. manufacturers know that key to the larger files are faster writes, so they are working on the challenges at a feverish pace. Rob [...]
I visited a technology company in LA yesterday for a fairly under-the-radar meeting (they did give me permission to discuss the art that I saw there). In several offices that were being renovated, there were very large prints of very old photographs. Most of the images were 24 x 30 and 30 x 40. Flush-mounted [...]
As photographers keep accruing more and more terabytes of images, these services will become more and more affordable. There are many players in this space and I think we will see some photographer niched sites in the near future. Amazon.com Amazon Web Services Store: Amazon S3 / Amazon Web Services: "Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon [...]
Hey if you have some things to donate, this is a very good cause. Gizmodo readers love having the latest and greatest cellphones, PDAs and other mobile electronics. However, this means they have a whole bunch of older gear that are sitting, dusty and unwanted, in the basement. Why not do some good by donating [...]
Interesting article that will show you how to correct the barrel distortion caused by many of today's digital camera lenses. (Now, if you paid 2K for that sweet Canon 85mm, f1.2... and you are still getting barrel distortion... well, you shouldn't be getting any distortion at all.) The settings that you create with this article [...]
In the previous post I mentioned repairing the barrel distortion some lenses have. That prompted me to remember this cool little free tool for making panorama images. Check it out. Easy to use, however if you are not totally comfortable working in your PC system area, get someone who is to install it for you. [...]
Big Images need big Storage. These are big. 400GB big. PATA drives are great for storage and retrieval. Interesting though, the price seems small. We like the ratio: Big GB / small $. Outpost.com | Seagate 3.5 PATA Internal Hard Drive: "SEAGATE 400GB PATA ST3400632A-RK. Seagate 3.5' PATA Internal Hard Drive: Outpost #: 4596287 * [...]
Online storage, albums and tags may be a good tool for photographers who do a lot of traveling or location work. TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Yahoo Photos Beta Launches Today: "The new functionality brings in the best of Flickr (lots of Ajax, features like tagging and sets, and the ability to drag and drop [...]
