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Where Three Dreams Cross: 150 Years of Photography India, Pakistan, Bangladesh

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:20:59 +0000

This landmark exhibition gives an inside view of how modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have been shaped through the lens of their photographers From the days when the first Indian-run photographic studios were established in the 19th century, this exhibition tells the story of photography’s development in the subcontinent with over 400 works that have been brought together for the first time at the Whitechapel Gallery London from 21 Jan - 11 April 2010

New DVDs preserve your digital photos for centuries

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:59:06 +0000

The Cranberry DiamonDisc, a novel DVD disc, is said to store your digital photos, movies, music, documents, and ledgers for 1,000 years or more. Misled consumers have been backing up important family memories on DVDs to keep them safe. Now, after just a few years, instead of reliving memories, file errors and unreadable discs are being discovered. While recordable DVDs are unreliable and unpredictable, often failing in as few as two years, a new 1,000 year DVD made of high tech, diamond-hard stone promises to preserve irreplaceable digital files for the ages.The Cranberry DiamonDisc was designed by a team of scientists to store digital photos, movies, music, documents, and ledgers for 1,000 years or more. Unlike conventional recordable DVDs and CDs, the new disc has no adhesive layers, dye layer or reflective layer to deteriorate - thereby avoiding the “data rot” that quickly corrodes all recordable DVDs. The transparent Cranberry DiamonDisc can withstand prolonged temperatures extending up to 176 degrees Fahrenheit as well as UV rays that would destroy conventional DVD disks

CAMERA LENS BRACELET

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:59:17 +0000

Craig Arnold is a photographer who broke a lens and began designing a unique line of jewellery. Display your passion with style, with this unisex camera cuff. Each item is one-of-a-kind, displaying the characteristic wear and tear from its previous life. Each cuff is hand finished, perfect for the photography professional or passionate hobbyist. Size: small-medium [...]

Lady Gaga’s Polaroid

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:26:30 +0000

Lady G has been appointed as creative director and inventor of specialty products for the resurrected Polaroid brand….
“The Haus of Gaga has been developing prototypes in the vein of fashion /technology /photography innovation — blending the iconic history of Polaroid and instant film with the digital era – and we are excited to collaborate on these ventures with the Polaroid brand,” Gaga, 23, said in a statement.

Adobe CS5 release

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:25:05 +0000

Adobe today announced the release of CS5 so what’s new for photographers;
- The much hyped ‘Content-Aware Fill’ tool, users can select and remove unwanted detail or objects in images.
- a new Lens Correction feature under filters
- Adobe Camera Raw v6.0
- enhanced Refine Edge tool
- enhanced HDR with the ‘Merge to HDR Pro’ feature