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7/3/2008      Online Digital Photography Classes from Hewlett Packard

Interested in taking classes in digital photography online? 

Hewlett Packard offers FREE digital photography courses online, that you can complete at your own pace and time.  They even provide a nice Certificate of Completion to print out at the end of each course.  New courses are started monthly.

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7/3/2008      Portrait Stuff

 

Check out the "Rules for Portraiture" at www.lumitouch.com/benstudiotutorial/rules.html and remember rules were also made to be broken!

Images and info may also be found at a couple of sites associated with photographer Robert Farber.  They are www.photoworkshop.com and www.farber.com

"A portrait is not a likeness.  The moment an read more »

6/22/2008      Mat Cutter and matting guide on sale $146.99

If you're tired of buying pre-cut mats or asking others to cut them for you, you may be interested in this $146.99  offer.  I think this model Logan is available at Michael's too, probably not at this price, but you can look it over to be sure it fits your read more »

6/17/2008      JCC JURIED EXHIBIT AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY

JCC JURIED EXHIBIT AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY

November 5th -December 2nd
This exhibit will be part of the November Jacksonville Downtown Art Walk and will hang for a period of one month in public read more »

6/12/2008      Another new DSLR from Canon announced

This one mystifies me but Canon keeps on rolling.  A "new" Rebel, the xS (or 1000D) has been announced but unlike previous new releases, this is not an upgrade to a latest model.  Rather it is an upgrade to the original digital Rebel and priced below the current latest Rebel, read more »

5/8/2008      Canon announces firmware upgrades for 40D, 1D Mark III, 1Ds Mark III - JR

Canon Firmware upgrades

EOS 40D firmware version 1.0.8 is now available. It incorporates the following improvements and fixes.
1. Fixes a phenomenon in which Image Stabilisation operation emits a sound when certain buttons are pressed, with the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS lens attached read more »

5/8/2008      Add RAW capability to your Canon point-and-shoot camera

First a warning!  I AM NOT ENDORSING THIS AND ANYBODY THAT TRIES IT DOES SO AT THEIR OWN RISK.

That said, I recently became aware of something called 'CHDK" which is an open source software hack for Canon cameras.  It purportedly allows many advanced features to be added to the read more »

4/9/2008      Ecotourism in Haiti or Argentina

I received this e-mail today. Anybody interested, follow the info below. I don't know any more than what is contained here. J.Reed Ecotourism Assessment Projects for May/June 2008 Wild Spots Foundation barkerb@wildspotsfoundation.org May 24-31, 2008. Ecotourism Assessment Project of Haiti. $850 includes r/t air from MIA, all lodging, ground transportation, read more »

4/3/2008      Photoshop Express free beta version

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe Photoshop Express public beta, a free Rich Internet Application (RIA) available to anyone who wants to store, sort and show off digital photos with eye-catching effects. During the public beta period, Adobe will solicit Photoshop Express user feedback on product features and functionality, read more »

4/2/2008      Canon 5D and 30D firmware upgrades available

From J.Reed - I received this notice via e-mail 4/1/08. Firmware upgrades for EOS 5D and 30D Worldwide The EOS 5D firmware update Version 1.1.1 incorporates the following improvements: 1. It now supports high-capacity CF cards. 2. It allows the latest lens names to be recorded in the Exif information read more »

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