Digital photography news

Digital photography news
- Celebrating 20 years of Photoshop
  The photographic industry’s favorite image editing software has hit 20. It’s been a long journey, with humble beginnings, but these days over 90% of creative professionals have Photoshop installed on their desktops. It has become the ubiquitous photo and image editing software used in the photography, advertising, marketing, design and graphic industries worldwide. Work began
- World Press Photo of the Year 2009 Announced
  An Italian freelance photographer won the top prize in the World Press Photo competition with an image of a woman shouting her protest at the results of the Iranian presidential election from a Tehran rooftop at dusk. Judges said Pietro Masturzo’s image was beautiful and captured the tension and emotion of the moment, as the
- Memory card fished from ocean bed still works
  Photos captured by a digital camera thought to have spent over a year in the Atlantic ocean have been discovered. According to the BBC, trawlerman Benito Estevez fished the camera out with five holiday pictures intact on its SD card, off the west coast of Europe. One picture includes the cruiseliner QE2, that made its
- SD card reader for iPhone has arrived!
  Mobile applications company zoomMediaPlus has announced the zoomIt SD card reader for Apple’s iPhone or iPod. Files including photos, videos, music and documents can be transferred in both directions using the included zoomIt application. Priced at $59.95, the card reader will start shipping from April 2010. “ZoomIt is creating an entirely new way for Apple
- Produce a photograph that says “Life” (competition)
  Digital Photography School (dPS) are teaming up with DigitalRev to run their first forum competition of 2010. Anyone can enter, regardless of experience level. And there is big cash prize for a winner. What is the competition all about? – The idea behind this competition is to take a look at your photography, think about
- Sony camera dock takes photos on its own!
  Sony unveiled the Party-shot camera dock, an innovative accessory that eliminates the need for a photographer. Party-shot dock can circle 360 degrees and tilt the camera up to 24 degrees, following guests via face detection embedded in Sony cameras. Instead of pushing the button yourself, the dock shoots photos on its own when it determines