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Nikon D90 Details Live on Nikon’s Site

August 26, 2008 – 9:18 pm

The Nikon D90 is the “pro”sumer SLR with the sensor of the highly acclaimed supper duper D300.

Simply put, the D90 is to the D300 what the D80 was to the D200 with one BIG exception. With mirror lockup, this SLR will allow recording of high-def video.

Look for it in stores next month with for $1299 with the new 18-105mm VR lens.

Read more about it on the USA Today page HERE.

UPDATE…

The D90 site is up on Nikon’s website HERE.

Update with cooler stuff…

Chase Jarvis, commercial photographer extraordinaire has had his hands on the D90 for a couple of months now and has a post on his BLOG about it.

Check out his great youtube vid…

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Rings and Jelly Beans

August 9, 2008 – 10:11 am

I thought the blue Jelly Bellies would go well with the sapphires in Cora’s ring. Shot with the Nikon 105mm VR on tripod.

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Nikon D700 is Real! Video in French Demoing the New FX Nikon Body

June 30, 2008 – 5:01 pm

The Nikon D700 is the second Nikon DSLR featuring and FX sensor. For me this is very exciting, especially since it may be available as early as late July. I shoot on a D300 now but with the D3 low light goodness stuffed in this new body and the wide angle possibilities I am one excited little photographer.

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It looks like the French are getting all of the goodies first. Here is a link to the brochure for the D700 in French.
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My First Home Developed Film Featuring Lee

June 29, 2008 – 10:25 am

I recently bought a Nikon FE to start shooting and developing my own black and white film. This is shot in the Half Price Books in Frisco, TX with the FE and my Voigtlander 58mm lens. Film is Kodak Tri-X 400.

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Great Photo Blog Link List from Camera Porn dot Net

May 13, 2008 – 8:35 am

Ryan Goodman CameraPorn.net wrote a terrific post today. He put together a huge list of great photography related websites in one post. I agree with him about the photography addiction. I’m the same way. I just keep finding more and more great folks to read and learn from. If I’m not shooting I’m reading or thinking about shooting. Check out the great post titled “60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without.”

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Aperture 2.1 Released

March 28, 2008 – 6:59 pm

Aperture is the professional RAW image file processor from Apple.  It’s excellent software.  All of the images on my website have been processed in Aperture.  With today’s 2.1 update the door has been opened for the development of plug-ins by third party developers.  This means that many of the great plug-ins available for Photoshop CS3 may soon be usable within Aperture without the need to export the files to PS for processing.From Apple’s press release… 

By clicking on one or more images within Aperture, users can choose from a menu of installed plug-ins and apply specialized imaging operations to either TIFF or RAW images. Apple is working closely with key developers to bring the most requested plug-ins to Aperture such as:

 

  • Nik Software’s Viveza plug-in, powered by U Point technology, which provides a powerful, precise and easy way for photographers to selectively control and adjust color and light in their digital images;
  • PictureCode’s Noise Ninja plug-in that delivers advanced high ISO noise analysis and reduction;
  • Digital Film Tools’ Power Stroke plug-in that features a simple, stroke-based interface to quickly mask and intuitively perform targeted adjustments;
  • The Tiffen Company’s Dfx plug-in that provides an expansive suite of creative filters and effects;
  • dvGarage’s dpMatte plug-in, which is a high performance chroma key tool for creating seamless composites, and the HDRtoner plug-in that enables the selection of multiple photos to create a single high dynamic range (HDR) image; and
  • Image Trends’ plug-ins that include Fisheye-Hemi to quickly and effortlessly correct fisheye lens distortion, ShineOff which automatically removes shine from faces and PearlyWhites that automatically whitens and brightens teeth.

Rob Galbraith  has the most extensive right up on the update that I have read.  You can read it HERE.

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RadioPopper Taking Orders This Week (I hope)

March 26, 2008 – 9:34 pm

The RadioPopper is a new device that has the potential to really shake up the way photographers handle remote lighting.  Until now there has been no reliable way to control the settings of remote flashes from the photographer’s location.  The RadioPopper seems destined to change all of that.  Finally, i-TTL with Nikon’s CLS (Creative Lighting System) with reliable long distance and outdoor use.  I can’t wait to get these to use at receptions!  And if that isn’t enough, how about high speed radio flash sync all of the way up to 1/8000 second!! The product is the brain child of Arizona wedding photographer Kevin King. It is awesome to witness true American ingenuity at work.  You can read more at Kevin’s BLOG and his WEBSITE.

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Brittany Young…

March 13, 2008 – 6:45 pm

Is a very nice young lady that I just met today in Plano.  Her wedding is on November 22 this year.  We had a nice meeting to discuss my style and possibly photographing her wedding.  She is planning a beautiful wedding at the Gaylord Texan outside of Dallas.  In a few days we’ll be confirming the details.  Here’s a quick available light portrait.  I took this photo of her with a new Voigtlander lens I recently purchased.  For any gear heads out there it is the 58mm SLII and is really spectacular! dsc_9881.jpgUPDATE:Brittany, you’re booked. The wedding is going to be great and I’m thrilled to be your photographer!

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