Another good digital photography site.
Posted by Administrator on Jan 30, 2008
I stumbled across this site last night: The-Digital-Picture.com. It is a good resource site with information about digital photography and canon products (lenses and bodies). You will find articles about maintenance (i.e. sensor cleaning), reviews and general tips. Take a look, it seems like a good resource.
Woohoo, New Camera!
Posted by Administrator on Jan 21, 2008
Last Friday I picked up a Canon 40D. With it I purchased EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM which in short order I have concluded is a great all purpose lens.
I really like the new camera and am definitely excited about all of the future accessories. Next on the list is a Canon Speedlite 430EX flash, a couple more compaq flash cards (probably Sandisk), a new bag and a 50mm lens. Currently I am looking at the is the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II. It is not the best of the 50mm lenses Canon offers, but it is only $80 and from what I have read to most people looks as good as more expensive offerings. It has a plastic body, but the actual lenses are good glass.
Great site - Digital Photography Review
Posted by Administrator on Jan 20, 2008
I was recently directed to a great site Digital Photography Review. The site provides very good information about all sorts of digital cameras with the ability to do comparisons. The forums seem to be very active and the users seem to be very helpful.
Digital Photo Software
Posted by Administrator on Jan 20, 2008
Well, I made my decision. After spending hours working with both Apple’s Aperture and Adobe’s Lightroom I have made my choice. I will be using Adobe’s Lightroom. In the end, I thought they were both good applications and reasonably priced (both at $299.00).
In the end there were just a couple things I preferred about Lightroom.
1. More resources created and published by users / photographers.
2. Better integration with other software I use (Adobe Creative Suite 3)
3. Available for both mac and pc.
4. Slightly more advanced output support within the print and web modules.
Overall, either application would have been a good choice.
Adobe Lightroom
Posted by Administrator on Jan 17, 2008
After looking at Apple’s Aperture it is time to take a closer look at the Adobe alternative Lightroom.
Out of the gate Lightroom offers a potentially significant advantage over other photography applications, both Mac and Windows versions are supported. Though for many people in the professional world, this may not be an advantage I suspect there are plenty of amateurs out there who have not plunked down the money for a Mac.
Overall the interface is good and very usable. Across the top of the screen clearly lists the modules / sections of the application (Libarary, Develop, Sideshow, Print & Web). The photo organization and file management appears functional, but not ideal. The organization is flexible; however, lacks the ability to enforce a structure. One particularly nice feature is that when updating or reviewing meta data from within the library you can with one click find all other photos with the same value.