Sony Expects Third Consecutive Annual Loss
In the wake of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan in March, Sony has projected that it wall end the year with a $3.2 billion dollars of loss. Sony had nine plants that either were damaged or experienced shutdowns as a result of the Japan quake.
This is the second time the consumer electronics-company has taken a drastic hit...
Photogenic Launches Faster, Wireless Monolights
Photogenic Professional Lighting is now offering two new Powerlight moonlights — the PL625DR and PL625DRC.
Both models have a six f-stop flash output range from 7.8 to 250Ws. At full power, they have a short ½,000-second flash duration and can be adjusted in one-tenth or one-half-full f-stop increments. The monolights are compatible with dozens of light modifiers such as soft boxes, umbrellas and the entire Quick-Change line of light shaping accessories...
Getty Adds Expiration Clause to Royalty-Protected Images
Stock photo giant Getty Images recently amended contract terms for its contributors, which enable the agency to move images that haven’t been licensed for three years or longer to its royalty-free collections.
This new addendum has caused an uproar among the photography community. In May, the American Society of Media Photographers and...
Epson Offers Two New Pro Printers for Home Printing
For those wanting to skip the lines at the photo processing counter, Epson has released a two new home printers: the 13-inch, eight-cartridge R3000 and R2000 pro-photo printers.
Images are enhanced with Epson's AccuPhoto HD2 image technology, which smooths color transitions and emphasizes highlight and shadow detail to create prints of up to 5,670 x 1,440-pixel resolution...
Seahawks Photographer Mar Appears in PhotoShelter
Official Seattle Seahawks team photographer Rod Mar has written a series of instructive tips and tricks on how to capture epic moments in sports.
His article, "How to Photograph Football," was promoted on...
Eye-Fi Releases Direct Mobile Memory Card
Eye-Fi has expanded their wireless memory card technology to include instant image transfer to mobile phones and tablets with the 8GB Eye-Fi Mobile X2 card.
Along with the release of this new produce, Eye-Fi will also be publishing accompanying iOS and Andoid applications that will work in tandem with the memory card. Those who already own the...
Lexar Debuts First 128GB SDXC Memory Card
Lexar Media has released two 133x-speed memory cards in 128 GB and 64 GB formats.
Designed for photographers shooting continuous, rapid-fire images and videographers shooting full 1,080p HD video, Lexar's latest cards guaranteed a minimum speed of 133x, or 20MB per second...
Former ASMP President Kelly Wins IPC Award
American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) past president Richard Kelly has received the 2011 International Photographic Council (IPC) Professional Photographer Leadership Award. Kelly received this award along with five other notable photographers, each of whom specializes in a different sector of the industry.
A Pittsburgh photographer, Kelly is known for his editorial...
Adobe Releases HTML5 Focused Creative Suite 5.5
Just a year after releasing Creative Suite 5, Adobe has released a Create Suite 5.5, an upgrade, which introduces advancements in HTML5 authoring and mobile app development.
Other upgrades with this version include workflow improvements for...
Photoshop Touch SDK Kit Now Available
Although Adobe jumped on the app bandwagon years ago, a touch-ready software development kit for the photo program was just released this summer.
This release includes three different Photoshop Touch tools: Adobe Color Lava (uses the touch screen to mix custom colors on the iPad and then transfer them back to Photoshop), Adobe Eazel (uses the touch screen to draw pictures with...