Microsoft has released the Expression Studio 2 suite of tools, which includes Silverlight, PHP support and Adobe Photoshop import capabilities.

Designed for creative professionals, the suite includes Expression Web 2, Expression Blend 2, Expression Design 2, Expression Media 2 and Expression Encoder 2, and works with Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008.

Expression Web 2 adds support for PHP and Adobe Photoshop. Expression Blend 2, in addition to...

Henry Froehlich, a founder of Konica Camera Co. and a pioneer in the 20th-century photographic industry, died peacefully on Jan. 24 at the age of 85.

Froehlich formed many long-term relationships with retailers, photographers and other industry members over the years. From its inception, he was an advocate for the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City and became a member of...

Mamiya has released two new high-performance digital lenses for the Mamiya 645AFD II and the new 645AFD III camera systems.

The Mamiya Sekor AF 150mm f/2.8 IF D and the 45-90mm Zoom AF f/4.5 D Aspherical are the latest additions to Mamiya's D Series and contain 16-bit CPUs that allows for reliable communication between lens and bodies.

The Sekor AF 150mm f/2.8 IF D is Mamiya's fastest telephoto lens. It uses low-dispersion glass to allow correction of chromatic aberrations and produces...

Mamiya has introduced the ProSD Adapter HX702 for its RB67 Pro-S and Pro-SD. The adapter allows for the attachment of Mamiya's ZD 22-megapixel digital back on the medium-format cameras.

The adapter transforms the RB67 film camera into a 22-megapixel digital camera, capable of high-quality images. The aluminum adapter has a revolving mechanism built-in, retaining the RB67's capability of switching between...

The V20, featuring a slim and stylish design, comes with Face Recognition technology, which detects and focuses on faces. The V20 also has a Smile Capture feature, which detects the key facial expression of happy people, as well as Blink Detection, which lets users

LiveBooks has released LiveBooks Professional, the latest version of software to help professional photographers increase their website traffic and streamline their workflow for search marketing. LiveBooks has also helped to create Luminance, a unique collaboration with Cinematic Studios to provide an online tool that combines a personalized website with a customized promotional video.

The newest tools that LiveBooks Professional offers include enhanced auto-generated HTML from...

Frans Lanting's "LIFE: A Journey Through Time" made its European premiere on Nov. 3, 2007, in Genoa, Italy. The Torino Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Carlo Boccadoro, performed the orchestral production chronicling the story of life on Earth through the imagery of Lanting, the music of Philip Glass and the choreography of Alexander V. Nichols. An exhibition of Lanting's images was also on display at the festival.

The new LinkStation Mini's dual-drive configuration provides complete data redundancy through RAID 1. In addition, users with large media libraries will appreciate the included DLNA server by TwonkyVision, so they can stream files through any...

San Francisco photographer Mel Lindstrom closed out 2007 with six silver-trophy Davey Awards; one bronze Summit Award; five accolades at the Hermes Awards (three platinum, one gold and an honorable mention); a gold and a silver Addy Award; and one award at the APA National Competition, all recognizing his photos for recent advertising campaigns.

Danita Delimont, principal of the Danita Delimont Stock Agency and a leader in the digital photo image industry, has been named co-president of the West Coast chapter of the American Society of Picture Professionals. In her new position, Delimont will spearhead the chapter's education program with a special emphasis on licensing and technology advances.