Written by Gregor Naudé Monday, 14 November 2011 12:46
With the upcoming Canon Photo Expo at the Sandton ICC in December, the company has announced its new EOS-1D X digital SLR camera. The new model launches as the flagship in Canon’s DSLR lineup and marks the 10th generation of Canon’s professional system.
Written by Bas Caminada Monday, 07 November 2011 15:48
It was around 2005 when my partners and I initially discussed the acquisition of our first Autodesk product called Flame, which eventually led to not only owning a Flame, but also Smoke for Mac. At the time, we thought Flame would assist us in upping our game and opening up new business opportunities, but did it?
Written by Gregor Naudé Thursday, 13 October 2011 10:14
Written by Gregor Naudé Thursday, 13 October 2011 10:11
Blackmagic Design's new UltraStudio 3D uses Apple's Thunderbolt high-speed interface to support as much as dual-stream 3D video, 2K 2D video and 1080p, 60FPS 2D over SDI.
Written by Gregor Naudé Thursday, 13 October 2011 10:03
Written by Gregor Naudé Thursday, 13 October 2011 09:58
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Written by Gregor Naudé Sunday, 31 July 2011 12:58
Lensbaby (originally Lensbabies) was first produced by Craig Strong and Sam Pardue in 2004 and, within six months of launching, lenses had been sold to photographers in forty countries around the world.
Written by Gregor Naudé Sunday, 31 July 2011 12:52
Designed for artists by artists, Corel Painter has long been one of the best art software packages for creative professionals.
Written by Gregor Naudé Friday, 29 July 2011 10:54
Straight from the La Sardina fish market, Lomography bring you four stylish cameras that will take analogue lover’s hearts by storm.
Written by Gregor Naudé Wednesday, 11 May 2011 14:40
QuarkXPress 9 has been developed to help designers create content that can be published to digital devices such as e-readers, smartphones and tablets with one tool and without coding. QuarkXPress 9 includes an option for exporting to e-Pub and Blio – a free, multi-platform, multi-device application that presents eBooks just like the printed versions, in full colour and with all of the features of the ideal eReader.
Written by Gregor Naudé Wednesday, 11 May 2011 14:18
The iPad 2 features a new design that is 33 per cent thinner and up to 15 per cent lighter than the original iPad, while maintaining the same 9.7-inch LED backlit LCD screen. iPad 2 features Apple’s new dual-core A5 processor and includes two cameras – a front-facing VGA camera for FaceTime and Photo Booth and a rearfacing camera that captures 720p HD video. The iPad 2 delivers up to 10 hours of battery life and is available in black or white.
Written by Gregor Naudé Wednesday, 11 May 2011 14:16
HP's Touchpad will be the first in a family of tablet devices, according to the company. The Touchpad has a 9.7 inch high-resolution (1024 x 768) display, weighs 725g and is 13mm thick. It has a 1.3 megapixel webcam with video calling. It comes with 16GB or 32GB storage and uses the dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
Written by Gregor Naudé Wednesday, 11 May 2011 14:12
Following the success in European and American markets, Epson has introduced its Digigraphie certification in South Africa, which should prove a boon for local artists and photographers wanting to certify limited-edition prints of their work.
Written by Gregor Naudé Wednesday, 11 May 2011 13:50
It is surprisingly easy to set up your own darkroom – basically all you need is an existing room (such as a bathroom) which can be transformed into your own darkroom. Ilford Photo (www.ilfordphoto.com) offers these easy-to-understand guidelines to setting up a basic darkroom:
Written by Gregor Naudé Wednesday, 11 May 2011 13:44
In a radical departure from its traditional 18-month upgrade cycle, Adobe has announced Creative Suite 5.5, an update of its major creative applications. Substantial upgrades to InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, Premiere Pro and After Effects accompany a new SDK (Software Development Kit) for Photoshop CS5.
Written by Gregor Naudé Monday, 28 February 2011 15:22
It probably hasn’t escaped attention that more and more creative ad campaigns, particularly those for automotive brands, are being produced with a little help from computer graphics (CG) applications. Or perhaps it has, and understandably so. With the latest software and CG assets making incredible photorealism possible, well, maybe you just didn’t notice? Take a car ad from any weekend newspaper’s glossy magazine.