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The iPad is a window - a window into convergence. I wrote that convergence happened, but clearly there is more to come. Digital cameras and video cameras have come together on all fronts, from both the photographer and the videographer side. Input/Output and the user experience are the next steps in the workflow. Let’s look […]

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I doubt that any major camera manufacturer will now issue a new, upper end, DSLR without video functionality. The few that were released this past year - the Nikon D700 comes to mind - that did not include HD video capture, were likely clocked by the competition.
So we’re here. Convergence happened. Photographers now have, or […]

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Join me at this October’s PhotoPlus Expo for a 3 hour Photoshop seminar, on Saturday October 24th from 8:45 to 11:45 AM, titled Irreverent Photoshop Tools. Based on a chapter from my upcoming book, Irreverent Photo Tools for Digital Photographers (Cengage, October 2009), this seminar will open eyes with some amazing time-saving techniques and tricks […]

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After returning from another successful training for Army soldiers at Ft. Bragg NC, I’ve been hard at work on my newest book, Irreverent Photo Tools for Digital Photographers (Cengage, Fall 2009). It’s the beginning of August and I have 6 chapters completed, a milestone. Actually 5 chapters was a milestone but I was so busy […]

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Canon has made a headlong move towards the convergence of still and video with the new 5D Mk II. The full (35mm) frame DSLR will use its Live View mode to shoot HD video at 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) at 30 fps. The camera also features an HDMI output (though the port-out is […]

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