“New Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software is the professional photographer’s essential toolbox, providing one easy application for managing, adjusting, and presenting large volumes of digital photographs so you can spend less time in front of the computer and more time behind the lens.”

I took a look at one of their online videos about Lightroom, and it […]

This lab offers a variety of services, including putting your images on greeting cards, postcards, business cards, calendars and more. But what I find most interesting is that they can make 12+ page hard cover and softcover books of your images. A great way to make coffee table books to showcase your photography. The books […]

From Publishers Weekly

After nearly 3 years and $80,000 spent on his defense, Rome, Georgia comic book retailer Gordon Lee is set to stand trial today for allegedly distributing material with nudity to two minors during a promotional event in 2004. Lee is charged with two misdemeanor counts of distributing material harmful to minors and faces […]

From Publishers Weekly

Bookstore sales fell again in June, dropping 6.6%, to $1.13 billion, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales declined every month in the January through June period, resulting in a 4.6% drop in bookstore sales at the midway point of 2007. For the entire retail sector, sales were up 4.0% […]

Take a look at this great video. It shows women in paintings throughout the ages, cleverly morphed from one face to another.
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Jeff

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Icons of Photography is a page on the Kingston website that lets you have access to professional photographers. You can Ask The Icon or have them Critique My Image. It’s a great way to get professional advice.
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I keep my eyes open for software programs that let photographers manager their digital photographs, because it can be so daunting. FotoShow Pro is something I just came across.

“FotoShow Pro is an easy-to-use system that allows imaging professionals to organize their digital assets and enables users to search, view and purchase images over the […]

I just came across D-Flector, and it’s a great little item. You carry it like a briefcase, then when you open it you have a background for tabletop photography. It comes in a 20″ and 30″ width. There were many times I could have used something like this, and it’s so much easier than cutting […]

PictureFrames.com is an an amazing website. You upload your images, select an image, the color of the wall it will hang on, a matt and frame. As you make each selection your picture is updated so you can see exactly what your buying and how it will look. It’s so cool!
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Scholastic is trying to figure out what to do to keep the money coming in now that the last Harry Potter book has been written. These books will certainly provide a lot of back-catalog sales, but more needs to be done.

To deal with this, Scholastic has come up with an idea that give children’s book […]