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September 2009 Blog

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TechTock Podcast #23: Amit Gupta
Amit Gupta, founder of Photojojo, talks to us about their new book and much more!

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, September 30, 2009

If you aren't one of the 260,000 photographers subscribing to Photojojo's newsletter, we've got to ask: what are you waiting for? Photojojo is one of the coolest websites for photographic inspiration on the web. We're huge fans of this site, and we hope you are (or will be) too!...  > Read more

Tags: photo,  pet photography,  photo technique,  photo tips,  photo book,  pets,  philosophy,  techniques,  Jack Howard,  TechTock,  Podcast,  photobooks,  aaron johnson,  hot shoe,  photojojo,  amit gupta 

Weekend Wrap: Who’s Afraid of Frankencamera?
(Hint: Not me!)

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, September 25, 2009

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A couple of Stanford scientists have developed a prototype of an Open Source camera. Nikon, Canon and friends have nothing to fear…and a lot to learn…from this invention....  > Read more
TechTock Podcast #22: Kristen Weaver
Images for a Cure founder and organizer Kristen Weaver talks to TechTock about this photocentric Breast Cancer fundraiser taking place on October 11, 2009.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, September 24, 2009

Photographers from all across the US and around the world are donating session fees on October 11, 2009 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation through the Images for a Cure group fundraiser. Orlando, Florida-based Kristen Weaver, founder and organizer of the group, spent some time talking with us about the project....  > Read more

Tags: Jack Howard,  Podcast,  fundraiser,  charity 

The amazing hotshoe tripod socket gadget
Is that an HD pocket cam in your hotshoe?

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, September 21, 2009

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Sometimes a secondary use for a camera gadget is so brilliant, and so obvious that until you see it, you can't believe you've never thought of it. Originally, these hotshoe to quarter-twenty tripod sockets were used primarily for attaching accessories such as non-dedicated strobes to a hotshoe, but it's just as easy to mount a pocket digicam to your SLR for tons of simultaneous capture options....  > Read more

Tags: do it yourself,  high-speed photography,  Jack Howard,  hd video,  DIY,  hot shoe 

TechTock Podcast #21: Seshu
Connecticut-based Seshu shoots weddings in eastern, western, and multicultural styles, along with portraiture and charitable projects.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, September 17, 2009

Despite the differences between traditional Indian and the standard western-style weddings, there's a lot of similarities: one take, challenging light, and it's the photographer's job to capture it all. Seshu talks about what's happening now in wedding photography, along with his work with his Phases and Faces project for the Connecticut Children's Hospital. ...  > Read more

Tags: wedding,  wedding photography,  weddings,  TechTock,  Podcast,  Zack Arias,  fundraiser,  charity,  Seshu 

The Pentax K-x custom color machine.
If the four color options for the US market weren't enough, check out the number of color combinations available on Pentax Japan's 100 colors, 100 styles site.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, September 17, 2009

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The just announced 12.4 megapixel Pentax K-x will be available in four color options in the US market. But over on a Pentax Japan site, there's a custom color site for the K-x that shows a heck of a lot more color options. Pink and purple, Orange and green, are just some of the apparently possible combos for the new K-x, on-screen at least on the "100 colors 100 styles" microsite....  > Read more

Tags: DSLR,  pentax,  digital SLR,  D-SLR,  dynamic range,  HDR,  high dynamic range,  HDRI,  Pentax K-7,  Pentax K-x 

Pentax kicks it up a notch with the new K-x
Pentax's new entry-level SLR brings sensor-shift stabilized 720p HD video, in-camera HDR,and 4.7fps on a 12.4 CMOS chip to the low-budget pack just in time for the holiday rush.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, September 17, 2009

The Pentax K-x, the new entry-level SLR with a 12.4 megapixel sensor-shift APS-C CMOS chip, shares a good bit of digital DNA with the flagship Pentax SLR, the K-7. ...  > Read more

Tags: kit lens,  HDR,  high dynamic range,  Jack Howard,  hd video,  HDRI,  Pentax K-7,  Pentax K-x,  Pentax K2000 

Remember to Always Enjoy the Journey
Whether the weather cooperates is another matter.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, September 15, 2009

I was spellbound watching "Yellowstone: Battle for Life" on Animal Planet recently. It brought back the memories and lessons of my own adventure into this wild place a few winters ago during a blizzard. Remember to always enjoy the journey. It was a lesson that served me well once again on Kauai....  > Read more

Tags: travel,  travel photography,  weather,  weather-resistant,  Jack Howard 

What the Duck, a W.T. Duck Collection, Quacks Me Up
The second collection of comics featuring Aaron Johnson's camera-toting curmudgeon is chock full of photocentric humor.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, September 11, 2009

The world of photography has been a lot more entertaining since Aaron Johnson's What the Duck comic strip burst onto the scene, pretty much fully hatched, just over three years ago. Yes, yes, it's true, all the comics in the book originally appeared online and in syndicated newspapers over the past year or so, but there's nothing quite like the experience of laughing over a concentrated collection of strips. And best of all, it's all full color!...  > Read more

Tags: book,  Jack Howard,  Podcast,  book review,  books,  what the duck,  aaron johnson,  humor 

Weekend Wrap: Two weeks that rocked the world of photography
My oh my. A lot has happened since the end of Summer vacation

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, September 11, 2009

New product announcements represent a bright digital future for still photography enthusiasts and professionals....  > Read more
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