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Professional Insights and Opinions about the world of photography and technology

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TechTock is our editorial online journal. Here, our experts share personal experiences, opinions, and commentary on the current state of photography, technology, gear and gadgets. TechTock will be updated several times per week.

 

 

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You are a photographer, that's why! TechTock is an up-close, daily peek into the world of photography, gadgets and what's great about technology. Whether you're a seasoned pro, a hardcore enthuisast or an ambitious beginner, It’s a great place to find the latest insider advice, techniques, equipment information, along with inspiring images from fellow photographers: whether they be just-discovered shooters or "name-brand" pros.

 

 

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April 2010 Blog

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HP to buy Palm for $1.2 Billion
Computer giant buys smartphone innovator

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, April 30, 2010

Hewlett Packard has just inked a deal to buy Palm, a company whose innovations have helped drive the smart phone/mobile palm device revolution. What does this mean for photographers?...  > Read more

Tags: computers,  cell phone,  HP 

Small, High-capacity Storage Devices and Safety Deposit Boxes
Tempting fate with the lag time between saying and doing

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, April 27, 2010

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For the longest time, I'd been meaning to dupe important documents to a small, high capacity external drive to store offsite in my safety deposit box. And I wrote about doing so in January 2nd in a section of the 2nd Edition of my book, "Practical HDRI." But it took a little while longer between saying and doing, and all the while, it felt like I was tempting fate. ...  > Read more

Tags: Jack Howard,  hard drive,  backup,  external hard drive,  portable hard drive 

Nine inspiring portrait photographers
Spanning the web for great examples of portrait photography from yesteryear and today

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, April 26, 2010

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Great portraits are about more than a smiling face. Let’s look at the work of four classic portrait photographers, then visit the web sites of five outstanding contemporary portraitists and see what they have in common....  > Read more

Tags: portrait,  people,  focus on portraiture 

TIPA awards are announced; What a year!
Best imaging products of 2010 are named

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, April 23, 2010

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The prestigious Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) awards have been announced, reminding us that these past 12 months have seen extraordinary imaging innovations....  > Read more

Tags: nikon,  Casio,  Fujifilm,  Kodak,  sigma,  TIPA,  sony,  Pentax K-x,  Canon EOS 7D,  Nikon D3s,  Canon G11,  Olympus E-PL1,  Photoshop CS5,  Canon T2i 

Five intriguing photo stories on my RSS reader
Quick bits and bytes from around the Web

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, April 21, 2010

My RSS reader has been buzzing with some really weird stories lately. Here’s a quick overview of headlines that have caught my eye in the last couple of days…...  > Read more

Tags: street photography,  innovation 

The Online Glossary of Digital Photography is a great resource
There are so many terms and concepts to grasp in digital photography and this microsite from Rocky Nook explains tons of them!

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, April 20, 2010

We see terms like JPEG and TIFF every day, and many of us may understand these on certain levels, but how many know the deep differences between data storage methods for a "Joint Photographic Experts Group" and a "Tagged Image File Format" version of an image? The Online Glossary of Digital Photography does! ...  > Read more

Tags: digital camera,  DSLR,  digital photos,  D-SLR,  Digital photography,  details,  book,  book review,  books,  glossary 

Cell phones s*ck as cameras…
…But that’s besides the point, as our contest winner proves

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, April 19, 2010

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If you think you can take “serous,” high-quality with the camera on your smart phone, dumb phone or iPhone, you are only kidding yourself. Get one anyway....  > Read more

Tags: cell phone,  iphone 

Dorothea Lange and Dogs
The daughter of Lange's assistant shares a tale of depression-era dogs

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, April 13, 2010

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“Often there wasn’t enough food for the kids,” Ron said. “Not many migrants brought a dog.” ...  > Read more

Tags: pet photography,  dog,  gifts,  pets,  Dorothea Lange 

Adobe Photoshop CS5: The Videos
A collection of sneak peaks

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, April 12, 2010

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One of the reasons today’s announcement by Adobe of Photoshop CS5 was one of the worst-kept secrets on the Web was a bucketload of “sneak preview” videos which appeared all over YouTube. ...  > Read more

Tags: adobe,  tutorial,  Adobe Photoshop CS5,  Photoshop CS5 

Adobe Photoshop CS5 and HDRI
HDR functions of Photoshop have been upgraded significantly for the first time since CS2

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, April 12, 2010

Today’s launch of Photoshop CS5 is great news for photographers of all stripes. HDRI photographers in particular are going to love the upgrades and improvements for HDR photography. That’s right—CS5. Not CS5 extended....  > Read more

Tags: HDR,  Jack Howard,  HDRI,  Adobe Photoshop CS5 

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