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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 23, 2007  |  0 comments

Westcott is offering their Photo Basics by Westcott customers the chance to
have their photos published in Shutterbug Magazine. Contestants must use a Photo
Basics lighting kit to create an image then submit it for the chance to win
one of three prizes offered in the contest. The grand prize winner will have
their photo published in Shutterbug Magazine. Second place earns the photographer
recognition of their imagery on the www.photobasics.net
web site. All three prize winners will gain a free one-year subscription to
the Shutterbug publication. The deadline for submissions is July 30, 2007. Details
are available and submissions can be made on the Photo Basics web site.

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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 22, 2007  |  0 comments

Panasonic today expanded its LUMIX family of digital cameras with the introduction
of the compact LUMIX DMC-FX100, the world's first to feature 12.2 Megapixel
resolution with a 28mm wide-angle. The newly developed and exclusive 28mm wide-angle
LEICA DC lens features 3.6x optical zoom, f/2.8 brightness, 1/1.72-inch large
CCD and Intelligent Image Stabilization with Mega O.I.S. and Intelligent ISO
Control. The LUMIX DMC-FX100 will be equipped with a 2.5-inch LCD screen, and
its slim lightweight design makes it extremely portable and stylish.

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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 21, 2007  |  0 comments

The legendary photographs by Art Wolfe are a testament to the awe-inspiring beauty
of the undisturbed remote corners of the Earth, painted by an artist that illuminates
surreal colors that are otherwise invisible to untrained eye. Canon is presenting
viewers the opportunity to experience the world through Art's lens for a
truly interactive experience at the Canon Digital Learning Center Web site http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=HomePageAct,
and go behind the scenes on the new Canon sponsored television series, Travels
to the Edge with Art Wolfe.
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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 18, 2007  |  0 comments

Efotolab.com has announced the release of the company's new EfotoLoader
software, which enables photographers to quickly and easily upload and begin
selling event prints.

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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 16, 2007  |  0 comments

Koelnmesse will launch the first specialized imaging and photography show in South-East-Asia
and The Pacific region -- Imaging Expo Singapore incorporating P.I.X - Photo
Imaging X-change 2007. The event will be held 2-4 November 2007 and acts as a
trade and educational platform that merges artwith the technology of imaging and
photography.


With the focus on communicating the latest trends and technology in imaging and
photography for the region, Imaging Expo Singapore is a trade fair comprising
of 8,000 sqm of exhibition space at Suntec International Convention and Exhibition
Centre. The trade fair will provide a launching pad for major brands into South-East-Asia
and The Pacific. Visitors for the exhibition include trade visitors, dealers,
studio owners, publishing professionals, professional photographers, and photography
and
videography enthusiasts.



P.I.X - Photo Imaging X-change is comprised of conferences, seminars and classes
for anyone interested in imaging and photography. The multi-tracked conference
features business-related seminars with key members of the photo and imaging industries,
classes by renowned photographers, photography workshops tailored for different
skill levels and niches, photo safaris to iconic spots in Singapore, photo competitions,
photo salons and photographer awards. There will also be a Photo Editors &
Chief Photographers Summit where world-renowned photographers will be on-hand
to share their expertise and experience. Visitors will get an overview of the
imaging market with a chance to learn and use the latest equipment as well as
receive customized information on business improvement and professional photography
techniques.



This event is modeled after photokina in Cologne, Germany, the world's most
important imaging and photography trade fair which showcased 1,579 exhibitors
and drew over 162,000 visitors from 157 countries last year. The big names from
the imaging and photography sector were all present at the trade fair, including
Casio, Canon, Epson, Fuji, Hewlett Packard, Kodak, Leica, Nikon, Nokia, Olympus,
Panasonic, Pentax, Samsung and Sony. Among the major first-time exhibitors were
Apple and CeWe Color, Europe's largest photofinisher.



www.imaging-exposingapore.com
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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 15, 2007  |  0 comments

Tenba has added several new products to its popular Shootout collection of professional
photo/laptop carrying cases. Three new outdoor-oriented shoulder bags and a
unique Photo/Laptop Courier bag join the current range of Shootout backpacks,
waistpacks, rolling duffels and accessories.



The new shoulder bags are available in small, medium and large sizes, covering
a broad range of carrying needs, from a single SLR and lens to a full-sized
setup with multiple bodies and lenses and even a laptop. All models incorporate
easily customized, well-padded interiors, front and side accessory pockets,
and -- as with other bags in the Shootout Collection -- a removable
media wallet and a phone/MP3 player pouch. These accessories are tethered within
the side pockets for security, or can be removed and attached to various points
on the bags, or worn as separate pouches on any belt.

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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 14, 2007  |  0 comments

onOne Software, Inc. has announced the immediate availability of all Photoshop
CS3 compatible updates to their Photoshop plug-ins Intellihance Pro, Mask Pro,
Genuine Fractals and PhotoFrame Pro software. Free upgrades are available for
registered owners of Intellihance Pro 4, Mask Pro 4 and PhotoFrame Pro 3 software
products. Users who purchased Genuine Fractals 4.1 or Genuine Fractals Print Pro
4.1 on or after December 18, 2006 qualify for a free upgrade to Genuine Fractals
5 and Genuine Fractals Print Pro 5 respectively. In addition, all Photoshop CS3
compatible plug-ins will be available for purchase in the new onOne Software Plug-In
Suite 3 which will be shipping May 10, 2007.

Shutterbug Staff  |  May 11, 2007  |  0 comments

Denny Manufacturing Company, Incorporated is proud to announce the launch of
their new website www.dennymfg.com. The company's website has been completely
redesigned to allow customers to browse their wide variety of photography backdrops,
props and accessories like never before. In addition to an expanded online store,
the website introduces several all-new sections filled with useful and informative
content.

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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 10, 2007  |  0 comments

Lexar
Media, Inc. Has announced its new ExpressCard SSD with auto-backup software.
Roughly half the size of current PC Card solutions, the Lexar ExpressCard SSD
is a high-capacity removable solid state drive (SSD) that delivers high-performance,
lower-cost storage expansion to notebook computers. The Lexar ExpressCard SSD
comes bundled with auto-backup software, an innovative solution for protecting
laptop computer files and data that allows for automatic regular (daily, weekly,
or monthly) backup without user intervention after the initial setup. During
this setup, the user will be able to set the folder and specific file types
to be included or excluded from the backup process. In addition, this automatic
backup software can also support multiple computers by recognizing the computer
name and the appropriate backup setting for each computer.



The Lexar ExpressCard SSD is also ideal for use with Windows Vista as it is
enhanced for use with ReadyBoost, a Vista feature that improves your system
performance without having to add DRAM to your computer. The ExpressCard SSD
serves as an additional memory cache, which is a reserve section of memory that
the computer can access faster than if it were accessing data from the hard
disk drive. Additionally, the ExpressCard SSD interface supports a direct connection
to the chipset, allowing users to enjoy all of its extensive backup and ReadyBoost
capabilities without having to unplug the card after every use; users simply
keep their ExpressCard SSD in the slot as external storage.



The Lexar ExpressCard SSD is shipping in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB capacities.



www.lexar.com

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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 09, 2007  |  0 comments

Polycolor, a professional photo lab in Essen, Germany has developed a unique
CRT based digital enlarger, the Variochromat. This machine is capable of exposing
onto all photographic materials, including traditional fiber-based paper for
black and white prints.



The Variochromat is based on a high resolution cathode ray tube (CRT) which
has a resolution of over 30 mega pixels with an 8-bit grayscale. The Variochromat
software is said to provide optimal tonal reproduction of grayscale digital
images, creating a profile for each size and material. Before actual production
starts, a stepwedge is processed and measured to guarantee consistent reproduction
of tonal values.

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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 08, 2007  |  0 comments

Alien Skin Software has released Macintosh Universal updates for all their
Photoshop plug-ins: Snap Art, BlowUp, Exposure, Eye Candy 5: Textures, Eye Candy
5: Nature, Eye Candy 5: Impact, Xenofex 2, Image Doctor, and Splat!. These updates
are compatible with the upcoming Photoshop CS3 release from Adobe Systems, Inc.
Alien Skin's Universal plug-ins provide a significant performance increase
on Intel-based Macintosh computers.

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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 07, 2007  |  0 comments

Jobo AG announces today the immediate availability of a firmware update to
its award-winning GIGA Vu PRO evolution digital image storage and viewing device.
This firmware 2.0.4 update includes the new JD Loupe, Incremental Back-up and
increased RAW Format compatibility and is available for free download at http://www.jobo.com/jobo_service/digital/index.html.
In addition, all GIGA Vu PRO evolution units shipped from now on will feature
this latest firmware.



The new JD Loupe (the brain child of National Geographic photographer and loyal
GIGA Vu PRO evolution user Jay Dickman) provides users of this mobile image
storage device with a button in the unit's zoom menu that causes a magnified
rectangular loupe to appear on the LCD screen so photographers can closely examine
important details of their pictures.



In addition there is a new easy-to-use one-touch-software-update called Incremental
Back-up (the brain child of wildlife photographer and loyal GIGA Vu PRO evolution
user Andy Rouse). This update allows users who transfer the data stored on their
GIGA Vu PRO evolution via Incremental Back-up to an external storage device
such as the Jobo GIGA one, to automatically synchronize the data on both devices
with just one touch. The new data will be added to the external device without
deleting any already existing data on the device.



With this new update, the GIGA Vu PRO evolution now features RAW compatibility
with even more camera models from manufacturers including Canon, Casio, Contax,
Fuji, Hasselblad, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Leica (the GIGA Vu PRO evolution can
decode the Leica M8 RAW), Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Samsung, Sigma,
and Sony. And Jobo continues to test more camera models for compatibility on
a regular basis at the request of their customers. A full list of currently
compatible camera models is available on the Jobo AG Web site (www.jobo.com).

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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 04, 2007  |  0 comments

Visatec is now offering two affordable lighting kits in a car bag package.
The complete sets are fit into one convenient bag measuring about 21 x 9.4 x
10 inches. The kits hold two Solo 400 B or two Solo 800 B units plus two umbrella
reflectors, one white umbrella, one silver umbrella and 16.4 ft sync cable.
In each set the flash power can be variable over a three stop range.

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Shutterbug Staff  |  May 01, 2007  |  0 comments

Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is adding interactive features to the popular
`Icons of Photography' microsite on www.kingston.com. New components
allow visitors to pose questions directly to some of the world's most
respected photographers and also provide an opportunity for submitted photographs
to be critiqued by members of the `Icons' program.

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Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 30, 2007  |  0 comments

Serif (Europe) Ltd has announced that their U.S. customers will soon be able to
order PhotoStamps, Stamps.com's popular form of personalized U.S. postage,
through Serif's digital media manager, AlbumPlus X2, when it launches on
April 30, 2007.



The integration allows customers to easily upload images selected in AlbumPlus
X2 directly to the PhotoStamps website and place an online order. PhotoStamps
can be used as regular postage to send letters, postcards or packages, and is
currently available for the most common mail rates in denominations ranging from
$0.24 to $4.05. Each sheet includes 20 individual PhotoStamps that can be personalized
with pictures of a customer's children, pets, vacations, celebrations, and
more.



www.serif.com...

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