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Recent articles from Digital Imaging

Digital Imaging Techniques: an advanced learning tool for commercial & creative pros.(Hot Off The Presses ...)
November 1, 2004... I have exciting news to share with you this holiday season. After several months of inviting and listening to your feedback and suggestions on ways to make DI an even more valuable part of your creative workflow and business productivity, we...

Lights ... camera ... digital casting! 5 steps to successful digital capture workflow.
November 1, 2004... Casting--finding the right models and actors for still and video projects--is one of the most important parts of any commercial job. Castings are done for a range of projects, including catalogs, editorial work, and print advertising, and...

On location: 5 steps to: Michael Grecco's production workflow techniques.(Cover Story)
November 1, 2004... Michael Grecco is no stranger to the world of celebrities and big productions. His distinctive work has been showcased worldwide in printed media, on television and the Internet. Fully embracing today's imaging technologies, he has built a...

A Super-compact Super-Zoom: Tamron's AF28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] Zoom.(PRO TEST DRIVE)
November 1, 2004... On a recent commercial assignment in Costa Rica, my camera bag contained a number of lenses, including the new Tamron 28-300mm XR Di, F3.5-6.3 Super Zoom. This unique lens quickly earned its keep as a strong performer on the two digital...

Be a digital superhero at ADIM8 (Art Directors Invitational Master class).(Superheroes of Great Design)(ADIM7 )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... If you are a superhero of digital photography, design, illustration, or art direction, ADIM8 may be right up your alley. During the three-day hands-on training event, dubbed "Superheroes of Great Design," April 7-9, 2005, in Santa Monica, CA,...

Pro products previewed at ... photokina.
November 1, 2004... The 2004 photokina, the 'world of imaging' was filled with a variety of new product introductions, for both film and digital photography. On the high end, there were a range of new digital SLRs and medium format digital backs, lenses,...

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II DSLR: a 16.7-megapixel full-frame workhorse.(PRO TEST DRIVE)(Column)
November 1, 2004... Canon's new top-of-the-line 16.7-megapixel EOS-1DS Mark II is truly a workhorse--and a work of art. After reading and hearing so much about it, I had the opportunity to spend considerable time testing the camera, and it did not disappoint....

New photo printer.(BITS & BYTES)(Eastman Kodak Company)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Eastman Kodak Company introduced the Kodak Professional 1400 digital photo printer. This thermal dye-sublimation printer produces one 8X12, one 8X10, two 6X8, two 5X7 or four 4X6 inch photos per sheet and takes just 90 seconds to print an...

Let there be light.(BITS & BYTES)(Sinar Bron Imaging introduces lamps)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Sinar Bron debuted the Broncolor Litestick and Unilite. The Litestick rod-shaped lamp contains a flash tube about 12" long. Available in a 3200 Ws model, it can be used as an effect light for edges and narrow openings. It is about 28" long,...

5 step technique: Digital GEM Pro plug-in.(DIGITAL DARLOW)(user guidance of noise reduction plug-in)
November 1, 2004... This plug-in is designed to reduce noise and grain in digital images, with minimal loss of detail, whether from digital camera files, scanned film or other artwork. I suggest experimenting with different settings, and be sure not to reduce...