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Quick travel tip: Camera rental

Quick travel tip: Camera rental

By Alex Damian on May 12, 2010

While this may be old news to some, I’m quite sure that most people – myself included – have never considered the idea of using the services of a photographic equipment rental company when travelling. With the summer fast approaching, I thought I’d share my new way of dealing with travelling with photo gear.

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Apple finally releases Aperture 3

Apple finally releases Aperture 3

By Armand Niculescu on February 10, 2010

Aperture 3 brings a number of improvements across the board, most notably better library organization, with easy catalog switching, searching and filtering; GPS integration; face detection; support for video; non-destructive brushes.

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A photographer's secret weapon - Portrait Professional 9

A photographer’s secret weapon – Portrait Professional 9

By Armand Niculescu on November 3, 2009

Portrait retouching. Everybody does it. In many cases is common knowledge, in fact it’s expected – “of course it’s photoshopped”. From the now famous Dove commercial to the ridiculous Ralph Lauren ad, portrait retouching is a very sensitive area yet part of everyday life. In this post, I’ll review a program that makes retouching a child’s play.

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No Love for Adamo

No Love for Adamo

By Armand Niculescu on March 21, 2009

With much fanfare, Dell unveiled their new ‘luxury’ laptop this week. Just 16mm (0.65in) thick and weighting 1.8kg (4 pounds), Adamo (meaning ‘falling in love’ in Latin) seems aimed at the Macbook Air market. But is it really worth the hype?

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RAW Heavyweights: Lightroom, DxO and Capture One

RAW Heavyweights: Lightroom, DxO and Capture One

By Armand Niculescu on December 11, 2007

With the new releases from Adobe, DXO Labs and Phase One, I’ve decided to put to the test some of the top RAW processors. These programs represent the high-end segment of the RAW converters, since they are all geared (or at least marketed) as tools for professional photographers. This doesn’t mean that Bibble, Silkypix or ACDSee Pro are not capable, it’s just that they have a different market.

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