Konica Minolta and Nautilus Solar launch Project Sunway

Working towards the goals of offsetting greenhouse gas emissions and promoting effective use of the Earth’s resources, Nautilus Solar and Konica Minolta recently launched "Project Sunway," a 967,000-kWh solar energy system installed in the parking lots of Konica Minolta’s headquarters in Ramsey. PHOTO COURTESY OF KONICA MINOLTA Konica Minolta recently…

Posted on: October 17, 2013 6:00 am

Flickr’s New Photo Page Super-Sizes Images, Looks Like Google+

By Mihir Patkar on 16th October, 2013 | Social Media, Tech News | No Comments Flickr offers more than just photo-sharing, but that core feature is getting a lot of love from Yahoo. After giving 1TB of storage for all users, it’s now slowly rolling out a new Photo page for some of…

Posted on: October 16, 2013 4:00 pm

Sony A7 v Olympus OM-D E-M1 v Canon EOS 5D Mk III

We’ve directly compared the new Sony A7 full-frame compact system camera with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. As you’ll see in the gallery, the Sony A7 is much smaller than Canon’s full-frame DSLR, as you’d expect, but it’s actually about the same size as…

Posted on: October 16, 2013 4:00 pm

SEEN: Outdoor Arts Festival

Were you SEEN at the 32nd Annual Outdoor Arts Festival on Oct 12 & 13, 2013? Photo: Picasa, P. Ha-Stevenson / Hearst Connecticut Media Group | Buy This Photo Were you SEEN at the 32nd Annual Outdoor Arts Festival on Oct 12 &… Were you SEEN at the 32nd Annual Outdoor Arts Festival on Oct…

Posted on: October 16, 2013 6:00 am

Blast from the Past: 1965 Pentax Spotmatic Review

Photography has a rich history that is really fun to peer back into once in a while when you have a spare minute to stop oogling over the next piece of gear (*cough* NEX full-frame *cough*) that’ll steal your heart and most of the funds in your bank account. On…

Posted on: October 16, 2013 6:00 am

Pentax K-3 review: First impressions of a TRULY revolutionary update

Since the launch of the K-7 in 2009, Pentax’s flagship, enthusiast-grade APS-C DSLRs have been among our favorites. After a couple of evolutionary models, the brand-new Pentax K-3 has arrived, and it’s a revolution in the making. Not only does the K-3 bring significant changes inside and out, it also And…

Posted on: October 15, 2013 4:00 pm

Photoshop Elements 12 review: A cheap, better alternative for most photographers

For over 20 years, Photoshop has been the image editor of choice for photographers around the world. Initially it was just about the only good option, leading to its use not only by work-a-day pros who value its extensive feature set, but by millions who would really rather have an To…

Posted on: October 15, 2013 4:00 pm

Flickr adds automatic photo uploads to iOS app

Flickr added a new automatic upload feature to its to its iOS app on Wednesday, the service’s latest effort to wooand woo backusers in the ultra-competitive online photo-sharing arena.After the app has been updated, Flickr prompts users to activate the new feature. The optional feature will upload the 25 It’s…

Posted on: October 15, 2013 4:00 pm

Flickr redesigns individual picture pages with 25 percent…

Flickr has been all about putting big, bold, beautiful photos front and center since the website’s massive redesign in May, but Yahoo just found one more place to make those photos bigger and more beautiful: individual photo pages. Today, the company previewed a redesign it’s calling the "new photo experience,"…

Posted on: October 15, 2013 11:00 am

Photoshop Tutorial: Retouching Shiny Skin

Without a makeup artist at your disposal, even a great portrait can be ruined by shiny skin. So if you’re looking through the results of your most recent portrait shoot and there’s a lot of shine there, here’s a fantastic tutorial that shows you how to get rid of it…

Posted on: October 15, 2013 6:00 am