
A shotgun mic like the Rode Videomic ($150, street) boosts your DSLR’s audio chops.Photo by: Dan Bracaglia Motion can flummox even the most experienced still shooters. To get you started making great video with a DSLR or ILC, here are some essentials. Grasp them and you’ll soon film like a…

With the release of House of Hades comes the title of the fifth and final book in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. The title of the final book will be The Blood of Olympus. It will release in the fall of 2014 and conclude the Heroes of Having…

All interested community members are invited to ‘Marine Protected Area Monitoring’ presentation being held tonight at the Aireys Inlet Pub, between 6 and 8pm. Steffan Howe, Parks Victoria’s Manager of Marine Science will begin the evening by giving an overview of the marine science program within Victoria’s Marine Protected Areas. Bryan…

The K-3 webpage leaked yesterday (and along with it much of the information we now have) but now we’re done with leaks and rumors: Ricoh Imaging’s Pentax K-3 is official. A beastly APS-C shooter with a stacked spec sheet, the camera is sure to please serious photographers. As we said…

Can someone please help the North Korean government out? The propaganda ministers stink at Photoshop. Please get them to sign up for a class at their local community college. Or maybe Dennis Rodman can help. As frightening as North Korea can seem, honestly, the country’s inability to master the art…

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Michael Massey, General Manager, Global Technical Services, and Vice President, has been appointed to the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) Field Services Advisory Board, joining executives from HP, EMC, Oracle, Cisco, Tokyo Electron America, Lexmark International, and Carestream Health. TSIA’s Field Services Advisory Board, representing the…

Arts! Arcata is Arcata Main Street’s monthly celebration of visual and performing arts, held at more than 30 participating locations in Arcata. Visit www.artsarcata.com for even more information about the event or call (707) 822-4500. ARCATA ARTISANS COOPERATIVE 883 H St. Susan Bornstein, paintings. Joyce Radtke, mixed media art. Natalie ARCATA…

Canon’s 50mm lens lineup is getting crowded at least that’s what Canon seems to think. According to a fresh rumor, the company has plans to replace the current 50mm f/1.4 USM. But it won’t be replaced by another f/1.4. Instead, Canon might do away with the lens altogether and release…

Kristen Stewart’s 2011 Glamour cover was missing something important.In the high-gloss world of magazines, ads and catalogs, it’s no secret Photoshop is a widely-used trick of the trade. Some blemish removal here, a few smoothed bumps there, maybe a nip at the waist all usually considered fair game in the…

Nikon has updated its entry-level full-frame camera with the introduction of the D610. Sharing a great deal with its predecessor, the D600, the new camera is a rather modest update. The main changes include an updated shutter mechanism, a new quiet continuous shutter mode, and an increased continuous shooting speed…