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Caluemet Review: Datacolor Spyder3Elite
Accurate Color, Fast and Easy |
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Achieving accurate color has this alien quality about it, something everyone believes in, yet few have experienced themselves. For professional photographers, speculation won’t do. That’s why the first step in every digital workflow should be monitor calibration, but when you hear those two words, the last things to come to mind should be difficulty or frustration. Read the full review » |
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Calumet Review: onOne Plug-in Suite 3
A Suite Full of Goodies |
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The term “plug-in” can make an application sound small and insignificant, but in the case of onOne’s Plug-in Suite for Photoshop CS2 and CS3, it might help if you focus more on the suite part. Or sweet, as I heard myself utter several times while using these tools. The suite is made up of four programs: Genuine Fractals 5 (for enlarging images); Intellihance Pro 4.2 (for enhancing images); Mask Pro 4.1 (for detailed masking); and PhotoFrame 3.1 (for adding creative frames to your images). Read the full review » |
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Calumet Review: Lowepro Computrekker Plus AW and Tamrack Expedition 7
Two Full-Size Photo Backpacks for Backcountry Shooting |
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In many ways the modern photographer’s backpack is the perfect photo bag. Fill it up and you’ve got all you need from lenses and meters to camera bodies and reflectors—even a tripod—right on your back. And with so many different sizes to choose from, you could have a dedicated pack for every style of shooting you specialize in. Read the full review » |
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Calumet Review: PocketWizard Plus II
Wireless Wizardry — Reliable Remote Triggering |
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If you’ve ever sent a strobe crashing to the floor because you tripped over a sync cord during a shoot, or your lighting options are limited to your sync cord’s length, listen up. We’re living in a wireless world, so why should we entangle ourselves in wires when shooting? The answer to corralling clutter and expanding your distance in studio shooting, while still triggering your strobes, is wireless remote triggers. And what comes to the top of the list when anyone mentions remote triggers is usually PocketWizards. Read the full review » |
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Calumet Review: DxO Optics Pro 4
Pro Image Enhancement in a Snap |
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Not every image you capture comes out just as you envisioned. In fact, I’d argue that most people prefer to enhance their digital images to some extent, even it it’s just a tiny boost in contrast, brightness or saturation. Of course, this isn’t the case for all photographers—specifically photo journalists. It’s a sticky web of what’s “real” these days when it comes to editorial. Seems like every day someone else is doctoring photos for the wrong reasons. But for those who have the freedom to enhance, correct and polish their photos to their heart’s content, there are a plethora of software programs available to help make your photos something you never imagined they could be. DxO Optics Pro 4 is one of them. Read the full review » |
