This month starts with an entire on-line photography course that Mark Wendman reveals in his blog:
This series of engineering grade lectures covers in depth many aspects of digital imaging, image processing/ editing and photography.The YouTube PhotoTechEDU videos are linked below:
PhotoTechEDU Day 1: Photo Technology Overview
PhotoTechEDU Day 2: Photo Technology Overview Continued
PhotoTechEDU Day 3: Ray Tracing, [...]

Next to a camera, I also have a telescope at home. I became interested into combining my two hobbies. Although astrophotography is a very easy hobby in which to get started on a simple level, it can be difficult to master at its highest level. You must be prepared to spend the time learning the [...]

The month is not yet over, but, since Christmas is near and I have to bake cookies, he’s a short list of the most important software updates and releases that might be of interest for digital photographers.
LightZone for Linux
With LightZone First Professional Photo Editor for Linux Users, you have all the powerful LightZone tools [...]

Soon after Nikon D40x was launched and brought to Romania, I received this camera with a lot of joy. However, there was no printed manual in the package and the informations on the CD were not enough to fully understand the hidden features of this SLR and it’s compatibility.
Now, I’m glad to announce that website [...]

This is about firmware but not the usual one.
Whappo sent me an email to let me know about an open-source program called CHDK, which can be used to update the software for your Digital Camera. - Chris Pirillo
Still, this is only available for Canon Cameras…

A RAW file allows far more flexibility than a JPEG will, and enthusiastic amateur photographers everywhere are discovering their vast potential. RAW files open up a whole new world of image processing where photos can go from ordinary to perfect simply and quickly. In Understanding RAW Photography, renowned photographer Andy Rouse follows the entire procedure [...]

DxO Optics Pro 5
Headlining the new features in DxO Optics Pro v5 is a brand new RAW conversion engine including a breakthrough demosaicing algorithm which produces images with much more detail and fewer unwanted artifacts. In a second major breakthrough, DxO Optics Pro v5 now applies its noise reduction techniques prior to demosaicing—before noise has [...]

The latest version of this professional photo slide show maker (version 3.2) brings exciting improvements.
With Version 3.2 photographers can share their slide shows in virtually any format and on any device making it easy to connect with clients or co-workers at home or on-the-go. There are no complicated format conversions, the fully-integrated system has dozens [...]

Douglas Software understood that there are allot of geeks out there who would like to calculate the exact value of some photographic parameters (useful for camera comparison and understanding the photo technology). Therefore, they released Camera Module for Windows. This software calculates various optical equations such as depth of field or hyperfocal distance to let [...]

Because on-line video tutorials are the best way of learning something fast and effective, here’s some valuable informations:
xTrain is a growing on-line video training library that utilizes industry-leading instructors, authors, and experts. To get started for free, you can visit http://training.xtrain.com/free-classes. If you are ready to enroll in an Online Course or Class, you may [...]