Nik Software Lets Loose Silver Efex Pro 2 Black and White Software

If you're a photography enthusiast you'll know that only part of the work is actually done in the field with a substantial amount taking place within editing software like Adobe's Photoshop. However, if you're one who is partial to restoring older photographs then perhaps you should check out the recently released Silver Effect Pro 2 ...

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VuPoint PDS-ST410-VP Magic Wand Portable Scanner

It looks like a wand that should be useful for magicians but in reality, the VuPoint PDS-ST410-VP Magic Wand is really a portable scanner in disguise. It can scan A4 pages with a 600x600 resolution and takes only 28 seconds to produce scanned documents in full color and 4 seconds in black and white. The ...

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White Phosphor Night Vision From ATN–Clearer Than the Green Stuff?

So I got this tip the other day about ATN's newest line of night vision.  You're all probably familiar with night vision at least in passing, because you've seen TV and movies that use it.  It's always green, right?  Kinda weird, alien, a bit disconcerting?  Well, the crew out at ATN figured they'd go a ...

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Sharp JD-7C1CL/CW DECT Phone with 7” Touchscreen Digital Photo Frame

Leave it the Japanese to come up with something binding from the various technological breakthroughs we see in gadgets today. With the JD-7C1CL/CW from Sharp, you not only get a digital photo frame that displays images of your choice but also view incoming faxes in preview mode before you print them out. The Sharp JD-7C1CL/CW ...

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Photographer Mark Oristano Recreates 1930′s Classic Portraits

Hollywood 1935

By taking modern photographic technology back to the 1930's, Dallas photographer Mark Oristano has created a fantastic look with his Classic Hollywood Black-and-White portraits. Oristano uses old-time lights, an antique camera, and old-time techniques to create beautiful portraits and evocative photos similar to great Hollywood studio photographers of the 1930's. His subjects get full hair ...

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