Editor’s Note:  Wouldn’t you know? Just as we released this article, a newer 2.3 version with a vector editor has been released. Dr. Roach will review it at a later date.
Back in April, 2009 I …

About a year and a half ago (January 7, 2009 to be exact) I wrote a review of Pixelmator as a potential light-weight image-editing software. At that time I found it a very useful and …

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Taken in 2010 with The Infrared Conversion Digital Camera

I was reading my morning news website yesterday when I ran across a link to an article entitled “It’s Official: Google Now Counts Site Speed As A Ranking Factor” posted at SearchEngineland.com .
It seems that …

Since I have already sang their praises,  this is more of an introduction to Crossbrowsertesting.com than a review. Best described as a Browser Compatibility Lab, this online service offers a place to test a website …

Rocky Nook Press recently sent me a review copy of Michael E. Stern’s new book Build A Better Photograph: A Disciplined Approach To Creativity, and since I am always interested in the creative process (especially …

The new year introduced me to new vendors and reinforced my belief in 2 old ones: crossbrowsertesting.com,  browsershots.org, polurnet.com, and arthemis premium wordpress theme. This is a story of great customer service.
Arthemis Premium Wordpress Theme
Some …

For those of you who follow The Luminous Landscape web site, Alain Briot's name will be a familiar one from his informative and insightful writings for the photographer. If you are new to his writings …

My 6-light CFL fixture worked well in the studio, but I wanted more light and the option to add a light modifier.  I decided to move up to 3” …

I have a brand spanking new MacPro- -2.66 Quad Core with 600 GB Hd & 6 GB 1066 RAM and a 24 in. Cinema Display with an Wacom Intous3 4 x 6 in. Pen Tablet.  …

UPDATE: Dr. Roach reviews the latest release of DeNoise here
A few weeks back I wrote about TopazLabs application TopazAdjust3, and I liked it so well that it obviously influenced me to …

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a fantastic or visionary idea…
Sunday the doors opened up at 1 pm (now that’s an artist schedule!), and the true meat of the conference began.  Before the opening keynote, Massive Black CEO Jason Manley …

I've been neglecting a new book that's been on my desk for a month.  When I first glanced at Juergen Gulbins and Rainer Gulbins new book PHOTOGRAPHIC MULTISHOT TECHNIQUES  I realized that several of the …

A Three Part Series  Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Pt. 3 of 3: Be My Lens, Baby…always
Another improvement over my Lensbaby 2.0 is the lens cap – the …

A Three Part Series Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Pt. 2 of 3:  Be My Lens, Baby…again
Remember our fun with the Sima? The Lensbaby Composer (and all …