In the grand scheme of human history, February 19th may not go down as a momentous occasion, but it’s recently come to light that at least in the world of digital imaging, today signifies a more important date than most anybody realized. And that folks, is the delicious irony.
World Digital Camera Market to Reach 122 Million Units by 2010, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts
Press Release: San Jose, California (PRWEB) February 26, 2008—The world digital camera market stands enthused by the effervescent level of technology development and product feature innovations. Technical innovations in the field of batteries, photo printing, storage devices and internet technologies are expected to propel the growth of digital cameras. Wireless communications enabled digital cameras, for instance, are growing in popularity, given their cutting edge advantages and benefits, such as, added convenience, effectiveness, and functionality in the form of e-mail transmission ability, enhanced storage media, compatibility with PC image processing, and higher image resolution.
Source: Summit Daily News
Written by Leslie Brefeld
Since Ansel Adams developed the zone system of manipulating the lights and darks of a photograph at the turn of the 19th century, darkrooms have been facilitating the production of this mainstay of popular art.
But in the name of digital, the art of photography is undergoing a revolution.
As the techniques formed in the wet lab darkroom are translated into computer applications like Photoshop, can that sacred space, the darkroom, survive?
I am happy to announce that Matthew Pennell, one of Digital Web Magazine’s unsung heroes, has accepted the position of Editor in Chief. For those who don’t know, Matthew has been the guy behind the curtain — dealing with getting new authors on board, working with them to refine their articles, and managing all of the logistics that go with getting articles published, not to mention blogging a bunch. He does all of this from his home near Cambridge in the UK. If you wish to read more of his work, I would highly recommend you check out his personal blog The Watchmaker Project. Needless to say, Matthew has been a huge help around here and I am happy to see him take on the role of Editor in Chief. It won’t be easy to follow in the footsteps of Carolyn Wood, but I am sure he will make a great editor and we will see some great things come out of him steering the ship, so please welcome him into his new role. Matthew, we cleared out a virtual corner office for you here, hope it’s to your suiting.
From authors Katrin Eismann and Sean Duggen comes a new book dedicated to creative digital imaging titled The Creative Digital Darkroom.
InfoTrends Study Shows Significant Changes in Pro Photography Workflows as Image Capture Volumes Increase
InfoTrends Press Release: According to a recent InfoTrends survey of over 1,000 professional photographers across specialties, the increased use of digital photography is leading to new opportunities in the imaging industry. It’s no surprise that the percentage of total digital images captured by pros has grown from 82% in 2006 to 89% in 2007; however, a pronounced increase in the number of digital images captured per week by the average pro suggests that software, service, and printing solution providers are likely to benefit in the long run.
