Thursday, 1 December 2016
Phase One Unveils Capture One Pro 10
Phase One today launched Capture One Pro 10, the latest version of the company’s powerful raw conversion and photo editing software. It features interface improvements, behind-the-scenes tuning, and some new features.
The user experience has been improved, allowing you to work with photos more quickly, even at 100% view. There’s a new default workspace that’s designed to help new users hit the ground running.
There’s a new 3-stage process for sharpening photos: a lens tool option corrects for diffraction, a creative sharpening tool provides a Halo Suppression slider and a new blending algorithm, and finally a recipe tool lets you control output sharpening for the last step before a photo is ready for the world to see.
The proof mode has been enhanced for on-screen proofing. In the viewer panel, you can now simulate things such as final size, resolution, color, compression artifacts, and sharpening.
Inspired by video grading processes, Phase One is integrating support for a Tangent panel system to work directly with images. You can make multiple adjustments to your photos at the same time by operating physical controls.
A new camera focus tool module allows you to focus your tethered camera from your computer. “Those tough overhead shots have never been easier,” Phase One says.
Other features include a new filter for searching by photo orientation, the ability to move folders in catalogs, auto masking support for any editable file type, faster creation of Lens Cast Calibration (LCC) profiles, and hardware acceleration.
Capture One Pro 10 is available now for Mac and Windows through the Phase One website. The program costs $299, but existing owners of versions 8 or 9 can upgrade for $99.
from PetaPixel http://petapixel.com/2016/12/01/phase-one-unveils-capture-one-pro-10/
Here’s the Complete First Season of ‘Top Photographer’
The first season of Top Photographer is now over, and a winning photographer has been crowned. In case you missed the Adorama-produced and Nigel Barker-hosted Web reality TV series, here’s the entire first season for you to binge.
Episode 1
“Contestants arrive to New York and get right to work with a sports action themed challenge. See who prevails as the contestants get the opportunity to shoot an Olympic athlete just back from Rio.”
Episode 2
“The challenge is fashion photography. The contestants have to create the perfect image for an advertisement campaign with the fall fashion line of high end designer Pamella Roland.”
Episode 3
“The focus is landscape photography. Tune in as the contestants have a once in a lifetime opportunity where they get to photograph New York City from an exclusive location.”
Episode 4
“The final two contestants will compete in a challenge to submit an image that they feel best represents them as a photographer. They have a time limit and the confines of the enormous New York City to get this done.”
Episode 5
“After going around NYC to take a photo that most represents them, it all comes down to this final episode for the two remaining contestants. Nigel Barker, along with special guests Joe Zee and Coco Rocha, decide who will be the first, Top Photographer.”
from PetaPixel http://petapixel.com/2016/12/01/heres-complete-first-season-top-photographer/
Photojournalists Lay Down Their DSLRs as a Protest in South Korea
When Japan and South Korea signed a pact on military intelligence sharing last week, authorities decided to do the signing in private, closing off the ceremony to the press. Unhappy about this decision, photojournalists decided to protest the media blackout by laying down their cameras.
As Japanese ambassador Yasumasa Nagamine arrived at the South Korean Defense Ministry in Seoul on November 23th, 2016, he entered the doors to find a tunnel formed by a line of photojournalists on both sides. The photographers had just been told after arriving at the venue that they wouldn’t be allowed to shoot the actual signing of the pact.
Angered by this last-minute notice, the photographers collectively decided to boycott covering the ambassador’s arrival. At the photographers’ feet were their DSLR cameras, symbolically laid on the ground to show that they were refusing to cover the event.
Instead of using press photographers, the South Korean government decided to release their own photos of the event shot by defense ministry officials.
Image credits: Photograph by Kyodo News via Getty Images
from PetaPixel http://petapixel.com/2016/12/01/photojournalists-lay-dslrs-protest-south-korea/
A Flow Motion Hyperlapse Journey in Cappadocia, Turkey
Renowned time-lapse photographer Rob Whitworth has is back again with another spellbinding video. Created for Turkish Airlines, Once Upon a Time in Cappadocia is a flow motion visual adventure through the land of Cappadocia, Turkey.
“Experience the towering fairy chimney formations, immense subterranean cities, stone-carved mansions, and inimitable cultural energy that make Cappadocia one of the world’s most unforgettable travel destinations,” the photographer writes in the video’s description.
Whitworth’s signature “flow motion” style provides a tour of natural and manmade sights in a way that distorts time, seasons, and gravity. Be sure to view the video in 4K resolution if you have a display that supports it.
P.S. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Whitworth’s flow motion hyperlapse of Dubai, which received a huge amount of attention back in early 2015.
from PetaPixel http://petapixel.com/2016/12/01/flow-motion-hyperlapse-journey-cappadocia-turkey/
Ep. 129: Big Moves From Two Big Names & more!
Episode 129 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Johany Jutras, official Canadian Football League photographer
In This Episode
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Official Canadian Football League photographer, Johany Jutras opens the show. Thanks Johany!
Kai Wong leaves DigitalRev and goes it alone. (#)
Recent advances in battery technology will mean charging for seconds and getting days worth of power. (#)
Casey Neistat closes his vlog, sells Beme to CNN reportedly for $25 million. (#)
Cokin teams up with Slik to create a retro tripod. (#)
Controversial photographer David Hamilton dies amid controversy. (#)
VLC integrates 360, but is that content compelling? (#)
Outtakes
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from PetaPixel http://petapixel.com/2016/12/01/ep-129-big-moves-two-big-names/