Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) has been available on the market for some time. A few days ago I had an opportunity to attend their Roadshow in Sydney. Adobe said they launched 14 new products in this Creative Suite 6. In the sessions, they focused mostly on Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator, Firework and Photoshop. I am most interested in the new features of...
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Canon made the announcement of its EOS M (see one of the many previews) system a few days ago. I have spent some time to come to terms with its appearance. The Canon EOS M is not a groundbreaking interchangeable mirrorless lens camera, in particular its body design resembles a lot to the Powershot series – moulded with a Canon family look. That’s fine....
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A recent article written by Kate Bevan reminds us the purpose of photography by pointing out that apps like Instagram is debasing photography. Yes, this may be true. When everybody is mimicking, what else you can say about creativity? Like the latest movie The Batman Dark Knight Rises, the world is gloomier than ever (Shock to know 12 innocent movie-goers were shot...
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Where is the big brother? Lately the Australians are alerted by a news report that the government is spying on everyone through requesting telco to store all our internet access. This is not news. This is news if a government does not spy on its people. The age of what George Orwell perceives in his novel 1984 may soon become not just fiction, but too true to...
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Have you heard of a photo editing software called Nik Silver Efex Pro 2? I heard of it from time to time but never paid much attention to it until recently the Leica M Monochrom includes the Adobe Lightroom and the Nik Silver Efex Pro as bundled software applications. Almost all cameras come with a proprietary software application to handle its own RAW files, such...
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