Special #1: Printing Book for 24.95 instead of $39.95 for a limited time
Special #2: Video Book for $19.95 instead of $29.95 for a limited time
Special #3: Workflow Handbook $29.95 instead of $34.95 for a limited time

The Art of HDR Photography: Dynamic Range (published at DPReview)

                Unique new workshop: From Scene to Frame - Walk in Downtown Gilroy

02/05/2011 Monarchs at Pacific Grove

We consider this one of the wonders of nature. Nothing you see can be seen with your naked eyes. Enjoy!

02/05/2011 Schneider-Kreuznach joins Micro Four Thirds (via DPReview)

02/04/2011 How to create and use Texture Blending Templates

02/03/2011 Spring Time is for us Orchard Time

Spring is early in Silicon Valley.

02/02/2011 Video Installation using the Western Digital Media Player

01/31/2011 Phase One IQ180 Field Test: Initial conclusion

01/31/2011 Phase One IQ180 Field Test: Short video posted

01/31/2011 Phase One IQ180 Field Test: The gallery shows now 3Kx3K pixel crops

Visit the gallery more often as we are adding more images.

01/30/2011 Phase One IQ180 Field Test: First Observations

01/29/2011 Our new DOP Simple Frames scripts

Explore the power of custom frames for your images.

01/29/2011 Capture One 6.1 released

This new version supports the new IQ backs and also other new cameras like the Panasonic GH2.

01/28/2011 Photo from today to share

If we would not have posted a front page photo yesterday this would be a new one. Shot with a GH2 and then blended.

01/27/2011 iPhone 4 8mm Vintage Camera App: Added a second sample

01/27/2011 New Front Page Photo

A blended photo from the Olympus E-3. More dunes photos can be found here.

01/26/2011 Added some blended Dunes photos to our January 2011 Photos

01/26/2011 Adobe Introduces Photoshop Express 1.5 for iOS

01/26/2011 New DOP Top Sharpening Bundle Deal (includes Optimal Sharp and Detail Extractor V2)

We are often ask which of the two filters to use. Depending on the images and your vision both have their place. While Optimal Sharp is a general purpose natural detail sharpening tool our Detail Extractor V2 can retrieve the ultimate detail glory. The combination of both tools gives you the full range for your sharpening needs.

01/24/2011 Phase One announces new Line of IQ Backs (via DPReview)

Highlights:

• 80 MP (IQ180) , 60 MP (IQ160) and 40MP (IQ140)
• USB3 (for future use)
• Firewire 800
• High resolution 3.2" display (1.15MP)
• Advanced touch interface

Good news: We likely can use the new 80MP back very soon and will report about our first encounter.

01/24/2011 Flypaper Textures

01/23/2011 iPhone 4: 8mm Vintage Camera App

This is major fun.

01/22/2011 Panasonic AF100 Journey Diary: Philip Bloom's Turin Brakes Music Video

01/21/2011 Added Slow Motion Effect to GH1 video

01/21/2011 New Front Page Photo

Photographed with the Panasonic GF1 and Voigtlaender 25mm f/0.95 lens.

Here is a gallery with previous front page photos (2010-2011).

01/20/2011 GH2 Slow Motion Test using Twixtor

01/20/2011 Check out our January 2011 Photos

01/19/2011 Panasonic AF100 Journey Diary: Monarch Butterflies updated to Draft 2

01/19/2011 DxO releases new version 6.5.3

The new version supports the Panasonic GH2 but only one lens (14-140mm zoom).

01/18/2011 Panasonic AF100 Journey Diary: Monarch Butterflies in Slow Motion

01/18/2011 Two Day "The Art of HDR Photography" Workshop in SF 3/12/-13/2011

01/18/2011 Nik Software announces Silver Efex Pro V2 (for sale in February)

We reported about the version 1 here.

01/16/2011 Panasonic 100-300mm f/4-5.6 Lens

01/16/2011 Detail Extractor Offer for $19.95 instead of $34.95 ends 1/17/2011

01/15/2011 Panasonic AF100 Journey Diary: Monarch Butterflies at Pacific Grove

01/14/2011 New 1 Day HDR workshop announced

01/14/2011 Panasonic AF100 Journey Diary: Highlight Optimization

01/13/2011 Panasonic AF100 Journey Diary: Short Video "Point Lobos Whalers Cove"

01/11/2011 Panasonic AF100 Journey Diary: First short Video

01/10/2011 Panasonic AF100 Journey Diary Begins