John Beardsworth has a great blog post on the the dangers of social media for photographers (link to archived version). It’s a timely reminder for those posting images on photo sharing sites. And a wake up call if you’re unaware of the pitfalls, especially those who use photo sharing websites for image storage!
Adobe announced the Lightroom 3.3 Release Candidate along with Camera Raw 6.3 and the DNG Converter 6.3. This release also introduces the Adobe Lens Profile Downloader.  The Lens Profile Downloader  is a free companion application to Photoshop CS5, Photoshop Lightroom 3, and the Camera Raw 6 plug-in. It allows customers to search, download, rate and … Read more
Richard Anderson is presenting two sessions on photo archiving and workflow at the Nikon AIPP Event in Australia during October. Richard is project leader of dpBestflow and co-author of Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow Handbook.
Peter Krogh has created a series of DAM Workflow videos demonstrating Phase One Capture One 5.1 and Expression Media 2. Peter’s emphasis as always is maintaining the integrity of the images and metadata. View the free videos at Phase One.
DigitalPro is a DAM workflow tool for Windows. One of the highlights in v6 is a checksum validation tool built into the DAM cataloguing application. Wildlife photographer B. Moose Peterson goes over the highlights here.
Australian photographers are fed up with bureaucracy stifling their craft and profession through permits and fees. Photographers from around Australia are staging a protest rally near Campbell Cove, Sydney Harbour on Sunday 29th August, 2010 from 10.00am to Noon. Bring your camera and tripod and hear from photographers like Ken Duncan from Arts Freedom Australia. … Read more
It’s true. While the fine detail may be different, professional photography has undergone many changes over the decades. The AIPP has many experienced members whom I listen to for advice on how they successfully dealt with change, in their own business and as part of the AIPP executive. It gives me perspective to make informed … Read more
AntZero have released the server version of their media cataloguing app AtomicView as well as a new catalog reader. Available for Mac and Windows.
John Beardsworth has released Syncomatic, a Lightroom plugin that syncs metadata between files with the same name but different extension.