New Toys This issue looks at lots new toys for geeks and creatives alike. Snow Leopard – Mac OS X Update As you will already know Apple released their latest operating system. While there is some refinement to the user interface most of the good stuff is under the hood. By relinquishing support for PPC … Read more
Robert Edwards will be presenting a Photo Imaging Masterclass for AIPP Queensland on 20 August 2009. Click here for more information and to book.
Archiving If you are at all interested in revisiting your images sometime in the future this edition is for you. The DAM Book – Second Edition Peter Krogh has published the second edition of The DAM Book, Digital Asset Management for Photographers (2009, O’Reilly Media). Since the first edition parts of the DAM landscape have … Read more
Peter Krogh has released the second edition of his authoritive The DAM Book for Photographers. Pre-order your copy now. If you live in the USA and buy before 1 May you can get free shipping and a personal inscription.
PMA Australia 2009 PMA Australia will be held at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, 25 – 28 June 2009. Robert Edwards will be presenting a keynote presentation (135KB PDF) on Sunday 28 June. PMA Australia is the southern hemisphere’s largest, annual photographic trade show. It encompasses equipment exhibitions, conferences and workshops, the Australian Professional … Read more
Mistake #1. Not using DAM Some people are put off DAM because it sounds boring or worse seems irrelevant to their photography. News Flash: DAM applies to everybody; pro photographer, designer, amateur, family snapper, videographer… If you create any digital content, be it pictures, Word documents, or invoices you need some sort of DAM. DAM … Read more
As part of our commitment to training DAMsimple are presenting a DAM Workflow seminar at L&P in Sydney on 17 March 2009. Download the registration form (280kb) to book your place now.
Google leaks signs of their Cloud Storage GDrive: “GDrive provides reliable storage for all of your files, including photos, music and documents. GDrive allows you to access your files from anywhere, anytime, and from any device – be it from your desktop, web browser or cellular phone.” From Google Operating System blog.
Google have released a beta of Picasa for Mac. Targeted at amateurs Picasa is a lightweight, well featured, free image editor and DAM application for Windows (and more recently Linux).