Nikon D3s

There are plenty of rumors on the net about an updated Nikon D3, the D3s. It is supposedly going to be able to shoot 14 frames per second. This would seem rather incredible if true and I just can't see it happening. 

If anything, the D4 (or whatever they call it) may be have more frames per second, though I'd struggling to know why. Faster and more accurate auto focus would be more essential than increasing the frame rate.

Of course, the D3s probably will have a movie mode. Will it be 1080p? It may, and it would be the first Nikon to do 1080p since the other Nikon cameras to have video have the 720p implementation.

You can pick up a Nikon D3 with a discount at the moment at Amazon.

If you're thinking about picking one, now is the time.

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Nikon Camera with 18mm f1.4 lens

Is Nikon preparing to release a camera with an 18mm f1.4 lens. If they do, this will be quite something. 


You can find the information on the  creativemayhem.com.au website.


This will be big, if true.. Nikon seems to be ready to unleash a heap of products on the public in 2010. I can not wait.

Silver Efex Review

Silver Efex Pro

Silver Efex is one of those plug-ins every photographer should have if you work in black and white. Pure and simple. It's worth re-exploring this software again since it's well worth the money and is on special at Amazon at the moment.

In these days of digital image editing, “Is that real or has it been Photoshopped?” is a common question. It's also the sign of a common misconception about photographs. No photo is real, and even images never touched by an image editor are still interpretive representations.

Few things reveal the subjectivity of photography as starkly as black and white conversion, for the simple fact that there’s no objective standard for what gray tone should correspond to any particular color. For example, in a black and white photograph you might choose to represent a sky as a dark tone or a very light tone.


How you choose to map a color scene into grayscale is one of the most important stages in black and white work. Nik Software’s Silver Efex Prois a $200 plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Apple’s Aperture that does nothing but black and white conversion. You won't find a more sophisticated tool for converting color images to grayscale. And because Silver Efex's grain and film emulation are best in class, you can create images that look like traditional black and white photos.

Nikon D300s

I've been using the D300s lately and have been trying my hardest to see the differences between this camera and the D300. If there is a difference in the image, it's not visible at ISO 1600. I'm sure some irrelevant website like dpreview will have their posting up to show some difference, but for all intensive purposes the image is the same.

Nude Photography

I've been asked to do some nice art type photo's for some people and it's been a great experience. It is all about the lighting and setting the tone of the photo. It celebrating the form of the human body. It can be sensual, a little bit risque, emotional, of exact. 

I'm going to include a couple of points to think about when doing this type of photography. I'll also add to it as I go.

First, make sure the model or client is comfortable. The location should be the right temperature, whether that be warm or cooler. This is actually really important since it will show in the models face and pose if she is hot or cold.