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  • New York Times details photo editing policy for fashion magazine

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    A cover image in the latest issue of the New York Times’ monthly style magazine, T, has led to an interesting discussion about the newspaper’s policy on photo retouching. While editors forbid any image manipulation beyond, ‘minor color-toning and brightness’ in news stories, retouches and removal of blemishes are allowed in the style magazine’s fashion photography. Does a newspaper risk credibility by allowing retouching on editorially-branded content? Click to read more and share your thoughts.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Google releases more photocentric Google+ app for Android

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    At last week’s I/O developer conference Google announced a number of upgrades to the photo section of its Google+ social network, including features such as ‘Auto-Highlight’, ‘Auto-Enhance’ and ‘Auto’-Awesome’. To make the same experience available on its mobile platform the search giant has released an upgraded Google+ app for Android. Click through to Connect to find out more.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Book Review: Shooting in Sh*tty Light

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    Lindsay Adler and Erik Valind, both working professionals and educators, have written a beginner’s guide to photographic lighting with an unusual conceit at its core. By structuring a book around a list of common challenges – what they call the ‘top ten worst situations’ – they’ve created a digestible, useful ‘lighting 101’ guide. In this short review, Adam Koplan takes a look at their book ‘Shooting in Sh**ty Light: The Top Ten Worst Photography Lighting Situations and How to Conquer Them’.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • DxOMark investigates lenses for the Nikon D600

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    Our friends and collaborators over at DxOMark have recently been looking into how lenses score on specific cameras, and the latest model they’ve examined is the Nikon D600. In a three-part article published at the end of last week, they investigate how 70 lenses from Carl Zeiss, Nikon, Samyang, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina measure up on the D600’s 24MP sensor.  The article also compares how given lenses score on the D600 compared to the 36MP D800 and 24MP D3X. Click through for links to the three parts of the article.    

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Just posted: Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD lens review

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    Just posted: Our review of the Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD. In our latest lens review produced in collaboration with DxOMark, we look at Tamron’s fast standard zoom for full frame cameras – the first in its class to include optical stabilisation. With its Ultrasonic Drive focus motor and drip-proof construction, it looks like a very tempting option for full frame shooters, especially as it costs rather less than its counterparts from Canon, Nikon or Sony. But is this all too good to be true? Click through to read our review and find out.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Introducing… What The Duck on dpreview.com

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    We’ve been fans of Aaron Johnson’s comic strip ‘What the Duck’ for years. ‘WTD’ is one of the best satirical comic strips in the world, and we’re pleased to announce that we’ll be publishing it on dpreview.com, starting today. Click through for the first in what we hope will be a long series!

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • 10 Photo Editing Programs (that aren’t Photoshop)

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    Adobe Photoshop has become ubiquitous since its introduction more than 20 years ago, but it isn’t the only game in town. In this article, we’ve selected 10 photo editing programs that aren’t all as well-known as Photoshop, but which are well worth investigating if you’re looking for other options. Click through for a link to the full article. 

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • In-depth look at Google+ Photo Update with the Team that Designed it

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    At its I/O developers conference a couple of days ago Google introduced various updates to its Google+ social networking platform, many of which will be of interest to photographers. As well as changes to layout, images can be ‘auto-enhanced’, made into panoramas and animations, and the system can also select the best facial expressions in group shots. Click through for more details on connect.dpreview.com.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Adobe issues Camera Raw v8.1 and DNG Converter ‘release candidates’

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    Adobe has issued a ‘release candidates’ of Adobe Camera Raw 8.1 and DNG Converter 8.1 on its Adobe Labs site. The release is the first version of ACR designed to work with Photoshop CC but, as promised, is also compatible with Photoshop CS6. CS6 users will only gain camera compatibility, not any of the functions added in ACR 8 (and Lightroom 5), such as the perspective-correcting ‘Upright’ tool or the advanced healing brush. The latest version brings support for 7 additional cameras along with 16 lens profiles.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Adobe issues Camera Raw v8.1 and DNG Converter ‘release candidates’

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    Adobe has issued a ‘release candidates’ of Adobe Camera Raw 8.1 and DNG Converter 8.1 on its Adobe Labs site. The release is the first version of ACR designed to work with Photoshop CC but, as promised, is also compatible with Photoshop CS6. CS6 users will only gain camera compatibility, not any of the functions added in ACR 8 (and Lightroom 5), such as the perspective-correcting ‘Upright’ tool or the advanced healing brush. The latest version brings support for 7 additional cameras along with 16 lens profiles.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)