A great response to the Adobe CS Cloud subscription model.

It doesn't belong to them from Digital Skye Media Development on Vimeo.

CSI Rentals is pleased to announce the opening of a second location in the Williamsburg Bushwick area of Brooklyn New York begining June 2013.
You Asked we listened.  The popular fast growing art and photo neighborhood in north and east Williamsburg Brooklyn NY has become the home of many young professional photographers, movie makers and artists which has brought an uplifted new look to the neighborhood with: new restaurants, bars and clubs opening daily and on every corner. Many commercial sites are now occupied by state of the art photo studios and sound stages. CSI Rentals is taking steps to fill the void that we found missing in this area: Photo & Video Equipment Rentals.

CSI Rentals has earned a sterling reputation at its NYC Location by serving the photo and video industry for the past 5 years with the latest gear is now adding an additional location in Williamsburg/Bushwick Brooklyn NY with a full stock of rental equipment for photo video and cinema shoots CSI Rentals Brooklyn will also feature a full stock of expendables for photo and video shoots including a full line of seamless paper, foam boards, gaffers tapes, gels etc.

CSI Rentals Brooklyn is located in the heart of Brooklyn's art and photo industry just 1 block from the L train at its ground level store with convenient loading options, lots of parking space, truck drive in for easy load and unload and also offer Delivery and Pick up in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

CSI Rentals now offers One Way Rentals where you can pick up at one location and return to another at the same rate!
We look forward to serve you, stay tuned for our great grand opening event.

 Jacob Drezdner

Here is a great article about the ADOBE Creative Cloud debacle written by a long time friend of ours.

THIS IS NOT THE TYPICAL 'LIGHT AS AIR' POST ON DAMN UGLY PHOTOGRAPHY. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONNECTION WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHY, DESIGN, ADVERTISING OR PUBLISHING BUSINESS, I ASK THAT YOU TAKE THE TIME TO READ THROUGH THIS MAGNUM OPUS OF MINE AS I TRULY FEEL IT IS ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS I'VE POSTED SINCE I'VE BEGUN DOING THE BLOG...BRAD TRENT

Last week Adobe announced that, going forward, all of its software products will only be available on a subscription basis. No more perpetual licenses for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, or any of the applications that make up the Adobe Creative Suite…from now on, users will have to pay a monthly subscription fee forever if they want to use any of these products!

But before I set off on what might get interpreted as a narcissistic rant, let me make my opinion on Adobe’s decision to move to what they are calling a ‘cloud-based’ subscription only licensing model up front and crystal clear…

As a professional photographer who relies on Photoshop just as much as I rely on the digital cameras that produce my RAW files, I believe having to pay an ongoing monthly fee to use the application is an incredibly shortsighted decision by a company that essentially has the monopoly on digital asset management, and if I may quote David Hobby…the Strobist…”feels like the biggest money grab in the history of software”.

I will also say that the majority of what I’ll be talking about relates to Photoshop, since that’s the World I live in. Whether or not users of Adobe Muse, Dreamweaver, After Effects or any of the other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite find added value in paying the new $50.00 monthly subscription scheme, I have no idea. I’m gonna focus on the concept on what an ongoing $20.00 per month subscription means for photographers…

Click here to read the full story on Brad Trent's Blog.

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This is a really great documentary on Tom Ford.

the new Canon EOS 5D Mark III firmware and HDMI features expands teh cameras feature set. This video explanation of the firmware, HDMI, and the Atomos Ninja 2 from Stefan Czech provides a explanation of everything having to do with the Canon EOS 5D Mark III 1.2.1 firmware and it's integration with the Atomos Ninja 2.

Yes it is long, but there’s a TON of info in this video but well worth the viewing.

One of the good points (among many that Stefan makes) is that you don’t have to use an SSD with the Ninja – less expensive 2.5″ laptop drives will work.

The other ‘trick’ not spoken about much yet is the fact you can “zoom” and still record! This gives you the ability to virtually ‘crop’ the 5D3 and to expand the range of your lenses. Of course, there’s a slight loss of quality the further you ‘zoom’, but it is something you can experiment with and use to your heart’s content if you would like.

Adobe announced the end of their: Adobe Creative Suite at its Adobe MAX conference this morning, stating that it's moving to a subscription model and dropping the existing Creative Suite software products. Begining in June, new versions of Adobe's CS software will be available only online, and only as part of a Creative Cloud subscription. 

Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography

Economics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay. Here, he tells a deeply personal story of the craft that nearly killed him, and shows breathtaking images from his latest work, Genesis, which documents the world's forgotten people and places.

Sebastião Salgado captures the dignity of the dispossessed through large-scale, long-term projects.

SCATTERED by Lindsay Lindenbaum

THIS IS A GREAT KICKSTARTER PROJECT,

PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINKS AND MAKE A VERY GENEROUS DONATION TO THE PROJECT.

A story about a man, fixated on documenting his life on camera & his struggle to overcome the demons from his past.

View the Kickstarter page for full details and to make your donation

SYNOPSIS: 

Home movies rarely tell the whole story of someone's life. Instead, they show fragments of a story that the person behind the camera hopes and imagines his life to be. Years later, when one's current reality has faded or has become too difficult to bear, one returns to these memories, to this abridged story, to one version of the past. SCATTERED takes an unflinching look at my late father--a man who was fixated on documenting his life on film and who became estranged from me as a child--and unravels the story that he tried to create with his camera, to reveal the story that actually was.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware Version 1.2.1

Changes
Firmware Version 1.2.1 incorporates the following functional improvements and fixes.
1. Uncompressed HDMI output is now enabled.

2. Enables the center AF point to auto-focus when the camera is used with Canon EF lens/extender combinations whose combined maximum aperture is f/8.

3. Improves the speed of the camera’s acquisition of focus when using a Canon Speedlite’s AF-assist beam.

4. Fixes a phenomenon in which the LCD monitor may freeze and display Err 70 or Err 80 when a still photo is taken during Live View or in movie shooting mode.

5. Fixes a phenomenon that may occur when the continuous shooting priority setting is enabled for multiple exposures, such that, after the sixth image is taken, there is a slight pause before the remainder of the sequence is completed.

6. Fixes a phenomenon in which the viewfinder display shows incorrect information during AEB shooting.

7. Communication with the WFT-E7 Wireless File Transmitter has been improved.

8. When images have been successfully transferred with the WFT-E7 Wireless File Transmitter through the FTP protocol, an “O” will be displayed. When images have not been successfully transferred with the WFT-E7 Wireless File Transmitter through the FTP protocol, an “X” will be displayed.

9. Fixes a phenomenon in which the camera may not function properly when an Eye-Fi card is used.

10. Fixes a phenomenon in which the focal length value listed in the Exif information is not displayed correctly for images shot with the EF 24-70mm F4L IS USM lens.

11. Fixes a phenomenon in which the lens firmware cannot be updated properly.

12. Corrects errors in the Arabic language menu.

13. Fixes a phenomenon in which the camera changes the AF micro-adjustment value to -8.

14. Fixes a phenomenon in which the on-screen guidance cannot be fully displayed when setting the maximum limit value for the “Setting the ISO Speed Range for Auto ISO” option.

* Items No.1 through 12 have been incorporated into firmware version 1.2.0.
* Items No.1 through 14 have been incorporated into firmware version 1.2.1.

Firmware Version 1.2.1 is for cameras with firmware version 1.2.0 or earlier. If the camera’s firmware is already version 1.2.1, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

Download page: EOS 5D Mark III Firmware Version 1.2.1 [Mac OS X].

In a move that again demonstrates that Hasselblad has lost it's connection to it's long time users and to the photo graphic community in general Hassleblad has made another bad decision, to discontinue their V system.  Now all we have left is a camera that has a Hasselblad label and that is manufactured by FUJINON - James Sullivan

Hasselblad has announced the discontinuance of the Hasselblad 503CW, the last V system camera in its portfolio. The decision, which comes into immediate effect, brings to an end over a half century of evolution of the company’s original camera line. Hasselblad has confirmed that the last 503CW has rolled off the production line but the company will continue to provide V System accessories while stocks last.  V System support will also still be available through "current channels."

Hasselblad Press Release End of the line for the Hasselblad V System

Hasselblad is to cease production of its 503CW model - the last V System camera in the company’s portfolio.

The decision, which comes into immediate effect, brings to an end over a half century of evolution of the company’s original camera line.

Dr. Larry Hansen, Hasselblad Chairman and CEO said: “Everything has its place in time. The veteran 503CW combined with an extensive V System range of interchangeable lenses and accessories, was for seventeen years, the camera of choice for discerning professionals and aspirational amateur photographers
But there has been a substantial decline in demand for this camera over the past five years or so and the time has now come for us to reluctantly consign the V System to history.  In so doing we would like to thank all fans and customers for both their loyalty and their enthusiasm for our legacy Hasselblad V System.” He added: “Now of course the focus on medium format capture is on our H System – the world’s most advanced camera. The latest generation cameras represent medium format capture engineering at its most exemplary and are well-placed to secure and underpin the company’s unrivalled reputation for providing highest image quality and craftsmanship.  Additionally we are focussing on new products for advanced enthusiasts.” Hasselblad has confirmed that the last 503CW has rolled off the production line but the company will continue to provide V System accessories while stocks last.  V System support will also still be available through current channels.