PopPhoto.com reports:
“A sneak peek at Panasonic’s new Ultrazoom EVF leaves us wanting an encore…We were able to get our hands on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 a few days before today’s official announcement, and, to put it briefly, the Olympus SP 550UZ appears to have some serious competition in the EVF ultrazoom category. With an optically-stabilized [...]

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“Elle and Vanity Fair produced their second annual green issues in May, but the titles produced different results. Elle’s green issue outperformed the one in 2006, which was the worst seller of last year’s first half. Ad pages for this year’s issue were up 22 percent from 2006, while the magazine increased its newsstand sale [...]

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Digital Camera website gives us insightful news about the Digital Market:
“According to data from CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) digital camera shipments by CIPA members (the majority of digital camera manufacturers) are up 27% overall in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year. The largest growth coming from [...]

From AdCritic:

“The second round of ads in Absolut’s radical revamping of its image after 27 years includes more wry  visual commentary shot by Vincent Dixon and retouched by Hélène Chauvet, abetted by quite a cast of creatives. As TBWA CD Rob Smiley told Creativity when the campaign launched, “Times have changed. Issues are the discourse [...]

“The benchmark for high speed, high resolution professional photography. Powerful enough to capture a 110 frame burst at 10 frames per second. Built to withstand the toughest conditions. Canon’s APS-H size (28.1 x 18.7 mm) CMOS sensor combines superb colour rendering with a wide dynamic range. Its inherent low-noise characteristics ensure smooth results at high [...]

Artist: Ken Dubrowski
Project: Story on Pastel illustrator and furniture maker Ken Dubrowski
Client: South Shore Living Magazine
When: July 07
Notes: Ken a successful editorial , conceptual illustrator discusses the need for illustrators to take risks to create new markets for their work and the article also showcases his collection of fine furniture.