"Manado in My Eyes" Exhibition
by MPC
A visual record of North Sulawesi beauty and the life of the
society were shown at "Manado in My Eyes" photo exhibition. It
was organized by Manado Photography Club (MPC) to celebrate
the anniversary of North Sulawesi Province on September 23 as
well as celebrating MPC's anniversary on August 10. It aimed
to visualize the appreciation of Manado and North Sulawesi
through the eyes of the photography community.
Two hundreds photos from various categories were
exhibited at Manado Town Square, Manado from September 9
to 13. Pictures on show were shot by local photographers from
North Sulawesi. The exhibition received positive review from
both public and sponsor.
 Augina Natalia G Wowor, Denny Stefano Taroreh
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Pesta Blogger Propagates Nationalism Through Photo Contest
The terrorist attack which recently happened in Indonesia
becomes the inspiration of Pesta Blogger 2009 (www.
pestablogger.com) photo contest. The photo contest themed on
"One Spirit One Nation" is part of the show held to celebrate
Pesta Blogger 2009, a national gathering of all bloggers around
Indonesia, which also shares the same theme. The photo
contest aims to find the best pictures taken by Indonesian
photographers which represent the spirit of nationalism, unity in
diversity, and cooperation.
The judges are Deniek Sukarya, Arbain Rambey, Kristupa
Saragih and Darwis Triadi. The photo competition is open for
public. Log on to www.photocontes.pestablogger.com to register
and submit your photos. The entries must be submitted before
October 15. Thirty best pictures will be chosen and displayed
during the Pesta Blogger festival on October 24 in Jakarta. nana
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Learning Still Life Photography
for Free
As a tradition during the fasting month (Ramadhan), Singomoto
Underground Studio organised a learning class on still life
photography, and it was free. It is an annual program held
every Ramadhan, and for this year the program has already
been carried out for three times.
As in the previous years, the program was packed in a
kind of workshop and photo hunting. The first one was held
on August 29 and attended by about 15 participants; the
second on September 5 with 12 participants; and the third on
September 12 attended by 14 participants. All the program took
place at Singomoto Underground Studio, Jakarta Timur, and
was guided by Fr. Edy Santoso –a member of Fotografer.net and
owner of the studio.
The participants were free to photograph any kind of “stilllife”
objects. In this program, they were learning and practicing
as well as improving their skills on still life photography.
Fr. Edy Santoso
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Leica M9: the Smallest Full-frame
Camera
The history of 35-mm
photography began almost
100 years ago with the
legendary Ur-Leica. Today, it
is the Leica M9, a landmark
camera that carries the proud
heritage of Leica M cameras
into the digital age. The
Leica M9 is the world's first
digital system camera of its
size to be built with a fullframe
sensor - a CCD sensor
developed specifically for
the M9 - that is capable of
perfectly capturing the full 35-
mm format (24 × 36 mm) in
ultra-high resolution.
The proprietry CCD
sensor in the LEICA M9
with18MP, allows the
utilization of the full 35 mm
format. The sensor of the M9
uses a newly developed cover
glass to eliminate infrared
light contamination and allows
the utilization of existing Leica
M lenses with out a loss of
image quality. The use of external UV/IR filters is not required.
The key control element of the M9 is four-way switch and dial
combination used in conjunction with the 2.5-inch LCD monitor
on the back. All important functions for everyday situations are
quickly and easily accessible by pressing the set button.
With exterior dimensions of 13.9 x 3.7 x 8 cm (5.5 x 1.5
x 3.1 in), it maintains the ideal shape of the M camera and
becomes the smallest full frame system camera in the world.
The camera is available in classic black vulcanit finish or steel
grey with traditional fine leatherette finish. Leica M9 will be
available on September with the price of US$ 6,995. dcviews.com
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FlashPipe Eases Your Photo and
Video Transfer 
Need to transfer your photos or videos from your flash
card to computer or across a network to multiple computers? Or
copy them to a main folder or backup folder? FlashPipe will do
it easily for you. The days of copying/pasting files from explorer
windows are over. Now, it is "one click and done."
When using FlashPipe –from Ddisoftware, Inc.– for the
first time, set up copy/move operations to suit your needs.
Next, it is as easy as inserting your flash card into your
computer and clicking the "Go" button when FlashPipe's window
automatically opens. Moreover, FlashPipe even develops all
RAW photos automatically and places the developed photos in
a "Developed" subfolder in each destination location. No other
tools are needed, because FlashPipe has its own fully automatic
RAW converter. With US$ 19.99, you will be given free upgrades
for one year.
imaging-resource.com, ddisoftware.com
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Attach Files Up To 100 MB with
Tonsho Photo 
Normally a large e-mail attachment, usually over 5 MB,
will bounce back marked undelivered. Tonsho offers you a
solution namely Tonsho Photo - an e-mail-based service which
allows you to sendfiles of up to 100 MB.
What you need to do to enjoy this service is first; sign
up on www.tonsho.com – there is a free account service that
you can someday upgrade to some other services acquiring
particular fees. In the process of registration, you will need to
write down you e-mail address. Next, you can then send a huge
file, of course still by using your e-mail as the sender address.
You can also enjoy this activity from some e-mail clients like
Microsoft Outlook, Mac Mail or Thunderbird from Linux.
This service has been designed specially for professional
photographers who have a necessity to send huge-sized photos
to their clients. Once you send your photos, Tonsho will then
generate a download gallery. The clients will then receive the
e-mail with the large photo attachments replaced by a link and
a password to the web page of the download gallery – containing
thumbnail photos. The clients can then choose which photos
they want from the gallery by giving a tick on each thumbnail. imaging-resource.com, ddisoftware.com
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Till Death Do Photography Apart 
Christian Poveda (53), a French-Spanish photographer
who was also the director of a controversial film, La Vida
Loca, was found dead with a bullet on his head inside a car in
Tonacatepeque, a rural area north of San Salvador, El Salvador.
Before he was found, Poveda was coming back from an
assignment among violent street gangs known as the Maras.
The photographer had been working for the past few years
among El Salvador's street gangs, gaining the protection of
their leaders while he documented their lives.
Another photographer, Miquel Dewever-Plana, who was
also Poveda's friend, said that Poveda's death could have
been the work of the police or the military, because what both
Poveda and himself have been documenting is not so much the
violence that emerge from these gangs, but the causes of their
members' marginalization - a breakdown of the family system
and disinterest from the local and central governments.
Another source said that Poveda was probably murdered
by one of the gang member, because in Visa Pour L'Image
festival in Perpignan, France, Poveda wrote in his exhibition
statement, "These gangs of youths are heavily involved in drugs
and arms dealing and have gradually spread across Central
America."
Last year, the photographer explained that he never
feared for his life when working among the Maras. Anyone who
will be convicted of his murder, Poveda's death is the proof of
his total devotion to photography. In a former time, his photos
had been published in Newsweek, New York Times, GEO, Le
Figaro, Paris Match, Stern and other magazines around the
world.
bjp-online.com, pdnonline.com
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Harinezumi: Analog Experience in a
Digital Camera 
Japanese toy camera maker, Superheadz, released its
new and tiny digital camera, namely Harinezumi. Though
this is not likely going to be the first camera you might reach
for on assignment, it is a lot of fun and can produce some
unexpectedly pleasing results because Superheadz had
purposely removed the line-view function. It's tiny LCD on back
only works for playback, so you will not know exactly what you
are capturing - like when you are using an analog camera.
"Happy accidents" or just plain accidents will be a lot of fun.
Some of Harinezumi's features are 2.0-MP CMOS Chip,
recording resolution for still picture of 1,600x1,200 or 320x240,
640x480 AVI video at 25fps, film sensitivity of 100/800, Micro
SD Card up to 2GB (sold separately) and CR2X1 battery (sold
separately). This US$ 170 camera also features an 8mm film
effect without sound which will bring you to experience more on
the analog world. pdngearguide.com, shopping.icp.org
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Samsung WB5000 Will Be Released
in October
Samsung Digital
Imaging finally announced
the availability of WB5000.
This megazoom camera
having a 12.5-MP
resolution and 4.6x3.3x3.6
inch in dimension will be
available in October 2009
at US$ 400.
With a 26mm
Schneider-KREUZNACH
wide angle lens and 24x
optical zoom, also a 3 inch
LCD display, this camera offers a Dual Image Stabilization to
avoid blurred pictures. WB5000 can also record an HD video;
is utilized with a manual control; has a Face, Blink and Smile
detection feature; and a Frame Guide feature to photograph
yourself. You can also enjoy the instruction on how to use the
camera, together with the illustration, through its 3.0 inch LCD
display.
Besides that, WB5000 (North America: HZ25W) also
includes 40MB of nternal memory plus SDHC card storage, an
H.264 (MPEG-4) high-definition 720p movie mode with stereo
sound, focal length of 4.6-110.4 (actual) or 26-624mm (35mm
equivalent), digital zoom up to 5.0x and a Proprietary SLB-11A
Lithium-ion. imaging-resource.com
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Simulate 3D Scene from 2D
with Camera Mapper
Digieffects has announced that
Camera Mapper, a plugin for
Adobe After Effects, allows you
to simulate a 3D scene from
2D stills or footage is available
for purchase. It allows you to
isolate one or several objects
in your footage, project these
objects on a separate layer
and pull that layer out of the
background, creating the
visual illusion of the object
floating in front of the original
footage.
Camera Mapper
was developed in close
collaboration with Mark
Christiansen, author of The After Effects Studio Techniques
books, and industry veteran who has worked on several
feature films including Avatar, Pirates 3, All About Evil and
The Day After Tomorrow. The Camera Mapper plugin, which is
compatible with Adobe After Effects 7, CS3 and CS4, sells for
US$ 79. Camera Maker is also available in a US$ 229 bundle
with PlaneSpace, a program developed by Red Giant Software
for arranging and animating 3D layers easily. photographyblog.com
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10 Best Pictures of
MASH-II Photo Contest
  Photo by Jimmy Ransun
A picture taken by Jimmy Ransun "Jangan
Menyerah" becomes the first winner from
ten best pictures of "Manado Street Hunting
II (MASH II)" photo contest. The photo
contest was held from August 16 to 31
as a follow up of Manado Street Hunting
event on August. The judgement days were
from September 1 to 5. The judges were
Fotografer.net's moderator such as R.B.
Isworo, Wiwin Yulius, and Ucok Harahap.
More than 100 photos - from MASH II photo
gallery at Fotografer.net site - were judged.
Here is the other best pictures winning
the MASH II photo contest: "Siapa Yang
Jaga" by Jamal Rahman, "One Shot" by
Jamal Rahman, "Penjual Kecil Menunggu
Pembeli #2" by Denny Taroreh, "Masa
Indah" by Edwin Ngangi, "Memintas" by
Edwin Ngangi, "Penjual Kecil Menunggu
Pembeli" by Denny Taroreh, "Still Life" by
Jamal Rahman, "Kristalisasi Keringat" by
Augina Wowor, and "Bukan Kasur Biasa" by
Jefry Smith.
Denny Stefano Taroreh
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Back to Sixties on
"Afternoon 63" Hunting
 
Photo by Wiwin Yulius
PhotoCliniqeu brought back 1960s setting
at "Afternoon 63" workshop packed with
hunting on September 5. The "Afternoon
63" style was seen in the background set
and the model outfit during the photo
session. It involved four model and 60's
properties such as vintage cars and other
stuff. The workshop and the photo session
located at a private Mansion in Jeruk Purut
area, Kemang Selatan, Jakarta. Twelve
people were attending this event.
The photo session was divided into
three sessions with three mentors and three
different themes. The first one was "Middle
60's Vintage Style" with Suryo Priyantoro as
the mentor. The next session was "Broken
Car" by Andie Makkawaru. The last session
was "Mechanic Girl" with Teddy Hernadi.
The photo session followed by sharing
session and at the end of the day they had
a dinner party. Mohamad Riza Ishar
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Capturing 'Runaway Girl'
at Beos Station
 
Photo by Alfon Suganda
A night street hunting located at Beos
railway station or also known as Jakarta
Kota railway station, Jakarta, was held on
September 5. The event was arranged by
members of Fotografer.net in Jakarta. More
than 50 participants joined in, five of them
came from Lampung. With the old and
ancient railway station as the background
and "the girl ran away from home" as the
theme, participants were photographing five
models all night long. Alfon Suganda
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Let the Photos Speak
 
Photos can definitely tell us so many
stories. Through a photo, those stories from
the past can be revealed. Sharon Collins'
story from the past was going back to her
mind when she saw a photo of an elevator
girl staring at nothing, while at the same
time, pressing an elevator button. Sharon
saw this photo when she was visiting the
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 10
years ago.
How could Sharon's past strike her
back when she saw this photo? Well, the
girl that was captured on the photo was
Sharon herself when she was 15 years old
and had Goldstein as her last name. At that
time, she got a summer job as an elevator
girl at the Sherry Frontenac Hotel in Miami
Beach. When she starred at her photo, she
did not know exactly who was taking it, and
moreover, she did not know that she was
captured.
Today, Sharon lives in San Francisco.
She finally knows that the photographer
who took her picture is Robert Frank, and
the photo of her that is entitled as "Elevator - Miami Beach, 1955" is Robert's most
famous work. This photo now becomes
the collection of Philadelphia Museum of
Art. One unique thing that happened half
century after that photo was taken is;
Sharon was recaptured –-by Ian Padgham-–
with almost the same pose - she was
confusedly staring at her own photo in
front of the lift of San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art. npr.org
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Samsung ST45: Slim
Body, Full Features
The Samsung ST45
is a new ultra-slim
camera measuring
just 1.6cm thick.
The 12 megapixel
ST45 features an
aluminium body, 2.7 inch LCD screen,
ISO 3200 and digital image stabilisation.
Samsung's new "Smart Scene Recognition"
technology offers 11 optimized picture presettings
such as Portrait, Night portrait and
Macro, and you can also use these settings
when sorting through your photos. Face
Detection, blink detection, smile mode and
beauty shot are all present and correct,
while the new Self Portrait & Frame Guide
helps to capture better portraits.
The ST45 features a new "Smart
Album" Digital Contents Management
system. The clever navigation program
automatically organizes your shots based
on the date they were taken, their contents,
colour or themes. The ST45 is available
in Red, Black, Blue and Grey from late
September 2009.
photographyblog.com
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Night Vision Module for
Nikon Full-frame DSLR
Following the
announcement of
AstroScope 9350EOSFF
for Canon EOS
digital SLR cameras,
Electrophysics
introduced the new
AstroScope 9350NIK Night Vision Modules.
It is a high performance night vision module
for use with Nikon full-frame digital SLR
cameras such as the Nikon D3 and D700
Cameras. These digital cameras deliver
bright high resolution green images of
night-time scenes having full image format
and edge-to-edge sharpness when used
with the AstroScope 9350NIK Night Vision
Modules.
The night vision module fits between
the camera body and SLR lens, which
makes all the lens electrical connections
are maintained and important lens features
such as vibration reduction (VR) remain
fully functional even in night vision mode.
At the heart of the new AstroScope Night
Vision Modules is a central intensification
unit (CIU) that transforms dark, moonlight
or starlit nights into bright, high-resolution
scenes.
photographyblog.com
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Corel Digital Studio 2010
with Touch Operation
Corel has introduced
the Corel Digital
Studio 2010 image
and video editing
software package with
touch operation. With
the right hardware,
users can touch and
edit their digital files
or use traditional
mouse operation. The
included software
allows users to
organize, edit and upload photos and
videos, create slideshows and home movies
complete with soundtracks and voice-over.
Corel Digital Studio 2010 is designed
to take advantage of the latest Microsoft
Windows 7 advances including the natural,
hands-on experience offered by Windows
Touch. The product also offers a great
creative environment for customers using
Windows XP or Windows Vista. "There is
no other creative software application on
the market that offers consumers new and
unique ways to experience creative multitouch
features complementing Windows
7 in the way that Corel Digital Studio
2010 does. Windows 7 & Corel make new
things possible," said Christian Georgeson,
Windows Consumer Product Manager at
Microsoft.
Digital Studio 2010 is now available for
download at retail price of US$ 99.99 or £
59 GBP. Corel Digital Studio 2010 will also
be available at leading retailers around the
world starting in mid-September 2009. For
more information, to purchase an ESD or
download a free, fully featured 30-day trial,
please visit www.corel.com. dpreview.com
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An Imaging Conference
Established Grandly in
California
 
"The future of imaging will be in
more dimensions, when you want it, and
in more places." That's the key theme of
the upcoming 6Sight Future of Imaging
Conference, November 10 to 12, at the
Monterey Conference Center in Monterey,
California.
The conference features four main
topics: the advent of 3D imaging, the on-demand
printing revolution, synergies
between camera phones and social
networking, and the rising industry clout
of amateur photographers. Each topic will
be examined through session clusters,
approaching the topic from different
perspectives: technology demonstrations,
expert presentations, and industry-defining
panel discussions.
Some of its interesting agendas
are "Computational Photography - The
Future Starts Now" by Ramesh Raskar,
Ph.D., a researcher and educator from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Media Lab; Fujifilm's demonstration on
its new consumer 3D camera followed by
an overview of the state of the art of 3D
technology by Lenny Lipton, an author
and filmmaker who is also the founder of
StereoGraphics Corp.; "Hollywood and Your
Television" by Rick Dean, the vice president,
technology development, at THX and
board member of 3D@Home Consortium;
"Dimentionality in Camera Phone Industry"
by Tony Henning, the Future Image senior
analyst; etc.
The registration after September
costs US$ 2,395, while before, it was US$
1,695. For further information, please visit
www.6sight.com. imaging-resource.com
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Negative & Transparency
Scanners that Boost
7200dpi Resolution
To scan and
preserve your
cherished memories,
Plustek has released
three new negative
and transparency
scanners - Plustek
OpticFilm 7600Ai,
7600iSE and 7400. They are all giving out
the same maximum resolution of 7200dpi.
Besides, they have a Multi Sampling feature
to minimize noise, ACRTM (Adaptive Color
Restoration) to improve color saturation on
faded slides/negative, also SRDTM (Smart
Removal of Defects) to reduce and remove
dust and scratch marks. With and updated
circuitry, these 35mm film scanners save
your scanning times of up to 40%.
Moreover, the 7600iSE incorporates
an infra red scan to assist the iSRDTM (infra
red Smart Removal of Defects) facility,
while the 7600Ai incorporates Silver Fast
Ai Studio software. The 7400, 7600iSE and
7600Ai are available now with suggested
retail prices of £ 199.99, £ 269.99 dan £
379.99.
photographyblog.com
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