Pro-Imaging

What is the best recovery software for a Mac was a plea this week to get a member out of trouble. One member told us that he managed to sort out a failed CF card by
opening it and re-soldering a loose wire!

John Hedgecoe the well known UK photographer died on the 3rd June.   We learnt more about his work and looked at pictures of his studio in the
magnificent setting of Oxnead Hall.

The Guggenheim and YouTube Seeking budding video artists came to our attention and was briefly discussed.

PI addressed a meeting in Derby in the UK about the importance of respecting
copyright and members discussed this important educational work we do on an
ongoing basis.

Auto Watermark or logo for CS5 anyone?   We heard about an interesting
download for protecting images.

What to charge for a well known board game image usage asked a member
and some sound advise came in from  all corners of the world...but then the
makers wanted the pictures for free but offered a few games as payment.
Gives a whole new meaning to Monopoly money!

We discussed an interesting gadget to get more from DSLR cameras and then
onto some DSLR video questions!

An experienced retoucher was having problems with some Phase One files
that were showing bad banding.  Members with the same back had not seen
the same problem so this remains a bit of a mystery.

Can You Get Good ISO 6400 from an Olympus E-P1 was the question with a
rather surprising answer.

In France photographers are fighting for copyright protection and members were asked to support them by signing a petition at http://1l2.us/fc   You can add your voice too.

Recommendations for cheap CD inkjet printer but more important is to consider
the ink it will use!

Sanderson cameras and pictures taken with Canon tilt & shift lenses was discussed.

Up scaling images for exhibition.....a member has some older digital files to
print large.

We discussed the issues involved in migrating from an old Mac Book Pro to a new one.

And last but not least a member let us know of an interesting commission
opportunity.

contributed by Richard Kenward - Artisan Digital Services