Sigma CEO Passes Away

Michihiro Yamaki, the CEO and founder of Sigma Corporation, recently passed away from liver cancer. As you may know I am a huge fan of Sigma lenses and products, I have used their lenses for years in both my hobby and professional work.

Photography: Has it All Been Done Before?

As a photographer who participates in many online and in-person communities, one thing I hear a lot of is “it’s all been done before”. Now while that is probably largely true for most, sometimes I have to sit back and wonder….REALLY? Is there absolutely zero left? There’s gotta be something new and different.

Free Registration for WPPI 2012 as Writer

Hey There Readers! Matthew Saville Here, with a quick announcement for anyone who is attending (or thinking of attending) WPPI this year. SLR Lounge is currently trying to find a few dedicated photographers who would be willing to attend the class lectures and presentations, take some quality notes, and create a brief article or review either in written or video form.

Smug Mug Lecture RSVP

Come meet us at the Los Angeles SMUG this Thursday! We will be speaking on business, branding and online marketing techniques. So be sure to come out!

Breaking News: Kodak Bankruptcy

Kodak. The one name that MEANS “photography”. “You press the button, we do the rest…” People even named their favorite memories “Kodak Moments”.

A Discussion | SOPA & PIPA

Okay so if you don’t know what SOPA and PIPA are, well, you basically have not been on the internet *AT ALL* in the past few weeks…

Nikon D800 by Feb 7th?

Now that CES has come and gone, and the excitement has died down, Nikon has a couple more press releases scheduled in the coming few weeks that look promising. Of course Nikon and Canon usually announce a bunch of point-and-shoot consumer cameras around this time of year too, but with *tw0* separate press release dates we are almost guaranteed to also see something a little more professional.

Jan 26th - Come See Us!

Come see us speak at the Los Angeles Smug Mug meeting on January 26th on business, branding, marketing and online social media!

Fstoppers: Star Wars Photography

Just when you thought photographers were nerdy enough, someone goes and does something AWESOME like this…

CES 2012 Coverage

Well, CES is just about wrapping up now and it’s been a semi-exciting week so far!

Of course the Nikon D4 was announced just in time for CES, and is of course the most exciting announcement for myself I wish I were there to try it out a little bit!

Pros Need a Hobby!

A lot of the professional photographers that I know seem to ONLY ever take pictures for money.  Or even if they’re off the job, they’re still shooting nearly the same thing they always shoot- portraits with (model) brides, or portraits of each other, and maybe the obligatory few snaps at Thanksgiving or Christmas.  And that’s it!  No secret passion for random things like food photography, or hummingbird photography.

Adobe Lightroom 4.0 Beta

Today is the beginning of CES in Las Vegas. (Consumer Electronics Show) So, naturally, we’re going to see LOTS of awesome new products even remotely related to the world of electronics, from software to camera lenses.