A Great Photo Fest to Call on 01.01.10 
Rana Bachtera Sejahtera (RBS) and Komunitas Lubang Jarum Indonesia (KLJI) will be calling on 01.01.10 with its "ARTernative PhotoFest "Battle of Harajuku" from December 28, 2009, to January 10, 2010, in Pasar Festival, Kuningan, Jakarta.
Here, in this event, photographers from all over the place in Indonesia gather, bring back into the thought the photography styles in Indonesia, track the trace of Indonesia’s photo artists and their works, look back and learn the history of Indonesia’s photography world and so on. The committee invites some communities, such as the lomography users, analog and digital camera users, stage photography practitioners, also J Cool mania community: Cosplayer, Komutoku, Harajuku fashion, Jpop & JRock, etc.
What does this event offer to you? Some workshops, talkshows, photography clinic and product demo by Risman Marah, Seno Gumira Ajidarma, Oscar Motuloh, Rifky Effendi, Ray Bachtiar Dradjat, Dedi Irfan, Darwis Triadi, Eka Sofyan, Firman Ichsan and many more. To know the detail, please visit battle-of-harajuku.com.  Adhi Kusumo, Apriadi Kurniawan
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PopPhoto.com's 2009 Camera Of The Year Finalists
Three nominees, Canon EOS 7D, Nikon D3X and Olympus E-P1, face off to see who will take top honors this year. Which camera best refined or redefined photography in the past year? The editors of the media will evaluate these finalists and tell you in January 2010 issue of the mag and on popphoto.com.
By finally providing a truly rugged, pro-oriented APS-C format DSLR, Canon redefines the way people should think about sensor size. Pros now can choose what size sensor best fits their assignment, and enthusiasts have a full range of options based on their shooting style. This solid piece of engineering wowed us with its 18MP CMOS sensor resolution, its fast 8-fps burst rate, and its tough weathersealed body. It also marks a refinement of Canon's metering and autofocus systems, which now work together to track subjects by shape and color.
When we speak of refinement, we think of this 24.6MP full-framer. It delivers more resolution than any other DSLR with a 35mm or smaller sensor. It captures usable images all the way to ISO 6400, has a 5-fps burst rate for action shots, and is built to withstand both Death Valley and Denali. Ample customization and other high-end features expand the capabilities of pro shooters. .
Talk about redefinition: Micro Four Thirds is the first really new concept in interchangeable-lens cameras since the modular 35mm SLR took hold a half-century ago, and Olympus was first to exploit the small size the format permits. The E-P1 evokes the bygone heyday of rangefinders with its beautiful metal body. pophoto.com
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World Press Photo with a Thousand of Words
The World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition is now establishing at the Pacific Place, Jakarta, held by the Media Group and Media Indonesia. You can enjoy at least 185 photos by photographers from around the world in this exhibition, from December 12, 2009, to January 3, 2010.
According to Surya Paloh, the director of Media Group that launched the exhibition on December 11, WPP is presented to the people in general so that they would understand the 1,000 words that these photos would tell them. Paloh expects that WPP could trigger the Indonesian photographers to create a better and better work. From 80,536 photos from 125 countries, that have been selected by 13 judges in 10 categories in two weeks, there are 185 photos chosen and now is being exhibited. Most of them came from China, India, Italy and Poland.
Pacific Place is a mall, thus, the visitors of the mall are intriguingly visiting this exhibition too. Some of them intentionally come to the mall to visit only the exhibition. From 10 categories, news and social life get bigger attention from the visitors for they could apparently raise the visitors' emotion feeling and sentiment. And for your information, most of the photos being exhibited give out each of their own actual happening. One of them is Anthony Shaw’s (Time magazine's photographer) that describes the condition in the US when people were panicked into the economy crisis.
metrotvnews.com, mediaindonesia.com, Rachel Ratna
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Books on Nikon D5000 & Capturing Music Concert 
D5000 is apparently one of budget-friendly Nikon DSLRs. But, do we know how to use it effectively? Mastering the Nikon D5000 s one of Rocky Nook's new books that will guide you to D5000's user-controlled manual photography features with the latest technological innovations, also the other functions. Darrell Young, the author of this book, shares the background behind each setting and his personal recommendations in this US$ 34.95 book. As a bonus, there is a guide on the latest D-Movie function - records high-quality HD movie clips at 24 fps.
The other book: Three Songs, No Flash! In this US$ 24.95 book, Loe Beerens shares his experience and knowledge on planning and photographing a music concert. Beerens explains how the music industry is organized, how to get access, the right people to befriend and the proper etiquette of concert photography. The techniques include capturing the peak action, post-production, shooting in low-light and marketing your images.
imaging-resource.com, photographybay.com
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Free Ticket to Hanoi from TPC Photo Contest
TPC (Toba Photographer Club) granted the winners of its photo contest free tickets to Hanoi from Medan (transit in Kuala Lumpur). This photo contest is one among some sessions in TPC's "Gathering and Photo Session with Kristupa W Saragih" held on December 18 at El School, Medan, North Sumatra. The first, second and third winner of the contest had been announced that day. Christina, Sentosa Gani and Agustimon Taslim are the winners and the ones that will join "The Exotic Hanoi Trip with TPC" for free from 19 to 26 April 2010.
In this event, about 100s participants were enthusiastically submitting their photos after photographing models. Moreover, before the winners were announced and Kristupa Saragih started his sharing and photo session, TPC was introducing its official administrative body for the period of 2009-2011.
Karnadi
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A Documentary Film of a Photography Book
The Americans. This book consists of 83 black-and-white photos giving out the stories of the Americans' life at that time. Inspired by The Americans, Philippe Séclier produced a documentary film that tells us the story of the making of the book.
With a digital video camera, Séclier visited some places in America that Frank had visited in former times. One of them was in Jay, New York, where Frank took the scene of his very famous photo - a huge American flag at a Fourth of July celebration with a young boy standing in the foreground of the image.
Why is this book very interesting for Séclier? This book inspires as much passion in some circles as any religious tract. More importantly, Frank's photos were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art last September.
movies.nytimes.com
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Christmas & Children: Win Canon EOS 1000D 
Are you interested in Canon EOS 1000D? Jawaban.com is establishing a photo contest that highlights the life of children in Christmas, entitled "Capturing Children and Christmas." The deadline of the submission is February 19, 2010.
What you need to do is to deliver online maximum of five photos. You can submit both colored and black-and-white photos that taken with a film-format or digital medium. You can only do basic editing, and you must also attach a caption maximum of 100 words, together with the camera and photo data. This event is opened for any of you, so start the very first registration on jawaban.com/news/xmas_photo_contest/index.php.
Hadi Foertianto
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Adobe Releases Lightroom 2.6, Photoshop Camera RAW 5.6 & DNG Converter 5.6
Adobe announced recently the immediate availability of Lightroom 2.6, Photoshop Camera Raw 5.6 and DNG Converter 5.6 on Adobe.com. Originally posted as release candidates for community testing on Adobe Labs, these final versions include raw file support for 20 new popular camera models, including the Canon EOS 7D and Nikon D3s. Additional DNG support has been added for the Leica M9 and Ricoh GXR camera models.
The updates also provide a fix for an issue affecting PowerPC customers using the final Lightroom 2.5 and Camera Raw 5.5 updates on the Mac. The issue has the potential to create artifacts in the highlight area while using the Highlight Recovery tool in raw files from Sony, Olympus, Panasonic and various medium format digital camera backs.
cameratown.com
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Hasselblad's Phocus 2.0 Software Available Now
Phocus 2.0 boasts a range of new features, such as an improved user interface that drastically reduces the learning curve for high-end imaging. Even the most inexperienced photographer can be up and running with Phocus in no time, with the average photographer able to be up to speed in less than 15 minutes.
Phocus 2.0 features increased speed, increased functionality, and provides the ultimate processing quality for Hasselblad digital images. With Phocus you can reap the full benefits of the precision optics in Hasselblad lenses, providing automatic digital lens corrections for color aberration, distortion and vignetting, the Hasselblad Natural Color Solution (HNCS) for outstanding and faithful colors, and automatic moiré removal directly upon raw data, preserving image detail.
Phocus can be seen as yet another step in Hasselblad's efforts to provide the most advanced technology and the most uncompromising image quality in a format that is simple to learn and to use. So that you can concentrate on what's really important - your photography.
To download or get a free demo of this exciting new software or to simply read more about what's new in Phocus 2.0, click www.hasselbladusa.com/promotions/phocus-20.aspx.
pdngearguide.com
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Leica Camera & Phase One Conclude Alliance
Leica Camera AG and Phase One A/S have agreed to enter into a long- term strategic alliance. Both companies are in mutual agreement on the terms of close future cooperation in the technical development and marketing of premium products for the professional photography segment.
The objective is to offer photographers innovative high-end solutions that guarantee the greatest possible creative freedom and set standards in terms of performance, quality and technological maturity. Close cooperation has also been decided upon for the expansion of effective service and marketing structures.
In addition to digital backs for medium format and view cameras, Phase One - the world's leading manufacturer of camera systems for the professional segment - also offers industrial grade software and image processing solutions especially designed to meet the most demanding pro requirements.
thinkcamera.com
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Salon Foto Indonesia XXX: 340 Photographers, 2,784 Photos
  Photo by Andika Betha
Several photography practitioners had chosen 80 photos among the other 2,784 ones that had been submitted by 340 photographers, due to the arrangement of Salon Foto Indonesia XXX 2009 that took place at Balai Soedjatmoko, Solo, Central Java, from 12 to 16 December 2009. Some of these practitioners are Agus Leonardus and Jhonny Hendarta from Yogyakarta, Jhonson Hon Handra from Hongkong and Agus Susanto from Kompas Daily.
In the grand-opening night held on December 12, besides displaying 80 works of photography, some medals were distributed to the winners of each category. For Color Print, the gold medal went to Lina Gunawan from Jakarta with her "Surfer" photo. Monochrome Print gold medal went to Pandji Vasco Dagama from Solo with his "Sunday Race." Soft Copy gold medal went to Bayu Husodo from Batama with his "Love Moment," while Journalistic gold medal went to Hadi Pramono from Solo with his "Tergelincir".
antara.co.id
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Nikon Updates 300mm Lens & 2X Teleconverter
 
Nikon has introduced updated versions of their 300 mm super telephoto lens and 2X teleconverter that will ship in January 2010. The AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens is replacing the previous AF-S VR NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED. This new super telephoto lens has weather-sealing, three ED elements, Meniscus glass to protect the front element and an ultrasonic AF motor (known as SWM).
It also features the new generation of Vibration Reduction technology (VR II) and a new A/M focus mode, making it an ideal choice for sports, action and wildlife photographers. This lens is designed for those who are serious about photography.
The AF-S TC-20E III 2X teleconverter doubles the focal length of the attached lens, though you lose two aperture stops on your lens. Nikon says that it's the world's first teleconverter with an aspherical element to "virtually eliminate coma and other aberrations". dcresource.com, digitalpixels.net
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14.2-MP Pocket Camera with WiFi 
Next year, Samsung will be releasing its newest pocket camera: the ST5500. This point-and-shoot camera will feature a 14.2-MP sensor and WiFi support. Both of those features enable you to create high-quality photos and upload them directly to some sites, like YouTube and Vimeo.
You could also record a moving picture at 30 fps with 1280 x 720 resolutions. This camera having 7x optical zoom also features a touchscreen LCD 3.5 inches that makes the back part of the camera more intuitive with less buttons. Additionally, ST5500 supports a 100 MB on-board memory and a microSD card.
wirelessgoodness.com
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Zero Ink Portable Photo Printer 
Zink Imaging and Pandigital have announced their partnership to develop and market a new family of printing products that leverages Zink Imaging's Zink Zero Ink Printing Technology. The first product from this partnership is the Pandigital Portable Photo Printer - the world's first Zero Ink 4x6in printer.
Zink Technology provides Pandigital with a technology platform from which it will launch a new generation of devices that are compact, easy-to-use, and environment friendly. Powering these Zink-enabled products is the patented Zink Paper, an advanced composite material with embedded yellow, magenta, and cyan dye crystals. Zink-enabled devices use heat to activate and colourise these crystals, radically simplifying the printing process.
As a result, the Pandigital Portable Photo Printer requires no ink cartridges or ribbons and produces borderless full-colour 4x6in prints quickly and simply. Because the printer is incredibly compact and designed to work without the need for a computer, customers can take it virtually anywhere to print, share and enjoy photos taken in real-time. It features a memory card slot, an LCD preview, and an intuitive user interface for previewing and printing photos at the touch of a button.
ephotozine.com
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Sell Photos, Act for Women 
"The Surviving Female Peddlers." is the title of a photo exhibition that pulls up "Women Empowerment through the Economic Sector." The background of this event is that there are more than six millions of Indonesian women that have to fight alone to support their family financially. WRP, the organizer, will donate all of the money from the photo selling to these women, through the act for women action.
The exhibition takes place from December 17 to 23 at Kinokuniya, SOGO Dept. Store, Plaza Senayan, Central Jakarta. This exhibition is to fight for the equality on the development of both men and women, both of the public and domestic affairs. Please visit peduliperempuan.wrp-diet.com to contribute to this event.
Edo Kurniawan
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New Digital Frame with WiFi 
LOOQS released MeeFrame: a digital frame with WiFi 802.11b/g that can display a slideshow of photos from Flickr or Picasa, allows you to get the latest news updates via RSS reader, allows you to get an access on an internet radio or LOOQS' MeeChannel online portals and see the weather forecast from the internet.
This frame features an 8 inches 800 x 600 touchscreen LCD, 1-GB internal memory, two stereo speakers 2Wx2 and an SD Card slot. MeeFrame supports JPEG, BMP, GIF and PNG picture files, also MP3, WMA, WAV and PCM sound files, and it provides you a USB 2.0 port, mini USB port and 3.5mm audio jack. It will be shown off at CES 2010.
gadgetlegend.com
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Pentax's New Weather-Resistant Macro Lens 
In the beginning of this month, Pentax has released a new macro lens designed specially to be weather-resistant. This 100mm F2.8 lens can minimize the intrusion of water and moisture into the lens barrel. By mounting the lens on a Pentax weather-resistant DSLR camera body, you are assured of greater durability and reliability when shooting in rain or mist, as well as at locations subject to a spray or splash.
You can use this smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm F2.8 WR lens both with Pentax digital and film-format SLR cameras. This macro lens features a high-grade chipped-aluminum barrel, a focal length equivalent to 153mm in the 35mm format, 12 oz in weight and 2.6 x 3.2 inches in dimension.
dpreview.com
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A New Book to Guide in HDR Photography 
Renowned travel photographer Trey Ratcliff of StuckinCustoms.com, one of the hottest travel photography blogs, takes readers through the fantastic realm of high dynamic range (HDR) photography in his new book, A World in HDR. HDR photography lets users capture the myriad colors and levels of light that they can see in the real world, resulting in photographs that run the gamut from super real to surreal.
In this book, Trey shares his phenomenal HDR photographs as well as back-story on the circumstances of their origin. He also reveals the techniques he used to get the final shot.
A World in HDR includes Trey's simple and straightforward tutorial that teaches everything readers need to know to make their own HDR photographs, whether they’re beginners, amateurs, or professionals. A unique blend of the practical and inspirational, this book features a breathtaking collection of HDR photographs.
cameratown.com
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