Jim Fridenmaker: Photography

Tom Smart, the uncle of Elizabeth Smart, is a photojournalist at the Salt Lake City News. Read an article about life before and after his neice's kidnapping written by the Salt Lake Tribune chief photographer Trent Nelson atSportsShooter.com

Helen Thomas, former White House Bureau Chief for United Press International appeared last night at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio. Pictures from the news conference and speech can be seen by clicking on the link. (Will open in new browser window.)

Canon EOS-1D & D60 images in Sports Illustrated. Rob Galbraith is running an article about two images from Canon's latest Digital SLR's used for double-page spreads in Sports Illustrated. The EOS-1D image taken by David Bergman was shot at ISO 200 in RAW... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Canon RAW Image Converter 2.0. Canon (USA and Europe) have posted updated Windows drivers and software for the EOS-D30, EOS-D60 and EOS-1D. There are new TWAIN (Windows 98, Me, 2000) and WIA (Windows XP) drivers for the D30 & D60 (Ver... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Canon DIGITAL IXUS v² / S200 ELPH. CeBIT 2002: 0600 GMT: Canon has today announced the DIGITAL IXUS v² (EU name) / S200 DIGITAL ELPH (US name). The DIGITAL IXUS v² has the same 2x optical zoom, 2 megapixel CCD as the previous Digital... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Picture looks bright for digital cameras. According to a survey, digital cameras continue to gain momentum in their bid to replace film, with 33 percent of respondents saying they owned a digital camera in 2001. [CNET News.com]

CompactFlash Performance Database launched 26 March 3:42 PM MT - The CompactFlash Performance Database is a regularly-updated compilation of write speed test results, vendor information and technical background designed to aid the professional photographer in selecting camera storage media for a pro digital SLR. Currently, 22 CompactFlash cards reside in the database, from 10 different vendors. These cards have been tested in 8 different pro cameras, including the latest Canon models, the EOS-1D and D60... (Found out via Peggy Bair's post to the National Press Photographer's Association public email list.)

Take a part in the future of Kodak digital cameras. If you live in one of the following locations: Boston, San Francisco, Montreal, London, Paris, Munich or Stuttgart, Singapore, Sydney, Seoul, Shanghai or Hong Kong then you could become a part of helping to... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Just posted! Full Canon EOS-D60 review. 00:00 25/Mar Tokyo: I've just finished uploading the last few images which make up one of the largest reviews ever published here. Our full reiview of a production Canon EOS-D60 is now available. The review is... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Dale Gass from Photopoint answers our questions. Dale Gass, President of Pantellic Software (owner of failed photo sharing site Photopoint) has certainly featured in the headlines in the last few months and just a few days ago he gave an interview to CNET. Since... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Beware Employment Contracts [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters]

Helen Thomas, former senior White House correspondent and White House Bureau Chief for United Press International, is coming to Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio. Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at 7:30 p.m.. Free. Amazon.com link to her book, "Front Row at the White House." She's covered every United States President since Kennedy.

Minolta DiMAGE 7i. CeBIT 2002: 0800 GMT: Minolta has today announced the DiMAGE 7i as an update to its popular DiMAGE 7. The DiMAGE 7i keeps the same 7x optical zoom lens and 5 megapixel sensor. Major improvements are a... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Just posted! Nikon Coolpix 2500 review. We've just posted our full review of a production Nikon Coolpix 2500 (as far as I know this is the first review of a production unit). The two megapixel, three times zoom Coolpix 2500 was announced at PMA 2002... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

High-end camera's low cost reflects trend. Sony's forthcoming 4-megapixel digital camera, priced at $600, is another sign that prices for high-end cameras are dropping rapidly. [CNET News.com]

From the public NPPA (National Press Photographer Association) email list. A freelance photographer asked for advice on how to get established without being "on assignment" with a newspaper. Here is some great advice from Paul Guillory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A paragraph from the piece follows.
Click here to view the full email. It's worth it. ... Remember a "press pass" doesn't entitle you to ANYTHING. You don't automatically get in free. You aren't guaranteed a place to sit or the right to take photos at a private event. Those things are courtesies granted by the sponsor of the event or the person who invites you. -more- ...

Honesty and absolute compliance with requirements have paid off when gaining access to events to take pictures at. I'm often asked at events "What newspaper are you with?" None, but I try and behave as if my very income depended on how I do. I try and do my homework. My obsession is to act in a way and get the best shots I can so that those "in charge" have no reason to regret their decision. Often, around this area, organizations beg for newspapers to cover their events. I'm fortunate to have a "day job" that finances my photography. I have backup equipment, more often than not pay my own way, get there early and stay late. Digital or 35 mm. Web, prints or CD. So, while I may not have the distribution a newspaper does, potentially there is a worldwide audience for my photos with a bit of work. And unlike a news photographer, I'm not on deadline having to get to the next event...so I can offer complete coverage. Of course, this means that I wont have the variety the newspaper does with a shot here and a shot there. I have to pick and choose where to be. I'm on a public NPPA (National Press Photographer Association) email list. A freelance photographer asked how they get a "press pass". A reply from a working photographer is very well written and will be posted along these lines in the next story.

Sony DSC-P9, 4mp, 3x zoom. Pre-CeBIT 2002: Sony Japan has today announced the four megapixel sucessor to the ultra-compact DSC-P5, the new DSC-P9. In a joint press release covering the recently announced DSC-P31 and DSC-P71 Sony Japan... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Canon EOS-D60 now US$2,199. Just a quick update to the article we ran last week about the price of the EOS-D60 in Canada and the UK. We can now confirm that Canon USA has announced its official pricing of US$2,199 for the full EOS-D60 Kit... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

How to Film a Tornado [Slashdot]

Canon EOS-D60 Japan Price. Canon Japan has today announced pricing for the Canon EOS-D60 Kit as 358,000 YEN, this works out at approximately US$2,700. In addition to this we also found an official retail price published by Canon USA as... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]