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There's a new section of this site now online: Retouching

Blog: 'The Value of Art: Scarcity over Merit' Brett Rogers: "The democratisation of photography and distribution of photos via social networks has changed everything, and we, as curators, cannot simply stand back and ignore that."

Performance Photographer has just had a major update of design and content. Have a look over there for some new theatre photographs.

Blog: 'The Camera Never Lies?' Nonsense.

Blog: 'Copyright Law should be Changed' We need a statutory penalty fee that can be levied against infringers if we are going to stem the tide of copyright theft.

Paul Colwell can now be found on Google+, why not join him there to stay in touch.

Blog: 'Hemispheres' Which side of your brain do you use?

Blog: 'Beauty and Art' What has art got to do with beauty these days?

Had the pleasure of being commissioned by Really Creative Media again, to photograph the opening of the new Westfield Shopping Centre at the London Olympic Village site in Stratford. The centre was officially opened by Borris Johnson and the event featured an exclusive performance from Nicole Scherzinger.

Met the nice people from Bluegem and had a great shoot with them. Bluegem offer bespoke training that improves individual's effectiveness and team performance in the areas of 'Equality & Diversity' and 'Leadership & Management'. Focal Space has created new portraits of the Bluegem team, specifically for use on their soon-to-be-launched new website.

If you haven't already heard of it, go and check out Google+. It looks interesting.

An article from Digital Photography School about the pitfalls of being able to shoot a seemingly endless amount of photographs using digital cameras; the time, the cost and crucially, the learning factor.

Adobe has launched a new version of it's creative suite packages. CS 5.5 is being hailed as a major interim upgrade. Also, for the first time, Adobe are offering the software with a subscription option, meaning users can pay monthly, rather than having to manage the full price in one large hit.

An interesting blog from Lynsey Addario at the New York Times, expressing her thoughts on the being a female photojournalist documenting war zones.

It seems Lady Gaga has demanded that any photographers who shoot pictures of her at concerts must sign over the copyright of the images to her. A highly controversial tactic that has infuriated many photographers, more from Silber Studios

Demand for Fujifilm's eagerly awaited X100 camera has outstripped supply. Fujifilm are trying to increase production.

Brad Blucher and Kyle Clements have created an interesting exhibition featuring paintings that can only be seen by taking a photograph of them, more info from PetaPixel.com

Beautiful photographs of underwater creatures over on photographyserved.com

I often think that one of the worst comments a photographer frequently receives is "wow, that's a nice camera, it must take great pictures!" To which I think a suitable tongue-in-cheek reply is "Yes and I've also got nice sauce pans that make great food!" However, although it is definitely the photographer that makes the picture and not the camera, the equipment we use does have a affect on creativity, Mark Dubovoy explores this idea in a great article over on luminous landscape.

Kodak has been one of the biggest names in photography for decades, but these days it is struggling to stay afloat. Article from International Business News.

Sigma Imaging, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of third party camera lenses, has announced that it intends to make lenses for Sony E-mount (NEX) and Micro Four Thirds system cameras.

A beautiful collection of photos taken by Rockie Nolan, of vintage cameras with matching shoes. The ultimate guide for the fashion conscious.

The Association of Photographers have produced a great website explaining the process of using a professional photographer; including topics such as copyright, photography licencing and fees.

Phase One have released three new medium format digital backs; the IQ180, IQ160, IQ140.

We are often asked by people to recommend what digital camera they should buy. So, here's a great overview article of what point and shoot cameras are used by professional photographers, over on PhotoShelter.com.

Scientists have announced the successful construction of the worlds first flexible cmos digital sensor. The purpose of a flexible sensor is to enable the sensor to bring an image into focus instead of the lens, by dynamically adjusting the curvature of the sensor plane. This will lead to the construction of smaller cameras, due to only needing a single element lens.

National Geographic has posted a gallery of underwater photography featuring some really beautiful photographs.

A good blog post about the principles of photography subjects, from beyondmegapixels.com

Lexar have created an interesting short video about how they manufacture memory chips, for use in digital cameras and USB sticks. Here on YouTube.

The Oskar Barnack Award 2011 international photo competition from Leica will be open for entries between 15th January and 15th March. This year's prize is a Leica M9 and lens, plus €5000 cash. Photographers should enter a series of ten to twelve images expressing 'the interaction between man and the environment.' Click here for Leica's competition website.

DPReview's exclusive interview with Sony's Masashi 'Tiger' Imamura, President of Personal Imaging & Sound Business Group, reveals Sony's ambition to change the world of Digital SLR cameras.

An interesting article on Photofocus, that suggests five tell tale signs of poor photography, for photographers to beware of. Essentially; if you're not getting a few people criticising your work, you're not taking enough creative risks. Ever waiting for the newest, shiny equipment to improve your photography. Not photographing often enough, ie practice makes perfect. Work hard to develop an audience for your work. Continuously study the work of other photographers.

A fantastic rant from David Hobby over at strobist, about sticking to your own creative instincts. Followed by a varied and illuminating-in-itself discussion.

A great article from DPS about photographing after sunset.

Also soon to be released is the gorgeous Fujifilm X-100 hybrid camera, truly a case of classic design meets modern technology.

DP Review have posted their preview article of the absolutely beautiful Olympus E-PL2.

Lexar have just released the world's first 128GB SDXC memory card. It has a maximum data transfer speed of 20MB/s, ideal for full HD video recording and the continuous shooting speeds of the latest SDXC compatible cameras.

Epson has announced it's release of three new fine-art canvas papers called Exhibition Canvas Gloss, Exhibition Canvas Satin and Exhibition Canvas Matte. They have all been added to the premium Signature Worthy media collection and are said to offer exceptional DMax and color gamut, according to Epson.

The Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is now open for entry.

Panasonic are encouraging 3D film making by announcing an initiative whereby they have offered to buy any filmmaker's first 3D short film shot on a Panasonic AG-3DA1 camera.

Sony has announced that it is investing 1.2 billion dollars into increasing digital CMOS sensor production, with the aim of doubling it's monthly output.

The Rollei Designline 3D is a new digital photo frame that can display 'three-dimensional photos'. It comes with software (Blaze Video Magic 3.0) that helps you convert 2D images into 3D pictures. The screen's resolution is 800x480 pixels. Read more on The Photography Blog.

flickery 1.9.2 is a new interface that combines the flickr community with Mac OS X. It enables you to easily upload photos and videos to your Flickr photostream.

iStockphoto has announced a number of significant search enhancements that make finding images, videos or audio files easier. Some of the new functionality includes locally relevant search results and the ability to more precisely navigate iStock’s library of more than seven million files.

Camera Plus Pro 3.0 has been released and is now fully compatible with the retina display supported by the new iOS devices such as the iphone 4. Camera Plus Pro supports zoom for both photo capture and video recording. The recording of video can be paused and then resumed too.

The Choose Film Distinctions Awards 2011 is now open for entries. This year’s theme is ‘Changes’. Photographers are being encouraged to capture an image that sums up what 'Changes' means to them. All images must be taken on Fujifilm Professional film.