Mike Zupan Photography

I have long considered nature and wildlife as my favorite subjects to photograph. I don’t like photographing people very much because there is too much pressure on making them look good because they expect every shot I take to be a miracle shot.
However, now I have a new favorite subject. My niece, Mackenzie, was born [...]

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It’s been a while since I’ve posted something photography related. I did get the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS Image Stabilizer USM lens, but the weather has been so bad/cold here that I haven’t had a chance to get out and use it yet. Monday and Tuesday are supposed to be sunny and around 65 [...]

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Tom Hogarty at Lightroom Journal brings word that Adobe has released two new updates today: Lightroom 1.3.1 (Mac, Win) and Camera RAW 4.3.1 (Mac, Win).
The update includes additional camera support for the Canon 1Ds Mark III, Nikon D3, Nikon D300, Olympus E-3, and more. It also provides updated Mac OS X 10.5.1 Leopard support.
There are [...]

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Scott Kelby announced on his blog today the pre-order availability of The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2. This is the sequel to his The Digital Photography Book, which I always recommend to my friends.
If you pre-order it from Amazon.com, currently you also get an additional 5% pre-order discount bringing the final price to $15.67.
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Adobe released a cornucopia of updates today for Lightroom, Photoshop CS3, and Adobe Camera RAW today. I have installed each of these updates on my Mac Pro OS X 10.5.1 Leopard system and haven’t seen any adverse effects (knock on wood).
Lightroom 1.3
(Download: Mac / Win)
From the release notes:
Lightroom 1.3 includes corrections for the following issues: [...]

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