Good afternoon everybody,
Boy, I hope you got a chance to here my conversation with Master Photographer, Frank Cricchio yesterday. Frank is a walking encyclopedia of knowledge. His insights and reflections on this wonderful profession of ours is an eye opening peek into the history of our craft. Thanks again Frank.

On with Business Day Thursday....
What kind of operation do you run? Does your business plan include a full time store front studio? Or a nicely appointed residential studio? Or a the dining room/spare bedroom/office (or any other room for that matter) somewhere in your home? The fact of the matter is that it really doesn't matter much as long as the client has a nice customer experience. Previously in a blog, I posted an article entitled, "20 Pointers For Running Your Business Out Of Your Home - What You Need To Know." But today, let's discuss what I call the "Salesflow Process" in your studio set up.

A good customer experience is more than just having pretty pictures on display, although that surely is part of the customer experience. But today let's discuss the client's sales experience as it pertains to your operation.

First of all, let's remember, "Selling is not a dirty word. Selling is simply finding out what the client wants and then helping them get it and having them be thrilled with the...

Feel Alone by Yogi Guswara

Nikon Depot is reporting the D90 digital SLR has finally been announced by Nikon. "Nikon has finally announced its much anticipated D90 digital SLR. The Nikon new D90 features a movie function which offers truly cinematic results, and innovative high-performance features inherited from the Nikon D300. Furthermore, the new D90 comes with a 12.3 megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor and advanced features such as Live View, Scene Recognition, Picture Control, Active D-Lighting, and an ISO...

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This tutorial will show you how to make a reflection with your Photoshop. I used Photoshop CS2 when creating this tutorial, but I guess it does not make any difference even if you do it with Photoshop CS.

Picture used on this tutorial is Australian Parliament House in Canberra, by Free-StockPhotos.com

Step1: Open your image, copy your background layer, and fill your background layer with white

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., August 27, 2008 – Eye-Fi Inc. (www.eye.fi), makers of the world's first wireless memory card for digital cameras, today announced that it collaborated with Nikon Corporation, a world leader in digital imaging and precision optics, to deliver enhanced integration of its Eye-Fi cards with Nikon's newly announced digital SLR camera, Nikon D90. The D90 is Nikon's second "Eye-Fi Connected” camera, following the Nikon D60, which was released earlier this year. Eye-Fi Connected cameras make it easier for photographers to use their Eye-Fi cards to wirelessly upload images to their computer or favorite online photo sharing site.

While Eye-Fi cards work seamlessly with conventional SD-compatible digital cameras, the Eye-Fi Connected Nikon D90 gives users an improved out-of- box experience and more control of wireless capabilities. The camera will detect when an Eye-Fi card is inserted and manage its power settings to ensure that photos upload effortlessly for sharing and storing. In addition, the Nikon D90 will include an Eye-Fi menu that allows users to turn the wireless function on or off, giving the user more freedom to customize how and when they want to use the Eye-Fi card. For example, if a user is in a hospital or on an airplane, or anywhere else where wireless connectivity is not allowed, the user may disable the wireless function through the Eye-Fi menu.

"Working with Nikon on this Eye-Fi Connected camera allows us to provide an even better experience for our...

The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the APO 50-150mm F2.8 II EX DC HSM compact, lightweight, large aperture telephoto zoom lens for Pentax* fittings.

This F2.8 large aperture telephoto zoom lens is designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C size sensors and its compact, lightweight body provides freedom of movement and versatility. The super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting and ensures sharp images throughout the entire zoom range. The addition of the optional 1.4x EX DG APO or 2x EX DG APO Tele Converters produce a 70-210mm F4 AF tele-zoom lens and a 100-300mm F5.6 AF ultra-telephoto zoom lens respectively.

Case, Hood (LH732-01) is supplied

*If the camera body does not support HSM motor, AF will not work.



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When holding the camera, it's just another Nikon DSLR but using it is where the reasoning behind its birth and concept come to light.

As uninterested in video on cameras as I am, the D90 needs to be hailed as a ground breaker simply because it exists. For what it's worth, it seems to work quite well.

At least Nikon have had the decency of using HD to record in. The limited capacity could be a nuisance in some peoples opinion but I can't think where you'd film for more than 20 minutes at a time.

It's a nice camera and is up against the 50D which I've previewed here. Video aside, the D90 has a new D-Lighting setting and added retouching features but that's about it in terms of innovation. I'll be interested to see if the processor does what Nikon say it will in terms of noise reduction. If it's true we should see a better result than the D300 can give.



The Nikon D90 will be availble from September 2008 with the body only having an RRP of £699.99. If you want it with the 18-105mm lens then you're looking at an RRP of £849.99.

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