Free wildlife photography webinar next week

Free wildlife photography webinar next week

Registrations have opened for a free live webinar at 6:30 p.m. AEDT next Wednesday, 17 February, 2021 with professional outdoor photographer, Joshua Holko. Member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers (AIPP) and winner of the Victorian Epson Professional Nature Photographer of the Year award in 2019, Joshua Holko was born in Melbourne and works…

Discord And Your Business

Discord And Your Business

In the last year, millions of people experienced the transition from office work to remote work. There are many upsides to working from home, but it takes some getting used to, especially where communication is concerned. If you’re used to chatting with your colleagues, remote work can leave you feeling disconnected.  Fortunately, there are tools…

Affinity apps updated

Affinity apps updated

Serif has released version 1.9 updates to three of its popular software applications: Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher. Affinity Photo gains a new mode to control the stacking of astrophotography images. (Source: Serif.) RAW engine processing in Affinity Photo has been improved with new linked layer functionality and path text as well as…

Nikon to close two lens factories in Japan

Nikon to close two lens factories in Japan

Shrinkage of the camera market has led Nikon to suspend operations next month at two Japanese factories that produce interchangeable lenses for digital cameras. Domestic production of interchangeable lenses will be concentrated at the factory in Otawara City inTochigi Prefecture. The goal, according to the company, is reported to be improvement of production efficiency by…

Sony launches local short film competition

Sony launches local short film competition

Entries have opened for the inaugural Sony Film Festival, an annual competition for short-form filmmaking shot on Sony cameras in Australia and New Zealand. The new Sony Film Festival aims to support the vibrant and flourishing filmmaking community in Australia and New Zealand and embrace the diversity of the filmmaking landscape. Entrants can submit entries…

Entries open for Nikon Surf Photo and Video of the Year Awards

Entries open for Nikon Surf Photo and Video of the Year Awards

Entries opened today for the annual Nikon Surf Photo and Video of the Year Awards, which cater for all levels of Australian surf photographers and videographers. The annual competition is run in partnership with Surfing Australia and the awards are open to Australian residents who can submit their best images and videos taken in 2020….