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Bokey Beauty
Bokeh is a Japanese-originated concept and the term comes from the Japanese word boke, which means &amp;amp;amp...
Canon G1 X
Canon introduced the PowerShot G1 X – a revolutionary new compact camera with a large CMOS sensor, designed to produce...
International CES Photographic Round Up
The International CES is the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow. This year it was the largest in the ev...
Fitness Photography
The ancient Spartan athletes trained and competed completely naked. The thinking behind this was that their bodies were ...
Histograms
We often hear photographers talking about “the perfect Histogram”. This should be a concern, as the perfect Histogra...
Using High Iso Creatively
These apparent issues are characteristically almost identical to those experienced with high sensitivity films. These fi...
Calendars to Consider
The BEAUTY & THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CALENDARS Calendars have existed for many thousands of years. In the photograp...
Using Flash as a fill in Light Source
Ambient light is everywhere and is the light source you find already existing in a scene or on a location. Examples of a...
NEIL KIRBY Guided By The Sun
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Nikon D4
Nikon announced the launch of the D4, its new flagship D-SLR for photographers who need the ultimate in photography. Mad...
Pix Showcase - Lexar
LEXAR, A LEADING GLOBAL BRAND OF FLASH MEMORY PRODUCTS, ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW PRODUCTS...
PiX Showcase
Konica Minolta SA announces local availability of photo-PRESS photo book solution Slim stylish performance - Canon IX...
PROCESSING RAW IMAGES IN ADOBE
A lot of advice and thoughts are given on forums today on the benefits of photographing in the RAW file format as oppose...
Readers’ PiX
The best picture published in this issue of Readers’ PiX wins a Tamrac Bag (models may vary) sponsored by GL Agencies....
Samsung NX 200
The Sony NEX-7 is a stylish Compact System Camera (CSC). It offers the highest sensor resolution (24 MP) in its class an...
Simply Lit - Elinchrom - Johan Pretorius
JOHAN PRETORIUS Johan Pretorius started taking photographs 25 years ago as a full time profession based in Bloemfontein...
PiX Social Network - BLACK & WHITE PICKS
The PiX Social Network has became the ideal place to share your photographs, chat with other photographic enthusiasts, a...
Sony NEX-7
The Sony NEX-7 is a stylish Compact System Camera (CSC). It offers the highest sensor resolution (24 MP) in its class an...
TRIPODS for PHOTOGRAPHING WATERFALLS
Many photographers are fascinated with photographing the magical quality and ever- changing beauty of water. Capturing t...
KINGS & QUEENS OF WATER
Water droplet photography is a great way to spend hours capturing the beauty of water in its simplest form. Your setup c...

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22nd February, 2012

Guided by the sun – Neil Kirby

When Neil Kirby was at school he was not particularly well-behaved, he tells me (without elaborating), but it was there that he first learnt about photography. A teacher put some silver nitrate on his hands and told him to stand in the sun. Read More »

10th February, 2012

Nikon in South Africa, wins landmark case against grey goods importer

Foto Distributors, distributors of Nikon in South Africa, wins landmark case against grey goods importer. A victory for consumers and end users in terms of the Consumer Protection Act.

15th February, 2012

Photographic calendars to consider

Calendars have existed for many thousands of years. In the photographic world calendars have became a way to celebrate artistic style, revolutionise brands and celebrate beauty. Two of the most popular calendars are the Pirelli Calendar and the Lavazza Calendar. For both these companies, the calendars have become icons of the brands. These calendars are collaborations between models, photographers, art directors and brand ambassadors and are easily recognised for their photographic excellence.
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