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Happy Holidays

It’s been an incredibly busy year. I want to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to support the site. I will be taking a well deserved break from PhotoWeeklyOnline for the next two weeks. PWOContests will continue to have weekly contests, so if you need a reason to get out shooting, feel free to join us.

Don’t forget, we are also giving away a Digital Camera. Take the time to enter if you haven’t already.

Next year I think I will be focusing more on Quality articles, as opposed to Quantity. I will also be spending more time promoting PWOContests.

All the best to you and your family. Please have a safe and happy holiday.

 

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Michael Woodford is Looking to be Re-Instated as the CEO of Olympus

Michael Woodford was promptly let go from Olympus a few months ago after discovering massive debt cover ups. BBC is reporting that Michael is back in Tokyo, trying to get re-instated as Olympus’ CEO. If it were my choice, I would welcome him back with open arms considering he had the courage to question serious accounting flaws while everyone else kept their mouths shut.

 

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PhotoWeeklyOnline is Now on Google Currents

We’ve produced our own Google Currents magazine, so if you’re using Google Currents, we’d love to hear what you think. If you don’t have Google Currents, you can download it here (United States only at this point in time).

 

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App Store Rewind 2011

Apple just listed the winners of Rewind 2011, which honors the best music, apps, tv shows, books, movies and podscasts of the year. This year two photography apps took home the top honours. Instagram was chosen as the iPhone app of the year, while Snapseed was choosen as the iPad app of the year. TapTapTap is also reporting that Apple named them the top selling non-game app of the year, but we are unable to confirm this claim.

 

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Google + Adds Facial Recognition

TechCrunch is reporting that Google has added a new facial recognition feature to their Google+ network. Unlike Facebook’s facial recognition which is opt out, Google’s is courteous enough to allow you to opt into this new feature. The new service is called Find My Face, and while I don’t see this option in my account just yet, you can be sure it will become available sooner or later.

 

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Your Facebook Photos Are Not Private

It turns out that private photographs on Facebook are anything but. Yesterday some users discovered they could exploit a bug to access photographs which supposed to be private. To prove it was possible, they posted a handful of private photographs of Mark Zuckerberg. The problem has since been fixed, but it’s unclear how long private photographs were vulnerable for. Let this be a reminder that nothing you post online is ever 100% secure.

 

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Is Kodak Planning on Filing for Bankruptcy?

Kodak’s stock dropped by about 50% on Friday due to speculation that the company might be filling for bankruptcy. The stock has since gone back up to about $1.05 a share, but consiering they have hired a law firm which is well known for dealing with bankruptcy cases, this could be the end of the line for Kodak.

 

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500px Lightroom Plugin Now Available

500px has just released a new plugin that will allow you to publish, manage and comment on your photographs from inside Lightroom. If you are one of the people who have been anxiously waiting for this release, go and get it!

 

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New Nikon SB-910 AF Speedlight

Nikon recently announced the new SB 910 speedlight. It should be available sometime in December. You can pre-order one today for $549.00 on Amazon.com. More details below and as well as a link to Nikon’s product overview.

 

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Nikon 4th Update re: Thailand Floods

Nikon has released the following update regarding their operations in Thailand:

 

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Olympus Cameras in Jeopardy?

Since admitting they hid previous losses with business acquisitions, Olympus has had to face the reality that they need to pay off previous debts. Reutres is reporting that in order to raise $3.3 billion over the next 3 years, Olympus will need to sell off some of it’s assets. What I didn’t know is that Olympus’ main business is endoscopy related, to which they apparently have a near world wide monopoly. Their camera & microscope divisions on the other hand, operate at a loss. I’m sure many people, investors and camera enthusiasts alike, will be closely watching the news for further developments.

 

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DSLR Reunited With Owner After 1 Year in the Pacific Ocean

The photograph above shows a Canon EOS 1000D which spent about a year in the Pacific Ocean. Marcus Thompson found the camera while diving in Deep Bay British Columbia, Canada. He cleaned off the Sandisk Extreme CF card and surprisingly it still worked. Marcus turned to Google+ in the hopes of finding the owner, and we are happy to say the owner was successfully found.

 

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Fujifilm X-S1

Fujifilm recently announced the X-S1, which looks like a DSLR, but functions like a compact camera. It features a 12 MP sensor and boasts and incredible 26x zoom (equivalent to 24-624mm). Since the camera has a very long range (from macro to zoom), it’s partially geared towards photographers who would rather not carry around multiple lenses.

 

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Happy Birthday Louis Daguerre

If Louis Daguerre were alive today, he would be really old (lol). To mark the occasion, Google has created a doodle to celebrate the birthdate of the man credited with inventing the first commercially successful photographic process.

 

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Sony To Boost Image Sensor Capacity by 50% Over 3 Years

Reuters is reporting that Sony will be boosting production at their Japan plant, and that they expect to increase capacity by 50% within two to three years. This is likely welcome news as Sony shares have shed approximately 50% of their value this year due to setbacks in Thailand as well as the rising cost of the Yen in Japan.

 

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Pixel Hack Day

This coming weekend (November 19th-20th), 500px will host an event called Pixel Hack Day. The purpose of the event is to allow photographers and programmers to get together to create interesting visual applications which can be shown over the web, on mobile devices and desktop platforms. At the end of the two day event, prizes will be awarded to the best “hackers”. If you are interested in attending, there is still time to register. Just follow the link below.

 

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This is the World's Most Expensive Photograph Ever Purchased

Well that didn’t take long. Only 6 months after Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #96 was crowned the world’s most expensive, a photograph of the Rhine River by Andreas Gursky has sold for an incredible $4.34 million. The photograph, titled Rhine II, was purchased by an anonymous buyer. It was expected to fetch between $2.5 to $3.5 million, but obviously sold for more. We should note that the total price includes a buyer’s premium, but that is normally taken into account in terms of labeling it as the most expensive.

 

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Jasmine Star Releases "Exposed" Magazine

If you follow the work of Jasmine Star, you will already know she is one of the hardest working photographers in the industry. Somehow in her hectic schedule, she was able to find time to put together a magazine called Exposed, which is focused on the ups and downs of wedding photography. If you haven’t seen her work, follow the link below, and you just might be pursuaded to purchase her magazine which sells for $22.99.

 

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Lumix DMC-3D1 Dual Lens Camera

The same day they announced the GX1, Panasonic also introduced their new dual lens camera, the Lumix DMC-3D1. The two offset lenses allow for 3 dimensional photographs and video to be created. This isn’t a one use camera either, since you can toggle between the 2D and 3D modes. While I still think 3D is gimmicky, if you are looking to create three dimensional images, this $499 camera is probably the best way to go.

 

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Olympus Admits to Cooking The Books

Olympus has finally come clean and admitted that they covered up large losses in their securities investments by shifting funds used in unrelated business acquisitions. Olympus’ stock took a nosedive because of the news, shedding almost 30% off it’s opening price. There are now talks that they might be de-listed from the stock exchange altogether. If it weren’t for Michael Woodford, the recently ousted president of the company, these findings might never have been known. All in all, it’s a pretty dark day for a company which has long held the respect of consumers and businesses alike.