The Digital Photography Show #29: Win Bibble photo software and Holiday Shopping Tips (20MB, 58mins)
The Digital Photography Show #29: Win Bibble photo software and Holiday Shopping Tips (24MB, 106mins)
December 5, 2006: Welcome to the long-awaited (and long!) “Tis the Season” twenty-ninth episode of The Digital Photography Show.
Today we interview two representatives from Bibble Labs, makers of the excellent, uh, Bibble software (what else would Bibble Labs make?). According to the fine folks there, “Bibble 4.9 Professional Workflow and RAW Conversion software for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux is designed to quickly and easily let you maximize the results from most major cameras and RAW formats.” Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Well, maybe I could have said it better, but it was easier to just cut and paste their description from their website.
The guys very kindly offer a free copy of their software to a lucky listener. Listen to the show to hear how to enter the contest. Entries are due on Dec 19th, 2006.
If you want to go on a Vermont Photo Workshop with Michael (and who in their right mind wouldn’t) shoot him a line at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Michael and I also talk about the lists of holiday presents for photographers at Imaging-Resource.com. Here they are:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ARTS/GIFT/guide2006.htm
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ARTS/GIFT/guide2006mrp.htm
And here are two guides on Steves-Digicams.com that we didn’t get to, but may discuss next week.
http://steves-digicams.com/holiday2006/holiday2006.html
http://steves-digicams.com/holiday2006/holiday100.html
As always, a special thank you to our sponsor, Alien Skin, and to our advertiser, Phanfare. These are companies we are incredibly proud to feature on the show. Check out their free trial downloads today!
Thanks to everyone for listening and joining us there on the blog. You rule!
Scott
December 7th, 2006 at 9:42 am
woo hoo i won the gorillapod, it was the first time entering the contests here
December 7th, 2006 at 2:19 pm
You guys discussed the Logitech NuLooq Navigator on the podcast … I have one of them and use it along with my Wacom tablet. Exactly as you were saying Scott, you use the NuLooq with your non dominant hand. When I’m working in PhotoShop I use the tablet stylus in my right hand and the NuLooq in my left hand … I almost never have to touch the keyboard.
If you have a Wacom tablet and Photoshop you need to give the NuLooq a try.
December 7th, 2006 at 4:01 pm
The link to Phanfare points to http://www.alienskin.com/.
December 7th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Congratulations, Mike.
Allen, the NuLooq definitely looks cool. I still don’t think I’d recommend it OVER the Wacom. Would you?
But IN ADDITION to one? It sounds worth looking into. Although I don’t understand how it can replace a keyboard…
Kurt - thanks for catching that! U da man!
Scott
December 8th, 2006 at 1:35 am
After listening to Show #29, I realized that I was the last person (#3 of 3) to speak up about winning a Gorillapod from Show #26. I’ve entered every contest since I caught up to the latest shows (I just started listening in October and had to catch up from Show #1) and I was glad to receive the email saying that I had finally won! Sorry for living in Canada, since I guess it will cost a little more to ship the goods ;-) At least I’m located on the same continent!
Thanks very much Scott and Michael for the great show! I look forward to all of your future shows. Thanks again guys!
December 8th, 2006 at 2:23 am
It turns out that I won the HP Sports Pack contest from Show #27. It’s not quite the B9180 (thanks for trying though guys) but I’ll certainly take the Sports Pack! Thanks again for the great shows and keep up the great work!
December 9th, 2006 at 11:46 am
Anyone else having problems with The DPS show via iTunes”
I’m getting this error when trying to update:
“TPN :: The Digital Photography Show” does not seem to be a valid podcast URL.
I’ve deleted the subscription and resubscribed … didn’t help.
December 9th, 2006 at 3:20 pm
Never mind … it’s fixed.
December 9th, 2006 at 8:23 pm
After the show where Dave Etchells was interviewed, I went to the site and subscribed to his newsletter. The latest issue has a very good description of “front” and “rear curtain sync” functions of your flash — functions I have always found difficult to understand and distinguish. His description of the difference is one I think even I can remember!
The photography tips on his site are excellent in general.
December 11th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
I shot a little with the D40 today. The rear LCD as status panel is pretty cool, but a little confusing at first. I *really* missed the front command dial (I shoot with a D200 and have a D70 backup body) but I don’t think someone coming from a point and shoot would miss it at all.
Compared to the rebel, the camera feels more solid/better built. It’s *very* light though, so it wouldn’t balance a heavy lens well; though it does great with the kit lens and would probably be fine with a lens like the 18-200VR. I prefer Nikon ergonomics over Canon, and prefer the D40’s feel in the hand more than the Rebel XTi, but, and this is a big but, I think they shrank the right hand grip TOO MUCH, it’s better than nothing, and far better than the feel of the Sony Alpha’s grip, but that’s not saying much.
Continuous shot mode gets you about 2 fps, perhaps slightly slowe;, a decent SD card will keep up with that data rate and get you quite a few shots in a “burst” (quotes because I hardly think that 2fps is a burst). I wasn’t able to upload the shots I took to a computer to look at them with detail. The three-position focusing system (each focus position is much larger than a D70 or D200’s position marker) was easy to use and fast focusing, though clearly not as fast as my D200.
If I could convince my daughter to get into photography (she’s 16 soon) I’d get this for her in a heartbeat as a nice, lightweight introduction to SLR photography! I’d avoid putting the heaviest lenses on this body because of it’s light weight and tiny grip reducing the leverage against a heavy lens pulling the front down.
December 11th, 2006 at 2:46 pm
By the way, this thing, with kit lens, is probably light enough that you could use it with a monsterpod!
Peter+
December 12th, 2006 at 9:49 am
DXO Pro 4.0 for Mac is out for download. DXO Labs is also introducing DXO Filmpack which is a program much like Alien Skin’s “Exposure”. They’re offering a free trial at their website, DXO.com. Check it out.
December 12th, 2006 at 5:11 pm
Michael,
I just reviewed the pics you and Kate took at Shelburne Farms on your Phanfare site…what great pics!! I think it’s great that you and Kate have a hobby you share. I’m assuming (given what a great photographer Kate is) that you’ll be giving her a D200 for Christmas.
I should also note that her favorite subject is “Michael”…BTW, you have a cute…….well, Kate knows…
December 13th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Mary,
Thank you for your kind words about my photos. I really had a great time learning about photography at Shelburne Farms. It is also nice to get a photo of Michael since he is always on the other end of the lens!
Kate
December 17th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
Books are definitely a great gift for someone w/ a tight budget! Thanks to this podcast, I was able to find out about Scott Kelby and his books, and my fiance (who is on said tight budget due to being a college girl living on her in her own house) picked me up “The Digital Photography Book” as well as the Giotto Rocket Blower. Yes, I got them early. We’re impatient with gifts.
I’m still hoping for that 70-200 IS lens, though. :)
I was hoping to get in for that Bibble contest, but then I realized that when I finally got to listen to that podcast, I was a week late. Ah well. Free trial, right?