The Portland Metro Photographic News

Compact Flash (CF) cards are the predominant in-camera, storage media for the majority of modern DSLR cameras. This post looks at Compact Flash cards and the jargon you will encounter when making a purchase decision.

The original compact flash by IBM (left) and a current CF card sold by Calumet Photo

From the Editor

No, this is not going to be a glowing endorsement for Apple's new iPad that caused major traffic jams at Apple and Best Buy stores last weekend.  It is a look at what this digital instrument -- or whatever incarnation Dell, Toshiba, Sony, HP, etc. develop as competitive responses -- could mean to the everyday work lives of photographers.  I have spent some time w...

From the Editor:

There's a misconception out there concerning the density range a "good" photograph should exhibit.  For example, it's not uncommon for photographers whose interest in photography has grown from casual to serious to be mislead into believing that a "good" photograph must contain a complete range of densities -- from pure white to pure black.

I want to pass along a comment I recently heard at a photo seminar I wa...

When working photographers take the time to look at our profession through the eyes of the customer, it doesn't take long to realize how difficult the task of choosing a professional photographer must be.  Ph...

  A commentary by Tom Hubbard

World Press Photo Takes A Stand For Truth In Photojournalism

The es...

a commentary by Tom Hubbard

Over the course of a month, I have attended two very similar manufacturer-sponsored seminars.  They both concerned "the next big thing" for still photographers -- DSLR Video Photography.  The corporate speakers painted a rosy picture of the opportunity for still photographers to enter ...

by Tom Hubbard, PMPN, 11/18/2009

Two highly prized Toy Cameras

Consider these 2009 camera specifications?

• A genuine fixed focal length, plastic lens for true low-fidelity imagery
• Fixed Focal length: 38mm
  
• True zone fo...

by Tom Hubbard, PMPN, 11/15/2009

For many photographers, printing is the second half of their photographic craft -- whether using a traditional wet darkroom or digital inkjet technology.  For them, shooting and printing are inseparable components of the total photographic process of expression.  Letting others print these photographers' work is unthinkable.

    A commentary by Tom Hubbard

    
Nikon's D3s an...

a commentary by Tom Hubbard

Above (left) Eric Meola presents his "In Word and Image" lecture at the World Forestry Center on Wednesday night and (right) Lewis Kemper at last week...

A commentary by Tom Hubbard

Mrs. Wade was not her usual outgoing self as she stepped up to the counter in my camera store.  She was a regular and a loyal customer.  I could count on Mrs. Wade to drop off film for processing every month.  She had retired from teaching several years before and was now ...

A commentary by Tom Hubbard

I have been following the responses to a photographer's question on one of the popular Internet forums.  The question was, "I'm ready to buy a Canon DSLR.  Where should I buy it?"  When I last looked, 43 people had submitted their suggestions to the question.

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