Infrared Photography for DSLR’s eBook has arrived!!

The Infrared Photography for DSLR’s ebook is now available!  I am working on a digital download version.  Not sure yet on how to e-commerce it yet.

The format is a PDF (891 MB).  It contains 93 pages and you can see the Table of Contents above.  At this time when you visit www.talkephotography.com (IR eBook)…you can place an order and I will send a confirming email at days end.  The next day I will personally send the file on a CD-ROM to you via US mail.  Cost of the eBook is $12.25 (includes shipping and handling).

If you are eager to learn about IR photography, this is a great start!  Thanks so much for your interest!   ~ Pete Talke

REVIEW: IPad (a Photographers Tool)

I purchased the IPad 64GB 3G version and now have had it for about a month.  I must say it is one great powerful tool to have!   I can just imagine future generations will be even better.  I know it does not support flash and does have its drawbacks.  And in my opinion is is not a laptop.  I still bring my laptop for above and beyond work that they IPad cannot handle.  What the IPad is to me is a super fast instant on for (no particular order)…

1) Email  2) Internet  3) Movies 4) TV Shows 5) Podcasts 6) Games 7) Files 8)Music-Music Videos 9) Apps  10) Photographs!!!

I am an Apple fan and really enjoy my IPhone…now the apps never get played on my phone…IPad is the choice!   I think if you can afford it..get the largest available IPad.  Storage space goes fast!  I have a ton of stuff on it and still have 16 GB remaining.  So thinking as a photographer…the photos look amazing on the IPad!  Like HD!!  I have many shots on there.  For an example of usage..I brought my IPad the other day to a Real Estate shoot…I whipped out the IPad and gave a slideshow of my previous Real Estate HDR’s to the sales person…he was impressed!  A picture is worth 1000 words indeed!   A great platform to show your photos!  The IPad is small enough to fit in my photo backpack…nice!

Another big benefit is the available “Camera Connection Kit” from Apple.  For $29.00 you get 2 connectors to your IPad (USB and SD).  As I shoot with Nikon…no problem at all downloading Jpegs or NEF files!  So now you can download your shots on location and then view them in a beautiful format in minutes!   I find myself  downloading my shots on my MAC and then putting them also on my IPad.  I grab the IPad and sit on the coach (or anywhere in the house) and view my shots. A nice mobile photo viewer.

On a glad I didn’t moment..I was thinking of buying an EPSON photo viewers for the same reason a few months ago ($600)….now it is not even necessary!   I can assume that in time as the storage gets larger for the IPad…these photo viewers will be obsolete.   I also enjoy video Podcasts like DTown TV, Photoshop TV, Geek Brief TV…and now they are large and wonderful to view!  I even now have a subscription to “Digital Photographer UK” magazine on my IPad and can read the current or back issues any time!  I’d say if you are a photographer and have some extra cash…the IPad is a must!!  An unreal tool that has already changed life as I know it.  Technology is amazing!

As for some negative comments, yes, the IPad is not equal to a laptop yet (as I stated above), but will be in my opinion in about 2 years.  I am not a big fan of the very reflective screen.  It also is a fingerprint magnet!  So I tried a film cover and that helped. I was  still not happy about the reflective screen with the std film cover.  I then found another film that reduces glare…Screen Guardz.  Works awesome, but of course reduces brightness/quality just a tad.  But I will accept that in order to have less glare.

The IPad is revolutionary.  If you own one, I am certain you are extremely happy!!!  Kudos Apple!  Keep making our lives easier!!

News: Just Another IPad Blog

Thanks to Patrick at www.justanotheripadblog.com for the note on my IPad Wallpapers!  I am a fan of his great blog on the IPad!  Just Another IPad Blog offers news, reviews and more on the IPad and Apps.  Click on the link to check out his blog.   With the new IPad now available in the US and soon into the world….it is a great place to keep up on the latest scoops everyday!!

The link to my wallpapers is available to the right of this post!  Just click the IPad picture and it will take you to the photos.  I now have 65+ pictures available!  Thanks again Patrick and have fun with your blog!  Best wishes!

Thanks everyone for your recent orders!!   They are selling like hot cakes!!!  LOL  Have fun!!

IPad Wallpapers – Now Available!!!!

As of last Friday I received the IPad 3G – 64 GB.  I have had it now for about a week.  It is truly amazing.  Yes, it is just a larger IPhone/ITouch…but having it in a larger scale is fantastic!  If you have any Apple product…you will love this as well.   Super fast and worth every penny!  I just received the camera connection kit – works perfect with my Nikon DSLR!  Now I have another back up area to download my pics when I travel!  The pic on the left is my IPad.  I’ll write a review soon and tell ya what apps are fun!

So I put 25 photos up on my website Talke Photography for use as IPad Wallpapers.  They have been scaled down to fit perfectly!  I will keep adding more.  I have priced them only at $0.30 each!!  So take as many as you like!  When the order is processed, I will email them to you myself!  =)   Most are about 500KB in size.   Thanks!  Have fun!