Photography news, before it happens

Several websites have published Q&A sections to clear all the "misunderstandings" about moving Photoshop CC to a cloud based subscription - see some of the posts by Adobe, Engadget, Dpreview and Scott Kelby. No matter what others are saying, Adobe is taking away an option that you previously had: buy a stand alone version or sign up for monthly subscription. This option will no longer be available after the company stops updating ACR. Even if I decide to never update to a new version of Photoshop, I still have the ability to edit all digital images I took in the past decade. Once you move to a monthly subscription and you stop paying few years down the line, you no longer have a way to use the tool. I personally will be sticking with CS6 for as long as I can and see how this whole thing will play out in the next 2-3 years.

If you believe in online petitions (I don't), change.org is currently collecting signatures to eliminate the mandatory "creative cloud" subscription model.

Adobe is also considering creating a photographer’s bundle with only Photoshop CC and Lightroom:

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New up to $50 rebates on Tamron super zoom lenses.

Soloshot is a new autonomous tracking camera mount giving photographers and videographers an unique advantage of tracking subjects.

This camera developed by scientists has 180 separate imaging elements and sees the world like an insect.

Nokia is investing in mobile array cameras that can achieve effects similar to the Lytro light field camera: "The technology uses multiple lenses that are relatively tiny in terms of how much space they take up in a mobile device, but which work together to capture an image of the same quality as a much larger camera". There is now also an iPhone app that promises to achieve selective focus.

Panasonic filed a patent (2013-78112) for removing the shadow of an object caused by a flashlight with image processing.

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