I haven’t had a chance for a while to post some news updates and interesting/informative posts I’ve come across recently. Enjoy and have a great weekend!

• Like that popular Dave Hill look? I posted a bit on it several weeks back. He’s received a lot of attention from others as well. Scott Kelby wrote several great posts on trying to recreate his look. Check them out here, here and here. And the Strobist posted an interview with him here.
• If you haven’t seen Joe McNally’s new blog, you should definately check it out. His combination of humor and great tips make it to the top of every photographer’s list. Visit his site here.
• Nik Software recently released a new Photoshop plugin called Viveza. It allows you to control the colors, brightness, saturations and contrast throughout areas in an image. The best thing is that it does it with about the simplest, most elegant user interface I’ve ever seen (I’d say it competes with and beats a lot of Apple’s interfaces, which is quite an accomplishment). You can read more about the plugin here.
• Recently, I’ve been doing some research on DSLR sensor cleaning approaches. I’ve found that while there are lots of reviews out there, I haven’t found as many reviews or thoughts from the folks/sites I really trust. With that in mind, I did find a pretty simple, well described solution from Moose Peterson. Moose is a world-renowned wildlife photographer. If it works for someone who spends that much time in the field, it’s good enough for me to try. Read more about his tools and technique here.
• Curious about how well the new Canon Rebel XSi is peforming? Check out some sample pictures here.