Digital Photography Blogs highlights some of the better photographic deals of the week. This week: Canon Loyalty Program, Flash Diffusers for Under $4, Canon 50mm f1.8 II Lens, Canon Powershot A590IS, Lensbaby, and Epson Stylus Photo 1400.

At the foot of the Sequoia National Forest, I was finally able to glimpse the Milky Way for the first time in years and years. It was glorious. But how to capture it?

Amy reviews the OminPod, a creative
and useful beanbag camera support
that goes just about anywhere.

It’s official! After 3 months of hard work getting things together, I’m finally and officially open for business. While I’ve been taking pictures oh-so-semi- professionally for a while, it suddenly became the right time to make it real. Chloe started preschool in March, and I found myself with 9 hours a [...]

Anna Hazen wrote:
Hope you’re well. Thought you might be interested to learn that Getty Images today announced the availability of low-res images for online use. So, online media and advertisers will now have access to Getty’s editorial and creative collections and pay just $49 per (web-resolution) image. All the details are in the press release [...]

Jim beat me to it, but Nikon announced a new D-3 DSLR with a full frame sensor.  I guess they figured out people actually wanted to buy these.  Also go new D-300.