21 May, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos





ON THE ROAD -- Grow Your Business and Save! - ASMP has lined up some great opportunities for you to get the tools you need to succeed. Join us at: On the Road, brought to you by WPPI, PhotoPlus Expo and Kelby Training, Business as unUsual webinar will feature Danielle Currier and Larry Volk, Join ASMP Member Syl Arena, author of Speedliter’s Handbook, for an intensive day-long workshop focused exclusively on Canon Speedlites, or “Photocentric Day” June 11.
http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2013/05/grow-your-business-and-save


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14 May, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos




PHOTOGRAPHERS INCLUDED -- Creative Cloud Bundle–Coming! -- Michael Zhang: “Adobe announced that its future software offerings will only be available through subscription plans to its Creative Cloud service. In a post published on the Photoshop.com blog recently, the company revealed that it’s thinking about introducing special Creative Cloud packages geared specifically at photographers. SOURCE: http://petapixel.com/2013/05/07/adobe-thinking-about-a-creative-cloud-bundle-geared-toward-photographers/



New app helps blind photographers snap perfect pictures
Who said photography was only for those with normal vision? Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dustin Adams, Lourdes Morales and Sri Kurniawan, have developed a camera app that can be used by the blind and partially sighted people to fulfill their photography ambitions, reports NewScientist
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/new-app-helps-blind-photographers-snap-perfect-pictures/391109-11.html




PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR FOOD -- Hillary Dixter: “It May Be Sign of Mental Illness” [What????] “Sure, --people who photograph everything they eat can be annoying, but are they also mentally ill? According to a Canadian mental health expert, taking lots of pictures of food can indicate health or mental problems. http://eater.com/archives/2013/05/09/expert-photographing-food-may-be-sign-of-mental-illness.php

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07 May, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos






CELEBS TURNED PHOTOGRAPHERS - From Dennis Hopper to Kenny Rogers
Michael Ernest Sweet: “As most performers are “artists” in the most general sense, it should come as no surprise that at least a few of them are also photographers. Pierce Brosnan is a painter, for example. He’s not too well known for it, but he paints. And, so does Jane Seymour. So who are the photographers hiding in the Hollywood hills? http://www.bloggernews.net/129137






THEY BEAT ADDICTIONS – in U.K. Nick Spoors: “Recovering drug and alcohol addicts in Northampton are being helped out of their plight with therapy based on photography classes. Some have completely turned away from their addictions as a result of their new interest…” SOURCE: http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/health/photography-helps-addicts-to-beat-addictions-1-5045736





Man Gets His Aerial Camera Stuck in the Arms of Lady Justice – Michael Zhang: “If you ever try your hand at shooting photos or videos from the sky using a remote-controlled helicopter, do your best to avoid trees, tall buildings, and… statues. Ohio-based cameraman Terry Cline found out the dangers of statues the hard way. While capturing aerial imagery, Cline got his flying camera stuck in the arms of a statue 100 feet above the ground. http://petapixel.com/2013/05/02/man-gets-his-aerial-camera-stuck-in-the-arms-of-lady-justice/




SPITTIN’ IMAGE -- Bacteriograms Turn Mouth Germs Into Festering Art - Pete Brook. “ In the long list of photographic processes, spreading one’s own spit across large-format, color-negative film is one of the more wacky. Yet Finnish photographer Erno Erik Raitanen shows it can create surprisingly artistic results.
http://www.wired.com/rawfile/
PHOTO Erno Erik Raitanen







THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY: Aim-Shoot-Empower: High-School Students Learn Advocacy, Life Skills. Amitabh Sharma: “These are stories captured in megapixels, streaming hues, freezing expressions - moments that are there to stay forever. Spearheaded by high-school students from rural Jamaica, photography is taking a different dimension - converging this art form with human-rights advocacy” . http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130505/arts/arts1.html
PHOTO: Mitchka Walters

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30 Apr, 2013 | Posted by: bswenson

BAN UNFLATTERING PHOTOS

- Michael Zhang: “How do you solve the problem of professional concert photographers snapping unflattering photos of you during your live shows? One way is to ban them completely, and that’s exactly what Beyonce is doing with her latest concert tour. http://petapixel.com/2013/04/22/after-unflattering-viral-photos




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30 Apr, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos





INSIDE STRATEGIES -- COMING UP -- Free Webinar with PhotoBiz Coach Beate. On May 13th, 2013, at 5:00P.M.(PST), 8:00P.M. (EST).
Listen for a live preview of her 3 week course: Finding and Managing Clients, Marketing Strategies & Creating A Customer Experience, and From Flash To Cash Strategies. The PhotoBiz Intensive Online Course starts May 15th. You will learn Beate’s personal trick on how to get people on the phone and how to turn any cold call into a ‘warm’ call.
You’ll be able to preview the PhotoBiz Intensive and learn a few tricks for free plus, get the scoop on how to get your Certified Photography Business Professional accreditation.
Who is Beate Chelette? She is the PhotoBizCoach and dedicated to educating photography professionals about the business behind the art of photography. She is an International speaker on photography topics, and author of the “From Flash to Cash System” plus the co-author of “How to Make Money with Stock.”
http://www.photobizcoach.com/2013/03/05/art-shay-a-retrospective/?inf_contact_key=7f06c545a9d381bbb348b5a2f61156743046457bcbbea386d2144f05619a1023

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23 Apr, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos




Digital Public Library of America Offers a Wealth of Historical Photos – (DL Cade) After 20 months of planning and work, the Digital Public Library of America finally made its debut. An initiative of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard, the DPLA aims to provide anyone with Internet, access to a massive online archive of content including ebooks, manuscripts, works of art and, of course, photographs. http://petapixel.com/2013/04/19/digital-public-library-of-america-offers-a-wealth-of-historical-photos/




IT STRIKES AGAIN! Bad Restaurant Food Photography: Harmon Leon: “Let's stand up and cheer restaurant food photography that defeats the originally intended purpose -- it makes you repulsed by the cuisine actually served inside the eatery.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harmon-leon/bad-restaurant-food-photo_2_b_3111691.html

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16 Apr, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos





THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION -- A Glimpse at Where Camera Gear is Kept – Michael Zhang: “Formally called the “Zvezda Service Module,”It’s the component of the ISS that houses all of the station’s life support systems, and is where the astronauts gather if there is any kind of emergency. But here’s the main reason you’ll want to pay the module visit: the fancy camera equipment used by the astronauts is stored on the walls! http://petapixel.com/2013/04/10/a-glimpse-at-where-camera-gear-is-kept-on-the-international-space-station/



CLOSED -- Sears And Walmart Shutter Portrait Studios - DL Cade: “After years of providing portrait services to local families and high school seniors, both the Sears and PictureMe portrait studios (the latter found in Walmart) have closed their doors for good. The news has been breaking slowly via local outlets as Sears and PictureMe employees nationwide found themselves without a job.” SOURCE: http://petapixel.com/2013/04/05/sears-and-walmart-portrait-studios-shuttering-service/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29


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26 Mar, 2013 | Posted by: bswenson


Thomas is Hawkish ON GETTY

He says, “I QUIT!”
Response from Trey Ratcliff: “Yay! Thomas quit Getty! I quit them over two years ago because it is HIGHWAY ROBBERY! It's basically Internet Slave Labor where they have skilled photographers all over the place taking photos then KEEPING 80% in most cases! It's shameful what Getty does to photographers."
The story:
http://thomashawk.com/2013/03/why-i-quit-getty-images-and-why-im-moving-my-stock-photography-sales-to-stocksy.html
More: https://plus.google.com/+TreyRatcliff/posts/bthjUk1eJyv
via Frank J. Casella



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19 Mar, 2013 | Posted by: bswenson




NO-FLY ZONE -- Under the FAA’s remote control guidelines, most photographers and videographers can get away with doing as much UAV photography as they want. Problems arise when you try to turn your aerial photography into a business, as one Minnesota-based company found out earlier this week. Source: http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/16/faa-grounds-aerial-drone-photography-business-in-minnesota/

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13 Mar, 2013 | Posted by: st




24-HOURS IN NYC -- Time-Lapse Shows the Passing of a Day in New York City in 100,000+ Photos – Michael Zhang: “Time-lapse photographer Samuel Orr has completed a beautiful short film of New York City that shows the passing of a day in the Big Apple.” http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/07/time-lapse-shows-the-passing-of-a-day-in-new-york-city-in-100000-photos/
PHOTO: Samuel Orr


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06 Mar, 2013 | Posted by: st





EXACT LIGHT -- Recipe for a Perfect Photo: Clear Sky, Sunset and Water – Malia Wollan: “The photographers were packed so tightly along the riverbank that they looked like paparazzi stalking a starlet. In this case the Lindsay Lohan in question was a wispy little ribbon of water falling thousands of feet down the face of El Capitan SOURCE: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/us/
PHOTO: Jim Wilson

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19 Feb, 2013 | Posted by: st






PRIVATE PHOTOS MADE PUBLIC. An unknown number of private photos became publicly visible between January 18 and February 7 on Flicker. Adrianne Jeffries: “An Unknown Number Of Users At Yahoo's photo-sharing site had their photos revealed to the world. Flicker, the Yahoo-owned photo-sharing site is quietly dealing with the fallout from a bug that caused the settings on a number of private photos to become publicly visible. http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/11/3976152/flickr-accidentally-made-some-private-photos-public-for-20-days




NEED A CAMERA? -- Massive 1,000+ Piece Camera Collection Auctioned for $35,000 on eBay . Collector Brian Cue of Alameda, California (kka20101 on eBay) sold his massive camera collection that he has spent over 50 years building up. Most of them are in both working order and in great cosmetic condition. http://www.petapixel.com/2013/02/14/massive-1000-piece-camera-collection-being-auctioned-on-ebay/
TAKEAWAY: The 1,000+ camera collection asked for $50,000 but went for $35.000 last week


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12 Feb, 2013 | Posted by: st




COMING UP IN 2013.
What’s going to happen to journalism in 2013? DAVID HIRSCHMAN AND LAURA RICH: "Local news gets automated
“One thing that’s clear is that local journalism, when produced by full-time, professional journalists, is expensive — possibly too expensive to justify the revenues for many kinds of stories."
SOURCE: http://www.niemanlab.org/category/predictions-2013/
Via Joseph Stanski




CAN'T PHOTOGRAPH A CELEB IN HAWAII ? – Legal Act’ Working to Ban Celeb Photography in Hawaii. Paparazzi working in the state of Hawaii might have to pack their bags and move back to the mainland. That’s because a new bill requested by Aerosmith lead and part-time Maui resident, Steven Tyler, may soon ban celebrity photography in the 50th state all-together.
http://www.petapixel.com/2013/02/09/steven-tyler-bill-to-ban-celebrity-photography-in-hawaii/

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29 Jan, 2013 | Posted by: st




FOOD-OH!-GENICS -- Upscale Restaurants Are Starting to Ban Food Photography – DL Cade: “A new piece over at The New York Times is bringing to light an issue that, to be honest, we hadn’t realized had gotten so bad. Apparently, amateur food photography is out of control, forcing many restaurants to begin implementing bans or other photo-related policies. http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/23/upscale-restaurants-are-starting-to-ban-food-photography/
TAKEAWAY: Part of the cost of a good meal in a good restaurant in NYC is the atmosphere. Or as they say, “the real estate.” If you must take pictures of your meal in NYC, it would be better to stroll a few dozen yards across the street into Central Park, and make a cozy picnic of it. No one would object to you taking pictures. –RE


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22 Jan, 2013 | Posted by: st




PHOTOS TO NEWS ORGANIZATIONS -- Jeff Sonderman: “A mobile app that will help amateur journalists send photos to news organizations securely and with embedded verification data is among eight projects funded by the latest Knight News Challenge grants. SOURCE: http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/200878/knight-news-challenge-funds-photography-app-with-built-in-verification-data/

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15 Jan, 2013 | Posted by: st




Man Dies While Trailing Justin Bieber's Ferrari - Andrew Blankstein
“A photographer was hit by a car and killed last week after taking shots of Justin Bieber's white Ferrari while it was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol..
A friend of the photographer told KCAL-TV Channel 9 that he was not a professional..”
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bieber-photographer-20130102,0,4765788.story


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08 Jan, 2013 | Posted by: st




IT’S GONE! -- Photographer’s Camera Gear Stolen on JetBlue Flight – Charlie Borland: “Photographer Jess Dugan had her camera gear stolen on a recent JetBlue flight from Chicago to Boston and she received the usual response from the airline: ‘we are not responsible.’
http://www.pronaturephotographer.com/2012/12/photographers-camera-gear-stolen-on-jetblue-flight/


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18 Dec, 2012 | Posted by: st





TIME -- Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2012 – Kira Pollack: “Ten percent of all of the photographs made in the entire history of photography were made last year — an astounding figure. More than ever before, thanks in part to cell phone technology, the world is engaged with photography and communicating through pictures. Nonetheless, a great photograph will rise above all the others. The ten photographs we present here are the pictures that moved us most in 2012.” http://lightbox.time.com/2012/12/13/time-picks-the-top-10-photos-of-2012/#1
PHOTO: Bernat Armangue
TAKEAWAY: What is a good photo? Meaning, of course, one that Time Magazine might consider for their 2012 selection project. ..We can guess that it won’t be the same kind of portfolio photo that we see featured in an adverting/design annual.





WANNA BUY A STUDIO? Annie Leibovitz Puts Her Massive NYC Property on the Market for a Cool $33 Million – Fstoppers: In 2007, Leibovitz put her entire work (and future work) up as collateral for a $24 million loan to help pay off some of her debt. We can’t help but think this should definitely help her keep the rights to her own work…SOURCE: http://fstoppers.com/annie-leibovitz-puts-her-massive-nyc-property-on-the-market-for-a-cool-33-million



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18 Dec, 2012 | Posted by: bswenson


THE DANGER SIDE -- DL Cade: “Man Dies After Falling Into a Chimney. A 23-year-old man named Nicholas Wieme died in the pursuit of a “rooftopping” photograph yesterday after he fell into a building’s smokestack in Chicago. The fall itself didn’t kill Wieme, who was able to send a text to his girlfriend asking for help; however, it took Chicago firefighters 4 hours to reach and safely extract him from the smokestack.”
Read more at http://www.petapixel.com/2012/12/14/the-danger-of-rooftopping-photography-man-dies-after-falling-into-a-chimney/#A2tkKcBofxMAHXDr.99
SOURCE: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/12/14/the-danger-of-rooftopping-photography-man-dies-after-falling-into-a-chimney/



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12 Dec, 2012 | Posted by: st




WILD WEST CHIGAGO -- Photographer catches wild coyotes checking out bar scene near Chicago's historic Wrigley Field. Barbara Rodgriguez: “Wild baseball fans might be a standard sight at Wrigley Field, but a pair of wild coyotes milling around Chicago's historic ballpark — surrounded on all sides by bars, restaurants and busy streets — wasn't what one photographer was expecting on a busy Friday night.
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/f90ac940bc74425ca23aac39c289afdf/ODD--Coyotes-Wrigley-Field
PHOTO: Will Byington
TAKEAWAY: Chicago baseball fans: New name for one of the teams: Chicago Coyotes?

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20 Nov, 2012 | Posted by: st





OUR ‘WHAT’S NEXT?’ CULTURE -- Internet Phenomenon of the Year: Isa Leshko's Elderly Animals – Edgar Allen Beem: “How does an idea in the head of a photographer spawn ideas in the heads of viewers and, eventually, make a mark on the medium? In an effort to answer these questions we looked at six photographers and projects that seemed to be on everyone’s mind this year, and considered how and why.” http://www.pdnonline.com/features/Internet-Phenomenon--6997.shtml
PHOTO: Isa Leshko





MISTAKEN I.D. --How The Wrong Photo Almost Cost An Iranian Professor Her Life - Tim Barribeau: When the media started showing images of Neda Agha-Soltan, in the wake of her death during protests in Tehran, they unwittingly showed the wrong woman. The image that was widely used was in fact of Neda Soltani, an English professor. The Iranian government accused her of actually being Agha-Soltan, and of having faked her own death. SOURCE: http://www.popphoto.com/news/2012/11/how-wrong-photo-almost-cost-iranian-professor-her-life
Photo of Neda Soltani






PAPARAZZI AGAIN -- Attorney says latest Justin Bieber citation shows photographer's innocence. An attorney for the photographer charged in connection with a freeway pursuit involving Justin Bieber said Wednesday he will use the pop star's latest run-in with West Hollywood deputies to help demonstrate his client's innocence.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/photographer-bieber-traffic-citation.html

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13 Nov, 2012 | Posted by: bswenson


STOP AND I’LL SHOOT! -- Want To Swap Your Gun For a Camera? - Tim Barribeau: “The city of Winnipeg and Canadian camera store Henry's are teaming up to offer people the opportunity to trade in guns for a new camera. The program, dubbed Pixels for Pistols will give people a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 and a voucher for photography lessons in return for a working firearm — a bundle worth some $240. If you have a gun floating around that isn't functional, you can still get the $75 photography school credit.
“For four weeks (started November 1,) people can contact the Winnipeg Police Service, who will arrange a time to come to their house, and exchange the weapon for the camera. So no, strolling up to a police station or store with a weapon in hand is probably not the best of ideas.”
http://www.popphoto.com/news/2012/11/pixels-pistols-want-to-swap-your-guns-cameras

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13 Nov, 2012 | Posted by: st





DO CARS HAVE RIGHTS? Intriguing Photographs Capture Cars Being Utterly Destroyed. Alex Davies: “Photos of wrecked cars are hard to look at, but it is also hard to look away. That attraction to carnage is what makes Jody Daunton's "The Destruction of Cars" so mesmerizing. http://www.businessinsider.com/photographs-capture-cars-being-destroyed-2012-11?op=1
PHOTO: Jody Daunton


AFTERMATH -- Photographers Looking to Help – Lauren Margolis: "We’ve been touched by all the ways that people have been reaching out to help our beloved New York (and New Jersey!) in the aftermath of Sandy. Here are just a few: "http://blog.photoshelter.com/2012/11/photographers-looking-to-help-in-the-aftermath-of-sandy/
PHOTO: Guillaume Gaudet




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30 Oct, 2012 | Posted by: bswenson







ALL THE RAGE Laura Cox: “Meet the ridiculously photogenic homeless guy, whose picture has been shared 40,000 times on Facebook 30-year-old Rafael Nunes has become the latest face to go viral after he was spotted by a tourist in the Brazilian town of Curitiba.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223761/Meet-ridiculously-photogenic-homeless-guy-picture-shared-40-000-times-Facebook.html




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23 Oct, 2012 | Posted by: st



Embarrassing Photos And Videos Coming Soon After Justin Bieber's
Laptop Theft – OOOOOOPS Casey Johnson: “We could be on the eve of a nude photo or video scandal involving Justin Bieber or his girlfriend Selena Gomez. Bieber revealed recently that his personal laptop and camera were stolen while he was performing a live show in Washington.
http://www.starpulse.com/news/Casey_Johnson/
2012/10/11/embarrassing_photos_and_videos_coming_




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16 Oct, 2012 | Posted by: st







GIVING BACK -- Making A Difference: Working With Nonprofit Organizations – Maria Piscopo: “How to be an activist and still pay the rent, and get advice from photographers who look to give back to their community. http://www.shutterbug.com/content/making-difference-working-nonprofit-organizations
PHOTO: Tim Ryan


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09 Oct, 2012 | Posted by: st




PHOTO ESSAY -- Incredible photographs shed new light on West Virginia serpent preachers. “A photographer has shot a stunning series of photographs of West Virginia snake preachers in their natural habitat. Serpent preaching is an ancient form of worship, often shunned by modern western society. It is a religious ritual in a small number of Pentecostal churches in the U.S., largely found in the Appalachian Mountains and other parts of the southeast.” SOURCE:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2214130/Incredible-photographs-shed-new-light-West-Virginia-serpent-handlers.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
PHOTO: Hunter Barnes

DREAM GRANT -- Two Photographers Receive $500,000 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowships for 2012. Holly Hughes: Photographers An-My Lê and Uta Barth are among the 23 artists, scientists, social scientists and scholars named MacArthur Fellows for 2012. Commonly called the “genius” grant, the fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation awards $500,000 over the course of five years to people who have made outstanding achievements in their field. There is no application process, nominations are secret, and recipients can do as they please with the “unrestricted” grant. SOURCE: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/10/two-photographers-receive-500000-macarthur-genius-fellowships-for-2012.html

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25 Sep, 2012 | Posted by: st


Stop ! Photo Thief!

Seagull flies off with photographer's camera. -Video- (Prepare to smile.) What happens when a seagull takes off with your camera? Aerial photography, of course. SOURCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIMURTXxWFs


PHOTO: Shawn Hamman



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18 Sep, 2012 | Posted by: st



WATCHING IT GROW World Trade Center Site: 11 Years Later. Time-lapse
photography shows the rebirth of downtown New York City.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/world-trade-center-site-11-years-later-17207003

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05 Sep, 2012 | Posted by: bswenson






Marilyn Monroe's estate loses right to charge for image use

BLOCKED SALES -- Ben Child: “A US federal court said on Thursday that Monroe's estate was wrong to pursue photo libraries and other organisations that use her image without permission or payment on T-shirts and other memorabilia. It all stems from a decision made almost half a century ago by the Some Like It Hot star's legal representatives in the wake of her 1962 death.” New York does not share California's generous laws regarding control of dead celebrities' images, and last week's hearing ruled in favour of those who believe the actor's estate has, for decades, been wrongly extracting a fee each time Monroe's image is used. SOURCE:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/sep/03/marilyn-monroe-estate-image-rights
TAKEAWAY: Is Elvis next?

via: Frank Nowikowski

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29 Aug, 2012 | Posted by: bswenson





LEARNING -- Digital photography helps wired kids plug into nature. Ann Douglas: “Digital photography may be the key to encouraging a generation of wired kids to unplug their screens long enough to head outdoors and connect with the natural world. Or at least that’s the key finding to emerge from a recent study conducted by a graduate student at the University of Minnesota in Duluth, Minnesota.” http://www.thestar.com/living/parent/article/1241380--digital-photography-helps-wired-kids-plug-into-nature



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14 Aug, 2012 | Posted by: st



ALMOST THIEF -- Erik Malinowski: “After Usain Bolt became the first person to ever win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters, grabbed the camera of a nearby photographer and started taking his own pictures of the scene. What you might not be aware of is that Bolt and the photographer, a Swede named Jimmy Wixtröm, have something of a history.
http://deadspin.com/5933499/usain-bolts-photography-skills-are-pretty-good

CURIOUS -- Dennis Bodzash: Straight from Mars: first pictures from 'Curiosity' rover “NASA's latest generation of Mars rover, the $2 billion Curiosity, has just safely landed on the surface of Mars after surviving “7 minutes of terror” and a final descent by “sky crane.” SOURCE:
http://www.examiner.com/article/straight-from-mars-first-pictures-from-curiosity-rover


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24 Jul, 2012 | Posted by: st



CELEB CHASE -- According to the New York Daily News, Tom Cruise and his 6-year-old daughter were being chased by paparazzi as they sped up the west side of Manhattan. During the supposed chase, which lasted 20 minutes, the actor's black Chevy Suburban, operated by a driver, reached speeds of up to 45 mph in a 25-mph zone on 10 Ave, NYC.
SOURCE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/18/tom-cruise-suri-high-speed-car-chase_n_1684856.html?utm_hp_ref=canada&ir=Canada
PHOTO: James Devaney


HOOP -- Local Photographer Shooting Team USA in Barcelona. 20-years after having photographed the iconic “Dream Team” make history in Barcelona at the 1992 Olympic Games, San Marino resident Andrew D. Bernstein will photograph the first USA Men’s Basketball team to return to Barcelona. SOURCE:
http://sanmarino.patch.com/articles/local-photographer-shooting-team-usa-in-barcelona
PHOTO: Andrew D. Bernstein

REUNITING -- Photographer’s work reuniting Joplin residents, memories. Wally Kennedy: Marcia Long, daughter of the late Joplin photographer Murwin Mosler, explained that the museum was making available her father’s extensive collection of portrait negatives to the people whose images he had captured on film over a period of nearly 60 years. The goal, she said, is to help people who lost everything in the May 22, 2011, tornado to at least recover something.
SOURCE: http://www.joplinglobe.com/topstories/x333947570/Photographer-s-work-reuniting-Joplin-residents-memories

THE NORTHERN LIGHTS – Ben Neuman: “This years forecast for the Northern Lights is great! In fact NASA predicts the brightest display of the northern lights in 50 years. There are many resources to help you get the shot that you want. In this weeks post I will share some tips and resources I use to help me capture the elusive auroras borealis”. http://www.benneumannphotographyblog.com/tips-to-find-and-photographh-the-northern-lights?


Roger Marsh: “A documentary photographer in Boston is curious about a "quick flying object" that crossed his screen about 5:20 p.m. on July 17, 2012, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database. SOURCE: http://www.examiner.com/article/boston-photographer-unsure-of-anomaly-crossing-camera-lens


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17 Jul, 2012 | Posted by: st



WHO’S BUYING? -- Is Curating Art Reserved For The Wealthy? – Lauren Margolis: “My business arose out of frustration,” says Jen Bekman in an interview with Forbes. “I realized that the reason I had never bought art was that no one had ever tried to sell it to me.” Jen realized that many willing art buyers were also intimidated by the art scene and believed it was a privileged reserved for the wealthy.
http://blog.photoshelter.com/2012/07/is-curating-art-reserved-for-the-wealthy/


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10 Jul, 2012 | Posted by: st




WHO WON? What It Means When Instant Replay Tells Us There Is No Winner. Rebecca J. Rosen: “ Sprinters Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh finished so closely -- both coming in at 11.068 seconds -- that no amount of high-speed photography (the cameras shoot 3,000 frames per second) can discern who placed third and who came in fourth. There are three spots on the US Olympic team for this event. SOURCE: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/06/what-it-means-when-instant-replay-cant-decide-a-winner/258942/


GOING FOR THE GOLD in London, you want to start with a good picture of yourself. Charlie Cook doesn’t think these pictures made the athlete nor the photographer look good. SOURCE: http://abcnews.go.com/US/slideshow/worst-olympic-portraits-16716046?goback=.gde_1541417_member_131331084

GOOD STITCH -- Stunning photographs of star trails over outback Australia AT first glance these amazing pictures look like something you would see through a kaleidoscope. Victorian photographer Lincoln Harrison spent up to 15 hours shooting the stars in the Australian outback, stitching the images together on his computer. http://www.news.com.au/travel/australia/stunning-photographs-of-star-trails-over-outback-australia/story-e6frfq89-1226411401034
PHOTO: Lincoln Harrison


PHOTO EVENTS -- Caroline Hunter: “There are more than 100 photo festivals around the world where professionals can swap ideas and gain contacts. But where does the newly qualified photographer fit in?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/camera-club-blog/2012/jun/28/photography-festivals?newsfeed=true


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26 Jun, 2012 | Posted by: st



GRANT CHANCE -- Chase and LivingSocial want to help fuel that business drive by awarding up to 12 individual grants of $250,000 to 12 small businesses. Submit your mission: Small Business application. Program ends June 30, 2012.
https://www.missionsmallbusiness.com/

TWELVE CREATIVE WAYS…-- to run a Photography Business And Stay Married Too. Virtual Photography: “Yet many people do it every single day. Andrew and I have worked together side by side for over 14 years now. In fact, we live in a 1200 square foot condo, work side by side at the dining room table, eat breakfast, lunch and dinner together, and still like to hang out on the weekends together with family and friends. Can it work for you? Possibly. Here are some of the tricks we’ve learned along the way. SOURCE: http://virtualphotographystudio.com/photographyblog/2012/06/12-creative-ways-to-run-a-photography-business-and-stay-married-too/

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12 Jun, 2012 | Posted by: st





REBUFF -- Rosh Sillars: “I hate rejection. With that said, the more rejection I receive, the more successful I become. The most famous photographers, writers and artists have been rejected many times. Even after you are well-known, the rejection doesn’t stop. There are just more people to reject you. If you want to build a career, you must take risks; and risks lead to the possibility of failure.” http://www.roshsillars.com/2012/06/business-rejection/

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05 Jun, 2012 | Posted by: st



CLIENTS -- Favorite Sources for New Photography: Part 1 With so many venues and platforms displaying new photography every day, how do clients choose where to look at new work? We asked several editors, art buyers and judges of the PDN Photo Annual to name some of their favorite places to find new photo projects and discover new talent. Check out a few of their “likes” below and click on the Photo Gallery link to see examples of the work mentioned. Also, be sure to check out "Favorite Sources for New Photography: Part 2." SOURCE: Eamon Hickey PDNonline http://www.pdnonline.com/features/Favorite-Sources-for-5749.shtml

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29 May, 2012 | Posted by: st




NO PHOTOS -- General restricts war-zone photography. Dan Lamothe: “Marine commanders in Afghanistan have cracked down on war-zone photography in the wake of two international scandals this year in which U.S. troops were depicted posing with dead Taliban fighters.” http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/05/marine-afghanistan-photography-gurganus-052412/



Kathleen Davis: This Is What Happens When a Bear Meets a Rented Nikon D4 and 600mm Lens
Shing Rheberg: “Andrew Kane is very thankful he paid a little extra to cover his gear from Lens Rentals. Otherwise his story of a bear encounter would have a painful ending.” http://www.popphoto.com/news/2012/05/make-sure-damage-wavier-covers-bear-attack
image Revealed: Hundreds of words to avoid using online if you don't want the government spying on you (and they include 'pork', 'cloud' and 'Mexico')

MOON SHOT -- Louisa Hufstader: “Napa Photographer Captures Solar Eclipse Phases.
Seven photos merged into one spread show the beginning, bottom right, of the recent solar eclipse through annular totality and the post-annular phases upper left. http://napa.patch.com/articles/napa-photographer-captures-solar-eclipse-phases
PHOTO: Richard Bruns


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15 May, 2012 | Posted by: st




SHUTTERKIDS -- Turning poor Guatemalan kids into photographers -- 21 years later. Anna Bevan: “Nancy McGirr, a Guatemala-based American photojournalist and veteran of Reuters news agency, one day surveyed the burning plastic, cardboard houses, gardens of sewage and thousands of people scavenging for food at the 40-acre dump in Guatemala City. Many of them were children who pursued her, eager to look through her camera lens. "The thought occurred to me: If they had the camera, what would they see through that lens?" McGirr recalled. That was more than 20 years ago.”
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/05/guatemala-fotokids-poor-children-photographers-garbage-dump.html


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