18 Jun, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos





CELLPHONE MISUSE? -- During surgery? Illinois Hospital Investigating. A central Illinois hospital has investigated three instances of employees using personal cellphones to photograph patients during surgery. SOURCE:
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/06/16/illinois-hospital-investigating-cellphone-photography-during-surgery/


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11 Jun, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos




Reasons to Love Photography Now: Part 1 –We look back and ahead to some trends, news, and recent events that remind us how inspiring, popular and powerful photography is. SOURCE:
Note: #7. More Consumer Magazines Launched and Fewer Folded in 2012. http://www.pdnonline.com/features/Reasons-to-Love-Phot-8308.shtml
www.MediaFinder.com www.MediaFinder.com


SEO ADVICE – John Lund: “If you want to be found on the Internet by people searching for photographers then good SEO is essential! http://blog.johnlund.com/2013/06/seo-advice-for-photographers.html
TAKEAWAY: Photographers who try to get on the first page of a Google search face a dilemma. Buyers looking for a photo don’t search for a photographer by name, (that would be easy) -- they search by subject matter, using a long tail keyword e.g. photographer, law enforcement, swat team, Nebraska. Photographers who become known for their specialty (brand) will have an easier chance of selling stock than the generalists.

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04 Jun, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos




The CONSTANT MOMENT - Clayton Cubitt: “With Cartier-Bresson's concept of the ‘Decisive Moment’. he believed that the photographer is like a hunter, going forth into the wild, armed with quick reflexes and a finely-honed eye, in search of that one moment that most distills the time before him, ’The Decisive Moment is dead. Long live the Constant Moment.’” http://claytoncubitt.com/blog/2013/5/13/on-the-constant-moment
PHOTO: Henri Cartier-Bresson





PHOTOJOURNALISM -- How the Internet Killed It – Allen Murabayashi: “The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photography staff recently (including Pulitzer Prize Winner John White) as a part of what is being described as a shift in consumption towards video content. This is the golden age of photography. More people are taking and consuming images than ever before, and it is truly a cause of celebration. But journalism (be it written or photos) has suffered immeasurably by the serialization of moments brought to you courtesy of “the crawl,” Twitter, Instagram and the like. http://petapixel.com/2013/05/30/how-the-internet-killed-photojournalism/





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28 May, 2013 | Posted by: bswenson


PEEPING ARNiee:
When Photography Imitates Voyeurism. Kathy Ryan: “’The Neighbors,’ an exhibition now at the Julie Saul Gallery in Chelsea, is, as you may have read, angering many residents of a certain TriBeCa building. Arne Svenson’s photographs, which he shot using a telephoto lens from inside his own apartment across the street, capture people at home through their windows. SOURCE: http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/when-photography-imitates-voyeurism/
TAKEAWAY: We are all vulnerable to this new form of paparazzism
PHOTO: Arne Svenson

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28 May, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos







PHOTO STILL SPARKS CONTROVERSY Aron Heller: “A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has reignited an emotional debate over who killed him – and how the incident has shaped perspectives of the Mideast conflict.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/mohammed-al-dura-photo_n_3308045.html?utm_hp_ref=arts&ir=Arts
PHOTO: Mohammed-Al-Dura






WHO? WHAT? STOCK? Who do they think we are? Alamy's Alan Capel: “We were delighted to be part of the answer to a quiz question on BBC TV recently. We were in illustrious company, and I’m sure Corbis, Magnum and Getty felt the same way. http://www.alamy.com/Blog/contributor/archive/2013/05/21/5343.aspx






NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER for the future. Russell Boyce: “During recent photography workshops we have been running, many of those attending described themselves as “a professional photographer working in the news business” while others described themselves as “photojournalists”. The title “Photojournalist” is an occasionally abused title but for those professionals who are attending our courses who communicate their picture stories to a sophisticated audience I think it’s quite fair for them to describe themselves as a photojournalist. SOURCE: http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2013/05/22/defining-news-photographer-for-the-future/

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21 May, 2013 | Posted by: bswenson

FAKED?

World Press Photo Of The Year 2013, Paul Hansen denies claims ‘Gaza Burial' was faked with photoshop – Sara Nelson: “A Swedish photographer who won the 2013 World Press Photo award has denied claims that his image was faked with photoshop. Paul Hansen’s picture of two Palestinian children killed in an Israeli missile strike being carried to their funeral, secured the accolade in what is one of photojournalism’s most prestigious contests. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/14/world-press-photo-of-the-year-2013-paul-hansen-denies-claims-gaza-burial-faked-photoshop-pictures_n_3271504.html



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21 May, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos







YOUR THIEVIN’ ART -- “At Play in the Field of Fair Use” – Robin Cembalest: Your mug shot. Your profile picture. Your breakfast table. Is anything safe from appropriation artists? http://www.artnews.com/2013/05/09/is-anything-safe-from-appropriation-art









ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING – John Lund: “One of the few things we can have control over is our own attitude. By making a conscious decision to have a good attitude we can turn negatives into powerful positive forces. Despite the constant barrage of arrows and darts that seem to continually find me, I am still making a good living at stock photography, and when I don’t allow myself to succumb to negative emotions I realize I still am having a great time creating fun images and enjoying the community of my fellow stock shooters. http://blog.johnlund.com/2013/05/normal_12.html

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14 May, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos





ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY -- Finds Its Place In the 21st Century. Caleb Savage -- “Even as digital cameras become better and cheaper, and Instagram has become ubiquitous, an unlikely resurgence in old-fashioned analog photography is taking place. This is a somewhat surprising, yet fascinating trend in the photo world. And while it might seem easy to write this off as another hipster fad, it’s more complex than that.”
http://nyulocal.com/entertainment/2013/05/06
/analog-photography-finds-its-place-in-the-21st-century/


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07 May, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos





Huffington Post ran graphic photos from a gun murder - Andrew Beaujon: “Bert Heyman wanted the photos of his son Chris Heyman’s 2004 gun death to have an impact on the national debate over gun laws. The photos aren’t easy to look at, and The Huffington Post’s article precedes them with a boldface and italic warning: “Note: The images below are graphic and may be disturbing to some readers.”
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/211809/why-huffington-post-ran-graphic-photos-from-a-gun-murder/

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30 Apr, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos






CHEATING STOPS HERE -- Jason D. Little: “From the moment we’re old enough to play games with other children, we’re told that cheating is bad. The same principle follows us throughout the rest of our lives, but as we grow it takes on far greater implications. No one likes cheaters and liars, of course.
SOURCE: http://www.lightstalking.com/what-are-the-ethics-of-digital-manipulation-in-photography#ixzz2R9aMd3m5
Via Joe Stanski
PHOTO: Dorothea Lange



reTHINKING PHOTOGRAPHY -- Paul Melcher: “We are on the threshold of a new photography landscape that is or will be affecting everyone who intends to draw substantial revenue operating a camera. While we can see and feel the changes, how to adapt is not evident. Mostly because we are trying to apply or adapt old models to new rules and it just doesn’t fit. SOURCE: http://blog.melchersystem.com/2013/04/22/rethinking-photography/



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23 Apr, 2013 | Posted by: sellmyphotos



ADDED VALUE -- I’m Not Just a Photographer – I’m a Broadcaster – Gail Mooney: “If we as photographers can embrace change rather than just react to change, we won’t end up like the record industry. In order to do that though we have to look at ourselves as not just photographers – but broadcasters. And that doesn’t necessarily mean to shoot or broadcast motion, but to start thinking of ourselves, and what we do in much broader terms. Now, that’s an empowering thought.” http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2013/04/im-not-just-a-photographer-im-a-broadcaster


DOUBLE STANDARD? A Photo from the Boston Marathon Bombing – Allen Murabayashi: “Freelance photographer Melissa Golden raised an interesting observation about a particularly gruesome photo that was featured on The Atlantic’s InFocus column. From her Facebook page, Melissa commented, “Number 8 in this gallery is horrifying, but I’m very concerned with the In Focus’ decision to blur the face. Since when do legitimate print journalism outfits modify photos like this? Run it or don’t, but don’t enact a double standard for Americans when we’re totally cool running unadulterated photos of bombing victims from foreign lands.” http://blog.photoshelter.com/2013/04/a-blurry-double-standard-a-photo-from-the-boston-marathon-explosion/




BETTER THAN COFFEE -- The Science of Meaning and How to Stay Motivated in Our Work - DL Cade: “Dan Ariely gave an interesting talk on motivation and how to feel good about our work. Challenging the conventional belief that money equals motivation, he shows how injecting meaning into our work — be that by making the work itself harder or having others acknowledge it — has a huge impact on why and how we stay motivated. The video doesn’t specifically mention photography, but the lessons still apply.
http://petapixel.com/2013/04/13/how-we-find-meaning-in-our-work/




HUMANITARIAN GOALS -- Using photography to accomplish goals. “drkrm is pleased to announce Developing Change, the first group exhibition in Los Angeles to feature humanitarian organisations dedicated to positive and beneficial change through photography.
http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=7&aid=638&dir=2013/April/Thursday18


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02 Apr, 2013 | Posted by: bswenson


FAREWELL PAPARAZZI

-- Instagram May Soon Turn Paparazzi Into an Endangered Species – DL Cade: “In recent years, photographers — and particularly photojournalists — have had to compete more and more aggressively with the everyday Joe and his smartphone who happens to be at the right place at the right time. From the Oscars to everyday candids, agencies and news outlets are finding it easier and easier to acquire their content from the pages of social networks and photo sharing apps.
Read more at http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/28/instagram-may-soon-turn-paparazzi-into-an-endangered-species/#vwLKoPmO8wG12Wyo.99
http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/28/instagram-may-soon-turn-paparazzi-into-an-endangered-species

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02 Apr, 2013 | Posted by: st






WAGING WAR AGAINST “SHOWROOMING” --by Charging a $5 ‘Just Looking’ Fee- Michael Zhang: ‘Showrooming’ is something that’s having a big effect in the camera equipment industry and something that many brick-and-mortar retailers are trying to address. It’s when consumers walk into a store not with the intention of actually purchasing a camera or lens, but instead to play around with them and evaluate them in person before making the actual purchase for a lower price online. http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/28/store-wages-war-against-showrooming-by-charging-a-5-just-looking-fee
TAKEAWAY: Isn’t this treating a potential customer with suspicion rather than respect? Showrooming has been going on since direct marketing proved in the 80’s it was possible to buy camera equipment from a catalog and have it delivered to your door.




WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS -- Lara Matthews: “A glance through any art history book will show the introduction of female photographers to the mainstream art world first happened mostly during the Photo-Secession movement of the twentieth century. Of course women were photographing before this but most of our awareness of the female photographic experience dates back to this period.” SOURCE:
http://photofocus.com/2013/03/18/women-the-new-generation-of-photographers/

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26 Mar, 2013 | Posted by: st




QUESTION: Do You Need a Photography Degree to Be a Successful Photographer? Allen Murabayashi: “As the recipient of a great education (thanks in no small part to my parents), I’m always fascinated by discussions of how the college experience influences what we do and achieve later in life.” http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/20/do-you-need-a-photography-degree-to-be-a-successful-photographer/



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19 Mar, 2013 | Posted by: st





Things PHOTOGRAPHY TAUGHT US -- Lauren Davis: Photography and science have gone hand in hand since Louis Daguerre used his fossil collection as the subject of one of his first daguerreotypes. But photography has also contributed to scientific knowledge, expanding our understanding of the world by capturing what the human eye cannot see or going places humans could not yet go. SOURCE: http://io9.com/7-things-we-learned-about-the-world-thanks-to-photograp-453528816
Photo: Etienne-Jules Marey




PUBLIC DOMAIN PHOTO COURSE -- A Free and Helpful Primer in Photography, Courtesy of the US Navy. D.L. Cade: “If you’ve been looking for a basic photography course online, here’s something to hold you over until you find the right one. This “Photography (Basic)” course was put together by the U.S. Navy in 1993. And thanks to Reddit user clutch70706, you now have access to the full thing in PDF format.”
http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/12/a-free-and-helpful-primer-in-photography-courtesy-of-the-us-navy/
(PHONE NOT INCLUDED)
TAKEAWAY: We don’t expect present day U.S. Navy personnel are going to be exposed to this course!



WHAT DOES IT TAKE to be a photojournalist? Paul Melcher: “To think that a photojournalist job is just being at the right place at the right time is forgetting how much work, experience, hardship , preparation and involvement is previously invested . Luck doesn’t always happen just by accident. http://lejournaldelaphotographie.com/entries/10613/us-press-review-by-paul-melcher



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13 Mar, 2013 | Posted by: st




IS IT ART? William Eggleston and the Validation of Color Photography
Jonathan Keats: “William Eggleston didn’t invent color photography, but his landmark 1976 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art gave it dignity, and began the four-decade process of acceptance by curators and collectors as an art form to rival oil painting. http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/07/william-eggleston-and-the-validation-of-color-photography-as-legitimate-art/




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06 Mar, 2013 | Posted by: st





UPDATED FOR THE ART SET…?. Hilary Moss: “For Marco Roso, an editor of the post-Internet lifestyle publication called DIS Magazine, stock photography has become an art form — albeit one lacking imagination: "Over the last five or ten years, these [images] have been influencing our culture in terms of everybody borrowing them," he said. SOURCE:
http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/02/stock-photography-updated-for-the-art-set.html


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26 Feb, 2013 | Posted by: st



EMOTION -- World Press Photo judges discuss emotion and content in winning images – Gemma Padley: Among the gruesome scenes of death and violence that featured strongly in this year's winning images, one image stood out as a symbol of hope - an image of an African woman in a trash tip reading a book. Gemma Padley speaks to members of the jury to hear which images resonated strongly for them. http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2244324/world-press-photo-judges-discuss-emotion-and-content-in-winning-images



SO WHAT IS REAL? -- Photoshop and Photography: When Is It Real?
What Is a Photograph? David Pouge: “Here's a list of things people do to and for photographs, ranging from the innocent and traditional to the dangerously artificial. If you were running a photography contest, at what point would you draw the line and say "That's not photography anymore?"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/technology/personaltech/25pogue-email.html?em
TAKEAWAY: If anyone ever doubted photography was art, the bets are all off. In the most recent generations, photography was meant to be real, thanks to the Leica camera and subsequent look-a-likes. Thanks to photoshop and digital, what is known as photography will now join the venerable art world of picture-making. -RE
PHOTO: Jose Luis Guardia



IDEA JOURNAL -- Packed With Inspirational Photography Quotes. DL Cade: “Inspirational quotes are usually the realm of motivational posters and self-help books, and idea journals the realm of writers (thank you very much) but that doesn’t mean photographers can’t get a piece of that action.”
http://www.petapixel.com/2013/02/23/idea-journals-packed-with-inspirational-photography-quotes/




UNCOMFORTABLE -- Wedding Photographer Clashes with Magazine Over Same-Sex Marriage Photo in Ad. Jarron Schneider: “On February 16, wedding photographer Anne Almasy published an article on her personal blog regarding an issue she experienced that hit a serious nerve with her. After shooting weddings for 10 years, she finally decided to take out her first print advertisement in a magazine. After she submitted the image, the editors of Weddings Unveiled magazine sent her the following reply:
“Is there possibly another photograph you’d like to use in your ad? We just don’t feel comfortable publishing an ad featuring a same-sex couple. These aren’t our personal beliefs, of course, but, you know”
http://fstoppers.com/photographer-clashes-with-
weddings-unveiled-magazine-over-same-sex-marriage-ad?
utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_
campaign=Feed%3A+fstoppersfeed+%28fstoppers%29&utm_
content=Google+Reader
PHOTO: Anne Almasy



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12 Feb, 2013 | Posted by: st




WHO'S A PHOTOGRAPHER ? Paul Melcher: “This question gets asked a lot these days. It used to be easy to answer : a photographer was one who had his work published. Today, this no longer separates the “real” photographers from the snappers, the Sunday photographers. Everyone gets published everywhere.” http://lejournaldelaphotographie.com/entries/10099/us-press-review-by-paul-m
TAKEAWAY: A photographer is a photographer is a photographer is a photographer. -GS



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05 Feb, 2013 | Posted by: bswenson




PHOTO INFLUENCE -- New research from universities in the US, Australia and the UK has tested how different pictures make people feel about whether climate change is important, and whether they can do something about it.. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog
/2013/jan/25/one-direction-climate-comms
Photo: Christopher Furlong
via John Frank Nowikowski

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29 Jan, 2013 | Posted by: st




IMAGINATION -- The Portal To Success – John Lund : “Imagination is growing ever more important in the face of the onslaught of imagery that threatens to drown our industry. Imagination opens the doors for us to find new ways of conducting business, motivates us to take the steps necessary for advancement, and imagination is the springboard to images that stand out.
http://blog.johnlund.com/2013/01/imagination-portal-to-success.html
PHOTO: John Lund
TAKEAWAY: "Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art." Tom Stoppard



FAT VERSUS TALL -- Why Wide Design Is Catching On – Chase: “Knowing how to deliver images that play nicely with the current design trends is paramount for any working photographer. But why does one orientation work better than another? My friend Sohail breaks it down in the article below: Horizontal versus vertical and why wide design is pervasive and catching on.
http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2013/01/the-new-horizontal/
TAKEAWAY: Wide design might hang around for a while, allowing non-essential elements to seep in and interfere with the message. When a photograph must deliver a single message, a vertical format is always better. We’ll see a preference for vertical to return soon


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22 Jan, 2013 | Posted by: st




SEEING IT RIGHT -- The Myth of Visual Literacy & Why Mass Consumption is King. Allen Murabayashi "Pundits within the photo industry often talk about visual literacy and its importance in combating image theft and maintaining sustainable image pricing. This is bunk, and here’s why." http://blog.photoshelter.com/2013/01/the-myth-of-visual-literacy-why-mass-consumption-is-king/


AN EYE OF A BEHOLDER -- Paul Melcher: “We stumble on the rare and few that makes our search all worthwhile. We are taken by surprise, as if both the taking and publishing of the photograph was a freak coincidence.” http://lejournaldelaphotographie.com/entries
/9884/us-press-review-by-paul-melcher
PHOTO: AP/Farah Abdi Warsameh
TAKEAWAY: The inexhaustible automation of photography, like the prolific automation of music these days, blurs our taste of what good art really is. We see so much photography these days that it makes us yawn. But they are out there. You just have to be lucky. –RE

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15 Jan, 2013 | Posted by: st




WHO ARE YOU? -- Me Ra Koh: “Self portraits has become a conduit to chronicle my journey. Feeling completely terrified, I asked a friend to take this photo. A photo of me embracing all that I am ...–and loving me wholeheartedly. SOURCE: http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/a-focused-life-me-ra-koh/2013/01/02/15-women-photographers-share-their-self-portraits-and-photo-tips/


THE ART OF OUR TIME – Jonathan Jones:: “The old masters painted the drama of life and death. Today photography captures the human condition – better than any other artistic medium of our age. Photography is the serious art of our time. SOURCE: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2013/jan/10/photography-art-of-our-time?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9383
PHOTO: Muhammed Muheisen/AP



ALMOST PHOTOGRAPHY -- Manet's portraits: the artist on the knife-edge of photography. Phillip Henscher: “With his snatched street scenes and glimpses of private moments, Manet's portraits are snapshots seen through the gaze of the artist, as a new exhibition at London's Royal Academy reveals.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/jan/12/manet-portraits-artist-photography-royal-academy



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08 Jan, 2013 | Posted by: bswenson



RECKLESS PHOTOGRAPHY

-- Controlling paparazzi is difficult without endangering everyone's 1st Amendment rights. SOURCE:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/



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02 Jan, 2013 | Posted by: st





TAINTED MEMORIES? -- Can Fake Photos Change Our memories? - Tim Barribeau: “In the age of widely spread false photos — can these fakes change the way we thing about things? Thanks to the ubiquity of image sharing (and the inability of people to check Snopes) falsified images of major events are almost more widespread than the real thing. Hurricane Sandy in particular saw dozens of fakes promised as real. But can these images prove to be directly harmful, or are they just in fun? The BBC recently put together an intriguing round up of research that showed that fake images could influence real memories and behavior. People presented with falsified images are more likely to create false memories to confirm with these images, even if they never happened. SOURCE: http://www.popphoto.com/news/2012/12/can-fake-photos-change-our-memories
TAKEAWAY: Don't believe
everything you. . . . . s e e .

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12 Dec, 2012 | Posted by: st



FINDING BALANCE -- For Every Action There is an Equal and Opposite Reaction – Thomas Werner: “Recently there have been a number of very good conversations regarding image management and how we might track and monetize usage online. As I listen to each of the proposed solutions I can’t help but think of them as part of larger conversations. My goal is not to state whether one solution is better than another, but to raise questions and present information for us to consider and discuss how to manage, distribute and monetize our imagery in the future.”. http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2012/12/for-every-action-there-is-an-equal-and-opposite-reaction/#.UMDavfnLJ2M
TAKEAWAY: Photo thieves steal because they like what they see. Thomas Werner’s “pipe dream” idea of asking the camera manufacturers to include some kind of ‘pixeling’ mechanism when each frame is made would be a convenient answer for the current “Orphan” dilemma. Photometadata, because it can be erased, corrupted, or other reasons-- isn’t the answer. But secret pixels within an image could solve a major marketing problem and eventually reveal who ‘borrowed’ the image.
Because the “borrower” apparently liked the free image and the photographer’s style –he/she will want to come back for more. This is where the marketing plan will roll out. The initial free (stolen) picture would come with a digital coupon offering one more freebie.
The lemon will be turned into lemonade. Many a major business has been built on that principle: give away your product at first and then capture the consumer for a lifetime. Camera makers might resist this idea at first, but once a manufacturer figures this out, Thomas' pipe dream might become routine. -RE



BUILDING THE WALL -- Nu Yang: “Will Digital Subscriptions Save the Newspaper Industry? – Nu Yang: “It’s becoming an increasingly common announcement. As the business model evolves, newspaper executives are taking a closer look at charging for their online content, whether it’s through a paywall or a metered subscription. Many large papers are reporting success with digital subscriptions. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Features/Article/Building-the-Wall--Will-Digital-Subscriptions-Save-the-Newspaper-Industry-



ON A HIGH -- Dangling from the top of a 20 meter mast while bouncing along the open waves would test even the most hardened sailor's stomach. But for maritime photographer Kos Evans -- who pioneered the hazardous art of masthead photography and bagged some of sailing's greatest images in the process -- it's all part of the day-job. Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/07/sport/kos-evans-sailing-masthead-photographer/?hpt=hp_c2
PHOTO: Kos Evans




TOO PLENTIFUL? - Are Digital Photographs Too Plentiful to Be Meaningful? Katherine Shulten: “How often do you and your friends take photos? How many do you post on social media? Are there any photos, from your past or present, that are especially meaningful to you? Are those images digital only or have they been printed? SOURCE:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/are-digital-photographs-too-plentiful-to-be-meaningful/
image: Anders Nilsen



HARVEST THE ENERGY -- Fear and Motivation In Photography – John Lund “Fear can be healthy if you harness the energy for motivation rather than letting it freeze you into inaction. Put that energy to good use by using it to motivate you to try new things, to keep learning as much as you can about our industry and where it is headed, and to keep producing more and better imagery. http://blog.johnlund.com/2012/11/normal.html



A PLUS FOR Google+ -- ‘The Nicer Social Network for Photographers’ – Thomas Hawk: “I used to spend almost all of my social time online in Flickr group discussion threads. I stopped visiting Flickr groups for a while due to personal harassment — but you know what, it wasn’t just me who left. At Google+, in the past year I’ve been involved in some of the best conversations that I ever remember happening anywhere on the web. Interesting conversations about photography and art and meetups and hangouts and all kinds of fun things. http://thomashawk.com/2012/11/google-the-nicer-social-network-for-photographers.html

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20 Nov, 2012 | Posted by: st



NEW KID? Photographers Will Soon Be The Most Valuable People In The News Room - Alyson Shontell “Photographers will soon be the most valuable people in the newsroom, and it won't be long before they put writers out of jobs.
Why?
Because, when you're on the go, the easiest stories to consume, create or share aren't text based. They're photo based. As TechCrunch's MG Siegler just wrote, "If pen beats the sword, camera beats pen."
Take, for example, Hurricane Sandy coverage. People wanted to see the news, not read it.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/photographers-will-soon-be-the-most-valuable-people-in-the-news-room-2012-11#ixzz2CXgqpxVv
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/photographers-will-soon-be-the-most-valuable-people-in-the-news-room-2012-11#ixzz2CLtXoIe2


FLUID PICTURES -- Photographs Are No Longer Things, They’re Experiences. Pete Brook: “To say that digital cameras have profoundly changed photography is both true and cliché. The rise of digital changed the very nature of photography by moving it from a fixed image to a fluid one. The swift pace at which we create images is only matched by the pace at which we discard them and yet, paradoxically, we’ve never been more engaged with images.“
http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/11/stephen-mayes-vii-photography/
PHOTO: Ron Haviv




LOST AND FOUND -- The Meaning in a Drawer Full of Old Family Snapshots. Alina Tugend: “I wasn’t going to write about Hurricane Sandy. I was going to write about the changing nature of photographs and our relationship to them in this digital age. But as I began my research, I came across a Facebook page where lost photos from the storm were posted.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/17/your-money/the-meaning-in-a-drawerful-of-family-snapshots.html?pagewanted=all


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09 Oct, 2012 | Posted by: st




THE HDR JOURNEY -- The 10 Steps Every HDR Photographer Goes Through
James Brandon: “HDR. Oh that word. A word that is either famous or infamous, taboo or revered depending on what circle you are a part of or stumble onto. HDR has been through a lot in the past few years no doubt and one thing I’ve noticed is that every photographer seems to go through nearly the exact same stages in their process. I see these stages all the time. On Google+, on Twitter, on blogs and forums around the interwebs. You can look at picture and the photographers description of the image and just about instantly spot which stage they are in. In this article, I’ll go through these various stages. If you love HDR photography, perhaps I can help you skip some of the steps.” SOURCE:
http://digital-photography-school.com/10-steps-every-hdr-photographer-goes-through#ixzz28CbMSfTo
PHOTO: James Brandon



POST HUMAN -- Lauren Marsolier's Psychological Landscapes – Conor Risch: “At a glance, Lauren Marsolier’s images look like simple color landscapes, depicting a house or office building or lakeside or parking garage against a rocky mountain backdrop. While the images appear carefully composed and pop with crisp, vibrant color, one could be forgiven for thinking they depict rather mundane scenes. But something isn’t quite right, so we’re drawn in.” http://www.pdnonline.com/features/Lauren-Marsoliers-P-6744.shtml









CURIOUS RALPH -- The ABCs of Photography: Always Be Curious – Ralph Velasco: “My mother taught me one of the most important photo tips I could ever want to know as a professional travel photographer. She taught me to be curious. This invaluable skill is something that I’ve tried to pass along to the participants of my photo tours and classes, and I love to see them getting in close on a subject to bring out the interesting details that abound. http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/photo-tips-the-abcs-of-photography/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RalphVelasco+%28Ralph+Velasco%27s+Blog%29
PHOTO: Ralph Velasco

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02 Oct, 2012 | Posted by: st





THROUGH A CAMERA LENS -- Karen-Horneffer-Ginter: “What if I were to pull out my camera, or maybe even just imagine pulling out my camera, during ordinary and familiar moments in everyday life. Would such a gesture encourage me to start seeing common places and objects as being worthy of a photograph -- worthy in the way that the palm trees were to Paul, and that the Indonesian landscape was to my visiting eyes?” http://www.dailygood.org/view.php?sid=287
PHOTO: Paul Watson






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18 Sep, 2012 | Posted by: st



UNLIMITED CREATIVITY -- Chase Jarvis: In this ASMP re-watch episode of chasejarvisLIVE we answered dozens of relevant questions, shared insights, and made suggestions on how to make the most of sharing while keeping your rights. http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2012/09/your-creative-rights-revealing-the-facts-from-the-fiction-chasejarvislive-asmp-re-watch/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChaseJarvis+%28Chase+Jarvis+Blog%29
TAKEAWAY: It's a MUST-SEE. -RE


STRONGER THAN REVENGE -- Friday, September 7th, 2012 Tracey Shelton: “ — Earlier this week, I was filming a feature on life on the frontlines of Aleppo, Syria. I was camping out with the men of Noor Den al-Zenke batallion, who man a two-block stretch of back streets that now forms the final line between government troops and opposition forces. Lookouts were posted at each street corner to both watch and listen for new sniper positions and approaching troops and tanks.
More: http://www.globalpost.com/photo-galleries/planet-pic/5718451/life-and-death-aleppo-photos SOURCE: GlobalPost.
PHOTO: Tracey Shelton
TAKEAWAY: The reality of war somewhere in the world is an abstract happening to most of us unless we see what war photographers deliver.


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05 Sep, 2012 | Posted by: bswenson





WHAT IS IT? -- The Key Ingredient For Success? John Lund: “Motivation is the key force in success whether it is in stock photography or any other endeavor!” http://blog.johnlund.com/2012/08/motivation-is-key-force-in-success.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+johnlund%2FUkbR+%28The+Stock+Photo+Guy+-+John+Lund+Stock+Photographer%29




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FINE ART -- Mark Feeney: “Capturing deceptiveness and dualities. All art is trickery. Ori Gersht likes making it explicit. His “Pomegranate,” for example, is a high-definition film lasting slightly under four minutes. Initially, it doesn’t look like a film at all. That deceptiveness is just one of the qualities it shares with many of the 24 other works that make up “Ori Gersht: History Repeating.”
http://articles.boston.com/2012-08-30/arts/33472267_1_pomegranate-slow-motion-ori-gersht

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29 Aug, 2012 | Posted by: bswenson





ME TOO -- Getting Published: “With love and patience nothing is impossible!” – Skip Cohen: With every image in just about every magazine there’s always somebody who says, ‘I could have done that!’ It’s true, there are very few covers that most of you couldn’t have shot, but the reality is you didn’t! It’s that plain and simple – somebody else made the effort. Cover shots, at least for the professional photo magazines are rarely, if ever, planned in advance. Let’s talk about what it takes to get your work published:
http://photoresourcehub.com/2012/08/23/getting-published-with-love-and-patience-nothing-is-impossible/




ALL RIGHTS -- The Changing Face Of Music Photography – Marco: “Alexandra Bortkiewicz, Director of Photography at Alamy has been in the image industry for over 30 years. According to her, music photography has changed dramatically in that time, it’s no longer rock and roll. The challenges facing today’s music photographers were highlighted by reports that The Stone Roses wanted to pay photographers covering their Manchester reunion gigs £1 for all image rights, including using images across all merchandising, without crediting photographers. http://www.fastmediamagazine.com/blog/2012/08/24/the-changing-face-of-music-photography/




FORWARD -- The Future of Fashion Photography – Lynee Ruiz: “Editorial fashion photos are now evolving in to editorial fashion videos, as print magazines become digitally interactive online. If you have the luxury of owning an iPad or similar device, you may have noticed online magazines such as Vogue having a "play" button as you flip through the fashion advertisements. Soon it will be the norm to not just look at a beautiful advertisement, but watch it in action. An interview with entrepreneur Crystal Schreiner.” SOURCE:
http://www.milwaukeemag.com/article/8242012-TheFutureofFashion




NEW DIGITAL STRATEGY -- Random House of Canada launches new digital strategy with Hazlitt Mark Medley: “Random House of Canada launched Hazlitt, an online magazine that anchors the company’s new digital strategy and transforms the company’s previously moribund website into a new publication featuring original content from established and emerging writers. “Traditionally, publishers have used their websites for sales and marketing,” said Brad Martin, Random House of Canada’s president and CEO. “We believe publishers should also use their websites to publish. SOURCE: ”http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/08/23/random-house-canada-launches-new-digital-strategy-with-hazlitt/






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21 Aug, 2012 | Posted by: st



STRATEGY – John Lund: “One of the strategies for stock photographers that I firmly believe in is to continually stretch yourself in new directions by experimenting with no specific final image in mind. One reason, at least for me, to experiment with my image making is that it is just plain fun…and fun is one of the reasons I was so drawn to stock photography in the first place! http://blog.johnlund.com/2012/08/a-stock-photo-strategy.html

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14 Aug, 2012 | Posted by: st



WHAT’S PHOTOGRAPHY?? -- New Yorker Photographer on Instagram Experiment. Joe Coscarelli: “As with every social network that takes over the world (however briefly — hello, Pinterest!), media companies are fooling around with Instagram. Even a legendary magazine like The New Yorker, whose old-fashioned reputation favors the printed words to images and the Internet, is using the Facebook-owned photo-filtering app, a favorite of small-time foodies and big-time rappers.
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/08/new-yorker-photographer-martin-schoeller-on-instagram-experiment.html


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31 Jul, 2012 | Posted by: st




John David Tupper: “I think I would have tried microstock photography if I never worked in a traditional stock photographer house but since I have and know the old paradigm and I have been gun shy. So when I bump into a successful hardworking microstock photographer that makes a living via stock sales I find myself second guessing my choices of having not put my images out into the microstock arena.
http://citadelarts.com/blog/tag/microstock/


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24 Jul, 2012 | Posted by: st





LESSONS LEARNED What I Didn’t Learn In Art School: Life Lessons From Photographers – Conor Risch: "10 photographers who've recently earned graduate and post-graduate degrees answer the question, “What lessons didn’t you learn in art school that have been important to your career?” Here’s what they told us via email and in phone conversations. SOURCE: http://www.pdnonline.com/features/What-I-Didnt-Learn--6207.shtml


CHARITY BEGINS IN THE STUDIIO -- Photographers Fight Over Charity Donations... Dean: “Cole Thompson, a fine art photographer who works in black and white, receives requests for donated images around once a month, agreeing to about half of them. His motivation for donating is always two-fold: he gets to support a worthy cause and at the same times raises the exposure of his art to bring in new sales. Since reading an article sent to him by a friend last year, though, he’s been reconsidering.
http://blogs.photopreneur.com/photographers-fight-over-charity-donations?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotopreneurBlog+%28Photopreneur+Blog%29


BRIGHT IDEA -- Steve Meltzer: “Does flash photography really damage art? The persistence of a myth. “No Flash Photography!” Out of curiosity, I walked over to a museum guard and asked him why flash photography was prohibited. His response was that ‘the flash light is so bright that it freezes an object and the sudden cold shock is damaging to delicate paintings and other objects.’” http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2012/07/19/does-flash-photography-really-damage-art-the-persistence-of-a-myth


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17 Jul, 2012 | Posted by: st



BRAINSTORMING -- Deciding What to Photograph: Keeping an Idea List. David Hobby: “Pretty essential question, right? Nothing you do with lighting, shutter speed, lens choice, etc., will have nearly so much impact on your photos as deciding what to shoot.. SOURCE: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/07/deciding-what-to-photograph-keeping.html

PRIMING THE PUMP -- 7 Exercises to Stimulate Your Creativity – Charlie Borland: "Do you ever just feel like you are just not ‘seeing it’? While you search far and wide for great shots you’re not finding them and your creativity feels a little off-kilter. And while there is not a magic switch to flip and suddenly become creative, there are a few exercises that just might help you feel more creative and make finding or creating the shots a little easier. http://www.pronaturephotographer.com/2012/07/7-exercises-to-stimulate-your-creativity/

THE MEANING -- Piper Mackay: “Going off to an exotic location to freely capture your experience simply as a documentary of your journey is a dream but is probably not a reality for most serious photographers. In order to have a successful photographic journey it is important to have some idea of why you are there taking photographs.” http://digital-photography-school.com/solo-teaming-up-or-photo-tour-draft
PHOTO: Piper MacKay


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10 Jul, 2012 | Posted by: st



TOSS ‘EM? Have You Considered Your Photographic Legacy? – Charlie Borland: When I think about my image files I wonder what will happen to those images when I’m gone. I will not be one of the great masters whose work ends up archived at some center for photography or auctioned at Sothebys. Instead, I have a large database of stock imagery, some of which has made substantial money while some has yet to even be seen. What will become of all of these images? http://www.pronaturephotographer.com/2012/06/have-you-considered-your-photographic-legacy/
TAKEAWAY: Fifty years ago, when you were a child, the roads, the towns and villages, the nature parks and the marshes didn’t look like they do today. You remember. The elementary schools and high schools, the college campuses, the restaurants and theaters. The bicycles, cars, the teenage hairs styles and clothing, and yes, the cameras. They were all so--, as we say now, so….naïve and plain fifty years ago. So innocent. Even Elvis looks innocent today.
If there is a Ken Burns of PBS fifty years from now, and surely there will be a couple dozen of them, they will want to know what the last half of the 20th century looked like.
What to do with your collection of photos? No, the libraries, museums and universities don’t want them. Those institutions are understaffed, and besides, unless you have thoroughly keyphrased your images, they will be useless and deserve dumpster treatment. But there is a way to set up an annuity for your offspring and earn dollars from their worth. I explain it here .. http://www.photosource.com/071012.html -Rohn Engh

OUT/IN BALANCE -- From Paul Melcher's US press review Interview magazine Photo: Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart Photography MIKAEL JANSSON Stylist KARL TEMPLER.
It's not always the most important events that create the most stunning images. In fact, it is a rarity that both an event and it's photograph are on par. More frequently, the event is so powerful in itself that no image can really speak of its magnitude. Same goes very often with celebrity images. The subject bursts out of the image and eclipses the photograph itself. Obviously, when a Cartier Bresson meets a Marilyn Monroe on the set of “The Misfits “ , the balance is temporarily rectified. For news events, those encounters are rare.
Source: http://lejournaldelaphotographie.com/entries/7282/us-press-review-by-paul-melcher
TAKEAWAY: Ditto with music. Real music is often lost when a 'celebrity' tries his/her hand at it. Yet a Marilyn Monroe can sing Happy Birthday to John Kennedy and a simple tune takes on new importance. -RE


QUICK READING -- Summer Reading List from a Book Hoarder – Kimberly Blom-Roeme: “OK, I will be the first to admit, most of my “recreational” reading is heavily influenced by the fact that I am a photographer and small business owner. If you’re like me, being photographer isn’t nine-to-five… Here’s my list of books sitting on my desk in a queue of things to read this summer:” SOURCE: ASMP; http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2012/06/summer-reading-list-from-a-book-hoarder/





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26 Jun, 2012 | Posted by: st




LIGHT -- Simon Crisp: “iPhone-enabled Kick photography light reproduces light in any color Lighting is possibly the single most important aspect of good photography and filmmaking, yet it's frequently overlooked and considered the reserve of professionals…” http://www.gizmag.com/kick-iphone-photo-light/23025/


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19 Jun, 2012 | Posted by: st



SEEK -- How to Know if You Have Found Your Photographic Vision – Charlie Borland: “Vision is never 100% per otherwise every picture taken would be perfect. We all want to be great photographers but here again there is no such thing as perfect. Finding your vision comes from perseverance and practice. When you feel you hit the wall, start again by turning left or turning right and continuing the journey.“ http://www.pronaturephotographer.com/2012/06/how-to-know-if-you-have-found-your-photographic-vision

THE COLOR ORANGE: THe PhotographyOffice Community: “Michael Breitung is a landscape and nature photographer showcasing some of the most beautiful scenes on our planet which will leave you either breathless or at times put you on the edge of your seat. His intimate, striking imagery is published frequently in Landscape Photography Magazine or German KWERFELDEIN, where he is also a regular contributor.” http://www.photographyoffice.com/2012/06/magic-seascapes-by-german-landscape-photographer-michael-breitung/
PHOTO: Michael Breitung
TAKEAWAY: Any original image that is photoshopped these days invites itself for art criticism. One wonders if the color ‘orange’ were missing from the photoshop palette if this selection of photos could be successful. Art is said to be able to stand the test of time. The reality of these photos is that we wonder if a different photographer came along and photographed from the same vantage point and lighting but without the advantage of photoshop and the injection in each shot of the color of orange, would the collection of photos be successful? -- We think not -RE

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