25 Aug, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes





ROAD TO SUCCESS: To Succeed as a Pro Photographer, Stay Focused and Learn to Say “No”. It’s hard to turn down help in building your photography business, especially from friends and relatives. But a few years ago, I realized that the assistance I was receiving actually had become counterproductive. To grow my business, I had to learn to say “no.” SOURCE: Craig Ferguson
http://rising.blackstar.com/to-succeed-as-a-pro-photographer-stay-focused-and-learn-to-say-%E2%80%9Cno%E2%80%9D.html



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11 Aug, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes



HIP HIP HOORAY! -- Heathrow honours its “grandfather” of photography. After 64 years of snapping celebrities at London Heathrow, veteran photographer Dennis Stone is to receive a key to the airport marking the occasion. http://www.businesstraveller.com/heathrow-honours-its-a-grandfathera-of-photography



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04 Aug, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes




Rolf and Michelle Hicker -- a husband and wife photography team shooting nature, wildlife and travel, and whose website generates in excess of 8,000 visitors a day!
http://blog.johnlund.com/2010/07/rolf-hicker-world-class-travel-and.html



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27 Jul, 2010 | Posted by: psn



CHASE JARVIS -- As a professional photographer and as a visual artist known for capturing the explosive physicality of athletes and the sweeping panoramas of far-flung landscapes, he specializes in the iconic..
Working on the periphery of his destiny, Jarvis decided to study philosophy and aesthetics alongside his medical courses. Then, just weeks before college graduation, Jarvis' grandfather, the one who loved cameras, died. He left behind loads of photo equipment, including a camera that went to Jarvis. At the very moment Jarvis was about to walk stone-faced into a career he didn't want, fate put another option in his hands. SOURCE: Tyrone Beason; Seattle Times http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2012354444_pacificpchase25.html


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30 Jun, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes




CLEVER CAMERA PERSONS -- Shoot Salable Images Without Leaving HOME.Vanessa Dualib’s photography career took off when illness restricted her to her house. Forced to make her own amusement, she played with cameras and food, uploaded the results to Flickr and ended up with an offer from Getty. Emin Kuliyev too spent a year in bed after a car accident broke his leg in five places. He used the time to play with his new digital camera. In 2008, he was named Photographer of the Year by the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association. While there’s always plenty to shoot if you’re willing to get in the car and drive to picturesque locations, there are also plenty of opportunities not just to practice your photography without leaving the house but to shoot the kinds of pictures that can raise dollars too. http://blogs.photopreneur.com/shoot-sellable-images-without-leaving-the-house?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotopreneurBlog+%28Photopreneur+Blog%29



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23 Jun, 2010 | Posted by: psn



Paul Shambroom Wins $100,000 Grant For Mature Artists - Photographer Paul Shambroom of Minneapolis is one of three artists receiving the 2010 Bush Artist’s Program Enduring Vision Award. The $100,000 prize is given to artists who have been working professionally for more than 25 years and are residents of Minnesota, North Dakota or South Dakota. http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/features/pdn-online/e3iee0aa73a7e85d84b725a7fec6dbddc4d

Carlos L. Esguerra, a Filipino photographer, wins major photography competition in Austria. His entry “Chrysler Building” won a Gold Medal.
http://goodnewspilipinas.com/?p=1173022
Carlos L. Esguerra, a Filipino photographer, wins major photography competition in Austria. His entry “Chrysler Building” won a Gold Medal.
http://goodnewspilipinas.com/?p=11730

National Geographic recruits Hawaii teen for photo shoot in Iceland
An Oahu girl's passion for photography has launched her into a once in a lifetime experience.
http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/National-Geographic-recruits-Hawaii-teen-for/e--aCMEiWECafL4F-e3h1g.cspx


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09 Jun, 2010 | Posted by: psn



BIG PRIZE WINNER -- Lu Guang, of Beijing has won National Geographic magazine's $30,000 photography grant to support his ongoing project about the environmental consequences of China's rapid economic growth.
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/features/pdn-online/e3i7c717df4a3ba58eb10813f993b2c4594?imw=Y





FASCINATION -- Photography and the fascination of erotic youth (Henson, Mann, Balthus and Lewis Carroll) http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/06/02/photography-and-the-fascination-of-erotic-youth-henson-mann-balthus-and-lewis-carroll/



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02 Jun, 2010 | Posted by: psn




SMALL PACKAGE -- Tiny cameras can take surprisingly good photos. Technology has enabled these little cameras to produce better-than-ever images. The trick is to use traditional photography techniques to make the cameras work for you.
Source: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2010-06-02-summertechcameras02_ST_N.htm


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25 May, 2010 | Posted by: psn



EARTHY -- One artist who's prepared to venture into familiar if unpopular terrain instead of following art's hipster conformism is photographer Chris Verene. The town shutterbug for Galesburg, Illinois—
A Whitney Biennial artist (2000) and veteran of countless gallery shows, Verene's work resonates far beyond wine-sipping country. Reflections of life that ignore multimillion-dollar museum expansions and gavel-ready Picassos, the images Verene collects in Family lay bare America's dirt-poor, cracker, punch-drunk face. SOURCE: Christian Viveros-Fauné; Village Voice
http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-05-11/art/chris-verene-welcomes-you-to-another-america


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18 May, 2010 | Posted by: psn



LIFE BEFORE HOLOCAUST -- The International Center of Photography today announced the acquisition of the entire archive of work by renowned photographer Roman Vishniac. The Vishniac archive provides a comprehensive record of his photographs, including prints of many celebrated images of Eastern and Central European Jewish life before the Holocaust,
http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=38011


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31 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



AIM HIGH -- So you want to be an aviation photographer? Dean: “A great photograph always brings two kinds of pleasures. There’s the thrill that comes from knowing you got all the technical demands right: the lighting, the composition, the focus, the moment. And there’s the excitement too that comes from looking at a subject you love presented in the most loving way possible. That’s particularly true of aviation photographers, aircraft enthusiasts who specialize in capturing images of airplanes and helicopters in flight and on the ground. SOURCE: Dean
http://blogs.photopreneur.com/combining-passion-and-imagery-in-aviation-photography


Jet
PHOTO: PHILIP STEVENS


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23 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



Sophie Ristelhueber (b.1949, France) has been awarded the 2010 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. At a special ceremony on Wednesday 17 March 2010. The Prize is awarded to a photographer of any nationality for their significant contribution to the medium of photography.
http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=36923


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17 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



GOOD SCENES AND SOUNDS -- Where Music Meets The Eye: The Photography of Steve Hopson Austinist photographer Steve Hopson has contributed some stellar concert photographs to our site over the years. Be it Willie or Spoon, She & Him or The Dead Weather, we can count on Hopson being front ‘n’ center to capture the special moment.
http://austinist.com/2010/03/11/where_music_meets_the_eye_the_photo.php


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10 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



2010 ICP Infinity Awards - Photo editor John G. Morris will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Peter Magubane will be honored with the Cornell Capa Award. http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/photoserve/awards/e3i8bd724a7a615a7febfa7fdb3233d2912


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03 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



Sony World Photography Awards. The shortlist for the 2010 Sony World Photography Awards was announced this week, with 190 photographers from 48 different countries making the grade out of more than 80,000 entries.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/sony-world-photography-awards-our-pick-of-the-shortlist-1911847.html


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16 Feb, 2010 | Posted by: psn



2010 World Press Photo Winners Announced - The 53rd Annual World Press Photo of the Year has been awarded to Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo, for his image of women shouting from a Tehran rooftop on June 24, 2009, in protest of the contested Iranian presidential elections. http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/photo-news/photojournalism/e3i1403cd968283bfb5cf90145486f93ee2


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26 Jan, 2010 | Posted by: psn



HONORING PHOTOGRAPHERS -- Army chief (UK) praises 'brave' photographers. Chief of the General Staff Sir David Richards today praised the army's amateur and professional photographers, telling them their pictures are more important today than ever. SOURCE: Chris Cheesman http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Army_chief_praises_brave_photographers_news_294102.html


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20 Jan, 2010 | Posted by: psn


Danita Delimont
Jane Kinne Picture Professional of the Year Goes to: Danita Delimont

From: Cathy Sachs, Executive Director. (American Society of Picture Professionals.) “ASPP has been presenting the Picture Professional of the Year Award since 2003. The inaugural award went to the much loved Jane Kinne, who passed away in November 2007, and last year it was renamed in her memory. Jane and all the recipients since her have been exceptional picture professionals, and this year is no different. It was with great pleasure to see Danita Delimont named the 2009 Jane Kinne Picture Professional of the Year by her colleagues. She is a professional in every sense of the word and totally dedicated to the well-being of our industry."
http://www.danitadelimont.com/images/newsletter/delimont.pdf



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12 Jan, 2010 | Posted by: psn



TIGHT NICHE PHOTOGRAPHY -- Tight Nicheing Works in Professional Sports Photography - Philip Brown's website makes very clear who he is and what he offers. He is a "specialist cricket photographer." SOURCE: Photopreneur. Photo: Philip Brown
http://blogs.photopreneur.com/tight-nicheing-works-in-professional-sports-photography?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotopreneurBlog+%28Photopreneur+Blog%29




FIRST PLACE -- Colorado Scenic Byways, Taking the Other Road, Photography by Jim Steinberg, essays by Susan J. Tweit, is Winner. Of the 2009 Colorado Book Award-Pictorial
Portfolio Publications, Inc.


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22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn



UPSTART -- Schuss! At 94, Mammoth Mountain resort founder is shooting the slopes (with a camera). "Photography has made a young man out of Dave again," said Roma McCoy, his wife of 68 years. "He's creating new memories, not dwelling on old ones. I love it."
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-out-there15-2009dec15,0,1634933.story?track=rss


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15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn




Digital Camera Sensor Inventors Receive Nobel Prize in Physics. Canadian scientist Willard Boyle, whose work in optics revolutionized photography, has received the Nobel Prize in Physics. Boyle, 85, shared the award with Americans George Smith and Charles Kao. They were honored for inventing a sensor used in digital cameras. http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/737491--canadian-s-work-changed-photography



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08 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn



SHOOTING PHOTOS -- "Photography saved my life". The photographer is using his own prison experiences to document ex-inmates trying to re-adjust to life outside prison. http://bit.ly/8eSivD

COLORADO ISSUES Jessica Feis to Publish an Editorial Photography Book on Colorado
She will be publishing a Colorado editorial photography book that explores social, environmental, and economic issues confronting the state. The book will feature a pictorial journey of Colorado’s urban and natural landscapes with an ongoing narrative that raises awareness of the major issues impacting the state from the point of view of a local life-long resident. The Way Things Are Publications is a publisher of fiction, non-fiction, and periodicals that share philosophical sensibilities and strive to elevate social consciousness. The company chooses publications to distribute and market based upon the social relevance of the material and the author’s intention to address the philosophical nuances of our society and civilization.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091201005587&

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER PROJECT -- providing an exclusive glimpse into the world of celebrities. This new coffee table staple consists of full-length studio portraits of entertainment photographers who are based in New York City, along with ten standardized questions they answered about celebrities and celebrity photography. http://bit.ly/4tfUrV



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24 Nov, 2009 | Posted by: psn




NIGHT BIRD FOTOS OF TINSEL TOWN -- Dazzling new Las Vegas pics. Photographer Jason Hawkes, 42, has released his collection of pictures of the Las Vegas skyline from his new book. He captured the dazzling images from a helicopter using state-of-the-art technology. The images have now been brought together in his book, Las Vegas at Night. SOURCE: Las Vegas SUN; Lee Cain.
http://bit.ly/6q87nZ
SOURCE: Las Vegas SUN; Lee Cain.

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17 Nov, 2009 | Posted by: psn




LIKE FATHER…Green Bay Packers football photographer Jim Biever's roots run deep. For the past 30 years, Jim Biever has been the Green Bay Packers' team photographer. The Biever family and the Packers have a long history together, dating to when Vernon became the team photographer in the 1940s.
SOURCE: Dan Powers, Post-Crescent photojournalist. PHOTO: Dan Powers
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20091113/APC06/911130505/Packers-photographer-s-roots-run-deep





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11 Nov, 2009 | Posted by: psn



Joseph Daniel Clipper -- From self-taught artist, a snapshot of happiness. Noted for his classy demeanor and elegant portraits, He has been capturing the lives of local and national figures for more than 40 years. His specialized large portraits on canvas look like paintings and have included the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the late Ben Ali, founder of D.C. landmark Ben's Chili Bowl. SOURCE: Yamiche Alcindor, Washington Post. http://bit.ly/20dsVd



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03 Nov, 2009 | Posted by: psn



BRYANT AUSTIN: -- Stunning Whale Photography (photos, video). Marine Mammal Conservation Through The Arts is producing a documentary about Bryant Austin, a photographer whose life-size photographs of endangered whale species are touring the world and inspiring awareness about these amazing animals. SOURCE: Huffington Post | Eve Solomon. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/29/bryant-austins-stunning-w_n_338607.html
http://bit.ly/k0FQn


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27 Oct, 2009 | Posted by: psn




Norman Rockwell: The Original King of the Photoshop [Photography]
Back when Norman Rockwell ruled Saturday evenings, Adobe wasn't even a
gleam in some nerd's eye, but a new book shows that the painter was,
nevertheless, a Photoshop god.
http://gizmodo.com/5389780/norman-rockwell-the-original-king-of-the-photoshop


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20 Oct, 2009 | Posted by: psn




BITS & PIECES. -- Hope, Glory, Manet, and McDonald's Wang Qingsong's elaborate, often parodic staged photographs riff on everything from art history to corporate logos to Communist propaganda. SOURCE: Barbara Pollack. ART NEWS. http://bit.ly/HJDvZ
TAKEAWAY: Reminiscent of the collages and montages of the 1920’s (Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso) with a little Andy Warhol thrown in.


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14 Oct, 2009 | Posted by: psn




Jini Dellaccio -- A look back at rock photography pioneer. Seattle photographer Jini Dellaccio, 92, re-emerges as the doyenne of 1960s rock photography in the Pacific Northwest. A sampling of her work is on the walls of Seattle's Crocodile Cafe. SOURCE: Michael Upchurch: mupchurch@seattletimes.com http://bit.ly/4BYDKy

Bolucevschi Vitali, has won the prestigious title of CIWEM's Environmental Photographer of the Year 2009, whilst CIWEM's Young Environmental Photographer of the Year is now 19-year-old Jordan Mary from Kent, England. http://dpnow.com/6345.html





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07 Oct, 2009 | Posted by: psn



NIGHT-WORK -- Cab-driving shutterbug chronicles Istanbul's underbelly. Sevket Sahintas works the night shift driving his taxi around Istanbul, Turkey, from midnight until dawn. SOURCE: Ivan Watson and Yesim. CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/05/sevket.sahintas.
taxi.photographer/index.html?section=cnn_latest



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21 Sep, 2009 | Posted by: psn




PHOTOS THAT TALK BACK – Diego Valdez and Graham Ohmer are skateboarders who merge their passions of photography and skateboarding into a combination of artistic expression. The two forms parallel each other because "there are no rules in photography and skateboarding. Both allow you to be creative. By shooting images that make the viewer want to step into the picture and wonder, 'What is going on here, how is that there, what is this person doing?”
http://bit.ly/33sQ4M


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16 Sep, 2009 | Posted by: psn





Mahaffey White is still adding color to the world An artist who has reinvented herself in many media, White recently took on digital color photography as a method to express her vibrant photography and personality featured in a new DSCC exhibit . The energetic 98-year-old has not stopped reinventing herself as an artist since the Great Depression. "The camera, available to everyone, makes us all 'picture takers.'... The artist uses the camera differently, as a
tool - like a brush, a chisel, a torch or a metal plate - a tool that has its own limitations and creative possibilities. http://bit.ly/NHkks http://www.stategazette.com/story/1569959.html



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09 Sep, 2009 | Posted by: psn



MOVING UP -- Janet Reeves is now the Washington Times Photo Editor - Janet Reeves, who was the top photo editor at the Rocky Mountain News when it folded in February, has been named assistant managing editor for photography at The Washington Times. Under Reeves' direction, the Rocky won Pulitzer Prizes for photography in 2000, 2003 and 2006.
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/features/pdn-online/e3ie0fe1e4b8826bd9390c3092f7cb81030


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02 Sep, 2009 | Posted by: psn



DODGING SHRAPNEL, LAND MINES, and BULLETS -- Ask a Pro: How to Shoot (and Not Get Shot) In a War Zone. Ever wonder how war photographers survive out there? Gizmodo has enlisted Teru Kuwayama—a photographer who has covered conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and other hotspots for Time, Newsweek and...
http://gizmodo.com/5330715/ask-a-pro-how-to-shoot-and-not-get-shot-in-a-war-zone


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18 Aug, 2009 | Posted by: psn



Scott Schuman has long been trailing the fashion-show caravan from Florence to Milan, Paris and New York City, photographing selected stylish folk and plenty of fashion world regulars for his blog, The Sartorialist.com, and becoming a sort of de facto cultural anthropologist along the way. Feeling For The Sartorialist: The Book. http://bit.ly/3kw5xI


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11 Aug, 2009 | Posted by: psn



iPHONE PIX -- The iPhone as a photographer's tool. Aa a long-time PC user who just last year switched to a Mac for his home computer, a keen and accomplished photographer, he has recently embraced an iPhone 3G as both a communications device
and as a photography tool.
http://blogs.nzherald.co.nz/blog/mac-planet/2009/8/7/iphone-photographers-tool/?ref=rss&c_id=5


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04 Aug, 2009 | Posted by: psn





Romano Cagnoni is one of the world's great photographers in
the reportage tradition, with a long succession of significant work that
includes Biafra, Vietnam (the first photographer admitted into North
Vietnam), Cambodia, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan (the Russian invasion), Chechniya, Yugoslavia and Kosovo.
http://thefreemanview.com/featured_photographer/romano-cagnoni/


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22 Jul, 2009 | Posted by: psn





NOT ALL LOST -- A Blind Photographer (!) After professional photographer Alex Dejong lost his sight three years ago, he thought his days of taking and editing photos was over. But the iPhone 3GS's VoiceOver feature, plus a few key apps, has given some of his abilities back. http://gizmodo.com/5317540/a-blind-photographer-



ECLECTIC = GENERAL STOCK = FEW SALES -- His photography career began after he moved to Detroit and his work started appearing in local media outlets. Additional affiliations with stock photo agencies expanded the exposure of his work to newspapers, magazines, and television both nationally and internationally. Ken’s photography can best be described as eclectic.
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/jul/16/visual-arts-and-away/
TAKEAWAY: If editorial photography appeals to you, then you are interested in the people on this planet, not just the scenes. Take the ‘pretty pictures on Sunday to “feed your soul,” (calendar-type single-sale photos) but take the ‘marketable photos’ during the week to “feed the family.” (childhood education, county fairs, etc.)


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23 Jun, 2009 | Posted by: psn



Malick Sidibe, a Malian photographer was awarded recently the top prize at PhotoEspana, Spain's biggest international photography festival, for his "exceptional abilities as a portraitist."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090622/wl_africa_afp/entertainmentartphotographyfestivalprizespainmali_20090622182601


COOL-ING PHOTOS -- COOLING towers emit nothing more than steam and yet, in Bruce Wodder’s photographs, they transmit an ominous feeling. There’s something about their size and shape — that wide mouth atop a curved cylinder, like a giant piece of pottery on the wheel — that creates an imposing presence on the landscape.

http://centraljersey.com/articles/2009/06/19/time_off/entertainment_news/doc4a3968c05387b353309196.txt



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17 Jun, 2009 | Posted by: psn



A DIFFERENT VIEW. Wildlife photographer captures rare glimpse inside the kangaroo pouch.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6509067.ece


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