Author: Trent
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Now you see him, now you don't
Link: I realized that I went back to those two frames from the 11th hole and egads something was terribly amiss. The man (caddie?) behind the golfer in the looser crop had disappeared from the more tightly cropped version. I opened both images and zoomed into that details and it was really quite easy to…
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PHOTOSHELTER'S NEW WORDPRESS PLUGIN + 22 OTHER GREAT ADD-ONS FOR PHOTO BLOGS – A Picture's Worth
Link: Last week the official PhotoShelter WordPress plugin was born – a free, public download that allows PhotoShelter users to streamline their blogging workflow by embedding photos and slideshows directly into the body of a blog post without leaving WordPress. Here’s a rundown of the main features of the plugin, plus a short review of…
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Last Kodachrome roll processed
Link: National Geographic has closely documented the journey of the final roll of Kodachrome manufactured, down to its being processed.
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In My Back Yard: In My Grandfather’s House | Luceo Images
Link: I am so happy to have photographs of my grandfather with his first great grandchild. They will serve as the key to Madelyn’s memory of him. Below a journal entry I found from the last time I saw my grandfather and a few photographs from that visit, nearly three years ago. Please forgive this…
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NYPD Press Credential Rule Changes Include NPPA's Suggestions
Link: Here is part two of the interview with Mugur Vărzariu who embodies the definition of a compassionate photographer: “I only press the shutter release when I can help my subjects.”
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National Geographic Freelance Photographer Wes Skiles Dies – NatGeo News Watch
Link: “National Geographic has learned of the tragic death of Wes Skiles, the accomplished underwater photographer, cinematographer and explorer with whom we’ve worked frequently,” the National Geographic Society said in a statement today. “The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident, which occurred following the conclusion of a scientific research expedition related to…
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Stanley Greene’s Redemption and Revenge – Lens
Stanley Greene’s Redemption and Revenge In his pictures and his words, Stanley Greene is outspoken. Michael Kamber interviewed this freewheeling figure. via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/shoptalk-7/ I wanted to set the record straight. I kept hearing people say, “Chechnya was when you really started to be a photographer.” And that’s not true. I was shooting back…
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Joachim Ladefoged's Albanians – VII The Magazine
Link: With the July 22 decision by the World Court in the Hague that Kosovo’s unilateral secession from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law, we thought it would be an opportune moment to look back at Joachim Ladefoged’s powerful body of work on the Albanians during the Serbian conflict from 1997 to 2000.…
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Andrea Bruce Leaves Washington Post To Freelance
Link: Although Assange has since spoken in a way that could suggest WikiLeaks was a journalistic collaborator in the effort, the traditional journalists don’t agree with that description. At a press conference on Monday, Assange said that, along with The Guardian, “we had Der Spiegel and New York Times and us in a collaborative basement,…
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An Illicit Whole Earth Catalog at J.F.K. – Lens
An Illicit Whole Earth Catalog at J.F.K. Taryn Simon spent five days photographing the world’s material underbelly as it made its way through a New York airport. Miki Meek explains. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/behind-49/ Passengers, airliners, workers, baggage, cargo, taxis and trains flow ceaselessly through Kennedy International Airport. Taryn Simon recorded another ceaseless flow —…
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North Korean football team shamed in six-hour public inquiry over World Cup
North Korean football team shamed in six-hour public inquiry over World Cup North Korea’s football team has been shamed in a six-hour public inquisition and the team’s coach has been accused of “betraying” the reclusive leader’s heir apparent following their failure at the World Cup, according to reports. via The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/7918468/North-Korean-football-team-shamed-in-six-hour-public-inquiry-over-World-Cup.html North Korea’s football…
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Recently Single Al Gore Finally Able To Listen To W.A.S.P. Albums
Link: “I can’t believe I wasted half my life helping Tipper put warning labels on this stuff when I could have been seeing these guys do their thing live,” Gore said of W.A.S.P. “They used to whip raw meat at the audience. How bad-ass is that?” “Cause I’m burning, burning, burning up with fi-ire! ” added…
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Testing new funding models for photojournalism « tomas van houtryve
Testing new funding models for photojournalism, Part I As most people know, an increasing number of news organizations are abandoning in-depth reporting in favor of entertainment and celebrity stories. At the same time, the few media that remain dedica… via Tomas van Houtryve | Journal: https://tomasvanhoutryve.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/testing-new-funding-models-for-photojournalism/ I am also participating in the beta testing of…
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Lightroom 3.2 and Camera Raw 6.2 Available on Adobe Labs « Lightroom Journal
Link: Framework, the photography and video blog of the Los Angeles Times, celebrates the power and explores the craft of visual storytelling. The blog highlights the work of Times photojournalists who, frame by frame, document the drama, the emotion and sometimes the humor of life. Framework also aims to serve as a resource hub for…
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PDN – Can These Web Sites be Saved?
Link: When we offered PDN subscribers a chance to get free critiques of their web sites by two web design experts and a client, we were inundated with submissions. We chose three that were reviewed by our panel for evaluation.
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Al-Jazeera Introduces 'Lighter Side Of The News' Segment
Link: The Lighter Side, airing at the bottom of the hour during non-peak times, is already popular among viewers. Favorite segments so far include the story of a Ramallah teen who sat motionless in a freshly plowed pepper field for 10 days, believing himself to be in a minefield; that of a U.N.-sponsored airborne food-drop…
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Nikon Announces Four New SLR Lenses | Gadget Lab
Nikon Announces Four New SLR Lenses In addition to the brand-new, HD-video shooting D3100 announced today Nikon also has a clutch of new lenses. Here’s the list of names so you lens-lovers can quickly see the lineup: AF-S NIKKOR DX 55-300mm ƒ4.5-5.6 VR – $400 AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm ƒ4 G ED VR – $1,050 The…
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Canon PowerShot S95 gains in-camera HDR, 720p video
Link: the fine print informs photographers that “by participating in this exploratory project, you are agreeing to do so without reimbursement from Latcha or Lincoln.”
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Magnum to make its photographers more contactable – British Journal of Photography
Link: It is with great pleasure that I get to announce my foray into the self-publishing world with the release of the Accidental Rothko book with over 60 pages of saturated goodness
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Arianti Darmawan: An Architect’s Eye « The Leica Camera
Link: My husband’s Canon DSLR cannot be directly compared to the Leica M, and when I was using it as a novice my photographic knowledge was a lot more limited. My general impression is that a DSLR is more suitable for shooting bursts and fast action compared to a rangefinder camera, but that the Leica…