Author: Trent
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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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APhotoADay Blog » ‘Carry Me Ohio’ hits Blurb
Link: I mention the following probably just because I have Leicas on the brain after the past couple of days, but it strikes me that the S90 and S95 might be the up to the minute analog of the original Leica—the so-called “Barnack camera.” It’s capable but stealthy, as tiny as it can reasonably be,…
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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…
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Dave Anderson in New Orleans – Lens
Dave Anderson in New Orleans John Schwartz tells why Dave Anderson decided the best way to cover the scope of Katrina was through a single city block. via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/dave-anderson-in-new-orleans/ What can one block tell you about a devastated city? Plenty, says Dave Anderson, 40, a photographer who chronicled the lives of people reclaiming…
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Stellazine: Call for Photojournalism
Link: As we head into fall (and I am sooo happy about that), I want to put a call out to photojournalists/documentarians with projects needing a platform. I will be curating an issue of a soon-to-be released online magazine, and am looking for material to publish.
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50cent on Twitter
Link: Yo I had 5’000 dollars this morning I got 2,300 dollars now and i did even by sh*tWhat the f*ck is going on
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New WNBA Promotion Lets First 100 Fans Leave Early
Link: Orender also stressed that the promotion was not available to WNBA employees, family members, or players
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Conscientious | Invisible Borders
Link: Invisible borders is a photographic project that is organised and executed annually by as many as 10 Nigerian photographers
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Stellazine: A Photographer Reviews "Restrepo"
Link: I met Linda Covello when I worked at Newsweek and she was shooting for cover stories about American kids. She is first and foremost a portrait photographer with a great connection to people and their environment. Linda is also a serious film buff, and after talking to her about Restrepo, the award-winning film from…
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"Perfect Uncertainty – Robert Adams and the American West" (2002)
Link: Robert Adams is preeminent among the many photographers who have concerned themselves with the urban development of the once-wild lands of the American West. He began to photograph on the Colorado high plains in 1965, and the subjects of his broad body of work have included the spreading of tract houses along the Rockies;…
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Shooting Film in an Afghan Police Station – NYTimes.com
Shooting Film in an Afghan Police Station Christoph Bangert wanted to try something new for portraits he was taking in Afghanistan. He used film. via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/shooting-film-in-an-afghan-police-station/ Christoph Bangert took some highly unusual photographic accessories with him to Afghanistan earlier this year. He’d never used them professionally before. And their presence in his camera…
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John Loengard on the role of the photo editor
Link: Nothing is more important than the trust of photographers. Since they are not employees, but freelancers, photographers often operate from a disadvantaged position. Remember that: · You are the photographers’ advocate. No one else will be. · You are the photographers’ counselor, explaining the magazine to them and them to the magazine. · You…
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2010 SEO Cookbook for Photographers – A Picture's Worth
Link: We’re very pleased to present the 2010 SEO Cookbook for Photographers with newly updated information, profiles of photographers who have succeeded with SEO, and a handy dandy checklist to make sure you’re getting the most from SEO. We’ve expanded sections that discuss sitemaps and talk pretty extensively about enlarging your online footprint to increase…
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AP will not distribute images of proposed Koran burning | dvafoto
Link: The documents constitute the “biggest leak of military intelligence” that has ever occurred, according to Iain Overton, editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a nonprofit British organization that is working with WikiLeaks on the documents.
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Think Tank Photo unveils Sling-O-Matic, launches US$5000 contest
Sling-O-Matic Camera Bag Features – Think Tank Photo Think Tank Photo introduces the Sling-O-Matic Series camera bag, the photo industry’s first selection of sling bags that can be easily switched back and fort… via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/v/hMfS8M7AHXY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0 Liu works on a single photo for up to 10 hours at a time, and the result is both…
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Thoughts of a Bohemian » Under the carpet
Link: Sports photography is big business and shows no sign of slowing down. Getty images is on the path to controlling every image that you will see coming out of a US sports competition, and everything around it. ( remember, Tiger Woods first public appearance ?)
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Video on SLR cameras? Not for me. :: Photocritic
Link: There has been a huge craze storming through the tech world for a while now: The ability of shooting high-end, high-definition video with a dSLR camera. At first, it was a bit of a novelty, and people didn’t really know what the hell to do with it. Then, some photographers realised that it’s actually…
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Using Crowds, and GPS, to Chart Roadkill – NYTimes.com
Mapping Traffic’s Toll on Wildlife (Published 2010) Projects in California and Maine ask people to photograph and locate dead animals to understand the impact of roads on the environment. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13roadkill.html To Ron Ringen, a retired veterinarian, roadkill is a calling. Nearly every week for the last seven months, Mr. Ringen, 69, has driven the…
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Olympus E-5 unveiled as new flagship camera – British Journal of Photography
Link: Olympus has unveiled what could be its last mirror-based digital SLR – the E-5, which boasts a 12.3-megapixel sensor
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NPPA Endorses Artists Bill Of Rights For Photography Contests
Link: Nikon has announced the Speedlight SB-700, a new shoe-mount flash unit that incorporates a revised control layout, 24-120mm zoom range, recycle time of 2.5 seconds at full power, the ability to act as a master flash for up to two groups of wireless remote Speedlight