Category: Asides
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The Things that Make an Employee Proud – NYTimes.com
What Makes an Employee Proud What makes me proud of this newspaper is the incredible people like Joao Silva, the war photographer who stepped on a landmine in October. And the newspaper’s decision to hire him as a full-time staff member after he lost his lower legs. via On the Ground: http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/what-makes-an-employee-proud/ PhotoShelter CEO (and…
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Apple releases Aperture 3.1.1 update
Topic: apple articles on Engadget apple articles, stories, news and information. via Engadget: http://www.tuaw.com/2010/12/09/apple-releases-aperture-3-1-1-update/ PhotoShelter CEO (and serial entrepreneur) Allen Murabayashi recently gave an online presentation during the (December) 2010 PDN Virtual Trade Show, called “Put More Business in Your Photo Business.”
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Photojournalist Go Takayama Released From Cambodian Prison; Charges Droppedd
Photojournalist Go Takayama Released From Cambodian Prison; Charges Dropped
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PDN Pulse » Corbis Lands Syndication Contract with VII
Corbis Lands Syndication Contract with VII | PDNPulse Corbis announced today that it has struck a deal to syndicate the work of photojournalists represented by VII Photo Agency. Stephen Mayes, managing director of VII, says the deal is “co-exclusive,” also allowing VII to syndicate its images directly to cli via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2010/12/corbis-lands-syndication-contract-with-vii.html Sebastian Junger, author…
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Thomas Hawk » You Know How Sometimes Businesses Like to Go On Flickr Trying to Score Photos for Free?
Thomas Hawk » You Know How Sometimes Businesses Like to Go On Flickr Trying to Score Photos for Free?
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Magic Software Re-Focuses Your Blurred Photos | Gadget Lab
Magic Software Re-Focuses Your Blurred Photos Back when I used to spend time in the darkroom, somebody once asked me if they could cancel out their mis-focussed photos by just dialing the enlarger’s lens in the opposite direction. I laughed, but I couldn’t help wishing it was true. 25 years later, it via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/12/magic-software-re-focuses-your-blurred-photos/…
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World Press Photo now open for entries – British Journal of Photography
Professional photographers have until 07 January to register for the 2011 edition of the prestigious World Press Photo, and 13 January to upload their images for consideration
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Photojournalist Go Takayama Imprisoned In Cambodia
Photojournalist Go Takayama Imprisoned In Cambodia
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Sigma to release an EVIL camera with a M mount? | Leica News & Rumors
Sigma to release an EVIL camera with a M mount? – Leica Rumors I just posted this on PhotoRumors and seems that the upcoming EVIL camera from Sigma will have a M mount (unless there is an adapter between the lens and the camera – it’s hard to tell from those pictures): Update: false alarm,…
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Apple iOS 4.2 Arrives, Makes Find My iPhone Free | Gadget Lab
Apple iOS 4.2 Arrives, Makes Find My iPhone Free Apple’s long-awaited universal iOS update is available today to everyone using an iPad or post-3G iPhone or iPod Touch. The big features have been well-known and the release candidate’s been out for a while, but Apple still managed to add a few surprises via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/apple-ios-4-2-arrives-makes-find-my-iphone-free/…
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Is this the new Nikon EVIL camera? | Nikon Rumors
Is this the new Nikon EVIL camera? *updated* – Nikon Rumors This camera was displayed at the Nikon Sapporo Showroom and the picture was just posted on DCHome forum. Is this the new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera from Nikon? The lens appears to be a 18-55mm. There is a also another gadget on the back – mayb…
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In the Studio with Brian Smith and PDN | A Photography Blog
In the Studio with Brian Smith and PDN | A Photography Blog
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If you see a cheap Leica S2 (or is it an R8) for sale in Budapest, call Brat Pitt | Leica News & Rumors
If you see a cheap Leica S2 (or is it an R8?) for sale in Budapest, call Brad Pitt – Leica Rumors x17online reports that Brad Pitt’s Leica S2 camera got stolen in Budapest. The same website shows a series of pictures of the actor with what appears to be a Leica R8 camera (and…
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No 1Ds IV? [CR1] « Canon Rumors
No 1Ds IV? [CR1] The hits keep on coming. It has recently been suggested to me that there will not be a 1Ds Mark IV at all. The 5D Mark III (or whatever it’s called) will be via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2010/11/no-1ds-iv-cr1/ Now it turns out that some police agencies are storing the controversial images after…
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This exotic Leica M9 case costs over $1600 | Leica News & Rumors
This exotic Leica M9 case costs over $1600 – Leica Rumors This Artisan & Artist case for Leica M9 is made out of crocodile leather. A natural dye process is used in order to preserve the leather quality and indigo color. The price is 136,500¥ (over USD 1600). Related posts: New Artisan&Artist leather case for Le via Leica…
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Dear Edward Burtynsky, What is your working process? | A Photography Blog
Dear Edward Burtynsky, What is your working process? | A Photography Blog
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Lack of Flash Gives MacBook Air Two Extra Hours of Battery Life | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Lack of Flash Gives MacBook Air Two Extra Hours of Battery Life We sometimes sneer at cellphones equipped with Adobe’s Flash browser plug-in: On tiny, energy-efficient mobile processors, the plug-in spikes CPU-usage, causing a big drain on battery life and often making the poor host browser so stuttery and unresponsiv via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/lack-of-flash-gives-macbook-air-two-extra-hours-of-battery-life/ In a…
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Afghanistan, October, 2010 – The Big Picture – Boston.com
Afghanistan, October, 2010 With the U.S. troop surge now nearing its peak in Afghanistan, more than 150,000 US and international troops are now on the ground. 64 of those troops lost their lives this month, as forces pushed hard into the southern Kandahar Province, traditionally th via Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/11/afghanistan_october_2010.html Norway is my favorite country on…