By Jim Hughes More than any other practitioner, I think, Henri Cartier-Bresson has defined the art of small-camera photography. Defying categorization (that bane of any true original), H.C.-B., neither photojournalist nor documentarian, seemingly traverse
Pilfered is an online magazine where people can “submit their favorite visuals pilfered from the web to share with one another.” For example, it asks readers to choose a cover for its February 2010 issue: The cover photos include images stolen from Rodney Smith, Robert Parke Harrison and others.
A couple of weeks ago photographer Adam Patterson touched off a discussion on Lightstalkers about Geoffrey Hiller’s Verve documentary photography blog charging a new $50 administrative fee to photographers to include work on the site.
Former Art Buyers and current photography consultants Amanda Sosa Stone and Suzanne Sease have agreed to take anonymous questions from photographers and not only give their expert advice but put it out to a wide range of photographers, reps and art buyers
I have been following this rumor for few days over @ PhototRumors.com. I now have some more details: Hasselblad is planing to release a new camera that should be cheaper and as compact as the Leica s2. Teasers about a “new baby” are already online: Read m
I’ve been saying for a few months that oh yeah that Leica M8 looks okay, but with a $6,000 price tag before you even get to the glass, who needs it. But you know what? I need it. I need it bad.
A new grant for socially conscious photographers could make a dream documentary project a reality for one lucky applicant. As Erick Danzer was slogging through Indonesia covering illegal logging operations, an idea came to him. He would create a $5,000, o
From healthcare to public debt, pundits are attacking President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address from almost every conceivable angle. When it comes to Obama transparency, Electronic Frontier Foundation privacy attorney Kurt Opsahl points ou
If you have been following this blog for a while you will remember this mosaic from one of my earlier posts, where I tried to tackle the problem of plagiarism. How can one decide when to cry foul? What is a good way to approach this complex? I’m not sure I have a better answer now than three and half years ago, but I’ve thought about it more; and it’s worthwhile to come back to this topic.
Tom writes that “The internet is a great tool for the distribution of content, but it is also a potential market place for goods. The buying and selling of goods and services is what generates revenue. To argue that journalism is a service is one thing, but you are not going to convince many wallets to open with that argument.” Oh yeah?
Go to your accountant to get your taxes done and then tell her/him that her/his argument that s/he needs to get paid for her/his services does not convince you to open your wallet. Any idea how well that will work?
He suggests that if news outlets saved some expense on one story, they would be able to cover news in more regions. That’s a little hard to believe; editors and TV producers know what sells, and they weren’t preparing to dispatch journalists to unreported stories around the globe when the Haiti earthquake happened.
UPDATE: More pictures from this event are available on Facebook. The Leica store in Warsaw is now open for business: Related posts: Leica to open five new stores/boutiques Next Leica Store opens in Warsaw in two days Leica store opening in Warsaw (video)
After our post outlining a commercial photo shoot — which included digital tech Mark Gordon, founder of G10 Digital Capture Services — we thought readers would appreciate learning more about this increasingly important role. Mark explains how a digital tech simplifies the photographer’s workflow, customizing the process to fit personalities, locations, weather conditions, and client expectations. Plus, he recommends his favorite gadgets, most on wheels, for a smooth shoot.
Worth’s experiment was to see if he could make money by giving his pictures away, emulating Doctorow’s business model in which his CC licensed works circulating online publicize and drive the sales of his books. While the images could be freely copied, etc., Worth offered 111 editioned prints together with 111 signed pages from a manuscript of Doctorow’s upcoming book “For the Win” on Etsy at sliding prices