The contest organizers say Rodriguez continues to claim the image was the result of months of work studying the wolf’s behavior, but nobody is buying it.
Link: PDNPulse: Prestigious Wildlife Photography Competition Sullied By Staged Image
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many times pictures say more about who took them than they ever do about their subjects. I’m not sure my photographs have ever revealed much about people or places that others couldn’t understand on their own without the benefit of my work. But photography has revealed much to me about myself, and the discoveries are often painful.
Link: Exposed – The Boston Globe
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Ask anything with Amanda and Suzanne – How Much Money Do Commercial Photographers Make? – A Photo Editor
I’m so excited about a great new column I’m kicking off today called “Ask Anything.” 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 the
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2010/01/21/ask-anything-with-amanda-and-suzanne-how-much-money-do-commercial-photographers-make/
I’m so excited about a great new column I’m kicking off today called “Ask Anything.” 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 to gather a variety of opinions. The goal with this column is to explore more of the commercial side of photography (not my area of expertise) and to solicit honest questions and answers through anonymity.
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Official response from Nikon on the 70-200mm internal lens surface – Nikon Rumors
I said already that I will not cover this issue anymore, unless there is an official word from Nikon. The official word came yesterday from Nikon Europe: “The 70-200mm f/2.8G ED AF-S VRII lens features a component in the lens design which may appear to ha
optical performance remains unchanged
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Photographer Stripped of Prestigious Wildlife Award for Cheating
About a month ago we reported that José Luis Rodriguez had come under fire after winning the prestigious Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the
After a month of investigation, Jose Luis Rodriguez has been stripped of the prestigious award and banned for life,
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NYT Distorts Image Of Christina Hendricks, Calls Her “Big”
Left: the NY Times image; Right: the original image By yesterday
via Gothamist: http://gothamist.com/2010/01/19/post_131.php
The NY Times has now replaced the image, saying: “The photo was slightly distorted inadvertently due to an error during routine processing.” Take that for what it’s worth.
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Broken Things, Part 2
Why does it matter? We all know there was an earthquake. We all know that tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost. How will images that are slightly better, or slideshows that are properly edited, make…
Why does it matter? We all know there was an earthquake. We all know that tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost. How will images that are slightly better, or slideshows that are properly edited, make the situation in Haiti any better?
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Showcase: Suddenly Long Ago
Asked to capture “hope” and “change” on Jan. 20, 2009, 132 photographers answered. Mariana Vasconcellos reports that few portrayed President Obama.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/showcase-113/
Asked to capture “hope” and “change,” 132 photographers in 79 countries answered in many ways. One chose to depict a man minutes after he was released from prison in Italy; another pointed her camera to a newborn baby in a Palestinian hospital.
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CLICK NOTE: Blatant Self-Promotionwhat do you do when you end up with a thousand-plus photos of flipping skiers on a plain black background? I needed something different from last year. Here’s what came to mind…
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TWO LOOKS: Laara Matsen and Jonas Bendiksen
Since Rebecca and I are traveling next week, we decided to post this month’s TWO LOOKS column a few days early. For January, we’re featuring the work of LAARA MATSEN, a U.S. photograph…
Link: http://webbnorriswebb.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/two-looks-laara-matsen-and-jonas-bendiksen/
we’re featuring the work of LAARA MATSEN, a U.S. photographer who also works as a curator and photo editor, and JONAS BENDIKSEN, Magnum’s sole Norwegian photographer.
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Broken Things
Last week it was suggested that the disaster in Haiti was of such a great magnitude that anyone on the ground with a cellphone could make lasting images that the rest of the world would never forget. Not likely, (I…
After thousands of images, on dozens of different sites, my initial reaction was confirmed. World shocking events such as this need to be properly documented by great photographers. I’m not even talking photojournalists here. Think of Joel Meyerowitz’s work on the World Trade Center as an example.
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I am a fan of Leica cameras and lenses. But being a fan of something doesn’t mean accepting it without comment or complaint. Far from it. In fact fans are often a team or product’s most vocal critics. The reason being – because we care.
With that up front and out of the way, here is what I am describing as an Open Letter to Leica. I could of course send it directly to the senior managers that I know there, but I think that the ideas that I’m putting forward are worth a public debate, and that hopefully a lively and open discussion has a better chance of accomplishing something than a closed one.
Link: An Open Letter to Leica
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The fourth Webinar, “Click, Tweet, Repeat: The Power of Social Networks & Blogs”, will be held today on Wednesday, January 20, at 7 p.m. EST.
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Staring at Death: Photographing Haiti
Chay soti sout tet, tonbe sou zepol. The load goes from the head to the shoulder. (Problems go from bad to worse.) Haitian Proverb. DISCLAIMER: THERE ARE MANY LINKS HERE, BUT I HAVE CHOSEN THEM CAR…
via Prison Photography: http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/staring-at-death-photographing-haiti/
THERE ARE MANY LINKS HERE, BUT I HAVE CHOSEN THEM CAREFULLY AND ASSEMBLED SOME ORDER
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Many of us have grown increasingly frustrated with the tactics and presentation of the broadcast media and a situation like this brings out the worst in that institution, insofar as them featuring these acts (performances?) in their broadcasts. I’ve been glancing at CNN’s website a few times since the disaster began and I’m almost certain that there has always been at least one self-congratulatory article or link about the good work (“Anderson Cooper saves injured boy”, “CNN vehicle drafted in rescue”) the broadcast team is doing down there.
Link: More Perspectives on Haiti and Crisis Journalism | dvafoto
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His recent project, “The War At Home” is a wide-ranging piece covering the Iraq and Afghanistan wars from the perspective of those in the US. Do yourself a favor, and spend some time on his site. I asked Lange if he’d be willing to share his perspective on “The War at Home”
Link: Interview: Jeremy M. Lange – The War at Home | dvafoto
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Luckily enough when I go out to shoot in the field with the 7D the Chinese people around me think I’m just another tourist with a photo camera. It’s a good thing not to drag attention to yourself around here, so the 7D gives me the possibility to stay almost unnoticed while shooting video of everyday life on Chinese streets.
Link: Janek Zdzarski reports for Polish TV news using the Canon Eos7D « DSLR News Shooter
