Every 24.5 days, the phones will switch between being able to focus and not being able to focus. An Android developer confirmed the bug and suggests a patch will be available before Dec. 11, the next date when all of the cameraphones will stop focusing again
Link: Software glitch causes out of focus pictures | dvafoto
W. Eugene Smith’s Pittsburgh Photographs
Carnegie, Nov/Dec 2001 by Ellen S. Wilson
“Don’t expect,” wrote photographer W Eugene Smith, “a point-by-point hand-led tour. This is an experience as an intensely curious visitor (perhaps a new resident) mig
via AMERICAN SUBURB X: http://www.americansuburbx.com/2009/11/theory-w-eugene-smiths-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Americansuburb+%28AMERICANSUBURBX%29
“Don’t expect,” wrote photographer W Eugene Smith, “a point-by-point hand-led tour. This is an experience as an intensely curious visitor (perhaps a new resident) might discover it.”
Smith wrote those notes to himself as he began his Pittsburgh project, what he later called “the finest set of photographs I have ever produced.” With a clear vision and a spectacular result, it is puzzling that Smith also considered the project a failure, and that until now the final results have never been exhibited together.
photos By STEPHEN CROWLEY
President Obama, whose motorcade has been as long as 71 vehicles, is always at least 30 cars ahead of the four-person photo pool trailing him as he tours Asia. I really wanted a whimsical picture of the president as he walked past the “No Smoking” sign in the Forbidden City, but his Chinese police escorts blocked the shot as his entourage swept by.
Link: On Assignment: Asia in the Blink of an Eye – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com
After more than forty years with the Associated Press, veteran photographer Harry Cabluck, 71, was one of the 80-90 staffers laid off by the organization on Tuesday. He always said he had no plans to retire.
via The Texas Tribune: http://www.texastribune.org/blogs/post/2009/nov/17/photo-finish/
He just ordered new business cards. But by Tuesday afternoon, veteran photographer and Capitol treasure Harry Cabluck found out he wouldn’t need them. Cabluck, 71, is one of two Texas-based Associated Press photographers to be laid off as part of the company-wide cuts.
Other AP veterans let go include photography staff members Donna McWilliams in Dallas; Al Grillo in Anchorage, AK; Mary Ann Chastain in Columbis, SC; and Winslow Townson and Lisa Poole in Boston, MA.
Link: AP Layoffs Include Photographers, Texas Legend Harry Cabluck
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/18/AR2009111801532.html
In the past year, U.N. food agencies have estimated that about a third of the population is malnourished, with rates highest among children, pregnant women and the elderly. Stunting is common, infant mortality is abnormally high, and severe malnutrition among young children has caused widespread mental retardation, doctors and U.N. nutritionists say.
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I’m pleased to see that documentation for the Lightroom 3 Beta is live, accessible via the Web or by choosing Help > Lightroom Help (F1) in Lightroom 3. Lightroom 3 Beta help topics includ…
via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2009/11/documentation_for_the_lightroom_3_beta.html
Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: Nikon sets Mac OS X 10.6 support timeline for Capture NX2, other Nikon software
In our recent ring flash roundup, Wired.com photographer Jon Snyder took a combination of self-powered units and adapters through their paces. Soon after, the folks at Orbis got in touch, wondering why we had left their flash-adapter out. I told them to s
In our recent ring flash roundup, Wired.com photographer Jon Snyder took a combination of self-powered units and adapters through their paces. Soon after, the folks at Orbis got in touch, wondering why we had left their flash-adapter out. I told them to send one over.
Few days ago I posted a link about Moose Peterson’s experience with the Nikon D3s and the new 70-200 f/2.8 VRII lens. I either missed that paragraph, or the text was added later on (thanks Theodore for pointing it out to me): With the results I was seeing
via Nikon Rumors: http://nikonrumors.com/2009/11/18/nikon-d3s-has-a-brand-new-sensor-not-a-tweaked-one.aspx
Accompanying this wry volume’s many accomplishments, Reiner Riedler deserves credit for reminding us that the United States does not monopolize the global marketplace for vicarious experiences available at cost. Yes, Orlando and Las Vegas hold places of honor in this collection. But Riedler, identified in the fall 2009 issue of PDNedu as “one to watch,” also reveals examples of Truman Show-quality artifice in such destinations as Shenzhen (China), Antalya (Turkey), and Trautmannsdorf (in Riedler’s native Austria).
A collection of photos seized by the Pakistani military offers a glimpse into life in the rugged terrain in Pakistan’s tribal areas. The military suspect the men are Taliban members, but intelligence officials have yet to analyze the photos and confirm th
via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/a-scrapbook-from-the-tribal-areas/
These stunning photographs were seized in South Waziristan, the remote tribal area of Pakistan where Pakistani soldiers are fighting the Taliban. The vistas are beautiful. The terrain — rugged and hard to conquer — is rarely seen by outsiders.
An obituary published in The Boston Globe on September 18 noted the artistic quality of his black-and-white photos of Boston buildings: “Brightness and energy invade photographs that, in other hands, might be static.”
Link: PDNPulse: Architectural Photographer Peter Urban Has Died
Roy Scully was a longtime fixture in a newspaper universe that doesn’t exist anymore outside of old movies. He got his foot in the door of The Seattle Times as a copy boy in the 1940s, learned his craft from staff photographers and was assistant chief photographer when he retired after a 44-year career at the paper, in 1986.
Link: Obituaries | Artist’s eye, expert skills built Roy Scully’s photo career | Seattle Times Newspaper
Update: story updated here on December 28, 2009, to include a response from legal representatives for Ms. Moore, and W Magazine. Click here for higher-rez image. Anthony Citrano says, Being an obse…
In the interview she says she’d rather be a “puma” than a “cougar” – but apparently, the clumsy Photoshop artist decided she was looking too strong in the cover shots – and awkwardly chopped off part of her left thigh. Note how the upper part of her left thigh/hip is basically missing (our right). Did she have some sort of weird car accident that left a wedge of meat missing from it? The fabric even magically floats above the missing thigh. Ha!
Professional photographers are quickly turning the iPhone into standard camera equipment, using it not only as a visual notebook and a method to free their minds from creative stumbling blocks, but also for their commercial work. Below are three pros who have integrated their cameraphones into their daily routine.
Link: State of the Art: How Pro Photographers Use Their Cameraphones
When the Yankees won the World Series, Robert Caplin photographed the action 12,000 times. The result, Kristen Joy Watts says, is a captivating time-lapse piece.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/showcase-79/
By the time the Yankees rushed the field to celebrate their 27th World Series victory, Robert Caplin had photographed the action — 12,000 times. The result is a romantic and captivating time-lapse presentation.
For some insight into the commercial photography book market, PDN recently obtained data from Nielsen Bookscan, which tracks retail book sales, to see which new titles are among the bestselling photography books this year.