Adapter Puts Nikon and Pentax Lenses on Micro Four Thirds Cameras | Gadget Lab | Wired.com:
This means, for instance, that if you are a Nikon shooter and have built up a collection of lenses, then the in-stores-soon Olympus EP-1 will be the perfect DSLR companion, as you can just throw your lenses onto the front.
Two Way Lens: Oliver Weber:
I can’t remember anymore when my big passion with photography started. I do remember with great pleasure that in my childhood I absolutely wanted to become a detective! From the outset there was this urge to grasp the things that surrounded me and to look into them with my always curious eyes.
Ross Taylor Podcast – APAD:
One of my favorite APADers, “an honest to goodness true photojournalist” Ross Taylor was interviewed by Robert Norman for his Connecticut PHODcast (Photographers of Distinction). Like Robert says, “Listen up and you may learn something.”
The Fifty Four – APAD:
Mr. Multimediashooter Richard Koci Hernandez gave himself 54 Days to shoot 54 images on hi daily ride on the 54 bus in Oakland. All of the images, music and titles were produced using his iPhone and these apps: CameraBag, Melodica, Brushes and Banner.
Hey, this is Trent. Let’s talk.
I just got this short, anonymous e-mail:
Bet if someone took some of your images you’d cry foul.
It’s a very valid topic, and I thank whoever sent it. No one likes to get ripped off. When I find my photos being used without my permission, I have to look at the situation. Are they making money with my work? Did they make a single print for their fridge or did they make a hundred prints to sell online? Did they e-mail my photo to their friends with a link to my site or use it to sell a product? My response to these instances is based on the use of the image and the damage done. Sometimes I laugh it off, sometimes I have to take action. Like any artist or photographer I could list several people who have stolen my work and cheated me out of money that I will never be able to recover.
But since the writer is obviously talking about photographs from other photographers appearing on this site, here is my response:
The purpose of The Click is to promote great work. That’s it.
The purpose of posting photographs here, appearing at 500 pixels across or smaller, is to promote that work and encourage people to see it at its original location. Every photograph is linked to the original source, without exception. Text quoted from articles is kept to a minimum to encourage readers to click through to the original source for the full story.
In the two years I’ve been linking, I’ve received only one complaint about a photo appearing on The Click. I removed the photo immediately.
Another photographer asked me to use a different photo than the one I had chosen to promote his amazing photo essay. I removed the photo immediately.
In contrast to those two complaints, I have received dozens of e-mails from photographers around the world thanking me for linking to their work, websites, and blogs.
We live in a time when content creators of all industries are faced with vanishing revenue models. Their rights need to be protected. That said, I’d like to think that spreading the word about your photography, artwork, writing, product, movie, etc., is a positive thing and not a theft. I’m not making a cent with this site. (December 2009 UPDATE: The small amount of money from our adverts goes to help with the growing costs of operating/hosting the site.)
If your work appears here and you want it pulled, I’m happy to do so. E-mail me here: theclick.us@gmail.com, and your work will be removed immediately.
Anyone who wants to comment on this topic, agree or disagree, is more than welcome to do so.
New Photo Contest — cash prizes and worldwide exposure – lens culture photography weblog:
We’re looking for exciting images from every continent, and from diverse points of view: documentary, fine art, photojournalism, street photography, poetic, personal, abstract and human.
PDNPulse: San Jose Mercury News Photographer Len Vaughn-Lahman Dies:
“He was a true raconteur; he had an easy way with people and he was comfortable in any circumstance, whether it was covering plane crashes or politicians or even studio photo sessions,” said former Mercury News Executive Editor David Yarnold, quoted in the Mercury News.
PingWire:
PingWire is an (almost) live feed of images being posted to Twitpic. Clicking on a thumbnail will take you to the full sized photo.
via BoingBoing
Olympus E-P1 Review: Field Test Report — Photocrati – Photography Blog, Digital SLR Camera and Lens Reviews:
Peter Burian tests this 12.3 megapixel interchangeable-lens camera with HD Movie mode and a wealth of SLR-style features
Building a “Monumental” Photo Business: How Randy Santos Succeeds Selling Stock Photos – A Picture’s Worth:
Randy Santos specializes in Washington DC stock photography. Randy does not license his images through stock agencies and makes a very healthy living selling directly to clients. His images appear in coffee table books, calendars, hotels and restaurants, and corporate environments worldwide. We caught up with Randy to learn about how he succeeds in a highly competitive niche, and his approach to managing and marketing his photography business. We found Randy’s advice and experiences pretty inspiring.
Fujifilm’s 3D Digicam Almost Ready for Stores | Gadget Lab | Wired.com:
Fuji has squeezed some rather interesting features into its pedestrian black box. Although the specs have yet to be finalized, it looks like Fuji will have the first consumer level 3D digicam on the market. It works in the usual way: Two lenses, spaced to the average distance between human eyes, record slightly different, simultaneous views of the same scene.
Revisiting the Death of Photojournalism, Ten Years Later – The Digital Journalist:
Way back in 1999, I wrote an editorial lamenting how difficult it was becoming to pursue a life in photojournalism. Budgets were being slashed at the newsmagazines for photography, entry-level jobs at newspapers were becoming increasingly difficult to obtain, and once such an internship was secured, it was hard to move up the ladder. Compared to the glory days of photojournalism in the 1970s, the situation was looking bleak.
Camera Corner: The Leica M8.2 Experience – The Digital Journalist:
It is already beginning to brass around the edges of the top plate.
I’m not sure if that is a good thing or not only four months into my fourth look at the latest digital Leica M camera. I’m referring to this year’s new Leica M8.2.
Why Moore’s Law does not apply to Digital Photography:
So why do I say that we are near the limit? The diffraction limit of our lenses is larger than the pixel size on some sensors. This means that the resolution of some current cameras is limited by the diffraction limit of the lens rather than the pixel size on the chip. This means that cramming more, smaller pixels on the chip will not result in a higher resolution image when you make a print.
We’re Just Sayin: The Genie Unleashed:
Thirty years ago last Christmas, I stepped off a plane in Tehran en route home from a story I’d done in the Pakistan territory of Baluchistan. Next to the mountainous exoticism of the Baluch frontier, Tehran seemed like an almost quiet place. I’d known of the unrest there in recent days, and the large-scale shootings at a pro-Khomeini rally in September 1978, but I had no real idea as I rode from the airport into the city what lay ahead. Within hours I found myself in the middle of a series of big demonstrations, shots fired, positions taken, and I realized that this story was for real. The Revolution was definitely on.
Washington Post’s Publisher and Editor Criticized for ‘Ethical Lapse’ – NYTimes.com:
The ombudsman also revealed in his column that other top editors who knew of the plan did not raise ethical concerns. Mr. Brauchli forwarded Mr. Pelton’s e-mail message to his top three lieutenants; one questioned using the publisher’s house and promising a specific reporter’s participation, but none challenged the overall concept. On June 24, Mr. Pelton made a brief presentation to about 200 Post managers, telling them the events would be off the record.
John Nack on Adobe: Wide-angle image correction tech:
Adobe researcher Aseem Agarwala, working with Maneesh Agrawala & Robert Carroll at Berkeley, has demonstrated techniques to enable “Content-Preserving Projections for Wide-Angle Images.” That may sound a little dry, but check out the demo video (10MB QT) to see how the work enables extremely wide-angle photography.
