• Homage to Abu Ghraib?

    It may not be wise to question a photography project that was conceived of, and produced, in honour of the photographer’s father who was tortured in Stalinist labour camps. But, is not Anton …

    via Prison Photography: https://prisonphotography.org/2009/10/26/homage-to-abu-ghraib/

    It may not be wise to question a photography project that was conceived of, and produced, in honour of the photographer’s father who was tortured in Stalinist labour camps.

    But, is not Anton Kratochvil’s Homage to Abu Ghraib obsolete?

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    The Powershot G11, which started to ship in October, 2009, continues that trend, but it does so in a new environment. So, before looking at the G11 itself and how it compares to its predecessor the G10, let’s see where it fits into the current taxonomy of cameras.

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    Advertising photographer Jeff Sedlik’s seminar, Strategic Estimating, was about how NOT to be a starving artist. And it boiled down to this: protect your copyright, negotiate strategically, communicate clearly, and get all of your agreements in writing.

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    Baseball is the sports I grew up playing as a kid and a sport I
    love to watch. But as a photographer it can be just as
    frustrating as it is exciting.

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    Long-time Associated Press photographer, James A. Finley was inducted into the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame in a 2009 class that also included Bill Eppridge of National Geographic/Life Magazine/Sports Illustrated and Ival Lawhon Jr. of the St. Joseph News Press.

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    Georgian Spring – A Magnum Journal is a wonderful book for many reasons, one of them being the fact that it can serve as a good starting point for discussions of the nature of the beast, photojournalism’s imagery. Of course, it is a little bit unfair to use the book in such a way – shouldn’t I be talking about the topic of the book? But in this case, talking about the book almost inevitably involves talking about photojournalism itself.

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    Adobe’s release of Lightroom 3 as a public beta is not the first time that the company has used this technique, nor is it likely to be the last. It has turned out to be a very canny marketing strategy as well as a means of getting wide-ranging user input into a new product’s features and robustness.

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    As a professional photographer, you know that there is no substitute for top quality digital files. With the Mamiya DM22 and DM28, you can be confident that premium-quality 22 and 28 megapixel sensors, and true 16 bit/channel Raw files will result in richly detailed images that leave a vibrant and lasting impression for both you and your clients.

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  • A Drone Strike and Dwindling Hope (Published 2009)

    The area of Pakistan where David Rohde, a Times reporter, and two Afghan colleagues were held for months was frequently hit by missiles fired from American drones.

    Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/world/asia/21hostage.html

    TWO deafening explosions shook the walls of the compound where the Taliban held us hostage. My guards and I dived to the floor as chunks of dirt hurtled through the window.

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    I haven’t done scientific testing.  But basically I’d wager that you can expect a 2 stop improvement in terms of low light performance/image quality with the 1D MKIV relative to the 5D MKII.

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    The emphasis in 2009 is on photography from Iran and the Arab world. But, as always, the works on display are rich with diversity — geographically, culturally, stylistically — and offer a unique opportunity to discover a wide range of contemporary and vintage photography never seen before in one location.

    So, we’re pleased to present here a preview selection of 167 images to whet your appetite.

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    Having arrived at the Chimi Lakhang monastery in Bumthang, I was glad to find two young novices lighting candle lamps, and asked them to pose in a certain way to take advantage of the light coming through the rather grimy window. It took quite a while to have them just right where I wanted, but as I was giving hand signals for minor adjustments in the novices’ stance, a bunch of European tourists had entered the room. Without a glance at my direction, or asking for permission, or even a smile of acknowledgment, out came a motley collection of cameras, ranging from DSLRs to compacts, and a paparazzi frenzy ensued with hundreds of flashes bathing the room in an ethereal light.

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    A couple months ago, I was approached by blog reader and founder of a company called Trade Secret Cards, Zeke Kamm. He had a business proposition: He’d come to Seattle, pick my brain about various different pictures in my portfolio and then he’d put together a pack of 22 glossy, high-end cards that illustrate “how to” re-create each picture. Soup to nuts. Diagrams, equipment used, what I was thinking, etc. He sells ’em and gives us cut.

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    Today is the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. There are a number of great reports on this occasion popping up right now but I wanted to point to two web presentations that I think are worth a look.

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    In the glory days of film recording, every one knew that Kodachrome had a different color pallet than Ektachrome or Agfachrome and you had to choose your film according to the required color reproduction. And when you needed a fine grained film with high resolution, you accepted a limited dynamic range. Now we want everything in one camera: accurate colors, high dynamic range, high resolution, high speed and every possible combination without losing anything.

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    e have posted the screencasts for today’s Sports Action, Sports Feature, Spot News and General News categories.

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  • Die Mauer ist Kaput

    This seems to be a month for anniversaries. Last week (the 4th) marked the 30th anniversary of the taking of the US Hostages in Tehran, an …

    Link: http://werejustsayin.blogspot.com/2009/11/die-mauer-ist-kaput.html

    I can’t begin to describe the joy that those few days of liberation felt like in Berlin. The sparkle of discovery in the eyes of the Osties was something I’d never seen before. None of us really could believe it was happening. But as sometimes happens, the pictures of this most momentous event are uniformly less powerful than the memories of those dark and cool Berlin nights.

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    For awhile I’ve had a redesign of my website NYC Photographer Tim Gruber in mind. I’ve spent the last couple weeks working to make it happen.

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