Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time
via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/05/10/in-the-shadow-of-viviane-sassen/#1
Dutch photographer Viviane Sassen works along the thin line separating art and commerce. She is dually known for her innovative fashion work in French Vogue, Purple, and POP and for her surrealist African portraiture.
Thomas Hoepker is one of the most acclaimed Magnum photographers. His pictures of heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, his shots from the USA in the 1960s, as well as newer photos like the one he took in New York on September 11, 2001, have become emblematic. Hoepker has been using Leica cameras ever since he started working as a photo journalist for renowned magazines.
I’m happy to report that the three recently announced Photoshop companion apps are now available for download: Adobe Color Lava for mixing colors & sending them to Photoshop (demo) Adobe …
via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/05/photoshop-cs5-apps-for-ipad-now-available.html
Adobe Color Lava for mixing colors & sending them to Photoshop (demo)
Adobe Eazel for creating watercolor-style paintings, then sending them to Photoshop (demo)
Adobe Nav for selecting Photoshop tools & managing open documents (demo)
One year after acquiring Microsoft’s Expression Media, Phase One has released a new version of the asset management software under the name Media Pro
Link: Phase One launches Media Pro photo manager – British Journal of Photography
Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time
via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/05/10/elliott-erwitts-very-own-personal-best/#1
When asked by TIME to reflect on his favorite photographs in a post honoring his work, he initially pointed to a stack of his published books but paused.
“I hope that most of [my favorites] are not in any book and they haven’t been taken yet. But I realize that we can’t show pictures that haven’t been taken,” he said.
W, ESPN The Magazine and The New York Times Magazine took home the three awards for excellence in magazine photography at last night’s National Magazine Awards gala, sponsored by the American Society of Media Editors. The recently redesigned fashion magaz
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/05/espn-w-ny-times-magazine-win-national-magazine-awards-for-photography.html
Adobe Color Lava for mixing colors & sending them to Photoshop (demo)
Adobe Eazel for creating watercolor-style paintings, then sending them to Photoshop (demo)
Adobe Nav for selecting Photoshop tools & managing open documents (demo)
Special blog update to go through the details of this year’s Visa pour l’Image programme… You can read Olivier Laurent’s interview with festival director Jean-Francois Leroy…
via P H O T O J O U R N A L I S M L I N K S: http://photojournalismlinks.com/2011/05/10/visa-pour-limage-perpignan-2011-programme/
Details of this year’s Visa pour l’Image festival have been revealed…
Here is a selection of photographs submitted for the Conflict Zone exhibit, along with reactions from some of the people who attended the opening on Saturday.
Link: ‘Conflict Zone’ photo exhibit shows war through the lenses of conflict photographers | Poynter.
Since the Aptus backs are such a known quantity in the MF marketplace, there’s not much point in rehashing the backs operational pros and cons. I think what people really want to know is how the Aptus II 12 performs. Is 80 MP worthwhile? Can one see the difference between a 60MP and an 80MP back? What, if anything, suffers when going to 80MP? I was really curious to find out.
Link: Leaf Aptus II-12
GMB recently wrote me about his opportunity to lecture at TEDxO’Porto 2011 in Portugal, featured in the You Tube below. This also sent me back to his website and I am featuring work from his heartbreaking series, Born to Work, about child labor in Bangladesh. I had a hard time editing this project, so I am sharing more images than usual.
[slidepress gallery=’katiaroberts_yourdarkeuphoria’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Katia Roberts Your Dark Euphoria play t…
via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/works-in-progress/2011/05/katia-roberts-your-dark-euphoria/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+burnmag
In 2004, I met a young man, named Noel, in a park.
He had lots of interesting tattoos but what really drew me in was seeing the symbol for anarchy branded onto his upper chest.
I had never seen a human branded before.
He said if I followed him I’d see lots of things I’d never seen before.
Man, was he right about that.
In a very personal interview with VII The Magazine, photographer Ashley Gilbertson, opens up about the effects of war on soldiers and their families, himself, and the country.
Link: VII The Magazine
Publish Your Photography Book , By Himes & Swanson . Published by Princeton Architectural Press, 2011. Publish Your Photography Boo…
Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2011/05/photo-eye-book-reviews-publish-your.html
Two of the most well-known names in photography book publishing and promotion have joined their considerable forces in a new book about publishing photography, called simply enough, Publish Your Photography Book. In their brief introduction, Darius Himes & Mary Virginia Swanson clearly outline the text with their stated aim: “to crack open the door to the publishing world and lead the reader through an exploration of this rich sphere.” In short, they expose what it takes to be entrepreneurial in selling your book idea to a publisher and then in bringing your work to the broadest possible audience.
We did some research to get an answer, and today we’ve published a new free ebook, Email Marketing for Photographers, designed to help photographers get it right. It’s a tidy 15 pages of research on the tools and resources that photographers need to create the kind of promotional messages that lead to more business. You’ll find an introduction to email marketing, case studies from successful photographers, seven great DIY service providers, the anatomy of a successful email, and more.
Link: Spamming Photo Editors And Art Directors – A Picture’s Worth | PhotoShelter
Stephen Dupont, 1967, Australia, is a photojournalist and portrait photographer who focuses on fragile cultures and marginalized people. He …
Link: http://500photographers.blogspot.com/2011/05/photographer-286-stephen-dupont.html
Stephen Dupont, 1967, Australia, is a photojournalist and portrait photographer who focuses on fragile cultures and marginalized people.
South African photographer Jodi Bieber has appealed to the international photography community to help spread the word about fellow countryman Anton Hammerl, a photographer that has been detained in Libya since 05 April
Link: World Press Photo winner appeals for Anton Hammerl’s release – British Journal of Photography
Benoit Paillé is a self-taught Canadian photographer and Art Director currently based in Montreal, Canada. He uses photography as a ‘medium to reach out to the individual’. This portrait series of ‘Rainbow Family members’ was shot at Rainbow Gatherings in Spain, Canada and Mexico.
Link: Art & Photography: Benoit Paillé, Montreal | Feature Shoot
Austin, Texas Portrait Photographer’s Blog about Photography, Art and Writing by Kirk Tuck.
Link: http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2011/05/approval-tacit-approval-implied.html
I read a comment this morning… asking me to explain the process of getting the approval of people we photograph on the streets. It’s actually a fascinating subject for me and one that seems “highly flexible” depending on the operator and their intention.
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award for “best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise” went to Agnes Dherbeys, who freelanced for The New York Times in doing her story “Violence erupts in Thailand.
Link: Agnes Dherbeys Robert Capa Award | La Lettre de la Photographie