The parking meter was rebooting. I guess we're supposed to walk to the other end of the garage and find one that's working. We're seeing digital awareness coming to just about everything. In this case, it was the parking meter near the library. Of course, it's not really a parking meter, it's a centralized fee collection system that saves the town a lot of money. It's easier to collect from, certainly, it doesn't waste the time of meter readers (who get alerted as to what spaces aren't paid for, as opposed to checking them all) plus it doesn't let a new parker enjoy a few minutes of the last…
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Review: SpiderPro Camera Holster
Camera Dojo14 May 2012 | 7:00 amMost new products come in and you just know right away if it is something that you will like or not. The SpiderPro Holster was not one of these products. I have tried numerous camera straps over the years and no matter what I have tried I have always gone back to my original R-Strap from the summer of 2008. It’s comfortable, has some storage on it, distributes my camera weight well, and suites my shooting style. So to say that I went into the testing process with a small amount of bias would be an understatement. This SpiderPro review was not something I whipped out one evening, I have… -
Canon to Announce 2 Cameras in June [CR2]
Canon Rumors16 May 2012 | 5:42 amJune is the month Received information from various places that Canon will announce 2 new cameras in June (not including PowerShot updates).One camera will be an EOS (650D) and the other will be a mirrorless entry.I’m sure we’re going to start seeing more information in the coming weeks. I also expect Canon to spend a bit of marketing dollars on a mirrorless camera. Maybe we’ll see some teasers.cr -
Short On Time? Learn To Post To Google+, Your Blog, Facebook, and Twitter Simultaneously
Digital Photography School16 May 2012 | 12:07 pmNot all of us have hours on end to spend on social media (myself included). Most photographers make their money by bringing in clients whether it’s families, brides, small businesses, whatever it may be. So any excess time spent on social media is time that could be spent sourcing clients. Now, social media can actually be a way to source clients if done properly, but that’s a whole other article! In this article I want to show you how you can take one single post and make it appear on all the social media outlets mentioned in the title. So I’ll simply go through my workflow… -
Planning “National Geographic” style photo travel
Pixiq16 May 2012 | 4:37 amGreat photographic experiences are often hit or miss, when you don’t have travel support and pre-arrangements to meet the right people, the right places and be there at the exact right time of day. Scenery may be breathtaking, but it’s people who make your photos exciting. I love looking at landscapes as much as the next person, but for me, in the end, a landscape is just a stage onto which some action is about to happen. People doing something make travel pictures intrinsically interesting. Not the “wish you were here” camera watchers. Give me town…
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Seth's Blog
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Digital analogs are no longer sufficient
16 May 2012 | 2:00 amThe parking meter was rebooting. I guess we're supposed to walk to the other end of the garage and find one that's working. We're seeing digital awareness coming to just about everything. In this case, it was the parking meter near the library. Of course, it's not really a parking meter, it's a centralized fee collection system that saves the town a lot of money. It's easier to collect from, certainly, it doesn't waste the time of meter readers (who get alerted as to what spaces aren't paid for, as opposed to checking them all) plus it doesn't let a new parker enjoy a few minutes of the last… -
Hard work on the right things
15 May 2012 | 2:00 amI don't think winners beat the competition because they work harder. And it's not even clear that they win because they have more creativity. The secret, I think, is in understanding what matters. It's not obvious, and it changes. It changes by culture, by buyer, by product and even by the day of the week. But those that manage to capture the imagination, make sales and grow are doing it by perfecting the things that matter and ignoring the rest. Both parts are difficult, particularly when you are surrounded by people who insist on fretting about and working on the stuff that makes no… -
Worldliness
14 May 2012 | 2:41 amIntelligence is the combination of knowing a lot about a little while you also know a little about a lot. Deep domain understanding helps you create analyses. Your ability to understand how a particular system (no matter how small) works allows you apply a confident analysis to new systems you encounter. Once you know everything there is to know about nuclear physics, soccer or the praying mantis, it makes it easier to understand new systems. At the same time, it's impossible to be smart without also being aware of the wider world. That's because it's the random interactions and the… -
The reason the customer is always right...
14 May 2012 | 2:08 amIf you insist that they are wrong, they stop being your customer* (if given half a chance). People spend their time and attention and money in places that make them feel valued. *There's nothing wrong with asking customers who are wrong to leave. Just be sure you do it on purpose. -
Dedicating the merit
13 May 2012 | 2:02 amFor an author, one of the nicest parts of the traditional book is the dedication page. The dedication is far more than an acknowledgement to someone who helped you write the book, it's a permanent signpost, a capstone to the work of a year or more. Even if the person you've dedicated the book to can't read it, the writer benefits from the knowledge that a connection was made and that a memory was preserved. Here's the thing: you can dedicate just about anything. A project, a meeting, a tweet. You don't have to tell anyone but yourself. This blog post, like all the posts before it, has a…
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Camera Dojo
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Review: SpiderPro Camera Holster
14 May 2012 | 7:00 amMost new products come in and you just know right away if it is something that you will like or not. The SpiderPro Holster was not one of these products. I have tried numerous camera straps over the years and no matter what I have tried I have always gone back to my original R-Strap from the summer of 2008. It’s comfortable, has some storage on it, distributes my camera weight well, and suites my shooting style. So to say that I went into the testing process with a small amount of bias would be an understatement. This SpiderPro review was not something I whipped out one evening, I have… -
The Problem With Many Awards Programs
12 May 2012 | 12:21 pmIf you have been involved in any major industry that has its own trade shows and trade publications, you may already understand how some of the “Best of The Year” and other types of awards are handed out. For those of you not privy to the behind-the-scenes action, let’s lift the lid and see how some of these awards systems work and why you need to careful about taking a major publication’s recommendation for a product. Have you ever pulled out a copy of a major magazine’s issue of their “Best of” products and wondered why some products made it and… -
Lensbaby Composer Pro Now Available for Samsung, Sony, Micro Four Thirds mirrorless mounts
2 Apr 2012 | 6:41 pmLensbaby Announces Availability of Composer® Pro for Mirrorless Cameras Now the Composer Pro delivers ultra-smooth creative control for photographers with Micro 4/3rds, Sony α NEX and Samsung NX cameras too Portland, OR – April 2, 2012 – Lensbaby announces its popular SLR creative effects camera lens, the Composer Pro, is now also available for Micro 4/3rds cameras (including Panasonic Lumix™ G Micro System and Olympus PEN®), Sony® α NEX, and Samsung NX cameras. The Composer Pro for mirrorless cameras is compatible with the Lensbaby Optic Swap®… -
Lightroom 4.1 RC1 Available
30 Mar 2012 | 7:33 amWhile Lightroom 4 came out and was extremely solid, there are always a few glitches that will be found when tens of thousands of people start pounding on it. This release candidate features a number of bug fixes but for new Canon 5D MKIII owners, their cameras are now supported. Lightroom 4.1 is now available as Release Candidates on Adobe Labs. The ‘release candidate’ label indicates that this update is well tested but would benefit from additional community testing before it is distributed automatically to all of our customers. The final release of… -
Using Gels To Fix An Ugly Sky
27 Mar 2012 | 8:51 pmYesterday I went out with the LA Shoot This! group to help lead a group shoot event but unfortunately Mother Nature was not on our side. The sky was gray and boring and it was raining on and off. While I like nice blue skies, there was no hope of getting anything beyond dark storm clouds. My friend Chris Diset was in this same situation a few months ago and used a little white balance trick to change the color of the sky. Taking a cue from his playbook, I used that same trick to help make something out of nothing. As I said, the sky was just downright ugly with no color in it at all, and…
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Canon Rumors
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Canon to Announce 2 Cameras in June [CR2]
16 May 2012 | 5:42 amJune is the month Received information from various places that Canon will announce 2 new cameras in June (not including PowerShot updates).One camera will be an EOS (650D) and the other will be a mirrorless entry.I’m sure we’re going to start seeing more information in the coming weeks. I also expect Canon to spend a bit of marketing dollars on a mirrorless camera. Maybe we’ll see some teasers.cr -
5D Mark III Body Only in Stock at B&H
15 May 2012 | 9:53 amFrom B&H B&H now has limited stock of the 5D Mark III body only.5D Mark III Body @ B&H for $3499cr -
Canon EF 200 f/2L IS & EF 800 f/5.6L IS Service Notice
15 May 2012 | 9:51 amFrom Canon USA To Users of the EF200mm f/2L IS USM and EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lenses with the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera.Thank you for using Canon products.We have confirmed that when the EF200mm f/2L IS USM and some units of the EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM lenses are used with the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera, the Lenses may emit an abnormal noise.The Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera does not need to be repaired as a result of this phenomenon.The support measures for this phenomenon have been decided and they are as described below.Phenomenon If either of the… -
Robots 1 – Humans 0, Canon Going all Robotic by 2015?
15 May 2012 | 9:08 amCanon to let robots build you camera. Canon has announced it will take all the humans off the production line for cameras, and replace them with robots. This switch could happen as early as 2015. Fear not though, the production line employees will move to other areas in the company and not be laid off.No mention of lens manufacturing, I’m sure that sort of things does need human interaction.No word on when Canon will replace the photographer with robots.Source: [EG] -
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L Officially Discontinued?
15 May 2012 | 8:54 amCanon EF 24-70 f/2.8L A few reports around the globe about the EF 24-70 f/2.8L being officially discontinued. This was an inevitable event.I’ve had at least 2 suggestions that have said the version II delay has been to dump excess stock of the version 1. How plausible is that? I don’t know.Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L @ B&H for $1579There has been no mention of another delay for the version II. It’s still slated to start shipping in July. You can still preorder it at B&H for $2299. Do not expect any sort of price drop on the version II for quite some time.cr
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Digital Photography School
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Short On Time? Learn To Post To Google+, Your Blog, Facebook, and Twitter Simultaneously
16 May 2012 | 12:07 pmNot all of us have hours on end to spend on social media (myself included). Most photographers make their money by bringing in clients whether it’s families, brides, small businesses, whatever it may be. So any excess time spent on social media is time that could be spent sourcing clients. Now, social media can actually be a way to source clients if done properly, but that’s a whole other article! In this article I want to show you how you can take one single post and make it appear on all the social media outlets mentioned in the title. So I’ll simply go through my workflow… -
Shooting London – Big City Photography
16 May 2012 | 7:34 amA Guest Post by Yana Locke from Headshot London Photography. London is an incredible city: vibrant, modern and fizzing with life. But at every turn, London’s past is also very much in evidence, from the glorious historic architecture of its heritage sites to tiny details like a stretch of cobbled road, place names like Pudding Lane or Eel Pie Island and, of course, the ubiquitous blue plaques that commemorate notable people and events all over the city. So, faced with the challenge of taking a series of pictures that sum up London, where do you start? Covering 600 square miles and with a… -
Unlock the Secrets of Using Natural Light: Interview with Mitchell Kanashkevich
15 May 2012 | 7:06 amOver the last couple of weeks we’ve been launching a new dPS eBook – Natural Light: Mastering a Photographer’s Most Powerful Tool. The response has been fabulous and we’ve seen it selling faster than any other eBook we’ve produced so far. With one week to go to save 25% on the price of Natural Light (and to go into the draw to win $1000 of lenses) I thought it’d be good to chat with author Mitchell Kanashkevich and explore a little more on the topic of Natural Light to give those of you still thinking about buying it a little more insight into the topics… -
How to Photograph Babies: 9 Tutorials
14 May 2012 | 1:27 pmThere must be a baby boom going on at the moment because today my inbox was hit by 5 separate emails from parents of new born babies wanting advice on how to photograph them. I turned to our archives for some links to send them and found these 9 ‘how to photograph babies’ tutorials and thought I’d share them here just in case there are others looking for answers. *Image Credit Nicole Hill. Photographing Babies without Losing Your Mind How to Photograph Newborns 3 Quick Newborn Photography Tips Baby Photography 101 10 Tips for Photographing Babies Photographing Babies –… -
Do you Ever Shoot with Film?
14 May 2012 | 7:08 amI had one of those ‘I feel old’ moments last week when I was going through one of my old camera bags and out dropped an old film canister with an unused film in it. My son (who is almost 6) was with me and asked me what it was. He was not satisfied with a ‘it’s film’ answer and I spent the next 15 minutes (and have spent quite a bit of time since) trying to explain what this ‘film’ thing is and why it would have anything to do with taking photos. A new generation of photographers is emerging who have never shot with film. Yet at the same time…
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Planning “National Geographic” style photo travel
16 May 2012 | 4:37 amGreat photographic experiences are often hit or miss, when you don’t have travel support and pre-arrangements to meet the right people, the right places and be there at the exact right time of day. Scenery may be breathtaking, but it’s people who make your photos exciting. I love looking at landscapes as much as the next person, but for me, in the end, a landscape is just a stage onto which some action is about to happen. People doing something make travel pictures intrinsically interesting. Not the “wish you were here” camera watchers. Give me town… -
How To Buy Digital Photo Frames For An Exhibit - Part 2
16 May 2012 | 2:10 amJoin me on Facebook. Become a 'fan' of my Facebook page on Experimental Digital Photography. Click on the 'like' button at the top of the Facebook page. Buying A Digital Photo Frame - Part 2 A Consumer Guide to finding the right DPF for your needs NOTE: On Saturday, April 28 I opened a month long one man show of my work: a 25 Year Digital Photography Retrospective in Beaufort NC at the Beaufort Art Center, 204 Turner St. See my article about this on Pixiq Or more on Facebook Because of this exhibit, I have been thinking about exhibiting in the digital age and how presentations might be… -
U.S. Department of Justice Slaps Baltimore Police Over Right to Record Issue
16 May 2012 | 1:24 amThe U.S. Department of Justice is coming down hard on the Baltimore Police Department as it prepares to issue a settlement to a man whose footage they deleted after he recorded them making an arrest. The settlement stems from a 2010 incident at the Preakness Stakes, which prompted the Department of Justice in January to send a statement of interest to the judge presiding over the resulting civil suit, advising him that such blatant action violates the Constitution and should not be tolerated. That letter provoked the police department into issuing a 7-page General Order to its officers… -
MiMedia, letting you access your media, wherever you are
16 May 2012 | 12:28 amWhen Google Drive launched a couple of weeks ago, everything was cool and groovy until some eagle-eyed types noticed that the permissions clauses weren't altogether straight forward. It turned out that unless you did some fastidious box-ticking, your images stored there could, theoretically, wind-up spearheading Google Drive's advertising campaign. That wasn't exactly blowing back everyone's hair, and some bigger names in online storage donned their halos and smiled angelically, convincing consumers that they were the safest and surest guardians of our online content. That's all very well and… -
Blogger Confronts Newspaper Publisher On Camera Over Copyright Infringement
15 May 2012 | 8:14 pmYou know the tide has turned in the media landscape when bloggers begin demanding payment from newspapers for copyright infringement. After all, it was not too long ago when a Las Vegas company was shaking down bloggers for copyright infringement on behalf of newspapers. Righthaven burst on the scene in 2010 under the guise that they were saving journalism. Or as Las Vegas Review-Journal publisher Sherman Frederick stated at the time: Yet, when it comes to copyrighted material -- news that my company spends money to gather and constitutes the essence of what we are as a business -- some…
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Anatomy of a Project: Miller Mobley's Re-enactors
14 May 2012 | 8:39 amWhen I worked at The Sun, a lot of emphasis was put on always having multiple projects in the hopper. Self-generated projects are the lifeblood of any good paper, and they promote exploration and serendipity. Since I have gone out on my own, I can honestly say projects have the single most important vehicle for developing my photography. I always have at least one on the front burner, with a couple more in the on-deck circle. When my friend Miller Mobley tweeted last week about his series of U.S. Civil War re-enactors, I reached out to him to see if he could give us a little BTS — not only… -
Q&A: C-Stands
10 May 2012 | 6:00 amSeveral people asked about the C-stand (short for century stand) that I used on the Rosco OA posted on Monday. Long story short, after spending 2 months on the road with McNally and crew last year, I have become a convert. If you have never used a C-stand, and/or are considering getting one, here's what you need to know. Read more » -
Always Bring a Model Release
7 May 2012 | 6:00 amI try to be pretty open with this blog. Sometimes I get it right, and sometimes I screw up royally. A recent shoot I did for Rosco is a good example of both. Read more » -
Royce Bair's Night-Lit Landscapes
3 May 2012 | 6:00 amThere are no AC plugs near Delicate Arch in Grand County, Utah, where Royce Bair made this night landscape shot. So all of his flashes needed to be battery-powered to illuminate the 20-meter tall formation. Two of his light sources were Norman 400B's, weighing in at 6 lbs and from which he needed a total of 48 pops to make the image. But his Big Gun required only two pops to balance with the Normans. That 110,000 lumen light source weighed about a pound, all-in. And it ran off of a 9-volt battery. Read more » -
On Assignment: Trattoria / 360
30 Apr 2012 | 6:00 amHaving eaten at this restaurant often enough to put these guys' kids through college, I recently photographed brothers Gianni (left) and Carlo Morra at one of their three local Italian trattorias. It is a simple picture, but there is much more here than meets the eye. So keeping with last Thursday's talk of photo ecosystems, let's go a little more 360 on this one than just the typical lighting BTS. Read more »
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June, 2012 Photo Events Calendar
15 May 2012 | 9:54 am1 JB Sallee & Jen Bebb Mini Session 1 San Francisco, CA 1 Sandy Puc & Jack Davis 2012 Digital Photography Workflow Newark, NY 1-3 Lindsay Adler Fashion Flair for Portrait & Wedding Photographers Seattle, WA 3 JB Sallee & Jen Bebb Mini Session 1 Dallas, TX 3 Sandy Puc & Jack Davis 2012 Digital Photography Workflow Boston, MA 3-5 Bobbi Lane Portrait Lighting Woodstock, NY 4 JB Sallee & Jen Bebb Mini Session 1 Houston, TX 5 Sandy Puc & Jack Davis 2012 Digital Photography Workflow Columbus, OH 6 JB Sallee & Jen Bebb Mini Session 1 Charlotte, NC 6 John Greengo Nikon… -
Your Power in Negotiating
14 May 2012 | 10:18 pmIt’s just a short post and it starts with a quote from somebody I don’t usually follow, George Ross. George has been one of the stars on Donald Trump’s The Apprentice and said, in reference to negotiating: “To be successful, you have to be able to relate to people; they have to be satisfied with your personality to be able to do business with you and to build a relationship with mutual trust.” Well, that got me thinking about new photographers just starting out in this industry who, in looking for work, often think their skill set is enough to negotiate a great deal! While your… -
Albert Watson Video
14 May 2012 | 1:51 pmI first met Albert Watson when I was at Hasselblad. It was twenty-five years later I’d meet Adam Sherwin and the Resource Magazine team. We’re going to be featuring a lot of great videos here at the Hub. I can’t think of a better way to kick-off the new series than with RETV’s interview with Albert Watson, one of the world’s greatest contemporary photographers! -
Photo Resource Calendar
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Welcome to the Photo Resource Hub!
9 May 2012 | 8:30 amHere’s the challenge in our industry. Everything is so segmented. There are some great programs going on, but you might not know about them. There are some incredible videos with amazing educational value, but more than likely you never saw them. There are photographers, filmmakers and manufacturers who you should have in your network, but you’ve never met them. In the end they all make up an invaluable resource to helping you build your skill set and marketing, but you’re already being bombarded with mailings and might not know where to go next. So, while we know that one site can’t…
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Photofocus
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My Favorite Camera Bags – Updated May, 2012
16 May 2012 | 6:28 amIt’s been two years since I originally wrote my post recommending camera bags. For me – things have changed since then. I’ve been focused on carrying less gear and reducing my carry load. So my personal favorites have changed. Here’s the list of the camera bags I now use and recommend. NOTE: I’ve reviewed many bags here on Photofocus, but as I often say, there is no perfect bag. Just as I wouldn’t think of owning just one camera lens, I wouldn’t think of owning just one camera bag. You need different bags for different tasks. You need bags for… -
Photofocus Podcast Rich Harrington & Scott Bourne
15 May 2012 | 7:21 amNOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE: The Photofocus Podcast Feed HAS CHANGED! Here is the new feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/photofocuspodcast PLEASE BE PATIENT – OUR SERVERS SEE LARGE LOADS ON PUBLISHING DAYS. THE DOWNLOADS MAY GO SLOWLY BUT THEY WILL FINISH. Download episode here… Sorry we’re no longer providing show notes. Hosted by Rich Harrington & Scott Bourne _______ This Post Sponsored by: Viewbug - Fun Photo Contests Kelby Training - Use code KTSBA12 to save $20 BorrowLenses.com - Renting Canon, Nikon, Olympus & Sony, bodies, lenses, etc. SmugMug - Professional… -
Think Tank Photo Airport 4-Sight Mini Review
14 May 2012 | 5:13 amOne of my main complaints against all photo bags is that they are too heavy. This tends to hold true with the high-quality bags in particular since the better made they are, the heavier they seem to get. Enter the Think Tank Photo Airport 4-Sight. It’s unique in that it is the first camera bag (rolling type) with four wheels. This style of roller luggage has been around for a while, but I haven’t seen it deployed in a photo bag until now. The entire point of the 4-Sight is to make it easier on the photographer to carry gear both through the innovation of a four-wheel roller and… -
Photographers You Should Know About – Yousuf Karsh
13 May 2012 | 6:13 amThis is the fifth in my series of “Photographers You Should Know About.” The first four appear below in no particular order – Bresson, Edward Weston, Lange and Strand. http://photofocus.com/2012/04/01/photographers-that-you-should-know-henri-cartier-bresson/ http://photofocus.com/2012/03/12/photographers-you-should-know-about-edward-weston/ http://photofocus.com/2012/02/13/photographers-that-you-should-know-about-dorothea-lange/ http://photofocus.com/2012/02/26/photographers-that-you-should-know-about-paul-strand/ Yousuf Karsh lived from 1908 until 2002. He was the Ansel… -
My Opinion On What Constitutes A Professional Photographer
12 May 2012 | 7:08 amAccording to the dictionary, a professional is: “A person who belongs to one of the professions, esp. one of the learned professions.” “A person who earns a living in a sport or other occupation frequently engaged in by amateurs: a golf professional.” “A person who is expert at his or her work: You can tell by her comments that this editor is a real professional. “ It’s the last definition that most closely fits for me. Being an “expert” or at least an ASPIRING expert, makes you professional. Most of this conversation won’t center…
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Lastolite TriGrip Warm Tone Difflector
16 May 2012 | 8:51 amThe World’s first dual purpose reflector panel can be used as both a diffuser and a bounce reflector and is available in soft gold. -
Phase One Live Your Inspiration Stream
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Lomography Orca 110 Black And White ISO 100 Film
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Olympus SZ-31MR Digital Compact Camera Review
16 May 2012 | 5:59 amDaniel Bell reviews the Olympus SZ-31MR, a travel-zoom compact digital camera, with 24x zoom and 16 megapixel sensor. -
What's Hot
16 May 2012 | 2:52 amHot Offers For May 2012 - Find out what offers some of the retailers advertising on ePHOTOzine are running this May!
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Photopreneur - Make Money Selling Your Photos
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Organize a Pop Up Studio for Your Photography Business
10 May 2012 | 6:09 amPhotography: Grant Kessler Apple has used pop up outlets to sell iPads to conference goers. Chefs have used them to serve diners at temporary restaurants. But can one-off studio shoots, open to anyone who wants to drop by, work for photographers? The answer depends on how you plan them, what you offer — and what you hope to get out of them. The idea comes mainly from the catering industry. Chefs travel from location to location, sometimes using food trucks to prepare the meals, allowing them to experiment with new dishes and meet diners who otherwise wouldn’t be able to taste their… -
Watermarking Presents Photographers with Difficult Dilemmas
3 May 2012 | 7:02 amImage courtesy: WinWatermark “If a photographer fails to protect their work via a copyright symbol or Trade Dress Registration, it is considered open source on the web,” says a spokesman for WinWatermark, specialized software that helps photographers to protect their photos. “If you publish your images and do not watermark them, they become free for anyone to take and use in any way they like.” That’s not true, of course. Even without a watermark, an image remains the property of the photographer who created it, and while registering a photo with the Copyright Office might increase… -
7 Steps to Your First Paying Photo Job
27 Apr 2012 | 5:04 amPhotography: Billy Quach Landing your first photography job will take time — as well as lots of preparation, practice and networking. Selling your first photo is relatively easy. Image sales, especially stock licenses, depend more on the quality of the photograph than the name of the photographer. Get the subject right and shoot at the right quality, place it on a microstock site or a well-connected Flickr page, and you should find that you’re making a sale even though the closest you’ve ever come to professional photography is walking through a gallery and wishing those were your… -
To Sell Prints on Demand, First Create the Demand
19 Apr 2012 | 6:18 amFor print-on-demand art site, Fine Art America, the challenge lies in creating the demand, not making the prints. If you’re looking to sell your photographic art online, there’s no shortage of options. From Zazzle and Cafepress to RedBubble and even Etsy and Ebay, artists, including photographers, are spoilt for choice. All of those choices though share the same problems. Stuffed with other artists all selling similar items, marketing your own work on the site means delivering potential customers directly to your competitors. And because the difficulty of standing out on a platform as… -
As Fotolia Buys Wilogo, Does Spec Work Beat Microstock?
12 Apr 2012 | 5:27 amSince Getty bought iStock in 2006 for $50 million, we’ve been used to seeing stock giants snapping up their smaller rivals. At least one of those smaller rivals, though, is also expanding through acquisition. Fotolia, one of the leading microstock sites, has now paid an undisclosed sum for Wilogo, a crowdsourced design firm. Fotolia isn’t short of money. In 2009, private equity firm TA Associates injected $75 million into the company. The firm also generates more than $100 million in revenue each year from its 3 million users and 16 million files, giving Fotolia a solid foundation on…
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Rosh Sillars
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Working through my day: Podcast 205
14 May 2012 | 2:34 pmDetroit Creative Labs Podcast – Photographer Edition – You don’t need to be from Detroit to be a part of this digital marketing and social media experiment. Time: 30:00 Podcast host: Rosh Sillars This weeks show notes: Question from photographer Stephanie Graham, your social reach, Google SEO, thoughts on photography pricing, join us in Spain. Rosh Sillars Google+ Like us on Facebook (video updates) Twitter @roshsillars Itunes Detroit Creative Labs: Photographer edition - subscription Comment line: 64-newrosh-1 (646 397 6741) Email Rosh Sillars Rosh Sillars Speaking sample video 2:06… -
Your social reach is farther than you think
12 May 2012 | 6:55 amHave you ever had someone respond to something you were sharing about your life with: “Yeah, I saw that on Facebook.” When we post on Facebook or any social media platform, we don’t really realize how many people we are reaching. If you have 500 people following you on Facebook and more than 50 percent of people on Facebook check in every day, you have a lot of eyeballs looking at you. You are potentially sharing your information with 250 people. If your friends and family start to like and share you status update that number goes up dramatically. Imagine a room with… -
The Secret to Success for SEO and Social Media
9 May 2012 | 4:01 pmEveryone seems to be looking for the social marketing magic bullet. How can they find success with search engine optimization (SEO)? What is the secret to social media success? Over time active members of the Internet community have noticed that SEO and social media are interconnected. I believe this is absolutely true. I also believe that the secret to success for both is exactly the same for the average person. It is true there are different strategies and tricks to both social media and SEO, but one will satisfy and benefit both. What is it? Activity. Activity will give… -
We all have social media issues :Podcast 204
7 May 2012 | 1:44 pmDetroit Creative Labs Podcast – Photographer Edition – You don’t need to be from Detroit to be a part of this digital marketing and social media experiment. Time: 25:00 Podcast host: Rosh Sillars This weeks show notes: Google updates for April , Facebook coupons, doubling my traffic, Sandvox websites, Publishing. Rosh Sillars Google+ Like us on Facebook (video updates) Twitter @roshsillars Itunes Detroit Creative Labs: Photographer edition - subscription Comment line: 64-newrosh-1 (646 397 6741) Email Rosh Sillars Rosh Sillars Speaking sample video 2:06 minutes… -
Are you going international? : Podcast 203
30 Apr 2012 | 6:43 pmDetroit Creative Labs Podcast – Photographer Edition – You don’t need to be from Detroit to be a part of this digital marketing and social media experiment. Time: 15:40 Podcast host: Rosh Sillars This weeks show notes: My new kitchen, marketing to multiple countries, Google Webmaster tools, Linkedin Rosh Sillars Google+ Like us on Facebook (video updates) Twitter @roshsillars Itunes Detroit Creative Labs: Photographer edition - subscription Comment line: 64-newrosh-1 (646 397 6741) Email Rosh Sillars Rosh Sillars Speaking sample video 2:06 minutes http://about.me/roshsillars Rosh…
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CurrentPhotographer.com | Photography Blog, Photography Tips, Photography How To
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Digital Photography Café – 053: Watermarking Your Images and Small Biz Networking Opps
16 May 2012 | 8:32 amMore about the talent agency scam, watermarking your images and networking opportunities through your local small business groups and associations Click on the headline to read more. -
Green Screen-Like Effects with VFX Studio IOS App
9 May 2012 | 6:00 amVFX Studio IOS app allows you to add a number of fun effects to your photos. Click on the headline to read more. -
OSXcellence – ACDSee Photo Flash Review
8 May 2012 | 10:00 amMany of the apps I review in this column are stacked full of features and, seemingly, developers seem to think that more really is more. ACDSee Photo Flash is as far from these do-it-all apps as it’s possible to be, but will the traditional adage of “less is more” ring true for this minimalist app? Click on the headline to read more. -
A Photographer’s Diary, A Guilty Pleasure!
8 May 2012 | 8:00 amHave you ever done something that you don't think you should? That you might not even agree with? That you hopes no one finds out that you did? Yet you have huge amounts of fun doing it. Well this week I crossed to the dark side and had so much fun I think I'm going to stay there! Click on the headline to read more. -
Digital Photography Café – 052: Happy Anniversary To Us!
8 May 2012 | 5:27 amWe're celebrating our 1 year anniversary with episode 52. This week we recap the year, have a few big announcements and talk about where we're heading in the future. Click on the headline to read more.
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Martin Bailey Photography Blog
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Podcast 335 : Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2 Review
14 May 2012 | 2:44 amA few weeks ago I picked up the new Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2, and have had a chance to use it a few times, and draw a few conclusions, so today, we’re going to take a look at this new device. Note too that this is really my first foray in the wonderful world of Geoencoding, so don’t get too hung up on how I say things. I’m just finding my feet here. My terminology may be clunky, but hopefully you’ll get the gist of what I’m trying to say. Use this audio player if you’d prefer to listen: Audio MP3Audio MP3 There are also download and subscription links at… -
Podcast 334 : Interview with Andrew S Gibson Photography Author
7 May 2012 | 12:08 amToday we chat with photography author Andrew S. Gibson, about his books, and becoming a writer, along with a few photography tips. Andrew S Gibson is a Technical Editor for EOS Magazine and a Craft & Vision author, as well as author of his own eBooks Square, Understanding DPP and Understanding Exposure. Use this audio player if you’d prefer to listen: Audio MP3Audio MP3 There are also download and subscription links at the end of the post. Here’re some links to some of Andrew’s self-published ebooks. Andrew S. Gibson Andrew also told me after the interview,… -
Podcast 333 : Food – Mar 2012 Assignment Winners
30 Apr 2012 | 1:08 amToday we take a look at the five winning images from the March 2012 MBP Assignment, on the theme of “Food”. Turnout for this assignment wasn’t great, which I guess proves what we already knew, that food photography isn’t as easy as you might think! Thanks to all of you that did get involved and uploaded your images, and even if you didn’t upload an image, I hope you learned something in the process. Use this audio player if you’d prefer to listen: Audio MP3Audio MP3 There are also download and subscription links at the end of the post. If you do want to get… -
Podcast 332 : Sakura Photo Walk Report – Tokyo 2012
23 Apr 2012 | 4:38 amKind of following on from last week’s Podcast, on my recent visit to the Tsukiji Fish Market, I’m going to step back a few days to the Saturday before that, April 7, when I joined the Sakura Photo Walk in Shinjuku, here in Tokyo. This was the first photo walk I’ve joined, and I wanted to thank Mark Esguerra for calling the group together, and Takahiro Yamamoto too, for leading the group through some of the backstreets of Tokyo around to the Metropolitan Building, and then also finding a great English Pub for us to relax in for the evening. Use this audio player if… -
Podcast 331 : Tsukiji Fish Market
16 Apr 2012 | 2:01 amLast week, I visited the Tsukiji Fish Market here in Tokyo with Scott Jarvie, and had a wonderful morning shooting around the market, and so today I’m going to share some of my experiences and photos with you, with some advice for shooting there yourself interwoven, including a bit of a Japanese lesson to help you make the most of your visit. Use this audio player if you’d prefer to listen and there are other formats at the bottom of the post: Audio MP3Audio MP3 Over the last twelve years since I moved to Tokyo, I’ve certainly not made the most of the fact that I live in one…
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Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider
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It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Alex Koloskov!
15 May 2012 | 9:01 pmHello there, my name is Alex Koloskov, I am a studio product and advertisement photographer.When started to work as a commercial photographer many years ago, I was trying everything: from portraiture to architecture, but very soon I realized that I can be successful and “the best” only where is my passion, doing things where I can use my full potential.It appears that such place is a quiet studio, a place where I feel extremely comfortable working with still life and motion subjects.I love to perform technically challenging shots, where I have to engineer the lighting and light… -
A Few of My Favorite Shots of Cathedrals in Paris
14 May 2012 | 9:03 pmThe shot above was taken inside the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. I had never been, and was really taken with the fact that it’s all stained glass (and tells a story, reading from left to right, bottom to top in each pane of the stained glass). While it’s looks really large here, I’ll bet it’s not 100 feet deep from end to end (but the ceilings are really high). NOTE: make sure you click on these to see a much larger version.Above: Here’s the view if you turned 180° around from where I took the other shot. Again, the same amazing stained glass, and shot hand-held… -
Oh, Hallelujah “Light It Magazine’s” Subscription and Download Thingy is Finally Fixed!
14 May 2012 | 9:01 pmGees oh Pete that was a bear to get fixed, but finally the folks who have had a tough time getting Light It magazine’s subscription thingy to work now have a new free update that fixes the problem (I’ve been hearing from happy people all day who can now download their previously purchased issues, and the current issue as well). In a word: “Yay!!!!”Just hit the App store and get the just-released free update, and you’re home free. Thanks to everyone who was so patient as our developer played the detective game to find out exactly what was causing the problem (it… -
Back From a Week in Paris (and a new photo series emerges)
13 May 2012 | 9:02 pmWow, what a week! We shot three online classes (including “A Week in Paris with Jay Maisel” plus my on-location class on shooting travel photography, and a class on Lightroom/Photoshop for Travel Photography). We taped starting at 9:00 am each day and went non-stop until after midnight every day. We literally fell into bed each night, but we still had loads of fun (it’s hard not to have fun in Paris, even when you’re working).Easier HDR My new Nikon D4 actually makes shooting HDRs a lot easier, because not only can I finally just take three bracketed shots (one two… -
Adobe’s Creative Cloud is Now Available
11 May 2012 | 12:03 amMesdames et messieurs bonjour!Even though I’m still in Paris wrapping up our shoots here, I did see where starting today the Adobe Creative Cloud is now available, which ushers in a new era for Adobe, and a new opportunity for creative people all over the world (can’t you just hear that ELO song in your head right now? “All over the world-er-er-erld.”)If you’re not up-to-date on the Creative Cloud, I did a post here a few weeks back with a quick Q&A about it and you can read it right here. Also, Adobe is offering a pretty incredible deal for existing Creative…
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Virtual Photography Studio - Resources for photographers
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How To Get More People To Your Facebook Page
16 May 2012 | 9:35 amThe only way to get more people to your Facebook Page is to tell more people it exists. It may be easy to send people to it by providing a link in your email, or including a Facebook Badge on your blog, but what do you do if you are out networking face to face? Why not try a Facebook Business Card? I’ve always loved Moo – you can find a variety of posts on here talking about how to use Moo products in your marketing materials. Now they are helping you market your Facebook page as well. Earlier this year, they launched Facebook Timeline cards – which was great for getting people to your… -
Does Email Still Work To Find Photography Clients?
15 May 2012 | 11:20 amI opened up my email program to find 350 new messages. Now I’ll be the first to admit I don’t use email like most. I don’t have them downloaded into my mobile so I can keep a pulse on what is happening at all times. I usually open up email three times per day – morning, after lunch and before I turn off my computer for the day. If I’m out on appointments, that may decrease by one. Out of the 350 email, I deleted around 340 of them just by looking at the subject line and the recipient. And I’m sure I’m not alone. I’ve read statistics that show email is now around 90 percent… -
7 Favorite Tricks To Work Through Procrastination
14 May 2012 | 9:53 amDo you ever find yourself procrastinating? Its human nature. Many people would define procrastination as laziness – you simply keep putting things off because you have other things to do. But if you look at what you normally procrastinate on, it really isn’t laziness at all. Instead, its more about fear – fear of not understanding, fear of not being able to be perfect, fear of being completely overwhelmed. And while this fear is what drives us forward, it can also hold us back. Here are 7 of my favorite tricks I use when I find myself procrastinating over something big. 1. Start your… -
How To Build A Photography Business You Intend To Sell
11 May 2012 | 8:47 am1. You love photography. 2. You hate your job. 3. You decide to make photography your career. 4. You open a studio and bring in clients. 5. You quit your job and begin building a successful photography business. The above may sound like your plan. But do you have the 6th step in place? 6. Sell your business for a healthy profit. Photography is an art form. Because its so personal, so much a part of who you are, very few photographers go into business dreaming of the day they will sell their business. Yet in many ways, every business should be started with the intent that you will one day sell… -
How To Get Clients With Viddy
10 May 2012 | 9:33 amI know what you’re thinking. Viddy? What’s Viddy? There is something else out there I need to know about? Yes. Viddy is a social video editing and sharing app that just surpassed the 26 million user mark. Where Instagram and other photo apps allow you to play with still images, Viddy gives you the tools to turn any 15 second video footage into something truly unique and shareable. You can add filters and music, and give it a true “movie trailer” look and feel. And then you share it – that’s what today’s technology is all about. Start by downloading Viddy to your iPhone and sign…
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Rick Sammon's Digital Imaging Diaries
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Exposure - A Photography TV Reality Show
16 May 2012 | 12:51 pmYou, yes you, could be involved in the photography reality TV show on which I'm working. The show, Exposure, is in the planning stages - so stay tuned for more info.Possible contestants (novice photographers) will post a1- 2-minute videos on YouTube about their work and why they want to be on the show. Info on where to send that YouTube link to come shortly.For now, the shooting timeframe is: August 8th to August 27th - starting in NY and ending in Maui.You can also follow us on facebook.Explore the light,RickP.S. You can also leave a comment here in the Comments section. -
Thoughts on Specializing + My Top 10 Tips for Making Beautiful Butterfly Photographs
15 May 2012 | 4:29 am© Rick SammonI'm often asked "What's your specialty?"I reply: ""My specialty is not specializing." You see, I try to do it all. And, I encourage young photographers not to specialize - because being good at many aspects of photography is often better than being good at just one. What's more, what you learn in one area of photography can often be applied to another.I'd like to hear from you in the Comments section here on my blog. Do you think specializing is a good thing, or not? Do you specialize?Before you answer, think about your investments: Do you have all your savings in one place, or… -
Photographers Need to Be "Nearsighted" and "Farsighted"
14 May 2012 | 5:25 am© Rick SammonComposition is the strongest way of seeing.When we see and compose our pictures, we need to be both "nearsighted" and "farsighted" – paying close attention to the foreground and background elements in a scene (and, of course, everything in between).In the above photograph, the near element adds to the sense of depth of the image. In the photograph below, the far element adds an extra sense of interest to the photograph.© Rick SammonBoth photographs illustrate careful and creative composition.For more on composition, see my Kelby Training class: Composition - the strongest way… -
What Does Your Photography Mean To You?
13 May 2012 | 9:43 amPhotograph by Pamela Hansen, one of my M.A. R. S students.As the final event of my recent M.A.R.S workshop, I did something that I like to do on all my workshops: I ask the participants, "What does your photography mean to you?"Photograph by Dennis Hilburger, one of my M.A. R. S students. *Canon 7D camera with 20mm lens*HDR 7 exposure bracket beginning at F/9 with a beginning exposure of 1/15sec. Then the bracket was -1 stop,-2 stops, -3 stops +1stop, +2 stops, +3 stops,*ISO of 160*Photo shop was used to add the light beam illuminating from the lighthouse and the fill was reduced to the… -
iStuff Sunday #5: Ramps and SloPro
13 May 2012 | 3:39 amiStuff Sunday is a regular feature that I'll link to here on my blog. It's written by my friend David "The iMan" Leveen, who shot all the videos for our Light It! iPad and iPhone apps.Click here to see all my apps.Each week David will cover some cool techniques and fun stuff for your iPad and iPhone - and maybe even for iLife and iWork users.If you want to suggest a topic, let us know in the Comments section here.Also let us know if you'd be interested in an iPhone workshop by the iMan.This week: Ramps and SloPro.Explore the light,RickP.S. Happy Mother's Day…
