Marc Silber interviews Matthew Adams over the alleged Ansel Adams’ negatives. Matthew Adams is Ansel Adam’s grandson and the President of the Ansel Adams Gallery. He has publicly voiced his skepticism that the found...
Archive - July 2010
The Ethical Issues of Photographying Children
Point your camera toward a child and a concerned parent stomps toward you, demanding that you not take photographs of his or her child and to delete all such photos from your camera. Hey, as a parent, I feel the same...
Better Group Shots
Good tips over at Black Star Rising from Peter Phun on taking group shots. Mind you, not your typical gather friends together group shot (though that can be challenging, too), but official company portraits that simply...
Photo Intern Job
Just what does a photo intern do? National Geographic lists a photgraphy intern position as to “assist with office projects related to the visual side of the magazine and photo research. Duties also include...
This Week’s (July 24-30, 2010) Digital Camera Review Roundup
Here is this week’s (July 24-30 2010) digital camera review roundup: Camera Labs finds that the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 [QuickPrice Check] is not a low light camera but otherwise “if you’re in the...
Nikon Coolpix S3000 Review @ TrustedReviews
“The Nikon Coolpix S3000 is a good low-cost ultra-compact.” We’ve added a new Nikon Coolpix S3000 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. TrustedReviews has posted their review of the Nikon...
Canon SD4000 IS / IXUS 300 HS Review @ Imaging Resource
“The Canon PowerShot SD4000 is one of the best compact style cameras we’ve tried.” We’ve added a new Canon PowerShot SD4000IS [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. Imaging Resource has...
Pro Adventure Photography Injuries
Dan Bailey is a professional adventure, action and travel photographer based in Anchorage, Alaska. “Adventure photography” he writes, “is a dangerous business. By it’s very nature, it means that you’re...
HDR: The School of Bracketology
When shooting High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos, the photographer must bracket the pictures. “Bracket” is just a fancy technical term which means that you take the same shot with different exposures:...
The Coke Camera
See it here. [@BarbaraFischer] Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Share on Mastodon (Opens in new...
Macworld’s iPhone 4 On Cover Shot With An Iphone 4
The Apple iPhone 4 has really set a new standard in the mobile phone camera. The image quality of both stills and video is now good enough for even professional production work, well kind of. Indeed, the iPhone 4 (just...
Women In Photography FACES Photo Competition
Win an Apple iPad WIFI-3G (32GB) at WomenInPhotography.org FACES Juried Photo Competition Deadline – August 15th Women In Photography International (WIPI) celebrates women’s work with the juried competition...
Samsung TL500 / EX1 Review @ Photoxels
Just Posted! Samsung TL500 / EX1 Review The Samsung TL500 / EX1 shoulders its way into the compact system camera category with exceptional handling and impressive image quality. It hits almost all the right spots, minus...
B&H Deals, July 29, 2010
B&H Deals: Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FP3 Digital Camera (Silver) Slim and stylish, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3 Digital Camera offers a powerful set of imaging features to enhance your digital lifestyle. At less than an...
DIY: The Strobist Jet Pack
Jesse Rosten proposes a DIY jet pack to allow a photographer to hold camera and off camera strobe at the same time. Dubbed “The studio that you wear,” it’s all made possible with wireless triggering...
Applying HDR Judiciously In Real Estate Photography
Using High Dynamic Range (HDR) technique can dramatically improve your real estate photography. But how much is just right? This excellent video gives examples of the good, the bad and the ugly of HDR photography:...
How Photographers Can Make An Impact In The World
Alex Rodriguez finds out just where a $25 Kiva loan goes, how it’s spent and whether it really helps someone. [Alex Rodriguez Photography] Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest (Opens...
Walk Across America Behind The Scenes
Here’s the behind the scenes of how the viral video Walk Across America was filmed. [chasejarvis] Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a...
The Google Font Directory
What is Google? It seems like it wants to be everything. Everything good, everything free, everything useful. It’s given us an incredible search engine, maps, Earth, Street View, Docs, etc, etc. And now, this. A...
The Timeless Beauty of National Geographic
Speaking of doomsday vault for seeds, shouldn’t we also have one for other stuff such as photography or electronics, etc.? You know, in case of a catastrophe of worldwide proportions, a place we can go to and...
The Doomsday Vault
OK, so it’s a Doomsday Seed Vault located in an old copper mine on the remote Arctic island of Svalbard, Norway. But it’s more important than you may imagine. Essentially, every single commercially grown...