Back in September, I approached the booth at Photoshop World where the Drobo was humming along quietly. I was interested in the box, and thought it might be a solution. I asked a few questions of the booth attendant, and she just didn’t know the answers, and the guy that did was talking to the … Read more
The French, they have Visa pour l’image, known to most just as Perpignan (for the city where it’s held each year), which is a gathering of top photographers and photo editors from around the world. Closer to home, we have the second incarnation of what is the first of it’s kind in North America – … Read more
Well, Adobe’s foray into stock photography is ending, and today, they’ve announced:“Effective April 1, 2008, Adobe will discontinue operations of Adobe Stock Photos, its royalty free image service for creative professionals. Adobe Stock Photos will remain operational for customers using Adobe Bridge enabled applications within Adobe Creative Suite 2 and Adobe Creative Suite 3 software … Read more
Over a decade ago, I sat in a seminar and heard photographer Charles Lewis talk about the risks of putting copyrighted music on videos you are delivering to clients – the chief risk being – it’s a breach of the music owner’s copyright, and good luck getting permission. Lewis offered a collection of music – … Read more
So, last year, at about this time, we wrote about the laughable Five Point Productions, who sought fame and fortune (Free photos (and $13 Superbowl ads)) “winning” a Dorito’s contest. Their last blog entry was from a year ago, where they were ever so excited about all their media appearances, which translates into more advertising … Read more
After fits and starts, calls for a digital Leica, and then missteps, Leica finally announced their M8, back in September of 2006. Following problems with the camera with color offsets because of a bad infrared filter, Leica finally responded with a “fix it yourself” mentality and put out two firmware updates back in March of … Read more
I found myself taking full advantage of my high speed data lines in my new Macbook Pro enroute an assignment in Philadelphia last night and was peddle-to-the-metal (well, atleast, cruise control set to 65) and listening to the Getty Images (GYI) earnings call on the laptop via their webcast. Sadly, right when I thought they’d … Read more
Last night was a historic event for two reasons: 1) It was President Bush’s last State of the Union, 2) the announcement of an endorsement by Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) all but trumped the President’s speech.Video archived — restoration pending.Here is a look at how the photographers covered the event … Read more
I can’t imagine that PDN, and the NGS would allow a contest that includes a blatant rights grab, but our friends over at PhotoAttorney brought to our attention this egregious contest requirement for PDN’s The Great Outdoors Rights Grab Photo Contest: Entries may be published by Sponsors and/or their designees, licensees or affiliates (the “Authorized … Read more
Here in LA, it’s a packed house – standing room only (until more chairs were brought in!) for ASMP’s Strictly Business 2 seminar. Here’s a short piece interviewing several photographers about their thoughts on SB2’s Los Angeles stop:(Continued, after the Jump)Those interviewed were:Jeffery Salter — http://www.JefferySalter.com from Miami, FLOscar Williams — http://www.Oscar Williams.com, from San … Read more
