Let’s be honest, copyright is a complete mess. There are differences in law from country to country and, in a day when putting an image on Facebook or your blog makes it vulnerable to attack under any copyright jurisdiction in the world, the risks are considerable. The largest problem for artists is that techniques and …
Simplicity vs Simple – these are two words that are so similar, but are also so different in meaning. And they trip photographers up every day. Simplicity, elegance and purity are words that are associated with the best photographs. They talk to an image that wastes nothing on superfluous detail, on content that is not …
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I’ve had a Sony a77 dSLR for a few days for some testing. Yesterday was the first chance I had to get out with the camera and here are some of the first shots I have taken with the camera. Early impressions are positive. I didn’t think I’d like the electronic viewfinder but I have …
Here’s what caught my eye on the web this week: Magnifi Brings Your iPhone Camera Closer to Microscopes, Telescopes http://mashable.com/2012/04/20/instagram-sky/ 12 Problems that Photo Assistants Are Expected to Solve http://blog.photoshelter.com/2012/04/12-problems-that-photo-assistants-are-expected-to-solve/ The Daily Edit – Friday 4.20.12 http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2012/04/20/the-daily-edit-friday-4-18-12/ 645 PRO app for iPhone offers access to uncompressed camera output (but not Raw) http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/04/20/645-PRo-offers-camera-control-and-uncompressed-output Pentax and Ricoh …
The Golden Foundation, linked with the Golden people who produce the most wonderful acrylic-based artist materials, now has their residency program in place. Details are on their website at http://www.goldenfoundation.org/. Basically they have a four-week residency program where the selected artists explore materials, etc. The location is in central New York state.
Well, so far my Flash free Mac is working great. I haven’t missed Flash at all. Since a web browser communicates back to a site what technology it supports, what I am finding is that sites that were really annoying with Flash enabled, like the local The Age newspaper and the News Ltd Australian site …
Since I was recently adding more memory to several MacBooks a friend has, and so had my anti-static mat out, I decided it was time to add some RAM to my MacBook Pro. Over the years I used various RAM in my computers but tend to prefer Micron (Crucial). They make life really easy on …
Here’s what caught my eye on the web this week on photography How A Photographer Made A Van Into A Camera | Co.Create: Creativity \ Culture \ Commerce http://www.fastcocreate.com/1680457/how-a-photographer-made-a-van-into-a-camera Photoshop CS6 Beta: What Makes This Update Great http://mac.appstorm.net/reviews/photoshop-cs6-beta-what-makes-this-update-great/ How to Export Your Instagram Photos Before Facebook Ruins Everything http://gizmodo.com/5900380/how-to-export-your-instagram-photos-before-facebook-ruins-everything Shooting in London on the 5D …
SONY GETS ON BOARD WITH PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION ON SKATEBOARD DECKS Photography exhibition housed on skateboard decks featuring some of Melbourne’s top urban photographers Create your own skateboard deck at the Billabong ‘City Squared’ skateboard invitational at Queensbridge Square, Southbank – Saturday 14th April Tuesday, 10 April 2012 – Sony Australia is giving fans at …
Here’s what caught my eye on photography on the Internet this week: Hard Light and Soft Glass: The Dirty Diana http://strobist.blogspot.com/2012/04/hard-light-and-soft-glass-dirty-diana.html Using a Variable Neutral Density Filter for Cleaner Coastal Photography http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/hardware/using-a-variable-neutral-density-filter-for-cleaner-coastal-photography/ Selling Your Photographs Through Stock Libraries: A Primer http://www.lightstalking.com/selling-your-photographs-through-stock-libraries 3 Critical Insights Into Creativity From Jonah Lehrer’s “Imagine” | Co.Design: business + innovation …