February 21, 2012 BANG! Did you hear that? It was my head smashing into my desk. (REDACTED). Just (redacted). (Thanks, I think, to Jenna Walker for the lead.) Categories Ethics & Legal/Tech Talk
February 20, 2012 Is There a Difference Between Stealing a Photo and Stealing a Car? It’s an excellent (if, admittedly, ridiculous) question. If you recall, The Telegraph stole an image from Jonathan Kent a while back and, when caught, said: Our industry therefore adopts the stance that if a picture has no overwhelming artistic value and if there is no issue of exclusivity (ie it is already being published online or elsewhere) then no reasonable... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal
February 19, 2012 The Last Processor of Kodachrome This has been out for a while but was just brought to my attention and gives a little but of history and a little bit of chemistry about the mystery that was Kodachrome. (Thanks to Tim Rice for the lead.) Categories Craft/Tech Talk
February 19, 2012 It Ain’t Broke, So Why Fix It? David Jacobs is the Publisher of the Boston Courant, a weekly news organization with 40,000 subscribers. But I can’t link to it because, even though he founded the company in 1995, he hasn’t put it on the web. That’s right – no Twitter, no YouTube channel, no web site. Nothing. The only way to read it is to order up... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Journalism
February 17, 2012 Oh, Those Silly French Courts … I’m still scratching my head over this one … according to Thomas Hawk, a French court has decided that a stock image that included a designer couch violated the intellectual property rights of the furniture’s manufacturer. Getty, who was the defendant in the case, has posted an update to their contributor agreement. From their statement: Designer furniture may be protected... Categories Ethics & Legal
February 17, 2012 Light It Up Nice behind-the-scenes look at setting up strobes for the winter tournaments at the Wells Fargo Arena by the staff of the Cedar Rapids Gazette. (Thanks to Mark Hertzberg on the NPPA-L for the lead.) Categories Tech Talk
February 17, 2012 New York Times Reporter Anthony Shadid Died in Syria Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Shadid died from an apparent asthma in Syria yesterday as he was leaving the country. New York Times photojournalist Tyler Hicks, who had been working with him, reportedly carried his body out of the country and into Turkey. The two had been smuggled into the country to cover the uprising there. Jill Abramson, the executive editor,... Categories At Work/Craft
February 16, 2012 Students: Shoot Stock, Make Money Alamy has created a program where student photographers can submit images to the stock agency and get 100% of the royalties for up to two years. Do your own research, but it may be worth looking into. (Thanks to Stanley Leary for the lead.) Categories Business & Industry
February 16, 2012 NPPA Multimedia Immersion Registration Now Open There are only 40 slots for the 2012 edition, get yours now. Categories Advice & Learning/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video
February 16, 2012 Photographer Assaulted in San Diego Pixiq has the story about a San Diego photographer who was assaulted, and then not really helped, after he photographed three women who are part of the cast of a Discover reality show called Biker Wives. Categories Ethics & Legal