“UC Berkeley architecture professor Charles ‘Cris’ Benton is a kite aerial photography (KAP) enthusiast. Benton is well-known in the KAP world for sharing his knowledge and love of the art.” – Jane Liaw
Source and Read More: kqed.org

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“One of the most essential pieces of knowledge to understand in order to attain sharp images, particularly for landscapes, is the principle of hyperfocal distance.” – Jim M. Goldstein
Source and Read More: jmg-galleries.com

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“Just came out of Boston, and a terrific week shooting on the streets of that Celtic crazed city. I truly felt for the production coordinators on this shoot. They had to constantly re-up the ante with the city, battling for photo permits until, finally, it came down to this; the last day of our shoot [...]

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“Tomorrow, July 1, 2008 the Maine Media Workshops hosts an online Benefit Auction of Photographs, the school’s first public fundraiser since achieving non-profit status in 2007.” – John Paul Caponigro
Source and Read More: johnpaulcaponigro.com

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“We just got in the new Photo Basics StrobeLites to start checking out for an upcoming review that will appear soon on Camera Dojo. So far these monolights seem to be the perfect combination of features and price point. At around $650 for a three light system, this puts high quality lighting into the hands [...]

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“One hurdle that photographers often encounter when selling stock photos is that (in many cases) their image will become part of a bigger project. Unlike portrait and fine-art photography where the photographer creates a final product, stock photos are frequently incorporated into a larger design.” – Rich Legg
Source and Read More: leggnet.com

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“For the record, I was warned that I may become a target of harassment if I make a lot of noise about what I experienced with the Coral Gables Police. But I am writing this anyway.” —  Momoko Sudo
Source and Read More: momoko.us

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“You have your camera. You have all your accessories. You have your printer. Now, what do you do with all of these picture files? They are bogging down your computer’s hard drive, and what if that hard drive fails and you lose all of those files?” —  hyperphocal
Source and Read More: hyperphocal.com

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“Limerick, Ireland native Brian Cross better known as B+ always wanted to be a part of the arts but never understood what part he would actually play in it.” —  hyperphocal
Source and Read More: hyperphocal.com

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“Guess what was spotted in the latest issue of Germany’s ProfiFoto magazine? Yes, you guessed it—the absolutely worst-kept secret in the photography world, the Nikon D700.” —  gizmodo
Source and Read More: gizmodo.com

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“While it’s not uncommon to get a glimpse into the intricate inner-workings of fine watches, it’s rare that we get the same opportunity to see what’s under the hood of classic cameras.” —  gizmodo
Source and Read More: gizmodo.com

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“We are starting to butt up to Sony’s flagship a900 DSLR’s release date—August or September, though Sept. strikes me as more likely—so it makes some sense it’d be spotted prancing about in the wild.” —  gizmodo
Source and Read More: gizmodo.com

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“Around this time last year, we got wind of CCD-based projectors and cameras from Olympus that were outfitted with a curious “axial symmetrical free curved surface lens.”” —  Darren Murph
Source and Read More: engadget.com

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“Fujifilm releases ID printer – Fujifilm launch FinePix IP-10 passport photo printer for retailers.” —  ePHOTOzine
Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

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“Tiger pictures proved to be fake – Chinese farmer is arrested for fraud after submitting fake photographs of a rare tiger breed to local forestry bureau.” —  ePHOTOzine
Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

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I must admit that I was a little unsure what to expect when I put out the call for portfolios for the addition of a few new photographers on the Fine Art Photoblog. I was pleasantly surprised to have 44 exceptional photographers submit portfolios of top quality and seriousness.”” —  Brian Auer
Source and Read More: blog.epicedits.com

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“Alaska’s premier photo agency, Alaska Stock Images, revealed the most recent progression in their strategic growth plan to further distribution channels for their stock photography via a much anticipated liaison with National Geographic Image Collection. Thousands of Alaska Stock’s images will soon appear on the Image Collection’s web site: nationalgeographicstock.com.” —  CreativePro
Source and Read More: creativepro.com

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“Most digital cameras today have megapixels galore, a large LCD and a fairly long battery life. And, of course, they take fine pictures in good light. Still, there are significant performance differences among models, according to Consumer Reports’ latest tests. “ —  The Editors Of Consumer Reports
Source and Read More: courant.com

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“BittBox reader Jeffrey Gardner has offered up some of his Photoshop brushes over at his site, TheShoreways.com and asked me to help get the word out. “ —  Bittbox
Source and Read More: bittbox.com

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“Copyright infringement is much too common these days. To reap the big statutory rewards (of at least $750 and up to $150,000 for willful infringements, plus costs and attorneys’ fees) from prosecuting infringements, you must have registered your photograph with the U.S. Copyright Office prior to the infringement or within three months of publishing it [...]

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“For photographers that shoot in RAW one of the biggest problems is not being able to see thumbnails of the images in Windows Explorer or do quick checks of RAW images without having to open them in Lightroom or Photoshop.” —  Camera Dojo
Source and Read More: cameradojo.com

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Company to File Site Plans with Town of Huntington, N.Y. on July 1, 2008
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., June 30, 2008 – Canon U.S.A., Inc. today announced that on July 1, 2008, it will file site plans with the Town of Huntington for a new headquarters facility that will serve as the corporate headquarters for Canon Americas, [...]

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“Driving and reading go together like peaches and motor oil. This is just one picture from Andrew Bush’s new book, Drive. According to Andrew, it’s a book of “Photographs made while traveling 50 to 70 mph in Los Angeles and other parts of the Southwestern United States.”” —  Chase Jarvis
Source and Read More: blog.chasejarvis.com

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“If you love to take pictures of your pets, or you’re an aspiring photographer looking for some good tips, this is the article for you. If you want to capture your pet’s attention to snap a great picture, I’ll show you just how easy it is. Now you won’t have to stress over animals looking [...]

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“Submit your photographic interpretation of the current topic. Then see others and at the end of two weeks we’ll pick and post a few of our favorites.
Current topic: Noise” —  Photocompete
Source and Read More: photocompete.com

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