Ansel Adams lost Slides in Dispute.

It appears the lost slides of Ansel Adams may not be that at all. Other photographers of the era seems to have taken photographs similar to the work of Adams. Hand writing on the envelopes suggest that Pop Laval could have taken them and  87-year-old Miriam Walton states her uncle Earl could have taken them because her uncle was shooting at the same locations as Adams during that era. Boy could this be a soap, where is Hollywood when you need them.

To read the article click here.

Lost work of Ansel Adams found

Man buys $200M worth of Ansel Adams' work for $45

Ansel Adams (Photo by Troy Holden. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A trove of old glass negatives bought at a garage sale for $45 have been authenticated as the lost work of famed nature photographer Ansel Adams and are worth at least $200 million, an attorney for the owner said Tuesday. This story is unreal, lost work of Ansel Adams selling for $45. Wow! To read the complete article click here.

Royal family open Flickr photography account

Rare pictures of the Royal family have been posted on the internet after Buckingham Palace opened an account on photography website Flickr.

The images of recent royal events, archive pictures of the Queen, Prince of Wales and other members of the monarchy can be seen from Monday.

More than 600 photographs have been added to the British Monarchy's Photostream account.

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Portfolio Reviews

© courtesy of Michael Foley

Judgment day is here, portfolio review. But are you really ready for the review? Portfolios are very important for photographers and should not be taken like a grain of salt. Some very important questions should be answered before you enter your review. Michael Foley, the owner of Foley Gallery in New York was interviewed by PDN on this topic and brings to light some interesting points that should be taken wisely. Read the entire article by clicking here.

Reuters Photographer Killed

Photojournalism is a risky business, especially for those that wish to cover war and terror.
During hostile engagements, enemy recognition is not always an easy task for soldiers and airmen. Blood pumping rapidly though the body, your heart is pounding, your mind is searching for something to justify killing before you are killed. Hasty judgments are made. Visions of who are the good guys and who are the bad guys can be clouded by personal emotion. Unfortunately, when our visions become clouded people die needlessly. In watching this video I felt this was the case. Photojournalist fall victim to the might of helicopter fire power because they were mistakenly identified as bad guys carrying weapons.
Listening to the tone of the voice, it sounds as if emotions to kill before being killed were taking over the hunt. In my opinion some of the killing could have possibility been avoided if the personal emotions would have been observed or attention was given to the eagerness to kill. Of course, the eagerness to kill is driven by the mind set - kill before you are killed. This is my opinion and my opinion only. Feel free to watch the video and make your own judgment.

Be aware this video is graphic. To read the full story by David Walker, on PDN click here

"Leaked Military Video Shows Killing of Reuters Photographer"

Looking for revenue from your old photos

State and Madison streets in downtown Chicago following the Chicago Fire in 1871.

Millions of archived print photos spells new streams of income, or at least this is what the Chicago Tribune is hoping. In an attempt to create revenues the Chicago Tribune is looking to digitize all of their print photos; some 7 million plus. The up front costs are probably going to be mind blowing, but the long run should be fruitful. Time will tell and this project is worth following, book mark it. To read the full article click here...

30 Photographic Goals for 2010

Creating goals and accomplishing them are not always the same. That really goes across the board in all areas. How many times have you set goals, but just never got around to putting the effort into accomplishing them. Reading this post from a friend sparked a thought that if I accomplished half of these, I would be on a good course for the year and perhaps increase the goals next year. I felt I should share this article "30 Photographic Goals for 2010", by Christina N Dickson as well just in case some folks have not seen it. To read the full article by Dickson click here. I feel it is inspiring and if you only set a few of the goals and accomplish them you should be on your way to a good photographic year. Good luck and happy shooting!

Chile Earthquake Pictures: Quake Spurs Tsunami Threat

Chile Earthquake 2010: From Rubble, Grief

Photograph by Victor Ruiz Caballero, Reuters

As the sun sets on February 27, 2010, the day that a massive earthquake struck off the shore of Chile, people console one another next to a destroyed building in Talca... (read more)

Adobe releases Lightroom 2.5 & Camera Raw 5.5

Adobe has released Photoshop Lightroom 2.5 and Camera Raw 5.5. These are final versions of updates which were originally posted as 'release candidates' on the Adobe Labs site, and are now available for immediate download. Both provide additional Raw support for Nikon D300S, Nikon D3000, Panasonic DMC-GF1 and Olympus E-P1. Read More...

Feds Consider Adding 'Cookies' to Web Sites; Will Privacy Crumble?

The Office of Management and Budget is considering reversing a nine-year ban to allow the use of cookies on federal Web sites to track, among other things, users' preferences and interests. Read More...

I understand this is not photography or camera arts related or at least directly related. However, we need to understand where things might be going that could affect the photography world.

3 news agencies refuse to distribute Obama photo

NEW YORK (AP) — Three news agencies refused to distribute White House-provided photos of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Wednesday, arguing that access should have been provided to news photographers. (more click here...)

And the fun is just beginning!

Court Finds Use of Copyrighted Work in Movie Was "De Minimus"

I found this article on the Photo Attorney Site and it is interesting. You might want to read this before you go wild with your camera.

Best AFP photos in this year

This is a neat site and it has great photos as well.

If you get some time, you should visit this site. by simply clicking here.

Smithsonian Photographic Services

Smithsonian Photographic Services (SPS) is the Smithsonian's central source for the creation, processing, distribution and archival storage of photographs and digital images. They have several collections to view. Recently, the Smithsonian has opened a new interactive imaging service, check it out by clicking here.

Canon, Chapter 11?

I heard of this on Thursday, did some reasearch on Friday night and found this. It appears Canon is not filing chapter 11, but the fullfillment company is going belly up. Read the Article by clicking here.

The Freelance Dilemma

To survive the creative, economic and emotional chaos of a life in photography your career must be designed for longevity. To achieve longevity, you must reconcile the conflict between what you shoot for money and what you love to shoot. This Freelance Dilemma by Doug Menuez addresses this conflict. To read full Article click here.

Combat Camera

Not sure if everyone knows that the military has combat camera soldiers, airman and sailors that capture a lot of the footage seen in documentaries. I worked with these soldiers for a while during my service and I had a lot of respect for these soldiers. You see they not only had to fight and defend like everyone else, but they also had other weapons they were responsible to shoot - the cameras. Think about it, sometimes you were faced with which shot do I take first, the one that might save you or your buddies life or the one that might help the public understand why we were doing what we were tasked to do. Here is a link to a sight dedicated to these soldiers, just click here and you can watch several presentations.

Obama Wins!

Obama...
Storage...
Tent Sale...
... Uhmmm...
Is this a sign?

I have created a set for the post election assignment, check it out here.

The Fall and Rise of Medium Format

After the MAC on Campus presentation I did a little looking around the internet about the medium format. At one time I was shooting medium format, but sold my 645 Pro TL and picked up the 5d. One day I might go back. (Back to the post). This article is a bit long but has a lot of info. Take the time to read it, expand your photo knowledge. Click HERE to read it.

Understanding Right to Privacy

I come across this atricle on the right to privacy. It is pretty good, not long nor is it very dry. I recall during a photojournalism class this issue came up. Perhaps it is worth your reading.

Got some free time? If so, read the article Understanding Right to Privacy, by Nancy Wolff.