June Newsletter
Great talk by Sebastiao Salgado
http://blog.ted.com/2013/05/01/sebastiao-salgado-a-gallery-of-spectacular-photographs/
Adobe is moving the Creative Suite to the Cloud
http://hdslrshooter.com/hdslrshooteradmin/adobe-announces-complete-shift-to-creative-cloud/
Scott Kelby’s perspective on Adobe’s Creative Cloud
http://scottkelby.com/2013/my-take-on-adobes-announcements-yesterday-at-the-max-conference/
Hitler’s perspective http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=67Iw9q2X9cU
CNet’s take: http://m.cnet.com/news/how-greedy-is-adobes-creative-cloud-subscription-not-very/57583370
Pretty good FAQ on Adobe’s Creative Cloud scheme. http://www.onlinevideo.net/2013/05/the-adobe-creative-cloud-faq/
Chart explaining Creative Commons Licensing
http://petapixel.com/2013/04/28/a-flowchart-for-figuring-out-which-creative-commons-license-you-should-use/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29
This new documentary on New York’s street photographers should be really good.
http://www.nowness.com/day/2013/5/5
Interesting analysis of a controversial World Press Photo Winner. Is it fake?
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/155617-how-the-2013-world-press-photo-of-the-year-was-faked-with-photoshop
Or is it not fake.. nppa.org/news/world-press-photo-verifies-paul-hansens-winning-picture
Photographer says it is real: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/14/world-press-photo-of-the-year-2013-paul-hansen-denies-claims-gaza-burial-faked-photoshop-pictures_n_3271504.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
These tips might be useful next time you find yourself on the International Space Station. Tripod not needed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yFp9pndbSKM
A conversation with Ansel Adams https://vimeo.com/50887734
Peter Belanger on photographing for Apple
http://theverge.com/2013/5/8/4311868/the-illusion-of-simplicity-photographer-peter-belanger-on-shooting
Sarcasm is my middle name, so I gotta love these.
http://www.demilked.com/sarcastic-posters-for-photographers-shoppe-designs/
DXO Mark has some interesting lens tests here. They call it the best lenses for the Nikon D600… http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Publications/DxOMark-Reviews/The-best-lenses-for-your-Nikon-D600/General-Overview
Nikon released firmware updates for the D700, D300 and D300S
http://nikonrumors.com/2013/05/21/nikon-released-firmware-updates-for-the-nikon-d300-d300s-d700-and-p7700-cameras.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NikonRumors+%28NikonRumors.com%29
The latest attack on photography comes from airlines
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/15/184290151/take-your-seat-the-no-photography-sign-is-lit
Dramatic photos and story from Sue Ogrocki in Oklahoma: http://lightbox.time.com/2013/05/21/moments-of-hope-in-oklahoma-one-photographers-story/#4
The inventor of the digital camera talks about the first model. The pictures were stored on cassette tape! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/21/digital-camera-inventor-kodak-bankruptcy_n_3315622.html
Great stories from the National Geographic http://petapixel.com/2013/05/06/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-10-best-national-geographic-photos-of-2009/
I laughed pretty hard at this story of Photoshop literalism in China: http://www.thesouptv.com/latest/tumblr-tuesdays-genius-in-a-bottle/421381?cmpid=sn-111021-facebook-na-soup
Finding copyright infringement with a click… http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202602403691&slreturn=20130504152520
Great slideshow from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12618167
James Estrin’s excellent Lens Blog for the New York Times can now beadded to the New York Times App’s Sections List. Here’s how:For iPad/iPhone users:
1) Open the app and click on “Sections”
2) Click on the “+” icon in the upper right corner
3) Click on the “Blogs” tab
4) Scroll down to “Lens,” check the box and click “Done”
5) Go back to “Sections” and Lens will now have been added to your list
A great Photoshop prank.. http://gizmodo.com/prankster-photoshops-people-into-ads-while-they-wait-fo-511927575
Interview with Pulitzer Prize winning photographer John White after the entire photo staff of the Chicago Sun-Times was laid-off http://www.marketplace.org/topics/life/photojournalist-john-h-white-layoffs-35-years-chicago-sun-times
And commentary by Steven Colbert: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/426877/june-05-2013/photojournalists-vs–iphones
Happy shooting,
Michael A. Schwarz, Atlanta Photographer
Digital Photography Training and Consulting
Two Hearts Cinema