Hi there!
Hope to see you at one of my upcoming workshops:
Nashville Video Workshop— January 31-February 1
Orlando- February 6-7. Action & People/ Elements of Photography
Dallas- February 20-21. Basics of Camera Control and Exposure/ Action and People/Creative Lighting
Atlanta- March 14-15. Action and People/Landscape and Travel/Basics of Exposure and Camera Control
Baltimore- March 21-22 Action and People/Creative Lighting/Landscape and Travel/Basics of Exposure and Camera Control
Super excited about our upcoming workshop in Costa Rica April 10-17. Email me for a $150 discount code. http://www.mentorseries.com/treks/2015/costa-rica-2015
On with the news….
Sad story of how copyright infringement has driven one photographer out of business: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/one-mans-endless-hopeless-struggle-to-protect-his-copyrighted-images/
Alexandra Boulat, war photographer, is dead.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/06/arts/06boulat.html?_r=1&
Interview with SI Photography Director Brad Smith: https://vimeo.com/109765650
Another stock photo fail. You don’t expect to see it from a camera company. http://petapixel.com/2014/10/25/pentax-k-s1-promo-features-bad-photoshop-job/
How one photographer handles image theft. http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/photographers-can-protect-work
An interview with me from 2011 https://vimeo.com/22243175
Free NASA sounds. http://createdigitalmusic.com/2014/10/nasa-posts-huge-library-space-sounds-youre-free-use/
10 things photographers wished they’d learned in photo school: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2014/10/the-top-10-things-photographers-wish-they-learned-in-photo-school/
A wrap-up of the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. http://blog.stanleyleary.com/2014/11/my-takeaways-from-atlanta.html
Good intro to flying the DJI Phantom 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY6AbEc9sF4
Photoshelter’s Guide to photo contests: http://www.photoshelter.com/resources/photographers-guide-photo-contests-2015?utm_campaign=contest-guide-2015&utm_medium=bloglaunch&utm_source=link&utm_content=&utm_term=
My colleague Tom Meyer has a nice blog post on pricing his work: http://twmeyer.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/open-letter-to-client-re-job-killer-quoted-rate/
Outcome of a frivolous lawsuit, Photographer 1- Attorney 0. http://petapixel.com/2014/12/09/gary-fong-account-ridiculous-300000-lawsuit-threat-nelson-tang
Free online courses to improve your photography http://www.lightstalking.com/5-free-online-courses-to-improve-your-photography/
Allen Murabayashi nails Peter Lik’s marketing stunt. http://blog.photoshelter.com/2014/12/the-most-expensive-photo-in-the-world-or-the-best-marketing-stunt/
Michel du Cille, one of the great photojournalists of our time, died in Liberia while covering the Ebola Crisis. Michel was a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and was respected for his kindness, generosity and dedication. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2014/12/11/04e06b78-8189-11e4-8882-03cf08410beb_story.html
A conversation with Michel du Cille about his Ebola coverage: http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/276123/hysteria-or-proper-precaution-a-conversation-with-michel-du-cille/
Barton Silverman retires http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/sports/barton-silvermans-career-in-sports-photography.html?referrer=&_r=0
Nice piece on former Presidential Photographer Dave Valdez. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/eyes-history-david-valdez-only-latino-white-house-photographer-n273206
Know your rights as a photographer:
https://www.aclu.org/kyr-photo
Help Unravel a Gordon Parks mystery: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/gordan-parks-a-jim-crow-mystery/?smid=fb-share&_r=0
Robert Frank Online: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/finding-robert-frank-online/?_r=0
Ken Griffey Jr. is now a photographer. Good thing he attended Nikon School first. http://blog.thinktankphoto.com/2015/01/ken-griffey-jr-is-a-professional-photographer/
Steve McCurry up close: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/steve-mccurry-close-up-photographers-at-work?utm_source=General+List&utm_campaign=2d4a374443-Jan-15-2015-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1724e682d-2d4a374443-88752825
Jay Maisel on how to be a better photographer: http://vimeo.com/116692462
Espn documentary on 4 photographers that have shot every Super Bowl premiers January 23: http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-documentary-highlights-four-photographers-worked-48-super-bowls.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=espn-documentary-highlights-four-photographers-worked-48-super-bowls
I thought Birdman was an amazing film. Here are a few stories on how it was made:
Birdman
http://www.cinematographydb.com/2014/11/cinematography-birdman-emmanuel-lubezki-asc/
http://soundandpicture.com/2014/11/birdman-interview-steadicam-operator-chris-haarhoff/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeZ8rTOlSPg
http://nofilmschool.com/2014/11/how-birdman-was-made-to-look-like-film-shot-in-one-take
http://nofilmschool.com/2014/12/how-light-film-looks-one-continuous-take-chivo-talks-birdman
Undeveloped WWII Film discovered and developed: https://vimeo.com/116735360
Happy shooting!
-Michael Schwarz
www.michaelschwarz.com
www.michaeltraining.com