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Coney Island, New York, Bather Standing
© Lisette Model
This past weekend was spent trying to drink in just a portion of what NYC had to offer the public in the first set of exhibitions of the Fall Season. Always meant to come out strong, and perhaps even shock.
It did not disappoint.
As a matter […]

When the biggest gathering of the best photography dealers in the world happens in November in Paris, we’ll be there to report on all of the goings on. And honestly,anytime is a great time in Paris,right?
From Magnum Photos events, to special competitions, you’ll get all of the news.
And if your are planning on going, […]

The winner this week of the Andrea Gursky book is Hendrik D. of Antwerp, Begium.Congratulations!
AND
Mike W., Laurie C., Janelle L., Audrey G.and Kim will be joining us at The IPA/Lucie Awards this year at Lincoln Center.Oh, yes and all of them get “plus 1″ added.
Next week we’ll be giving away another 5 sets of tickets […]

*7 Tips on Shooting Fall Pics.
* Getty getting slammed on the $49. web usage fee for stock photos.And there is a HUGE outcry from photogs.
* Samy’s Camera in Los Angeles is having an event in Costa Mesa, California on Sept. 28 and 29th featuring some great speakers and lots of hands on gear action.
* […]

We’ll keep this short and sweet: If you like ‘em big and brilliant, this book by photographer Andreas Gursky deserves space on your bookshelf. Of course you should keep it out in front for awhile to truly enjoy it. One of my favorite things here is that the size of the book gives a bit […]

As we’ve been speaking about all of the tools both in hardware and software, and best ways to work with RAW files, asset management, corrections, retouching, etc., Here is just a bit of low tech to balance the deal. The yin and the yang.

So, I just got into NYC, and after dinner there was a […]

Yeah, you heard right.
Part two of a meeting with Hossein Farmani of the Farmani Gallery in Los Angeles.
This is by far the best, clearest, most succinct advice you can hear on entering the world of fine art photography. Wait…that’s only if you are interested in exhibiting and selling your work.
Had to clarify that.

And of course, […]

Ahhhh the Marx Brothers Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and yes, Zeppo were some of the funniest comedians ever. True.
And our secret word last week for the giveaway was Swordfish. Check out this video to see the origin of the word choice.

Now the closest a reader came to guessing the origin of the word was quite good […]

Yep, we have 2 winners to announce in this weeks giveaway.
Congrats to Tom S. of Kissimmee, Florida who’ll be taking that walk in the woods with a new Lowepro Vertex 100AW on his back, and Dunn O. of NYC ,who will be getting that warm fuzzy feeling when their camera is all protected in the […]

The winner of the APPLE TV contest has now been posted on our VIDEO page. Entitled “Solace” , it was Kate McKennas entry that won the day. We love YouTube ( we have 17 vids there under this link, but when we put higher quality vid on the site, it makes a HUGE difference. […]

Hmmm..where did I hear that before?
Anyway, there is a product I use all of the time, that we have been giving away here regularly, but have been remiss as of late.

Can you see it ?

Camera Armor lives on my camera bodies. It is a silicon, precision molded, outer case (hence the armor part) that helps […]

This week we are very happy to have one of our favorite backpack camera bags from the folks at LowePro.This company has built an incredible history and reputation for taking care of the outdoor photographers needs, with some of the most rugged construction out there. Of course, you may know my total love for the […]

So you’ve seen the ads here, and read some bits and pieces on the Lucie Award shows.
Well , we were lucky enough to hear from the man himself Hossein Farmani, the engine behind the event. Gallery owner, entrepreneur and philanthropist just take a look at some of the organizations he is a part […]

Before you take a look at this, we’d like to congratulate our winner this week of the book:Joel Meyerwitz: Aftermath
Janelle L. of Newton, MASS., USA will be adding this beautiful, moving tome to her collection. And even if you didn’t win, you may want to add this to your collection also.
We have a lot more […]

I know it’s been out there for a bit, but we wanted to give some first hand, real world reviews as you may use the software yourselves.
So when I was called to do a cover shoot recently, I figured here was a good opportunity to check out LIGHTROOM, Adobe’s digital photography editing and workflow […]

It’s coming up to that time again;The award show that honors the best in photography.The Lucie Awards. And this year the event has moved into Lincoln Center. Nice.
HUGE thanks to Hossein Farmani for championing this ” it’s about time ” event.
As a major component of a great week of photography in NYC, it brings you […]

On the anniversary of the tragedy that occurred on 9/11, we’d like to share some particular sites of photographs of that days events.
James Nachtwey for Time
Bill Biggarts Final Exposures from the site ” Digital Jounalist”
911 Research
9-11 images
And a very interesting comparison of photographs at locations then and now from National Geographic.
I didn’t realize how strong […]

And of course this dude knows how to sell his work to the art buyers at all of the major ad agencies.
Reality check: Many of the major photography schools will help you learn the craft, expand your horizons, and build a book. To pass your course.
“But once you’re out in the big bad world, who’s […]

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We have been busy working in the background to bring you some new features which we’ll be announcing soon.
Speaking of announcing soon, Steve Jobs just announced the new iPods.
There is a new […]

Of course you all know what the date of September 4th, 1888 means to the world of photography ,right?
OK, I wasn’t sure either.

Well it is the day that George Eastman received the patent for the first roll film camera and registered the name KODAK.

Not quite sure about the grammar here, but it’s a good example […]

They are part of an amazing group show currently on exhibit in MOMAs Edward Steichen Photography Galleries
There are a few other folks in the show:
Atget, Harry Callahan,Tina Modotti,Edward Weston,Bernice Abbott,Dorthea Lange, Rodchenko,Moholy-Nagy,Lee Friedlander, Gary Winogrand, William Eggleston,Paul Strand, Brassai, Eadweard J. Muybridge,August Sander, Harry Callahan, Thomas Struth and I’m sure I’ve missed a few.
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