On Sunday, it was a bit hot here in Los Angeles, making it was a good day to read and maybe catch up on some TV. Flipping around the channels, we searched for some content that would hold at least SOME interest. Spain had already won. and then, “woah” [photopress:23193_1177709159.jpg,full,alignright] Ovation TV had an all [...]

Special word for today’s giveaway is “HOLGA”. Shocking, I know.. Details below. [photopress:31A1SCJZZ4L_1._SL500_AA200_.jpg,full,alignright] Of course you’ve heard about the Holga. Just the coolest low tech film camera around. And since it’s all plastic, a lightweight wonder also. There is a cult built around this camera and if you’ve never put your hands on one, here [...]

That’s the question that Rob Schwartz, Executive Creative Director of TBWA\Chiat\Day asks you. Oh sure, by day he is the creative compass for one of the most iconic advertising agencies in the world. So he sees thousands of images, professionally, But with this series of photographs, he asks you, the viewer, to comment on images [...]

And when we say low, we mean the coolest, plastic film camera you’ve ever seen: The Holga! The folks at Nokia contracted with the mastermind behind HolgaMods, a site dedicated to tweaking these plastic wonders into a (slightly) more sophisticated camera. The modified N95′s are here. [photopress:tripodmount_1.gif,full,centered] And what brought this meeting of the minds [...]

[photopress:Billy_Martin_fight.jpg,full,centered] Billy Martin breaking up a fight © Debbie Zeitman I’m no technophobe. In fact, I’m quite the opposite. I know my way around a computer quite well. I’ve edited many a movie on digital systems, gracefully and gleefully transitioning from film, trim bins, and splicing tape to computer monitors and files and all the [...]

[photopress:TAm.jpg,full,centered] Recently we told you about the reprinting of this visual journey through the United States by Robert Frank in the 50′s. It was such a departure from the photographic styles of the time, that he couldn’t find a publisher in the states. In Paris, there was a company that took a shot and brought [...]

[photopress:DSC00594.JPG,full,centered] As the week of the Cannes lions fest draws to a close and the beaches prepare to return to some sense of normalcy, the time of celebrating the work in the advertising business gets ready to leave the south of France. The awards, the parties, the dinners,the parties, the dancing , the parties, the [...]

[photopress:nokian951.jpg,full,centered] And the folks at Nokia are very smart for putting this multi-use tool in the hands of the attendees of the Cannes Lions Ad festival. [photopress:nokian952x.jpg,full,centered] As I was walking around the festival, there was a new camera in a lot of hands. The first thing to notice was the incredibly thin body. Then [...]

Who knew? With all of the stock photo prices dropping, and as the big suppliers keep buying up the small upstarts, the market has changed dramatically. The folks at Photoshelter , known for being a photographers online sales service, are poised to make a strong logical move in this world, and they did their homework. [...]

After coming to the Lions festival for many years, for some reason this is the first year that ACT has come onto my radar. It’s a separate, yet supported exhibition of public service advertising. Including many who couldn’t afford to pay the submissions fee for the Lions competition. Why this year? Maybe this year the [...]

After a canceled flight, some rescheduling, and many marginal meals, we’re finally i Cannes at the Lions Ad Fest which kicks off today. The entry was excellent, meeting a friend at the airport and sharing a cab into town. Best part was all of the luggage arrived. Whew.( have had 25% failure rate on that [...]

Of course we just did a review, so it’s only fitting that we send one of this excellent tool, complete with bundled software for you. [photopress:bamboofun.jpg,full,centered] The Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet. We’ve discussed some of the cool working features of this pen/tablet/wireless mouse combo, and a bit of the software you get: Photoshop Elements, Corel [...]

The gear is back in the bag for another hand carried adventure to Europe. [photopress:cannes2008x.jpg,full,alignright] Back to the Cote D’azur for the biggest, baddest, advertising festival in the world: The Cannes Lions!. We’re going to this full out, massive event to find out what the current trends in photography are in the world of marketing. [...]

(big brass,timpani drum accompanied music in the background) When You want to take Your photography to the Next Level, and prove to everyone what a post production digital master you are , YOU need the…… [photopress:516teBCJLGL._SS400_.jpg,full,centered] Wait..slow down…when you want to have some fun and start working on your photos in a new intuitive way, [...]

I just paid 4.70 for a gallon of gas, $5 for a dozen eggs, and the rising costs show no sign of abatement. (I know our friends outside of the NA continent have been paying waaaaayy more for gas for years. We’re just getting sticker shock now. And every day a new number.) OK, Fine. [...]

It’s Saturday morning in Los Angeles. The heat is rising outside and Hillary Clinton has just quit the presidential campaign. But inside, I’ve been moved and mesmerized by the next weekly giveaway: [photopress:mann_at_twelve_dec_06.jpg,full,centered] © At Twelve – Sally Mann What Remains: The Life and Work Of Sally Mann is one of the best documentaries on [...]

[photopress:sc_logo_2.gif,full,alignright]We’ve just uploaded some new Photoshop training samples for you to check out on the VIDEO page. Just go to the Software Cinema tab and you’ll see the first set of new Photoshop CS3 training tips by Jim DiVitale. These folks have been training photographers for years in digital imaging and lighting and we just [...]

Snaps are fun. Love my camera phone. And my point and shoot. Sure, I still use iPhoto and love it. But so many of my photographs can be made better with some extra care. Heck, in the wet darkroom days exposure, paper choice and burning and dodging did all that. I’m working it all dry [...]

There is not enough times in our lives to do the things that truly feed the creative passion within us, with no strings attached. You create because it’s a need. Even if you put massive hours and blood, sweat, and tears in, it’s never work. It should be your joy. Going to college and studying [...]

Heres the scene: you’ve just attended a wedding or graduation and you may just have the perfect shot of the event. One of the coolest ways to share that shot is this book “ America at Home “ with THAT photo on the cover. Is that something you might be interested in? [photopress:friends_l.jpg,full,alignright] We shared [...]