The Australian Institute of Professional Photography celebrates 50 years tonight. Along with the dinner the milestone saw an exhibition, and the publication of ‘A History of Professional Photography in Australia’ by Paul Curtis. Happy Birthday AIPP, its members, staff, sponsors and all those who have been involved in the institute over the past half century.
It’s safe to say the iPhone is the most popular “camera” in the world. At least according photo sharing websites like Flickr. That’s because it’s the most convenient camera when you want to “take” a photo. Your mobile phone is always with you. “Taking” photos equates to capturing a record of a moment in time. … Read more
Marissa Mayer the CEO at Yahoo has since backtracked on her comment that “…there is no such thing really as professional photographers” but it has already started an avalanche of criticism. Photoshelter CEO Andrew Fingerman points out twelve traits that make a photographer professional here. They’ve also added Pricing Your Work: Corporate & Industrial Photography to … Read more
Perhaps the greatest living humanitarian photographer Sebastio Salgado recently gave a TED Talk which is now available for viewing on the TED website. Brazilian born Salgado has won numerous awards for his work and is a UNICEF Special Representative. Starting as an economist for the International Coffee Organization working for the World Bank, Salgado changed … Read more
The UK Government has passed the Enterprise Regulatory Reform Bill. This effectively allows anyone to use images without payment to the rightful owner – if they attempt a “diligent search”. This totally shifts the power in protecting copyright away from individual photographers. In a letter written by renowned UK photographer David Bailey to the Chancellor … Read more
Fiona Phillips has written a great piece for The Larrikin Post covering another view on the media reform debate in Australia. Offering some balance to recent hysteria about copyright she puts it in perspective. Fiona is well versed to write on the topic as Executive Director of the Australian Copyright Council.
For some light hearted relief that’s often close to the bone visit What the Duck. Created by Aaron Johnson in 2006 What the Duck is a cartoon about a smart aleck photographer duck whose experiences relate to any professional creative. Now syndicated, animated and merchandised there’s even rumour of a feature animated film. www.whattheduck.com.
Google Image Search makes it easy to find photos and illustrations. Too easy for some people who intend using the images without permission. Google also makes it easy to look for sites using your images by uploading a sample. Click on the camera icon in the search field: via TWiP
Digital PhotoPro magazine has published a case study showing how a professional photography job estimate is formulated. Read the article online here. Industry best practice is to balance the client budget with where and how the image will be used, as well as for how long. Images are then licensed for Usage; i.e. Time, Territory and … Read more
Google acquired the popular and powerful mobile photo app Snapseed when they bought Nik Software on 12 September. Today Google announced the Apple iPhone/iPad version is free (previously $4.99) and released an Android version. Well worth downloading if you want to edit images on your smartphone.