Posted by PDNAdmin on Wednesday May 26, 2010 | Events, Fine Art
May 26, 2010 By Dan Havlik, PDN’s Technology Specialist If you happen find yourself in Sydney, Australia on May 27th, you should check out an interesting new show that features 3D portraits created with two Nikon D90 cameras. Entitled “Stereo Portrait Project,” the show is the work of visual artists Alex Fry and Jamie... More ›
Posted by PDNAdmin on Thursday May 20, 2010 | Photo Manipulation, Photojournalism
May 20th, 2010 The Dominion Post of Morgantown, West Virginia altered a front page news photograph on May 15 to remove three public officials from the image, West Virginia Public Broadcasting has reported. The paper’s editor explained that The Dominion Post has a policy–in effect during the political campaign season–against publishing photos of officials running for re-election.... More ›
Posted by PDNAdmin on Thursday May 20, 2010 | Fun
May 20, 2010 What do you get when you pose the bride, groom and entire wedding party on a rickety old dock for a group photo? A total wedding FAIL. (Don't try this with your next client.) FAIL. (Don't try this with your next client.) Posted by Dan Havlik on May 20, 2010 at 11:38... More ›
Posted by Holly Hughes on Thursday May 20, 2010 | Fun
What do you get when you pose the bride, groom and entire wedding party on a rickety old dock for a group photo? A total wedding FAIL. (Don’t try this with your next client.) More ›
Posted by David Walker on Thursday May 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Photographers Doug Gordon, Catherine Hall, Laurie Novak and Photoshelter’s Allen Murabayashi are among the speakers sharing their advice and business insights during PDN’s next Virtual Trade Show, taking place May 24 and 25. You can attend all these webinars for free. Just register in advance to get a password, then log in during the... More ›
Posted by Holly Hughes on Thursday May 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Who knows when (if?) the elusive 40MP Pentax 645D medium-format digital camera will become available in the U.S. Though the long-awaited camera appears to be launching in Japan in June, repeated queries to our Pentax contact here in the States about the camera’s domestic availability have not been returned. While we sit twiddling our thumbs... More ›
Posted by PDNAdmin on Wednesday May 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
May 19th, 2010 We catch some grief for mentioning Vincent Laforet's name in this blog from time to time (how dare we talk about someone who is making news in the photo industry!) but while watching the season finale of House the other night, we couldn't help but wonder what Mr. Reverie thought of the show considering... More ›
Posted by PDNAdmin on Tuesday May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Flush with cash from recent jobs and looking at ten days off in late April/early May, photographer and filmmaker Sean Stiegemeierdecided to head to Iceland to create a stop-motion video of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano as “a fun thing to show my friends,” he says. “I’m somewhat weird like that. When I see something I want to... More ›
Posted by PDNAdmin on Monday May 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
May 17th, 2010 LA photographer Jonas Lara had his day in court today. The criminal charges against him were dropped and the judge issued a court order for the release of his camera equipment, which had been held as evidence since his arrest on February 2, 2010. Lara was fighting a charge of aiding and... More ›
Posted by PDNAdmin on Sunday May 16, 2010 | Fine Art, Photojournalism
May 16th, 2010 The New York Photo Festival opened last night in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn with a speedy tour for members of the press. The festival’s four main galleries – called “pavilions” – feature so much strong work and provocative imagery that it seems quibbling to note that some of the shows in which... More ›
