Month: August 2007
Photo rights grab roundup at Photo Attorney
Lawyer Carolyn E. Wright, who runs the blog Photo Attorney, has just posted a roundup of license grabs by OurWeddingDay.com, Google, and National Geographic.
5 old brass lenses compared
Check out Jim Galli‘s comparison of five old barrel lenses. He set the camera to 40 inches and moved the camera to focus on the flower. Lenses compared are:
- Wollensak Verito 11.5″ f/4
- Cooke Aviar 14″ f/5.6
- Gundlach Hyperion 12″ f/4
- Dallmeyer Patent Petzval 3B 11″ f/3
- Darlot lantern Petzval of about 10″ f/5
The results are gorgeous, and all quite different!
Toshihiro Oshima "Chiaro-Oscuro" show, JP
If I were not half way around the world, I would definitely be at Toshihiro Oshima‘s show, "Chiaro-Oscuro". Check it out.
More info at nagune.jp.
First ever World Film Photography Day announced
This bulletin in the news area of Fuji’s choose-film.com site says:
The first ever World Film Photography Day (WFPD) is to be held on 20th March 2008.
This will be an opportunity for photographers to go out on the same day, shoot some film, and within the following four weeks post one of their resulting images on the WFPD website.
Although it can be said that every day is a photography day it is intended that this one day will help to achieve four things:
- to celebrate all that film photography has to offer,
- to bring together film enthusiasts on the same day for a single purpose,
- to encourage the use of film for new photographers and digital converts,
- and to keep the film market alive for future generations to enjoy.
It is also anticipated that many photographic manufacturers, retailers, magazines and organizations, as well as other photo forums, will also come on board and participate in and support the day.
The WFPD website includes a free to use mini-forum which is open now, and is the place where images taken on the day may be posted (in a dedicated section that will open for posting one month from the 20th March). As well as a growing links section and a new area for film related articles, there are numerous additional features planned for the site during the year.
The WFPD Calendar:
1st March 2008 – Start of general run-up to WFPD.
20th March 2008 – World Film Photography Day. Get out and shoot some film! Also the image sharing forums will open on the website.
20th March to 20th April 2008 – Time to develop, scan, and post an image on the site or with one of the participating forums.Further information plus contact details may be found on the site at www.worldfilmphotoday.org.
This appears to work the same way that Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day does, in that you go out and shoot some film and then upload your pictures to their Web site. I can’t find any submission terms, though, so that’s something to look out for before uploading.
Fuji announce price increases for colour negative film
This press release from Fuji says that they’re raising prices globally by about 5% on all of their colour negative films, and that "the rate of increase may differ by regional market".
Proposal: Photographers Who Are Not Adams Or Weston Month
It seems not an online discussion thread about large format photography can go by without invoking Their Holinesses, Ansel Adams or Edward Weston. Great photographers, both, who made significant contributions and had significant influence. But they’re not saints or gods, and the inevitable, genuflecting references and predictable ensuing debates tend to make the conversations essentially the same. Different actors type out different parts of the same script on fora and recite them in darkrooms everywhere. Maybe it’s time to shut the fuck up about them for a little while and open our eyes to other work.
Thus, I propose that we declare September Annual Photographers Who Are Not Adams Or Weston Month, where neither of their names are spoken, typed, or their work or accomplishments even referenced. Where we just give it a rest already. Where we attempt to actually think for ourselves. Where we go out and hunt down some forgotten greats from the last 150 years, and some shining new potential stars who might help us see things in a different flavour of light.
Then on the first of October we can go back to our mindless droning, forgetting that colour large format photography actually exists, and thinking there’s little in LF to learn but what Ed and Ansel "bestowed" upon us, and that if we could just see as they saw and print as they printed, all would be well. But please. Let us have September.
Erin Dorbin "Kalamazoo in Photos" book launch/show, MI, US
Don’t miss the book launch/exhbit for Erin Dorbin‘s new book, Kalamazoo in Photos: A Photographic Catalogue of Kalamazoo’s Most Unique Places. The event is 5–9pm, Friday, 7 Sept., 2007 at the Art Cons Gallery in the Park Trades Center, Kalamazoo, MI, US.
There’s a larger, more readable version of the announcement here.
About the book, Dorbin says:
This sixty-eight-page photo book focuses on the Kalamazoo region. It showcases the many local spaces I have visited with my camera over the past few years. I have features on bowling alleys, motels, and other unique landmarks in Kalamazoo County. However, you don’t have to be a resident of the area to appreciate the book. In fact, Americans nationwide can enjoy this collection that details the shift from places rich with character to that are visually uninteresting.
I used a number of cameras in the creation of this photographic collection including the Holga, Mamiya C220, Yashica Mat, Brownie Hawkeye Flash, Canon Rebel G 35mm SLR, Hasselblad and Diana toy camera. The book includes a camera index in the back to show the reader which camera was used to take each image.
It’s 7 × 7 inches, full color, softcover, and costs US $20.
More awesome photogram roundups at Slowlight
Katie Cooke has posted two more amazing roundups of photograms—prints made by placing objects directly on photo paper or film, without a camera or lens—at her Slowlight Blog.
Roundup three: Chemigrams & luminograms, chemistry & light
Roundup four: Photograms: botanics, bugs, and bodies
See first roundup list for more links and resources.
UK & IRE Photography Jobs Finder Web site launches
Photography Jobs Finder press release:
Photography Jobs Finder launches to provide the photography industry with its first dedicated recruitment website for job seekers and employers.
In a recent survey of 78 people working within the photography field 59 stated they had experienced problems when searching online for work and found it a time consuming process.
Responding to this survey the Photography Jobs Finder website (www.photographyjobsfinder.com) has been launched. Providing an online recruitment service dedicated to employers and jobs seekers from the photography industry, its purpose is to streamline the task of job searching.
Alex Hamer, creator of Photography Jobs Finder, says, "Being a photographer I have always found it a laborious task when searching for work. Jobs are often scattered over many websites and there is not one dedicated location for the photography industry to visit. With Photography Jobs Finder I am trying to solve these problems and make all our lives easier!"
Photography Jobs Finder already advertises a number of jobs, ranging from freelance photography to picture editors. As well as this it provides job seekers with the ability to build their CV online for potential employers to search from and view.
Photographers can now sign up free to a weekly jobs bulletin delivered straight to their inboxes.
For further details about Photography Jobs Finder go to www.photographyjobsfinder.com
The site appears to cover the UK and Ireland at this time.