The Daily Feed – 01.16.13

Photographer Zack Arias created this video titled Signal vs. Noise to help his fellow photogs refocus their lives and careers. His advice: “Look for the signal in your life, and not the noise.” Arias writes,
As 2012 was coming to an end […] I felt as though my brain was […]

This year, racers in the Dakar Rally are more than halfway through their 8,000-mile journey. They travel via motorcycle, quad bike, car, or truck over extreme terrain in three countries in South America. Competitors and support crews come from more than 50 countries to challenge their mechanical, driving, and orienteering […]

As rumors predicted earlier this month, Canon has launched the first of a series of Image Square showrooms in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. These “Experience Centers” are brick-and-mortar locations where customers can try out the latest and greatest Canon products in a friendly and helpful environment.

The large 6,600-square-foot space is specifically […]

On December 6th the Google Drive Blog announced that “5,000 new photos of nature, weather, animals, sports, food, education, technology, music and 8 other categories are now available for your use in Docs, Sheets, and Slides” with no mention to how they were acquired or what type of license they come with. […]

I have to say over the last few years, I’ve seen a real trend towards over art direction. I suspect that’s maybe because people have so little confidence in print advertising these days, and certainly very little confidence in people actually reading print ads. So they just throw everything at it. […]

Wednesday: 1.16.13
Creative Director: David Curcurito
Director of Photography: Michael Norseng
Photo Editor: Alison Unterreiner
Art Director: Stravinski Pierre
Photographer: Nigel Parry
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In one of the first major tests of intellectual property law involving social media services, a judge has ruled that news agencies cannot freely publish photographs posted to Twitter without the photographer’s permission.

It’s the latest development in a case we’ve been following quite closely since it broke back in 2010. […]

Fungus is one of the banes of a camera lens’ existence. In humid environments, nasty things can begin to happen if some fungus spore-laden dust particles make their way into your lens. To prevent fungus from growing inside a lens, photographers often silica gel packets to control the amount of […]

With January halfway gone and exercise resolutions fading rapidly, a look at photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests, “Most Muscular” might resuscitate your desire to pump iron.
Or, it might not.
The series continues to amuse, delight, and possibly inspire sit-ups.
Finke began work on the project when he was assigned […]

by Jess Dudley Wonderful Machine
Shoot Concept: Lifestyle, chef portraits and plated food images to promote a resort
Licensing: Three years of regional Advertising, Collateral and Publicity use of 20 images, in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee only
Location: Resort in Georgia
Shoot Days: Two
Photographer: Southeastern hospitality and lifestyle specialist
Agency: Client Direct
Client: […]

For some, fashion is a corporate industry. For others, it’s an artistic expression. And for still others, it’s an embrace of cultural traditions. Fashion is a shallow pursuit in the eyes of many, and a deep embodiment of identity for others. Definitions of what is […]

Photographer Menno Aden likes to look down on his subjects, but in about the least pretentious way possible. To him, it’s just another way of seeing someone’s personality.
“For me as an artist, watching from a higher position on a small space is interesting because I can see someone’s ‘compressed personality,’ […]

To understand the impact this photo had on me when it first came out, you kinda have to get into the head of a Baltimore Sun photographer during the run-up to the 2004 Summer Olympics.

For one thing, this is the only photo which has ever made me shout the F-word […]

For more than 25 years Jenny Okun has created multiperspective composite photographs. A prolific photographer, Okun “rejoiced” at the advent of digital photography, which liberated her from the tricky in-camera multiple exposures she took with her film cameras. Her new book, Dreamscapes: The Photographic Art of Jenny Okun, reveals subjects […]

I’ve been a fan of the photography and the stories featured in National Geographic Magazine since I was a child. I explored the world by simply turning the pages. It featured some of the most amazing and groundbreaking photography then and it’s never stopped finding new ways to surprise. […]

A few years back, the YouTube video of an Indonesian baby who smoked 40 cigarettes a day went viral and caught the attention of Frieke Janssens. She was intrigued and started to think about the cultural differences between the East and West, specifically how smoking is viewed around the world.
The […]

The opening ceremonies for this year’s Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Heilongjiang province in northeastern China were held earlier this week. The event, held since 1963, can last more than a month, depending on the weather, and attracts visitors from around the world who come to see the […]

A little ways back, LumoPro approached me about doing photos of their product line. That’s a lot of gear, and the whole project was more than I would have time to take on.

But I do enjoy shooting this kinda stuff. So we compromised in that I would shoot some of […]

March quickly approaches, and GPP has announced their instructors and courses.

I happen to think this is the best photo week of its kind on the planet. If you are anywhere near that part of the world, GPP is a no-brainer. But even if you are far away, it’s […]

Earlier this month I traveled to Hong Kong to be a guest on DigitalRev’s Pro Tog, Cheap Camera series. (Full video and final pic edits below.)

Which meant I also got to hang out with the DR team, including Lok, Alamby, Theo—and of course show frontman/international sex symbol/Man of Mystery Kai […]