The Blue Marble and other incredible NASA images

Credit NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds). Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation). Data and technical support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team; MODIS Atmosphere Group; MODIS Ocean Group Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography); USGS Terrestrial Remote Sensing Flagstaff [...]

100 Most influential photographers of all time

via 100 Most influential photographers of all time.

UK’s Professional Photographer magazine released a list of the 100 most influential photographers of all time.

Starting with the top five:

1. Richard Avedon American 1923-2004
Avedon was the epitome of the modern photographer – a charming, sophisticated man-about-town and a photographer who was able to cross photographic genres. [...]

Windows 7 software update for digital SLR

Digital Photography Review has posted a roundup of software updates for Windows 7. The list includes updates from Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Sony, Olympus, and [...]

Model Mayhem outage put you in a jam? Connect here.

It seems lots of Model Mayhem users are missing connections due to Model Mayhem being down. If you have a shoot scheduled or need to connect with someone, feel free to use the comment section to try and connect with someone. Be sure to post your correct email address and/or website where you can be contacted. Provide enough information to identify yourself and the person you are [...]

Canon DSLR relative print sizes

With the recent introduction of the Canon EOS 7D, I thought I would create a graphic to show the relative print sizes of Canon’s mid range DSLR including the 5D. For a preview of the 7D, check the following links at Dpreview and Imaging [...]

Tiered Nude Modeling Rates Deconstructed

I occasionally see modeling site forum posts from photographers who object to models using tiered rates for lingerie or nudes vs clothed shoots. Some refer to these as stripper rates as a means to disparage models who do this. The rationale given is that nude modeling requires no more effort than clothed modeling so it should be the same. Well a picture for a flyer cost no more to produced than the exact same picture used for a product label but most smart photographers will price the product shot much higher. Same effort, different [...]

Firefox 3.5 and color management

Firefox 3.5 was released a few days ago and no doubt a few people are anxious to upgrade. The most notable change is Firefox 3.5 is now color managed by default resulting in accurate colors for images saved in color profiles other than sRGB. The other feature some may find useful is private browsing (aka: porn mode). When this feature is enabled, you won’t leave a single browsing fingerprint behind for others to discover. You can slip in and out of private browsing mode quickly, so it’s easy to return to what you were doing before as if nothing ever happened (you can also browse privately all the [...]

The Vendor Client Relationship – in real world situations

The Vendor Client relationship – in real world [...]

Newport Beach photographer Jason Ellis arraigned for rape of 15 year old girl

Multiple news sources are reporting that Newport Beach photographer Jason Ellis was arraigned today for statutory rape of a 15 year old girl after agreeing to help her with her modeling career.

33-year old Jason Ellis, whose photos have appeared on the covers of magazines such as Elle and Muscle & Fitness, is charged with three [...]

New portfolio site just completed

I just finished with my new portfolio site. Some notable features: Auto resizing of images to fit the browser window and RSS feed for PicLens compatibility. Check it out here.

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