A couple days ago, the New York Times published an interesting article that restates a common argument on the various photography-related discussion forums; namely that amateur photographers are doing harm to professional photographers by giving away or underpricing the photographs they take. For Photographers, the Image of a Shrinking Path They quickly followed up with [...]
Archive for March, 2010
The End of (CMOS) Digital Cameras?
March 25th, 2010
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The EE Times has a fascinating story on a new technology called ‘Quantum Film’ that they say might replace digital sensors in cameras. It is something like film and something like a digital sensor. Worth a read, check it out: EE Times Article Quantum film threatens to replace CMOS image chips
American Scientist: Computational Photography
March 20th, 2010
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Saw this article on American Scientist and decided to link to it. Check it out: Computational Photography
So-Called ‘Discreet Bag’ For the Timid Photographer
March 19th, 2010
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Frankly, this sort of thing doesn’t interest me in the slightest. I suspect that this would attract much more attention than simply taking a photograph with a camera in full view. In these days of heightened paranoia and security-consciousness, it’s like waving a sign around that says “Please arrest me, I might well be a [...]
The History of Photography Podcast
March 13th, 2010
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For those of you who are into the history of photography, and especially if you enjoy podcasts, let me turn you onto a very cool podcast. It’s put out by Jeff Curto of the College of DuPage in DuPage County, Illinois (just outside of Chicago). These podcasts are the audio recordings of the History of [...]
From China Daily: A Photographer Known as “Lotus King”
March 12th, 2010
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I found this story interesting, and Lotus King’s photographs fascinating. Hope you will enjoy them too. Click the link to read the story and see the photos, from China Daily: Furongwang photo story
A Very Cool Canon Lens Coffee Mug!
March 9th, 2010
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Check this out from Crave Blog on cnet Asia: Why are photographers going gaga over Canon’s coffee mug?
Does Film Have ‘Soul’?
March 9th, 2010
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Some have argued that film photographs have an almost undefinable quality about them that makes them special, and in many ways, superior, to digital photographs. Many have referred to this as ‘soul’. Some revere this supposed quality, and despise what they call the ‘cold’, ‘clinical’, or even ‘too accurate’ photographs that digital cameras create. In [...]
The ‘film versus digital’ backup rant
March 8th, 2010
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Film lovers like to point out that film, especially color slide film, is inherently very stable; especially as compared to various sorts of digial media. For example, CD-ROM disks can go bad on their own or become damaged through handling. However, these people fail to realize one basic concept, which is known in the computer [...]
An American Legend Repositioned for the Digital Age
March 8th, 2010
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Full disclosure, I am a Kodak (EK) stockholder. And I happen to agree with Cary J. Amann, being interviewed here. Click to read more. An American Legend Repositioned for the Digital Age
