Laid Off from the Sun-Times
Laid Off from the Sun-Times [http://laidofffromthesuntimes.tumblr.com/] is a blog rising from the ashes of the recent photographer layoffs at the Chicago Sun-Times [http://jimromenesko.com/2013/05/30/report-sun-times-lays-off-entire-photo-staff/] : > Rob Hart was replaced with a reporter with
Demolition During Recess
After more than a year of planning, this happened over the weekend:
Should I Upload It?
Daniela Bowker [https://twitter.com/SmallAperture/status/341509661037584385] pointed this out today, from the Photoworld blog [http://www.photoworld.co.uk/photoworld-blog/should-i-upload-it-a-guide-to-your-next-facebook-profile-pic.html] . It’s a flowchart to help you determine whether you should upload that photo
Photography Without Thought is Surveillance
Look 5 years into the future of photography and you can probably predict where cameras are going: smaller, higher quality and more ubiquitous. Look 50 years into the future and you have to wonder what won’t be recorded. So, what won’t change in that time? Where will the
Look at This!
David duChemin [http://davidduchemin.com/2013/05/nice-capture/] hits the nail on the head with this one: > “Sometimes a photograph is a means to say, ‘Look at this!’ and other times a means to say, 'Look at me!’ I’ve got too many of the latter and
For the Reader
A few days ago, I went on a rant [http://alesserphotographer.com/blog/2013/5/20/nascar-blogging] about photography blogs that were more concerned with their advertisers than their readers. What I left out were tips on how to get it right. Matt Gemmell [http://mattgemmell.com/2013/05/
Fancy Tools
Peter Cripps [http://petercrippsphotographyblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/the-tools-we-use/] and Hugh MacLeod say it all: > The sad fact is, if you like buying shiny new gadgets that is, whether they be cameras, laptops or even the latest silver Mont Blanc pen (or “writing instrument” as
NASCAR Blogging
Perhaps I’m a bit spoiled, by following lots of great bloggers who place more importance on their readers than their advertisers, but are the most popular photography blogs, to quote the podfather Adam Curry, “NACAR” blogging? Some sites seem to be more ads than content. As for useful content?
Get Rid Of All Your Best Weapons And Then You
> “Get rid of all your best weapons, and then you have to get good.” —Louis C.K. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OKY6BGcx37k#t=254s]
An Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living But An
> “An unexamined life is not worth living, but an electronically recorded life is not lived at all.” —Penn Jillette [http://pennsundayschool.com/]