The Tripod Is an Essential Tool for Photographers
© Paul Mozell
Induro 313 alloy tripod
The tripod is still one of the most essential, universal, and adaptable tools for photographers of all ability levels. The tripod may be the most overlooked accessory among photographers just starting out. This applies to users of small point-and-shoot models and bulkier DSLRs. The tripod helps you fix the position of your camera, make incremental adjustments to its position, communicate easily with portrait subjects, and create panoramic images. Although image stabilization technology in today’s cameras does make it easier to shoot at slower shutter speeds, the low-tech tripod is still essential. Read more
Ilford Introduces Galerie Smooth High Gloss to USA
Marly, Switzerland & Avon, CT – December 12, 2011 – ILFORD (http://www.ilford.com), a leading developer and manufacturer of professional quality media for both inkjet printing and color photographic processes, today announced that it is furthering its commitment to developing contemporary inkjet media with the introduction of GALERIE SMOOTH HIGH GLOSS in the USA. Read more
Nikon Unveils SB-910 Speedlight Flash That Won’t Shut Down During Overheating
MELVILLE, N.Y. (November 29, 2011) – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the addition of a new flagship speedlight, the powerful and capable SB-910 speedlight. Building on the versatility of Nikon’s Creative Lighting System (CLS), the SB-910 incorporates an enhanced intuitive operating system and graphic user interface (GUI). Read more
Andreas Gursky’s $4.3 Million Print Sets New Record
© Andreas Gursky/courtesy Christie’s
Gursky’s “Rhein II” is a 143 x 73-inch signed chromogenic print in an edition of six.
Andreas Gursky’s “Rhein II” sold for $4,338,500 at an auction of contemporary art at Christie’s auction house in New York on November 8, making it the most expensive photo sold at auction. This is the second time a Gursky print has held this distinction. His 2001 photo “99 Cent II Diptychon” sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $3,346,456 in 2007, and was only displaced in May 2011, when a 1981 Cindy Sherman self-portrait sold for $3,890,500 at Christie’s. The buyer of “Rhein II” is unknown. Read more
Selling Fine Art Photography | PhotoShelter
Photographers and fine art professionals share tips for succeeding in fine art photography.
To help photographers establish and grow their fine art photography sales, we’ve assembled 12 interviews with photographers, gallery owners, online curators and consultants, all with inspiring opinions and insights about what’s working and not working in their unique approaches to succeeding in selling fine art photography. Read more
Wall Street Journal – on Portrait Photo Trends
By KATHERINE ROSMAN
Elizabeth McGuire hates her children’s school photos. “School mug shots,” she calls them.
Parents readily snap and share tons of photos, causing some to ask why would they want a school portrait of their child with a forced grin and hair brushed badly in front of a blue-speckled background. Katie Rosman has details on Lunch Break.
In their annual school pictures, her kids usually look ill at ease, with too-toothy smiles and hair parted to the wrong side against a grainy blue backdrop not unlike that Read more
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