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OF WHAT’S INSIDE PAGE TWO Check out the rad conferences heading your way! Be sure to write them in your calendar... you don’t want to miss out on these awesome events!
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CS6 FEATURES
NEW PHOTOGRAPHERS
Virtual Utopia: A Photoshop CS6 Review written by Stephan Sagmiller that breaks down what the big fuss is over the upgraded software. Stephan won’t only give you the downlow on what different about Photoshop CS6, he will give you a professional insiders take on what the pro’s and cons on. There’s also a list of what his favourite features are!
Discover the most up and coming photographers with unique styles. Add to your inspiration library. Our personal favourite is Mallory Morrison (feature article on page 5). Also look for new photographers with bizarre styles on each page of this issue to expand your view of what photography can be.
Discover the fantastic Eric Johansson and his impressive photography skills! He just might inspire you to change your major.
PAGE FIVE We can’t get enough of this girl! Mallory Morisson’s photography has caught our fancy, and we are fairly certain she will catch yours too.
PAGE EIGHT New products researched by our very own tech! this little guys is a toaster, fryer, and coffee maker all in one!
NEW STUFF!
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Let our tech editor make you drool with camera accessories, innovative gadgets, and unique apps for photo students! They’ve spent hours reaschering to present you with the best products and the best deals. No need to break the bank...we know you’re a student!
Helpful Hints when putting your images online. From how to tag effectively to copyright issues you might come across. Be more aware of the best way to advetise yourself as a photography and keep your images under your protection. It’s hard to do in this day and age, and we are here to help.
PAGE NINE Tips from the best and the brightest on uploading images to the internet. Do it right!
PHOTO NEWS JULY 2012
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as the main sponsor for the UK Open Championship, the oldest major golfing tournament in the world. Nikon is celebrating by hosting the activities & displaying their newest products.
This new multi-touch Wacom tablet is a helpful tool for creative professional looking to work with their hands. The Cintiq 24HD’s large screen and large color gamut is a must for all professionals.
Fashionistas flock to New Exposure, a photo contest sponsored by RED and Bottega Veneta. The show displays the finalists - up-andcoming fashion photographers from around the world, with the winner being An Le.
Photographer Gary Fong recently shot a wedding that turned into a nightmare: the couple didn’t liek the photos and decided to sue him for $300,000. Make sure to always have a contract and a good lawyer!
Did you know that Instagram is popular? Well it is - there are 80 million users and counting. This peak comes after their purchase by facebook - the app gained 30 million users in less than 2 months.
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Photographer Cedric Houin captured the winning image for National Geographic 2012 Traveler photo contest. The photo was taken in the Kyrgyz land of the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan.
The first photo from the rover curiosity chows the heavily distorted rocky scenery of Mars. NASA is planning to send another camera to take high-res colour photos.
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as the main sponsor for the UK Open Championship, the oldest major golfing tournament in the world. Nikon is celebrating by hosting the activities through the tournament, while displaying their newest products.
The FBI has given photographers a new way to keep their photos secure. The FBI seal can be dowloaded from their website and added to your site as a deterrent. Perhaps now people will ask permission.
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The 100,000 dpi print of the industry test standard, Lenna, is a groundbreaking achievement in the world of printing. The photo, 50x50 micrometers, is about the same size as one pixel on an Apple display.
Google Hosts a Movie Trailer
Saul Leiter Book Signing
NY Art Book Fair
Adobe releases Photoshop Touch for iPad and Android tablets. This update features the ability to edit images up to 12MP, new effects, and better touch sensitivity. The update is free for current app users.
The Internet had been eagerly awaiting details on the new iPhone for months, with speculations and rumors in high gear. The new phone is thinner, lighter, and has a two-tone shell with a 4” Retina Display.
Nikon’s 20th Anniversary
National Geographic Winner
Adobe Photoshop Touch 1.3
New Wacom Tablet
First Mars Rover Photo
Apple Brings New iPhone 5
Milk Gallery New Exposure
Highest Res Photo Ever
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With Google+’s increasing popularity, the social network plays host for the premiere for the trailer of Lincoln, Steven Spielberg’s new movie. Spielberg and actor Joseph GordonLevitt answer questions from their fans. Out on Nov 9th.
Wedding Photographer Sued
Nikon’s 20th Anniversary
Instagram Hits 80 million Users
FBI Seal To Stop Photo Theft
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Saul Leiter may have started his career as a painter but ICP celebrates his renowned photo color work. His book, Retrospective, showcases a variety of his work throughout his career.
Virtual and digital are great but a beautiful art book is a treat. The New York Book Fair is a free event that showcases artists, books, zines, periodicals, and catalogues, with artists and publishers from all over the world.
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RICHARD FOSTER Richard Foster’s highly successful career as a photographer has already spanned 20 years and he shows no signs of slowing down. During his career he has acquired an amazing studio and a unique team of creative and skilled in-house assistants and retouchers. While his unique approach to photography and incredible attention to detail continues to win him successful luxury ad campaigns, his interest in the moving image has come to the fore with TV advertising campaigns from clients such as a GU chocolate puds and Forevermark diamonds. Every shoot holds fresh challenges, new techniques for getting that perfect shot, and ever evolving technologies. The future is an exciting one for Richard Foster.
ABOUT US
Glimpse is a biannual magazine all about bringing fresh photographic culture to new photography students all over the world. Our focus is to inspire and gear up the ‘new blood’ for success. We aren’t just about looking pretty. We’re about opening your eyes to the innovative ways to become a better photographer and artist. We are about showing you the latest gear to bring up your game, and giving you tips and tricks to help you as you enter into the world of professional photography. You can’t just have a good eye. You’ve got to learn how to network, avoid copyright infringement, and work with teams of people to get and idea to come to life.
This issue hones in on the photographers that are making a name for themselves by creating bizarre imagery. In this day and age it’s all about standing out to get noticed. And these professionals really know how to do it (although some would argue that they happened upon their styles by accident, they still ran wih it and became the successful photographers that they are today). While we take photography seriosuly, it’s also about fun! A job you love is no job at all. So Here’s to allnighters, last minute photo shoots, buckets of coffee, new friends, inspiring professors, and the perfect magazine to bring you right through it!
2012 EVENTS Oct 8
Oct 15-21
Oct 24-27
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Nov 15-18
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The Lucie Awards Beverly Hills, CA
Filter Photo Festival Chicago Illinois
Photoplus Expo NYC
Adobe Premiere CS6 Santa Fe NM
Ansel Adams Gallery Yosemite Park, CA
Julia Blackmon Lexington, KY
APA Image Maker NYC
Known as the Oscars of Photography, The Lucie Awards commemorates its 10th Anniversary by returning to its original location, the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom, and honors individuals and organizations from the US and abroad, www.lucieawards.com
The Midwest’s premier photography event, featuring workshops, lectures, exhibitions, mixers, and its highly anticipated portfolio reviews-all of which connect emerging, mid-level, and professional photographers with educators, curators, editors, and gallery owners-will also be hosting its first ever Photo Book Fair, www.filterfestival.com
Widely known as the most significant annual photo event, Photo Plus Expo showcases the newest imaging products and features a wide range of exhibits, Choose from over 90 of this year’s professional seminars, www.photoplusexpo/com
If you’re having a hard time working your way through Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, then this intensive course is just for you, By the end of the weekend you’ll know the ins and outs of the newest Premiere. santafeworkshops.com
This four-day class explores the alternative process of digital and film negative printing, from creation of the image, to printing and the specific technique behind platinum printing. www.anseladams.com
This Photography Lecture Series, hosted by the University of Kentucky, presents Julia Blackmon, who’s known for her beautiful and complex images of family life. www.uky.edu.com
APA presents the Image Maker series with Michele Pedone, a wellknown NYC advertising photographer, Pedone shoots incredibly vibrant, stylized portraiture, and recently started some promising video projects, www.apany.com
PROGRAMS
CS6 FOR RETOUCHERS Virtual Utopia: A Photoshop CS6 Review By Stephan Sagmiller Adobe Photoshop CS6 is an elegant return to basics. Some of its best new features were born out of a project the Adobe engineers charmingly call, “Just Do It enhancements” [JDl’s]. A JDI is a basic feature sourced from users’ requests. This new philosophy doesn’t hype flashy new tools that brutishly justify user upgrades-although there are a few, like the content aware move toolbut rather, it offers subtle enhancements to preexisting aspects of Photoshop. The tools that we use day in and day out are faster, more intuitive, and have more features than ever before.
BACKGROUND SAVING AND RECOVERY:
I love this option - it’s total peace of mind. Since Photoshop now saves versions of your work in the background, in the event of a system crash, your work is recoverable. If you can get Photoshop to crash, that is: CS6 is far more stable than previous versions.
COLOR RANGE
(skin tone and face detection): Finally, a bit more accurate selection of skin tones. And a Detect Faces feature that occasionally helps to identify facial features when masking.
LIQUIFY:
It just works now. Images load quickly with or without pre-selection , and the GPU processing makes the tools very responsive. The brush shortcuts are saving me days! You can now use any brush shortcut within the liquify panel and you can increase the brush size up to 15000 pixels. As a bonus, you can use Command+F to repeat the last liquify adjustment. This is great when you need to liquify a mask to match your retouching layer because your client changed their mind ..yet again. There are a couple of downsides: zooming is still slow, and you may encounter a few bugs depending on the quality of your video card.
LAYER FILTERING:
This tool is helpful for those 50+ later projects. You can now filter your layers by type: kind, name, effect, mode, attribute, and color. No more searching for a needle in a layer stack.
NEW LENS BLUR FILTER GALLERY:
New lens blur filter effects take advantage of the faster rendering made possible by the Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine. The live preview is lighting fast. It has three main styles, Field Blur, Iris Blur, and Tilt Shift. It’s not often that I need to simulate default. If not, you are in for some puzzling transforms.
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UI REDESIGN:
The beautiful new streamlined interface looks great, but black? Really?! This was the first preference I changed [to light grey]. If you flunked color theory and don’t mind all of your images looking too dark, leave it on the default, but it’s nice to have options.
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PHOTOSHOP EXTRAS OUR FAV FEATURES 01
Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine, leverageing untapped GPU processing
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Maximum brush size increased to 5000px
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Increased maximum Liquify brush size 15000px and added option to load last mesh
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Option to ignore adjustment layers for the eyedropper tool
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OTHER NEW FEATURES INCLUDE: • Background Save and Auto - recovery • Content-aware Patch and Move tools • ACR 7 • Properties panel • Video support • Oil Paint filter • Auto correction settings • Adaptive Wide Angle filter • Type Styles • Printing UI • New and re-engineered design tools • All -new Crop tool • Preset migration and sharing
New mode for eyedropper to select layers current and below
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Added dither options to Layer Styles for the Gradient Overlay and Gradient Stroke
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Allow changing of blend modes for multiple layers simultaneously
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Allow locking of multiple layers
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Allow Cmd+J to duplicate layers and layer group
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Allow changing of color labels for multiple layers simultaneously
A MESSAGE FROM ADOBE Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 software delivers state-of-the-art imaging magic, exciting new creative options, and blazingly fast performance. Retouch with new Content-Aware features, and create superior designs as well as movies using new and reimagined tools and workflows. Upgrade to Photoshop CS6 for unparalleled speed, power, and productivity. A fresh, elegant interface features groundbreaking new design tools — including Content-Aware Patch, a new Blur Gallery, a faster and more precise Crop tool, intuitive video creation, and more.
ERIC JOHANSSON Erik Johansson is a full time photographer and retoucher from Sweden based in Berlin, Germany. He works on both personal- and commissioned projects and sometimes he creates street illusions. He doesn’t capture moments, he capture ideas. To him photography is just a way to collect material to realize the ideas in his mind. He gets inspired by things around him in his daily life and all kinds of things he see. Although one photo can consist hundreds of layers he always wants it to look like it could have been captured. Every new project is a new challenge and his goal is to realize them as realistic as possible. http://erikjohanssonphoto.com
COVER STORY | FEATURE ARTIST
MALLORY MORRISON Mallory Morrison never thought that she would be a professional underwater photographer, she’s never been scuba diving and doesn’t have any interest in learning. Sharks and marine life scare her. Being underwater for a prolonged period of time makes her claustrophobic. Yet, being underwater is exactly how Mallory makes her living. Mallory admits she wasn’t the likeliest candidate for the coveted post of professional underwater photographer. “If someone were to tell me in high school that this is what I would be doing, I would have said Heck no! Mallory admits. “That’s way too scary.” But in battling her fears, Mallory has created a reputation for herself as an up-and-coming fashion photographer with a unique ability to make people look natural under the water.
TREADING THE WATER
While attending Brooks Institute of Photography in California, Mallory decided to push her boundaries by trying underwater photography. Brooks offers a class in undersea photography, but it wasn’t ocean life that appealed to her. Mallory was intrigued and challenged by the use of water as a medium. One of the advantages of being at a place like Brooks are the connections students forge, and Mallory met someone with a complete underwater camera rig willing to let her borrow it for pool shoots, which she then used for assignments in her classes. “The major reason I was able to start was because: I was in the school environment where everyone was helping each other out and experimenting, Mallory says. I don’t know if I would have taken the chance to try it and do it by myself without
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being in that environment with everyone trying things. Brooks is the reason I am doing what I am doing now.” This experimentation became her new favorite form of photography, and Mallory shot as many assignments underwater as possible. “In critique, when I would see what other people came up with for the same assignment, I was like: ‘No. Iike mine better; this is so much more fun!” Mallory says playfully. But when her friend graduated, her access to an underwater rig was gone. Renting gear at the time wasn’t a great allocation of money, so it was decision time: if Mallory invested in professional underwater photography camera and lighting equipment she would be all in. For four months she tried studio, portrait. and other more traditional photography styles, but found herself wishing she were shooting underwater. With enough money saved up to buy a housing and one strobe, she was ready to commit. “I really missed it.” Mallory reflects. “I couldn’t give up yet, I had too much to try.” For the last five years, Mallory has been able to practice underwater photography, shooting professionally for clients such as DEEP magazine and The Stylist Handbook. Despite her initial reservations about being underwater, she has earned a reputation for making her models appear not as awkward invaders into an underwater world, but as though they belong to this unnatural environment. Take, for example, the image below that is simple but striking. The model’s flowing hair and weightlessness indicate she is underwater, but the way she effortlessly balances herself with a few toes from her pointed foot makes her feel comfortable and natural.
BATHTUB BEAUTY
Photographers often note the importance of having the correct location for a shoot. For most underwater fashion photographers, that means a good pool. Mallory considers herself lucky to have found a relatively unknown location that fits her needs. Finding the right pool was pivotal for me,” Mallory says. “It’s an indoor pool with big skylights so I don’t have to worry about weather; I don’t have to worry about wind; the light is gorgeous in there. It’s 90 degrees. It’s a bathtub ... a crystal clear bathtub with beautiful light. How could you pass it up?” The condition of the pool is only part of the equation for creating the ideal work environment for an underwater fashion shoot. Mallory describes the right onset atmosphere as pivotal to creating the type of images she needs to produce for her clients. “That’s an important thing for me. To have it be a really calm, fun environment because if it is too stuffy or whatnot it can become too hard. That also goes along with whom I have on my team to set a tone.” Mallory’s images reflect this mindset. Like the atmosphere of her shoots, the photographs are calm, serene and peaceful. They look and feel natural. “My makeup artist, stylist and assistants need to be really grounded and able to deal with any type of personality,” Mallory continues.” You never know what kind of attitude the model is going to have.
“Mallory’s images reflect this mindset. Like the atmosphere of her shoots, the photographs are calm, serene and peaceful.”
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By Adam Sherwin Ah, fall. The air cools, the leaves change color, and we welcome in one of Mother Nature’s more beautiful seasons ... Oh, who are we kidding? Summer is over. Everything sucks and, in a collective zombie-like invasion, thousands of young people across the country have packed their bags and headed back to their individual establishments of higher education to endure another year of long days and late nights earning their stripes in the war-like trenches of college education. Well, Resource Magazine is here to make your life a little easier. Forget the hot plate and mini-fridge. Our Tech Editor, Adam, has been pulling all-nighters to find and share with you a list of his favorite gear that will keep you studying like an honor student and shooting like a pro.
08 Viber
Connect with any other smart phone user in the world for free. Call, text, and send photos across all 510, 072, 000 sq km of the earth. Epic.
DSLR BANK
Didn’t get the DSLR you wanted for graduation? Guess it’s time to save all that loose change and buy it on your own. And what better motivation to keep saving than inserting said loose change into a replica model piggy bank of the camera you wanted? Then the DSLP bank has a removable lens so you can stash whatever you want inside [wink, wink.] $24 www.photojojo.com
CRU – DATAPORT TOUGH TECH DUO 3SR
The Duo 3SR can store dual2.5” 750GB laptop drives that are easily swapped out with a screwdriver. With the touch of a button, it offers a USB 3.0 transfer up to 5Gbps or eSata at up to 3Gbps in a RAID 0 [striped] or RAID 1 [mirrored) configuration. The onboard LCD display keeps you informed of all your drive settings and status and the provided software allows you to program the enclosure to notify you of any changes via LED warning lights or an audible alarm. $325.99 – Enclosure Only www.cru-dataport.com
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09 Turbo Scan
Add scanner to the evergrowing list of devices iPhone replaces. Multiple pages can be stored and emailed as PDF or JPEG files. turboscanapp.com $1.99
CANON EOS 6D
Just in time to start begging your parents for an awesome Christmas present that is sure to do nothing less than make you the next Vincent Laforet, Canon introduces its newest OSLR, the EOS 60. Built around Canon’s new 21 MP full-frame CMOS sensor and supported by a OIGIC 5+ processor, the 60 promises stunning low-light results a full stop dimmer than even the 50 MKIII, It’s also the first Canon OSLR to feature GPS and WI-FI for communicating with printers, smartphones [via the EOS appl. and uploading directly to popular sites like Facebook and YouTube.
10 Photo Transfer Download and exchange photos form your iPhone or iPad to your computer without cables or extra software. Easy sharing just became even easier. phototransferapp.com $2.99
2099.99 – Body Only 2899.00 – As a kit with 24-105mm IS lens www.canon.ca
Point Grey Flea 3
The last year has brought a flurry of large sensor cameras to the market. As small as each one claims to be there is not a single one that doesn’t overshadow the tiny Flea3 webcam from Point Grey, A 4K-resolution camera that fits in the palm of your hand, the Flea3 boasts a back-illuminated Sony Exmor R sensor, which is almost twice as sensitive as conventional front-illuminated sensor, One of the Flea3’s most powerful features is its ability to send a video signal at 5Gb it/s to any USB 3,O-enabled device in real time, While this all sounds pretty incredible, we probably won’t see the Flea3 being used as an A camera on any Hollywood blockbusters, and at $945 you probably won’t be using as a replacement for your current web cam, However, its tiny size could lend itself to being used in production situations where it’s tough to fit a larger camera and for high-end video conferencing or surveillance needs when you need a ton of detail.
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$945 www.ptgrey.com
OLYMPUS TG-1HIS COMPACT
There come a time in every photo students life when you’ ll wish you had left your expensive HDSLR at home. It’s usually right about the time when, A) that drunken a-hole at the pub bumps you and spills his beer all over you, or B) you’re acting like a drunken a-hole and you drop your camera while taking photos of your beer-bonging friends. For those moments and more, you have the TG-1 iHS from Olympus, a 12mp compact with a feature set worthy of many professional cameras. $399.99 www.olympus.ca
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I AM THE 18% SHIRT
Photographers unite! In the old days you could tell who was a photo student because they smelled like fixer. In today’s digital age, it’s harder to tell who’s one of us or not. Wear your passion for photography like a badge of honour. This t-shirt also acts as a great conversation starter in bars – be prepared to explain who the 18% are. $15 ww.unknownphotgrapher.bigcartel.com
APPLE IPAD
While it might be a little on the expensive side, the iPad has proven itself an invaluable tool for photographers and students alike. With a plethora of productivity apps and content partnerships with some of the largest textbook makers, it’s perfect for the classroom. The Retina display is great for showing off your portfolio, watching web TV, or renting movies from iTunes. Skip the mobile data plan and stick to wireless to save some money, and use the built-in camera for keeping in touch with friends and family. [Note: If the 5MP camera and Retina display are not that important to you save some money by finding an iPad2] Pro Tip: Pair your iPad with a wireless card in your digital camera and you’ve got an affordable and lightweight solution for capturing and viewing digital images on the go. 32GB - $599 64GB - $699 www.apple.com/ipad/
AIAIAI CAPITAL HEADPHONES
KELLY MOORE THIRST RELIEF BAG
A Little style never hurts anyone, especially when it comes to strolling your college campus with camera in tow. For the fashionable photographic gentleman, we present the Thirst Relief Bag from Kelly Moore.
CHEEKY LIME LIVY BAG
Cheeky Lime also has some really well designed bags. Fashionable and functional, the Livy bag is weatherresistant, stands up on its own [so not to spill your gear] and provides a decent level of protection for everyday use.
Its vintage look is augmented by the antique brass hardware; it has 3 padded, adjustable Velcro dividers that will hold lenses up to 10”, camera body and flash, with still plenty of room for accessories. The 17” laptop divider can be removed to make room for books. There’s an outside pocket that fits an iPad or laptop up to 15” as well as a dedicated CF card storage. The bonus here is that a portion of the proceeds from each sale is donated to thirstrelief.org. $299 www.kellymorebag.com
It has a large divider for an iPad or laptop up to 15” and fits a DSLR with lens attached. The adjustable Velcro interior provides flexible storage options for adding a couple more lenses or flash to your kit, while leaving room for books. There is also a zippered outside compartment for phone, memory cards, etc… $129.99 www.cheekylime.com
CANON PIXMA MXS12 ALL-IN-ONE PRINTER
MAXI-MATIC 3-IN-1 BREAKFAST STATION
Breakfast, as we know, is the most important meal of the day-and no, “beer-i-o’s” is not an actual food. Get off to a great start every morning no matter how small your dorm room is. Whip up some eggs, bacon, pancakes, coffee, and toast. With this little beauty you’ll have a solution for a healthy start and the late night munchies. $49.99 www.maxi-matic.com
A multi-faceted artist, her vision and talents in fashion design and artistic direction combine to produce an end-result of splendid fine art photography. Her most recent series, Wonderland, is a smorgasbord of otherworldly beauty that is receiving a rollercoaster of international critical acclaim. All Kirsty’s images, down to each minute detail, are entirely conceived by her and produced under her direction at Kirsty Mitchell Photography. Kirsty studied art across many disciplines, spending a total of eight years in higher education. Receiving diplomas in fine art, photography and history of art. She specialised in Costume for Film and Theatre at The London College of Fashion, gaining a Higher National Diploma with Distinction. She then went on to finalise her training, completing a first class Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in fashion design and textiles, at the acclaimed Ravensbourne College of Art and Design. Kirsty is based in the United Kingdom. www.kirstymitchellphotography.com
Hailing from Denmark, AiAiAi is creating some quality ear candy to help phase out annoying roommates during those marathon retouching sessions, or to give you a little mood music when you ‘re kicking around town taking photos. They’re foldable and rugged so you don’t have to worry about them in a cluttered camera bag . AiAiAi also made them water and impactresistant so you can wear them in any kind of weather. The inline remote will keep you connected to all the features of your mobile device. $125 [$99 on Amazon] www.aiaiai.dk
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You may not need to make digital prints every day, but an all-in-one printer is a handy tool to have around. The MX512 can fax, copy, scan, and print at 4800 DPI. It has built-in WI-FI, Bluetooth, and AirPrint, as well as a 2.5” LCD for viewing images from a USB thumb drive or SO card. For an extra $50 you can upgrade to the MX892, which has a few more paper choices, larger capacity, 9600 DPI resolution, as well as CF card printing. However, it comes at the cost of 5 ink cart ridges vs. 2 in the in the MX512, a considerable expense for budget conscious students. $149.99 [$99 on Amazon] www.usa.canon.com
PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE INTERNET
HOW TO EFFECTIVELY TAG YOUR PHOTOS FOR THE WEB By Adam Sherwin
01 Keep It Real
Much like the SEO tools we use to get our website noticed by search engine spiders, effectively tagging your photos on social networking sites and blogs also helps others find you and your images with ease. Although the following tips and tricks don’t apply to your everyday business website, these days your site is only one place you put your photos for others to seeusing social media and blogs to share your photos can bring additional traffic and clients to your main site.
02 Describe In Detail
What Is Tagging?
On the web, it is described as using keyword tags for digital photo organization. Tags are really nothing more than keywords used to describe a piece of data — be it a web page, a digital photo, or another type of digital document. Of course, organizing digital images by keywords and categories has been around for a long time, it just wasn’t called “tagging” until fairly recently.
When posting photos don’t tag your images with keywords that have nothing to do with the actual photo. If you took the photo with a Canon, don’t tag your image with “Nikon”. If it’s a wedding photo don’t tag it as a nude. This type of practice can be perceived as spam by search engines, and it will most certainly damage your search ranking on future posts.
Make sure to include a caption or description of the image and use “ALT” text in your HTML code to describe the content of your image file, not just tags. Include information like gear used, location, colors, etc. .. If you’re using “ALT” text, make sure to use short descriptive keywords. Don’t use long lists of keywords as this is often referred to as “stuffing” and can cause your images to be perceived as spam by search engine spiders.
03 What’s In A Name?
The filename of your image can help search engines and users determine the subject matter. Fat-man-skinny-jean.jpg is much more descriptive than IMGOOOl. jpg. And remember to use hyphens in your filenames, not underscore_ While Google claims to not give preference to either one, Google like other search engines or blog programs is built with code that commonly uses underscores. Avoid taking the chance of getting your images confused with some form of code in the programming of a website.
04 Always Use Protection
Many web users will just take images from other sites and post them as their own or without giving you credit. But using some form of watermark or copyright text can affect the overall perceived quality of your image and can decrease search results_ The best option is then to license your images via Creative Commons or some other license that requires attribution. Including a snippet of HTML code that allows users to embed your image is also smart. And you can embed links in the snippet back to the image on your original post or, better yet, back to your main site.
05 Size Matters
One of the most important tips: optimizing your images for the web will decrease the physical size of the image and take less time to load, thus improving the overall user experience. Many sites will give you size options for uploading; chose appropriately for each place you’re posting. For a social media site or blog, don’t upload 300 dpi images- 72 dpi is enough. If the user needs a higher resolution image, let them contact you directly.
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PROTECTING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS Nowadays, gaining exposure has never been easier. Photos are no longer confined to galleries and magazines, but flow freely on the 1’s and 0’s of the World Wide Web; a New York based photographer can post shots on their website of blog and have a magazine editor in London discover their work. Unfortunately, while the internet has made it easier to share images, it’s also made it difficult to control their dissemination and use. With most online images only a few keystrokes away from being copy-pasted across the Internet, many photographers are looking for ways to ensure their work remains theirs. Here are some tips and techniques you can use to maintain control over how your images are used.
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FOLLOWING THE PHOTO
There are services out there that allow you to track your photos online, allowing you to catch copyright-violators in the act. You can choose from for-pay software like PicScout and Digimarc, or free search engines like TinEye. While none of them are perfect, signing up for them can give you some powerful tools to check that you shots stay where you want them.
GABRIELA HERMAN A fine art, portrait and lifestyle photographer who is recognized for her intimate approach and ease with her subjects. Gabriela has traveled worldwide; her work has always traveled with her and as a result has been exhibited in several countries. One of Gabriela’s most recognized portrait projects, features shots of many different reasonably well known bloggers. The photographer reads
TECHNICAL TRICKS
Write a script into your webpage that disables visitors from right clicking on images. Although this can be circumvented if a viewer is tech-savvy, it should still foil casual copiers. “Shrink Wrap” the shot by placing a blank, transparent image on top of it. That way when someone right-click copies the picture, they get the blank decoy instead. Displaying you images through Flash also can make it difficult for Joe Cntrl+C to download your image, though again, there are workarounds for this, should someone really want your shot. Uploading your images in a lower resolution (such as 72 dpi) will prevent people from printing them off of your site, though it will not stop them from being digitally used.
KEEP CREDIT & COPYRIGHT
Adding a Watermark to your image will discourage people looking for an unmarked prey, as well as ensure that you return credit, even when they appear elsewhere. Of course, making a watermark present without detracting too much from the picture can be tricky. Besides watermarking, some photo-editing programs, and even some cameras, allow you to embed copyright information right into the exit metadata of an image. Although possible to remove, this subtle inclusion can help you maintain proof of ownership, even as your images are plastered across other people’s sites. Keep in mind, even though taking a photo usually gives you automatic copyrights to it, those copyrights aren’t (easily) legally enforced unless the work is registered with your countries Copyright Office. So get on that!
blogs, and reads a lot of them. This project was inspired by the digital age and the ways in which we spend our time. In dark corners, bloggers are adding value to and changing the way we as humans interact with the world. The bloggers emerge from their corners in this project, showing their faces (along with their computers) to the world wide web. http://gabrielaherman.com/