Month: April 2013
Phottix launches 16″ Multi Boom flash bracket
Phottix is continuing its tradition of useful accessories with the launch of the 16″ Multi Boom flash bracket for umbrella softboxes. The product is available now for standard umbrella-style swivels made by Phottix itself or by other manufacturers. The Multi Boom can hold two flash guns, which can be tilted up to 180 degrees.
Photographer can reprint his own work, judge says
Judge Deborah Batts has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a photographer by an art collector. William Eggleston has been sued by Jonathan Sobel, as the former has reprinted several photos previously sold to the latter. However, Eggleston won the case, showing that artists are the real owners of their work.
“Photos At My Door” app markets products using Facebook photos
Facebook has been bashed numerous times for their questionable Terms of Service, which provide no protection for its users’ privacy. The social network will be heavily criticized once again, after the launch of an application, called Photos At My Door, which allows users to create and buy products depicting their friends’ photos.
The opening of Lee Miller online picture library
Elisabeth Lee Miller was an active participant in the surrealist movement, Man Ray’s photographic assistant, fashion model and war correspondent, and most importantly, a very talented photographer. Starting April 23rd an exhaustive collection of her works will be available online.
10 Tips and Tricks to Successfully Photograph Newborn Twins
Learn how to get great images – here’s what you need to know to photograph newborn twins.
The best April Fools’ Day pranks in photography
April Fools’ Day has finally arrived! In 2013, a lot of cool things have happened on April 1, from Google shutting down YouTube to Canon releasing a DSLR camera for left-handed photographers. Additionally, Instagram is available on Windows Phone 8, while Leica and Zeiss are working on the camera in Apple’s next-gen iPhone.
Oldest piece of aerial photography shot over Boston in 1860
Aerial photography has its roots in France, towards the end of the 1850s. However, the earliest surviving aerial image has been captured by James Wallace Black, while flying in a hot air balloon, maneuvered by Samuel Archer King, over Boston, back in 1860. Black’s photo is the oldest piece of aerial photography known to mankind.
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