Choosing a reputable photographer society

With current sensitivities, for schools, prom and event photographers, it has never been more important to choose a reputable photographer society. And — just as importantly — to avoid disreputable ones.

Interview with the retoucher

New Generation: Fashion retoucher Felice Fawn and student photographer Merry Philips interviewed for NewPhotoDigest by Simon Towler. (Video)

Corinne Day dead at 45

RIP UK #fashion/documentary #photographer Corinne Day (Corinne Day Diary, Kate Moss, Moby, etc) taken prematurely by #cancer Friday, aged 44

Weeks in Photography: week 20-2010

Week in Photography: week 20, 2010

Accidents will happen

How do you make a name for yourself in an over-subscribed profession like photography, where perfection is often just a minimum criterion for entry?

Well — as much as who you know, who and what you photograph — luck and accident seem to play a large part in it.

Simon Towler takes a look at the lucky strokes that have helped some photographers make their name.

The straight dope on soft lens/body combos

RT @strobist: A lens rental company give the straight dope on soft lens/body combos: http://bit.ly/6FrHzs (via Robert Benson)

Edward Weston: the photographer

A beautifully crafted 1948 documentary about “The Photographer”, featuring Edward Weston. This was to be the year Weston made his last photograph. For the remaining ten years of his life he struggled with Parkinson’s disease.

Interview with a set designer called Raffy Tesoro

A good read on creative set design & styling: RT @digitalps: An Interview with Set Designer Raffy Tesoro.

NewPhotoDigest Forum

We’ve finally added a discussion forum to NewPhotoDigest http://bit.ly/RMnX8 It’s empty. Can you help fill it?

Schools photos printed on dye subs

South Cheshire Studios is a small schools photography business in the UK, owned and managed by Jenny Barnard. When faced with the challenge of pricing nursery packages affordably for lower-income parents, while at the same time still making a profit on them, Jenny decided to bring printing in-house. She cooked up an innovative solution based on affordable Fujifilm ASK professional thermal photo printers.