http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ a conversation on professional photography en-US Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:18:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/search.php http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/the-fuji-finepix-hs10-has-back-side-illumination#post-59 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:15:35 +0000 jhmaw 59@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>So the newly announced Fuji FinePix HS10 has "back side illumination". I don't think my backside needs illuminating. </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/text-of-sunday-telegraph-letter-27dec09#post-58 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:30:13 +0000 NPD 58@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>Alex Singleton of the Telegraph wants to put a letter in the Sunday Telegraph (27 December 2009) regarding potential problems of photography in public places.<br /> The letter reads as follows:</p> <p>"As professional and amateur photographers, we are deeply concerned about the treatment of those taking pictures in public places. Photographers using equipment larger than a compact camera are frequently stopped and searched under anti-terrorist legislation, which they find humiliating.</p> <p>"We do not believe it likely that real terrorists would bother to set up a tripod or use a heavy SLR camera, as perfectly satisfactory pictures for their purposes could be taken on a discrete camera phone. If our photography has an effect on law and order, it is beneficial, as wrongdoers are unlikely to commit crimes in close proximity to someone visibly holding a camera.</p> <p>"Meanwhile, some in the police, especially PCSOs, believe it is illegal to take any pictures of a police officer. This is because of ambiguous legislation, introduced earlier this year, which made it an imprisonable offence to collect "information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism". Given the existence of Google street view, we do not believe the legislation should be used against ordinary photographers.</p> <p>"In March, at a meeting with representatives of the Royal Photographic Society, the British Institute of Professional Photography and Amateur Photographer, the Home Office agreed to issue guidelines to police forces spelling out that the law must not be misused against those engaged in legitimate photographic activity. This does not appear to have had the desired effect.</p> <p>"Rather than treat photographers as terrorists, the Government should amend the Anti-Terrorism Act to prevent its misuse and explain to forces that a hostile attitude towards photographers is unwelcome."</p> <p>Best wishes,<br /> Alex (+365 photographers)</p> <p>--<br /> Alex Singleton<br /> Comment Desk<br /> The Daily Telegraph/The Sunday Telegraph<br /> 111 Buckingham Palace Road<br /> London SW1W 0DT<br /> E: <a href="mailto:alex.singleton@telegraph.co.uk">alex.singleton@telegraph.co.uk</a><br /> T: 020 7931 2858 </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/future-photographic-practice#post-56 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:37:22 +0000 NPD 56@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>Some people are thinking about how photographic practice needs to adapt and change for the future.</p> <p>Jonathan Worth has posted this thought-provoking "proposal" on his blog: </p> <p><a href="http://jonathan-worth.blogspot.com/2009/11/proposal.html" rel="nofollow">http://jonathan-worth.blogspot.com/2009/11/proposal.html</a></p> <p>And Matt Johnston wonders if photography could learn lessons from the music industry on his:</p> <p><a href="http://mjohnstonphotography.blogspot.com/2009/12/should-we-look-to-music-industry-for.html" rel="nofollow">http://mjohnstonphotography.blogspot.com/2009/12/should-we-look-to-music-industry-for.html</a></p> <p>Then today, <a href="http://twitter.com/ihphoto">@IHphoto</a> asks of Matt: How wd this work for editorial photographers? As in most things internet related these new ideas are backhanded transactions. (Although I will concede that advertising pays for the other stuff on the pages of periodicals.) </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/whos-who#post-33 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:48:56 +0000 Peachy 33@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>I guess the first thing might be an introduction to who we are and what we do, so I'll start.</p> <p>My real name is Andrea Lane and I do portrait and wedding photography. The wedding stuff I do with my business partner Keith. I'm happily married to Arnold (Yes, that's right, Arnold Lane, remember Pink Floyd's song?) with 4 kids and 10 grandkids.</p> <p>I've been a professional photographer for around 4 years, part time and full time for around 18 months. I also work four hours a week at Jessops in Hemel Hempstead. The pay is bad but I get to work in what seems like a toy shop to me. :) I spend more than I earn. You do get good discounts! :)</p> <p>I love taking evening/night/low light/off camera flash type photos but don't get out enough to play (not as much as I'd like to). Mind you I have a wedding at 4pm in a church in Scotland this Friday...</p> <p>I also run <a href="http://www.photographers4charity.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.photographers4charity.co.uk</a>, baby sit twice a week for three of my grandkids etc etc. Don't do much really. :)</p> <p>I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer last year but I'm doing fine and loving life.</p> <p>Let's hear about everyone else. </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/the-things-that-have-to-happen-before-a-client-calls-to-commission-you#post-54 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:09:06 +0000 simon towler 54@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>If you sell commercial and ed, read this: </p> <p>RT <a href="http://twitter.com/blackstar">@blackstar</a> </p> <p>Zen and the Photography Client Experience </p> <p>John Harrington takes a close look at the five Zen-like stages clients go through during the process of choosing, commissioning, working with and re-booking you as a new photographer:</p> <p>1. Anticipation<br /> 2. Trepidation<br /> 3. Inspection<br /> 4. Fulfillment<br /> 5. Evaluation</p> <p>Go read about them!</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/6gASVY" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/6gASVY</a> </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/the-straight-dope-on-soft-lensbody-combos#post-53 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:02:12 +0000 simon towler 53@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>RT <a href="http://twitter.com/strobist">@strobist</a>: A lens rental company give the straight dope on soft lens/body combos: <a href="http://bit.ly/6FrHzs" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/6FrHzs</a> (via Robert Benson) </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/recommend-a-small-fan-cooled-studio-head#post-42 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:58:48 +0000 NPD 42@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>Rob Dunning at Solent Studios is wondering about small, fan-cooled, studio heads.</p> <p>Rob, any idea how much power you need? </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/boudoir#post-51 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:06:20 +0000 NPD 51@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>Discussion started on Twitter recently about boudoir photography:</p> <p><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/NewPhotoDigest">@NewPhotoDigest</a>:</strong> Boudoir is one of the fastest growth areas in social photography in the UK. And most of the togs are women. </p> <p><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/thetrudz">@thetrudz</a>:</strong> @NewPhotoDigest That's interesting. I don't personally know very many female boudoir photographers.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/retorta">@retorta</a>:</strong> <strong>Injustice!</strong> RT @NewPhotoDigest: <em>Boudoir is one of the fastest growth areas in social photography in the UK. And most of the togs are women.</em></p> <p><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/NewPhotoDigest">@NewPhotoDigest</a>:</strong> @thetrudz Interested. How would you describe the boudoir market in your region (in 140 chars!) and is it mature? RU MD/DC or wider area?</p> <p><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/thetrudz">@thetrudz</a>:</strong> @NewPhotoDigest New to MD/DC, not sure. Didn't know very many boudoir in Sth FL. Many I see in boudoir are male &amp; kinda unprofessional.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/NewPhotoDigest">@NewPhotoDigest</a>:</strong> @retorta More like a corrective re-balance, IMHO.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/retorta">@retorta</a>:</strong> @NewPhotoDigest Woman are more at ease and can give you better images than men :)</p> <p><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/thetrudz">@thetrudz</a>:</strong> @NewPhotoDigest Some boudoir/nude male photogs refer to women/models badly and don't see them as people. </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/cinematographers-talk-lighting#post-50 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:48:46 +0000 NPD 50@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>Cinematographers talk lighting: </p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/72YmUK" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/72YmUK</a> </p> <p>Some illuminating video interviews. </p> <p>“There are three things that lighting has to do: it has to provide for sufficient illumination to record the image on film; it has to make up for the difference in contrast between our eye and the film; and it has to enhance the illusion of third dimension in a two-dimensional medium.” </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/interview-with-a-set-designerstylist#post-49 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:15:46 +0000 NPD 49@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>A good read on creative set design &amp; styling: </p> <p>RT <a href="http://twitter.com/digitalps">@digitalps</a>: An Interview with Set Designer Raffy Tesoro :</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/8DSfaQ" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/8DSfaQ</a> </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/your-website-is-not-a-separate-business-1#post-48 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:17:58 +0000 simon towler 48@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>I have noticed that photographers can tend to have blinkers when it comes to thinking about their websites. They often seem to compartmentalize their thinking about it, as if their site was somehow a separate business to their main one.</p> <p>A boutique wedding photographer was surprised to have had only five leads come in cold by themselves from her website in a year. She doesn't promote her business much. (She doesn't want to do more than twelve to fifteen weddings a year anyway.) But she's surprised that her site doesn't magically appear on screen in front of more prospective brides. "Simon, I want to pay for more S.E.O. Here, take more money!"</p> <p>That's like going to your doctor, not telling him your symptoms, but telling him instead what drug you want for your self-diagnosed ailment. Whoa!</p> <p>Well, if you don't promote your business, you aren't promoting your website either -- it's part of your business. If you aren't putting your business on directories, for instance (and that's often free), your website isn't getting there either; so it won't have those sites linking in to it, and they won't be boosting your site's rankings in organic search.</p> <p>That's how rankings in (unpaid) natural organic search work: the more sites you have linking in to you, and the more 'authority' those sites have, the higher you rank. And if you rank high, more folk are likely to find you when searching for a 'wedding photographer'.</p> <p>Then there's the problem with how she identified leads from her site. Basically, as far as she was concerned, if the lead came in via the e-mail contact form, that was a website lead. If not, it wasn't.</p> <p>The truth is, a bunch of customers who contacted her by phone or walked into her studio only did so because they'd seen her site. Far more did this then used the contact form. This shouldn't be surprising, it's the norm.</p> <p>Your website isn't separate from your main business, it's an integral part of it. You know that if you stop handing out business cards, your phone won't ring as much. But would you be surprised that fewer people will go to your website as well? How about this: if you take down your website, your phone will ring less too. Who knew? </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/supercharge-your-canon-5d-mkii-audio-for-movie-production#post-47 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:50:27 +0000 NPD 47@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>5D mkII audio -- good YouTube vid: </p> <p>RT <a href="http://twitter.com/HansOtto">@HansOtto</a>: Magic Lantern noise-free audio for Canon 5d mkII, </p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/5JSp8k" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/5JSp8k</a> </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/jh-lartigue-the-boy-who-never-grew-up#post-46 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:35:36 +0000 simon towler 46@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>Lartigue: must-watch documentary on French amateur whose boyhood photos influenced Avedon and Bailey </p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/6LbSC0" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/6LbSC0</a></p> <p>J.H. Lartigue continued to edit his work all his life, continually selecting and de-selecting negatives, re-printing and re-enlarging, cropping and re-cropping, all aided by his meticulous daily diaries and notes.</p> <p>"Lartigue didn't want to have the image of someone working hard, he wanted to keep this image of someone very spontaneous. When he was discovered when he was 70 years old everyone said 'What a joyful man! Bouncing and jumping and easy life! And everything, even the cats, are jumping!' But in fact he wanted to keep this image for the future, over the centuries, but it's not really the way it was." </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/profoto-pro-8a-2400-air-vs-broncolor-scoro-a4s#post-45 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:30:53 +0000 simon towler 45@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p><a href="http://twitter.com/profoto">@profoto</a> Head-2-Head Lighting Review:<br /> Profoto Pro-8a 2400 Air vs. Broncolor Scoro A4S </p> <p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybdryy6" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/ybdryy6</a></p> <p>This review includes a good, long, detailed treatment of the considerations in high-end studio strobe power generator design. (Hide a copy under your mattress and hope your mother doesn't find it!) </p> http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/topic/women-photographers-helping-women-photographers#post-44 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:49:33 +0000 NPD 44@http://newphotodigest.co.uk/forum/ <p>Liz Kuball is a photographer based in Los Angeles, California. </p> <p>Read her blog post on women photographers helping women photographers, here: </p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/CPNA0" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/CPNA0</a> </p>