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In mid-April there was an excellent panel discussion “Copyright in a Hyper Digital Age” put on by ASMP discussing the changing landscape of Copyright law as it impacts photographers. A variety of discussions took place, but the most timely and interesting was about the Orphans Work legislation that is again being discussed in the US Congress and US Senate. No other legislation is likely to have as big of an impac

Last weeks WordPress upgrade nightmare, noted here, has finally come to an end. I spent the last few days searching for the right theme to tweak and make my own. This was not an easy task and proved to me more time consuming than the half day spent customizing the theme. The blog as you see it is the end result. For those lacking a photographic memory below is the comparison between the two. So what is different? See

In an effort to address performance issues with my blog I decided to upgrade to the latest version of WordPress. Unfortunately the process of upgrading my blog did not go smoothly. After accidentally over writing my database, the equivalent of erasing all entries from the past year and half, my heart became firmly lodged in my throat. Fortunately my web host, he.net whom I highly recommend, was able to restore the da

The 16th and 17th episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released. These episodes feature an interview with Jeff Sedlik, President and CEO of the PLUS Coalition (usePLUS.org), current Professor of Photography at the Art Center College of Design and also a past president of the Advertising Photographers of America (APA). Discussed is the Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS). Although relatively young by comparison t

In the May/June edition of Digital Photo Pro I have an article featured on Creative Commons that was spawned from my EXIF and Beyond podcast interview with Professor Lawrence Lessig. Look for it at your local book store. In the mean time the online version of this article has just been released and I invite you to take a look. Creative Commons – Digital Photo Pro [tags]Creative Commons, Lessig, Digital Photo Pr

I spent a few minutes during my lunch today to view and listen to a feature on the New York Times web site titled “Ansel Adams’s Yosemite“. With in this article are 9 photographs of Yosemite National park from Ansel Adams along with a short narrated audio piece by Ansel Adam’s assistant Andrea G. Stillman. This is a must view and listen for landscape and nature photography fans. It took only a

A new photography podcast PhotoNetCast has been launched featuring (4) four photographers and bloggers. The podcast focuses on photography related current events, off and online. The photographers and bloggers involved in this podcast include Brian Auer of EpicEdits, Jim M. Goldstein of JMG-Galleries, Martin Gommel of Kwerfeldein, and Antonio Marques of Words: irrational. Episode 1 and 2 have just been released. Epis

Dark descending on Los Angeles is always a sight to behold. As noted in earlier posts the view from Griffith Observatory is always a favorite. My next trip to LA will be more beach focused, but I still can’t help but think of this view every time I visit. Griffith Observatory Sunset, Los Angeles II View more photos of Griffith Observatory [tags]Los Angeles, California, Griffith Observatory, sunset, photo, photo

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of the best aquariums in the country let alone California. Even though I’ve visited several times it’s difficult not to be amazed by the beautiful display of sea life. This candid photo of an aquarium visitor displaying that moment of awe at the Sea Nettle Jellyfish display is a perfect example of that feeling you get when visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I have to admi