Archive for April 2009
Who Shot It: Man or Woman?
Posted on: 28 April 2009
PopPhoto has a good little quiz going on. Can you guess the gender of the photogapher simply by the photographs taken.
10 Camera Bargains
Posted on: 27 April 2009
It’s no secret that we love pricey DSLRs. They represent some of the best imaging technology you can get. But sometimes that’s more than you really need. And let’s be real—some of us just don’t have the budget for an $8,000 Nikon D3X. That’s why we chose 10 cameras, many of them just announced, ranging from $300 to $499, that caught our eye with their relatively low cost and impressive features. [via Pop Photo]
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I’m looking for something small to keep in my purse at all times (especially those times when I don’t want to be carrying a large pack with a number of lenses. You know they have great practical use for things like family reunions and such. If you have experience with a smaller camera please send me your reviews. It will help in my final decision.
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Darren Rowse has a good post about the pros and cons of each of these lenses. With the exception of the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
that came with the Canon Rebel XT when I purchased it years ago, I have two other lenses and both are prime. I have a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 
Check out the article here.
With all the recent hubbub about Photoshopped celebrities in magazines (which is frankly just a fact of life these days), French ELLE decided to feature three women with no makeup or Photoshopping for the April issue (the photos were shot by Peter Lindbergh). This is perhaps more shocking than any leaked photo of an un-retouched Kim Kardashian. It’s not lost on us that they chose three of the most beautiful women in the worl… [via American Photo]
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Gay Weddings: Growing Opportunity?
Posted on: 24 April 2009
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For wedding photographers, same-sex marriage shows signs of being good for business. Several states now allow gay marriages or civil unions. More states are likely to follow suit sooner or later, giving gay and lesbian couples across the country an impetus to throw weddings large and small.
Of course, they need photographers and other wedding vendors. But given the controversy around same-sex marriage, the gay and lesbian wedding business is somewhat fraught. Couples worry about which vendors are gay friendly. And photographers are apt to wonder whether they might alienate straight clients by shooting gay weddings.
Now a growing cadre of photographers, frequently driven by a strong sense of social justice, is actively marketing to gay clients. The photographers are counting on a growing acceptance of same-sex marriage around the country to help drive demand in the gay wedding industry.
Among them is photographer Charlotte Geary of Manitou Springs, Colorado, who shot her first same-sex wedding for a lesbian couple in 2006. [via PDN]
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