I see Thomas Hawk write on a regular basis that “the best photographs in the world have yet to be taken.” I think that statement pretty much sums up the Name Your Dream Assignment contest. This is a unique photo contest in which the contestants have yet to take their dream photos on their dream assignment.
Name Your Dream Assignment is not looking for the best photo; they’re looking for the best idea. The most creative, inspiring, never-before-seen photo shoot idea.
Everyone will have a chance to vote on their favorite idea, and a panel of judges will select from the top 20 most creative and inspiring suggestions.
And it’s the idea that counts. You don’t need to be a pro photographer, or even to have a portfolio. All you need is a dream.
The winner will get a $50,000 cash award plus lots of goodies including a Lenovo ThinkPad W700 notebook computer with Windows Vista, specially designed for photographers.
Public voting ends April 3, so the sooner you enter the better chance you’ll have for getting those votes. Learn more about Name Your Dream Assignment.
There are a lot of photo apps for the iPhone. Some are better than others. Tiny Pictures says they’ve got the best thing for mobile Flickr users. With the new Radar service, you can follow your Flickr contacts and engage in conversation through Flickr photo comments.
Get more details in the following press release.
PRESS RELEASE
SAN FRANCISCO ― March 11, 2009 ― Tiny Pictures, Inc. today launched Flickr integration for Radar (http://radar.net)—the leading service for real-time sharing of cameraphone pictures, videos and conversations between friends. The integration allows users to follow Flickr photos as they’re shared and stay on top of conversations around photostreams, directly from the Radar mobile applications, mobile site and desktop site.
“We have a long-standing affinity with the Flickr team and the massive photo community they’ve built, and we’re very excited to be able to offer the Radar mobile experience to Flickr users as well,” said John Poisson (http://radar.net/people/fugu), Founder and CEO of Tiny Pictures. [click to continue…]
In addition to girlie bags I showed you yesterday, Jill-e Designs also makes more masculine bags, aptly called Jack bags. The Jack camera bags aid in helping to protect and conceal your high-end photo gear in a bag that doesn’t necessarily look like a camera bag.
I had a few minutes hands-on time with these bags at PMA and have to say that they are very nice – truly high fashion, high function. The rolling bag and messenger bag work together when traveling. The slide out handle on the rolling bag fits through loops on the messenger bag for a great travel combo. [click to continue…]
Bogen is hosting a free webinar this Friday on how to create simple lighting to enhance your images. Will Crockett, a respected pro shooter, will be leading the session and it will be held this Friday, the 13th from 2-3 PM EDT. Registrants will also have the chance to win a Metz flash at the end – so it’s quite worthwhile aside from the valuable learning opportunity.
While I can’t join in live, I’ve gone ahead and registered because you can watch the recording for up to 24 hours afterward. Yeah, I’ve got big Friday night plans!
More details in the press release below, or just you can just go ahead and register now. [click to continue…]
Tucked away in the far corner of the second floor at PMA were some very cool camera bags for the ladies. Jill-e Designs makes pro-caliber camera bags with an extra serving of style (check back tomorrow to see what Jill-e is doing for the guys). While they aren’t exactly inexpensive bags, when you consider what you would pay for a quality camera bag made of nylon, the premium for a little style is not really too much of a jump. Jill-e camera bags are available from a number of retailers, including Adorama.com. [click to continue…]
