$550,000 Verdict Against Photographer for Harassment

This is a great example of what not to do as a professional photographer:
John and Kerri Vickers were awarded a $550,000 verdict in their case against Ted Elden and his company Elden Associates on Nov. 28 by an Ohio Circuit Court jury. John Vickers’ mother and stepfather, Jim and Connie Murray of Wheeling, also were [...]

fotocommunity Expands to Include US Users

Fotocommunity Unveils LinkedIn-Like Feature As US Expansion of Worldwide Online Photo Meeting Place Kicks Off At PMA
Europe’s Leading & Largest Photographic Community Site Showcases US Commitment With Enhanced Innovative Social Networking Technology

5 Great Photography Gift Ideas

Christmas is almost upon us now. So, what to get for that special photographer?
Here’s 5 ideas that will make any shutterbug happy:
1. The easy bet is a new camera, right? But the real question is, which one? If your special photographer didn’t spell it out for you, then you’re left to decide [...]

Help Save Kodak HIE-135 Infrared Film

Since Kodak announced its plans to discontinue HIE-135 film . . .
KODAK is preannouncing the discontinuance of several smaller running families of Professional film - EPR, EPN and High Speed Infrared (HIE) effective end of December 2007. Demand for these products has been declining significantly in recent years, and it is no longer practical to [...]

Prize Winning AP Photographer Jailed in Iraq

“We believe Bilal’s crime was taking photographs the U.S. government did not want its citizens to see. That he was part of a team of AP photographers who had just won a Pulitzer Prize for work in Iraq may have made Bilal even more of a marked man.”
Bilal has been imprisoned by the U.S. military [...]

Seattle man jailed for taking photos of police arrest awarded $8,000

An amateur photographer who was taken into custody last year after shooting pictures of two Seattle police officers making an arrest on a public street received an $8,000 settlement this week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington announced Thursday.
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Also, consider this post on 5 Things Photographers Should Do When Confronted [...]

3 Great Lighting Tutorials

Bert Stephani is a professional photographer based out of Zaventem, Belgium. His work consists of portraiture, kids, weddings and corporate photography. Fortunately, for you and me, he’s videotaped one of his shoots and then walked back through it teaching his techniques and observations along the way. If you’ve not come accross Mr. Stephani [...]

2007 WERA Grand National Finals

The 2007 WERA Grand National Finals were held at Road Atlanta on October 13. I took a trip down there with my cousin Joe, who’s an avid motorcycle enthusiast. This was my second year of watching and shooting the WERA GNF. I took my trusty Canon Rebel XT and Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8. [...]

The Dave Hill Look

Finished
Originally uploaded by O Casasola

Read this thread for the how-to discussion on getting the Dave Hill look.
Shot with a Fuji Finepix S2 Pro. Post-processing in Photoshop.
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Photographer vs. Soccer Mom

Here’s one worth a read. A poster over at DPReview.com was “testing” his equipment at kids’ soccer games and was confronted by a soccer mom. This is his account:

Went to soccer games testing my equipment. When I finished one field moving to another one, one mom asked me if I have permit to [...]