What I find galling in these 2 cases is that the ‘artist’ Shepard Fairey would consider it fine to steal the work of other artists to create his work. Fairey took the work of 2 different photographers and transformed these works to his liking, then claiming it was his original work. The 2 cases are different in many respects, they do share a common theme, the unauthorised or non-credited use of someone else s work. He then did everything possible to avoid or hide the fact he’d stolen the work in the case of the AP image or avoided giving Dina Douglass her due credit for her original work. In Dina’s case, that’s all she asked for.

Dina Douglass's original work

In researching this article, there have been many sites that claimed there was no foul since the original artist in the case of the Obama image didn’t know the image had been used. In the case of the Douglass image, it seems although he asked at first to use the work and provide credit, he then failed to do so and I would guess because he thought the photographer wouldn’t find out or follow up. Wrong, she did and I’m glad.

Photographers have only one thing, the copyright to their images. That allows them to continue creating and earning a living. In the Case of Dina Douglass, she wasn’t looking for money, since she donated the work. In certain situations such as this, she was only interested in the added exposure and to support the charity (Lance Armstrong auction for cancer). Even though she’s named as one of the “Top Ten Wedding photographers” by American Photo magazine, a little exposure doesn’t hurt and in the process, supporting a cause she believes in.

Well it seems Mr Fairey has been caught twice now, stealing other peoples work and transforming it, then claiming it as his own or at the least, not providing credit to the original copyright holders. He now faces up to 6 months in jail in the AP case as well as settlements with both AP and Dina Douglass in her case.

He claimed that:

‘Violating the court’s trust was the worst thing I have ever done in my life,’ said Fairey, 42, of Los Angeles. ‘I was ashamed as I did all these things, and I remain ashamed.’

Well he couldn’t have been that ashamed as he did the same thing again with the Dina Douglass image, “Jessica” after he created ‘Hope”. He’s ashamed that he got caught, plain and simple.

You can read the full background stories about both here:
Artist behind iconic Obama poster faces six months in jail

Dina Douglass v Shepard Fairey

This is one “artist” (term used loosely) that I ‘hope’ (pardon the pun) fades into the distance, never to be famous again. If he does pop up again, check your portfolio against his.

Cheers and good shooting
-Peter Zack

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No, not us, nobody’s gonna lend us a Leica S2; we had to cry and beg just to get a JPEG of it to show for this article! No, what happened is that Leica wanted to showcase their medium format digital camera and hired Jarmo Pohjaniemi to shoot something that would show off the camera’s awesomeness. The choice was obvious: A naked girl and some huge soap bubbles:

I’d like to see the amazing photographs taken at this shoot, so amazing that they couldn’t have been taken with any other camera but the Leica S2.

Good light and good luck,

    —Miserere

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When it comes to social media sites, this isn’t new. They own your images the second you upload them and can do whatever they like with them. Facebook’s terms have changed so many times I can’t keep up with the terms of use but it’s often been discussed that you take your chances when uploading content there. If you read the Terms of Service (TOS) then you see you’ve lost control of how your images are used.

Facebook’s TOS:

Sharing Your Content and Information

You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook, and you can control how it is shared through your privacy and application settings. In addition:

For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
When you delete IP content, it is deleted in a manner similar to emptying the recycle bin on a computer. However, you understand that removed content may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time (but will not be available to others).

Now comes Pinterest. The hottest new social media site. Actually I like the concept, it’s easy to navigate and easy to use. I’ve found quite a bit of interesting stuff there I probably wouldn’t have been exposed to. Yes I do have a board there with a couple images and that will be deleted today or at the very least, drastically modified. Why? Because their terms of service also grants them total control over what you post. As a wedding photographer, I would like to upload some samples of my work to display and promote the business. With these terms, I could potentially see a recognizable bride wanting to sue if one of her images was used in someone’s advertising campaign as an example. Unfortunately, once I’ve uploaded the image, I’ve lost total control over it’s use.

So when dealing with any social media, keep this in mind. Once you upload your photos, they are no longer in your control and they can do whatever they like with them, including sell them to a third party.

In case you didn’t take the time to read it, here’s the Pinterest TOS clause regarding content use:

Member Content
We may, in our sole discretion, permit Members to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit Member Content. By making available any Member Content through the Site, Application or Services, you hereby grant to Cold Brew Labs a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast, access, view, and otherwise exploit such Member Content only on, through or by means of the Site, Application or Services. Cold Brew Labs does not claim any ownership rights in any such Member Content and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit any such Member Content.

You might like to read this article in The Verge: Pinterest’s uneasy relationship with copyright law: what happens next.

Update Feb 2th, 2012: It seems Pinterest is reading all the interest in their TOS and have provided a “No Pin” metadata tag for your web site or blog. This goes part way to a solution at least for those who don’t want their work on the site and don’t even have an account. You can see the details here “Forbes”.

Cheers and good shooting
-Peter Zack

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Nikon D800 from Nikon USA site

If you want to get a copy of the just-released technical manual, It’s available for download here. It reads more like a ‘quick start guide’ than a true technical manual. It’s a teaser to get you a bit more interested in the new body.

If you are interested in the new camera and are considering a pre-order. We’d appreciate the support of our site if you use the following links. Amazon.com and B&H.

There are some interesting notes in there. Things such as stopping a lens down too far will cause diffraction. We have indeed reached the point where the sensor can out resolve the lens.

Amateur Photographer has an interview with Nikon’s general manager for marketing, Nobuaki Sasagaki, where he is quoted as saying:

the Nikon D700 will not be discontinued as long as there is demand for the product.

Officially, the D800 has not replaced the D700 in Nikon’s range of DSLRs, and Sasagaki said that, so long as there is demand for the D700, Nikon will continue to produce the bodies.

Cheers and good shooting
-Peter Zack

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There’s a lot expertise within the Pictage community, and it’s itching to be shared. We’re kicking off a series of how-to posts written by seasoned photographers. The intention is to provide tips to those of you who’d like to develop a particular skill, or refresh some rusty, long-forgotten one. Some of the topics may seem basic. Some may seem very advanced. Everyone’s had a different journey! This conversation is also happening on the Pictage Forums, where you can review and discuss everyone’s work!”

The first How-To post was shared by Frank Simon. Frank has been shooting professionally for over 37 years and taught commercial photography for eight years at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona. Although Frank recognizes that, in his words, “quite a few of you can shoot circles around me,” he humbly (and bravely) agreed to share the first article in this series. Complete with homework at the end!

Lighting Techniques for Romantic Portraits

I chose this image because it’s a cross between commercial shooting and the romantic portraiture that wedding and portrait clients may want. The image was originally shot for a make-up campaign, but I think you’ll agree it could just as easily be a portrait of a bride.

Before I explain the shot, take a moment and study it. Look at the shadows, the highlights and the mid-tones. As I’m sure a lot of the long-time shooters here will agree, you can learn a lot about an image just from taking the time to see it rather than just looking at it. Ask yourself some key questions: How many light sources were used? What can you tell about the source(s)? Were they soft sources such as soft boxes? Or, were they a hard source, like a bare head? Was it shot in studio, or on location? Sounds obvious, but you would be surprised sometimes.

Okay, time’s up! Let’s tear it down and see how this shot was created.

If you decided it was shot with a single light source, you’re right. The specular highlight (i.e. the bright pinpoint) in the eye is a good way to determine this. If you decided that the light source was on the hard side, and not a soft box, you’re right. The shadows are too harsh for a soft box, and the gradation between the mid-tones and the shadows is a bit too hard for the light to have come from a soft box. Notice the clean line of the shadow of her chin on her neck and the hard shadow by her nose and under her lip. The light source was an eight inch, silver reflector with a grid attached. The silver gives the light a look that is harder than a white reflector would. The grid focuses the light, keeping it more linear than it would be if the reflector was used alone.

Now, here’s something that makes a huge difference in my opinion. There’s a huge difference between the quality of light and the quantity of light. Let me explain…

The Sweet Spot

When I was teaching students, one thing that made me crazy was watching them move lights back and forth to adjust exposure. There’s a “sweet spot” when placing lights. Place them too close to the subject and the mid-tones and highlights lose depth. Place them too far away and the light gets muddy and you lose contrast. There’s a spot for every image where the light “works.”  The highlights pop, the transition between mid-tones and shadows is exactly what you want, and the shadows aren’t lost.

I move my light back and forth, in and out, until I see the light doing exactly what I want it to do. And that’s where my light stays. I adjust exposure by turning the power up or down – so I am adjusting the quantity of light, not the quality (or position) of the light.

Seeing the Edge of the Light

For this particular shot I also paid close attention to where the edge of the light fell. Notice the light doesn’t cover her entire forehead, only part of it. Notice her face is, perhaps, a half stop brighter than her body. It’s all intentional. Once I had the light in place, we fired off a few dozen frames with her head in this exact position. If she had turned her head, my lighting would have fallen apart.

Depth of Field

What else about this shot was intentional? The depth of field. I wanted her face sharp and the focus to fall off by the time it reached her ear. The lighting on the background; I put a gobo just out of the shot to block part of the light falling on the background, making the shadow that darkens the top left corner of the shot.

A Shot that’s Created, not Captured

The fallen hair on the left was intentional, I didn’t want the shot to look too perfectly styled. The model is wearing a tube top so clothing didn’t interfere with her face. All of these little things add up to a shot that’s created instead of captured. There’s a great difference between creating an image and capturing one. Having been a commercial shooter most of my career, I’m more comfortable creating images. I can capture an image, when I’m lucky. But it’s not something I do that well. I think capturing is an entirely different side of the art and I really admire shooters who can think that quickly.

Post production

Obviously, I converted it to B&W and warmed it up with a bit of yellow and magenta. I also softened it with a technique I’ll get into in another one of these adventures.

Your Two Challenges

1) Find a striking romantic portrait shot, and post the link in the comments section below and tell us everything you can about the light sources. How many? Where were they? What kind of lighting were they?

2) Using what you’ve determined about the lighting set-up, recreate it and post your interpretation *HERE.*

*If you aren’t already a Pictage member and want to connect with thousands of other smart photographers on our community forums, just click HERE for a free trial.*

Frank Simon

I’ve spent over twenty years shooting commercial and fashion photography. My client list has included American Express, CNA Insurance, Westcor, Farnam Companies, Hypercom, Best Western, Western National Insurance, Chicago Apparel Center, America West Airlines, Armour Dial Corp., dozens of magazines and retailers around the world, and more. My fashion work has appeared in Vogue, Bride, Modern Bride, W, WWD, and many more magazines worldwide. Favorite thing to shoot? People. Second favorite? Product and architecture. Third favorite? Everything else. I’ve shot pretty much everything imaginable from 60′ underwater to the top of snow covered mountains. It’s a great life. I love it.
I’m based in Greensboro, NC right now, but I’ll travel anywhere there’s light. Actually, if there isn’t any light, no worries. I’ll bring my own…

The title says it all. Adobe Lightroom 3 is on sale for today only at $69.95. That’s a $200 discount! If you’ve been considering this software, now is the time to get off your butt and purchase it!.

You can buy it here: Adobe Lightroom 3 on sale at B&H.

Cheers and good shooting
-Peter Zack

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We’ve all seen those terrible HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos floating around the internet like a school of hideous jellyfish terrorising our ocean of innocent eyes, but this is not what I want to show you today.

Boris Dmitriev & Stanislav Korotkiy, at the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science, wanted to photograph the Lunar halo in all its invisible glory. I say invisible, not because the halo isn’t there in reality, but because it is so dim in comparison to the Moon that our eyes cannot see it. The photo you see above was accomplished by combining 6 separate exposures of 1/1,000s, 1/2s, 1s, 2.5s, 5s and 10s. That’s 13.3 stops of dynamic range, except the dimmest rings have here been captured closer to the middle of the 10s exposure histogram. If you had a camera with a sensor capable of 13.3 stops of dynamic range, and you shot this scene, the faintest ring would appear in the deepest shadows of your exposure and barely be visible while the Moon would be mostly clipping and almost featureless. Hence, HDR to the rescue!

See the complete image and learn how the Lunar halo is formed, go here to the very recommendable Optics Picture of the Day site.

Good moonlight and good luck,

    —Miserere

All images: ©Boris Dmitriev & Stanislav Korotkiy.

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As a wedding photographer myself, I always appreciate exceptional photos that tell a story. This is quite a story and so wonderfully captured. 12 photos on Facebook that tell you so much.

Katie (21) was diagnosed in 2002 with a cancerous brain tumour. Despite surgery, the cancer spread to her lungs. Katie died in 2005, just five days after her wedding to Nick Godwin, her grade 11, high school sweetheart (23).

You can see the photos in a gallery here on Facebook.
Below is some info about the photos in the order they show up in the gallery:
Pic 1, Katie had to rest as the pain made it difficult to stand for long periods
Pic 2, Katie’s husband and friends sing to her.
Pic 3, Nick’s parents and Katie with her constant companion, the oxygen tank.
Pic 6, Even in pain and dealing with her organs shutting down, with the help of morphine,
Katie took care of every single part of the wedding planning.
Her dress had to be adjusted several times due to Katie ‘s constant weight loss.
Pic 8, Taken prior to their wedding January 11th, 2005. Katie spends hours in chemotherapy. Here Nick awaits while she finishes one of the sessions.

Although I know who the photographer is, it seems as if he isn’t interested in publicity surrounding this story and isn’t credited on the Facebook page. A true professional! The photos speak for themselves.

A movie of Katie and her life and struggles is being prepared for the big screen.

Cheers and good shooting
-Peter Zack

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Right on the heels of the recent camera announcements (see D800) and many cameras with some of the largest sensors we’ve seen to date, is this funny cartoon. Need I say more?

Credit: XKCD.

Cheers and good shooting
-Peter Zack

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Update Feb 18/12: Tech Manual available for download, see the following post.

Nikon D800 from Nikon USA site

Note: as we find more information and links, we’ll add them to the bottom of this article. There have been some added since this was first posted. Check out the full sized sample on the Russian web site (link below) where you can download 112 MB of sample shots.

No not me!!! Nikon’s not ringing the phone off the hook to offer me an NDA. I wish!
World renowned wedding photographer, Cliff Mautner (also of Kelby Training fame) did get an NDA and has a prototype D800 for testing, He’s posted his first thoughts on his blog. The site has crashed several times since the launch this morning, so you might have to be patient. But suffice to say, he likes the camera a lot. If you can’t get on the site, here’s a few sentences to whet your appetite.

“In years past, wedding photography was traditionally captured with medium format equipment for maximum image quality. When the 35mm format was adopted within the genre, it was widely accepted that image quality was compromised in lieu of speed and convenience. Now, my wedding portraiture will have a depth it’s never had before, and my style of shooting won’t ever be compromised-only enhanced- with the D800.”

Coming in at $2999.00 I think this camera is going to dominate the higher end of the market (and probably be in short supply).

So good luck and I hope you can get on to take a look at his comments and sample photos. Cliff Mautner’s blog.

Update: Here’s another site that the reviewer had an early sample and he discusses the features as well as showing test images. Some of the photos here are also used on the official site. Visit Rob van Petten’s blog.

Russian site with full size images at low ISO and 25,600 avalable for download. Site, Download link and Google translate version.

If other similar early tests become available, we will try to post them here.

You can preorder it at Amazon.com and B&H.

From the Nikon USA web site

Main specs:

Lens Mount: Nikon F bayonet mount
Effective Pixels: 36.3 MP
Sensor Size: 35.9mm x 24mm
Image Sensor Type: CMOS
Dust-reduction system: Image sensor cleaning
Image Area (pixels)
  FX-format
     (L) 7,360 x 4,912
     (M) 5,520 x 3,680
     (S) 3,680 x 2,456
     1:2 format (30 x 20)
     (L) 6,144 x 4,080
     (M) 4,608 x 3,056
     (S) 3,072 x 2,040
     5:4 format (30 x 24)
     (L) 6,144 x 4,912
     (M) 4,608 x 3,680
     (S) 3,072 x 2,456
   DX-format
     (L) 4,800 x 3,200
     (M) 3,600 x 2,400
     (S) 2,400 x 1,600
File Format Still Images
   JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant with fine (approx 1:4), Normal (approx 1:8) or Basic (approx 1:16) Compression
   NEF (RAW): lossless compressed 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed or uncompressed
   TIFF (RGB)
   JPEG: JPEG-Baseline-Compliant; can be selected from Size Priority and Optimal Quality
Storage Media:
   CompactFlash© (CF) (Type I, compliant with UDMA)
   SD
   SDHC
   SDXC
Card Slot: 1 CompactFlash© (CF) card and 1 Secure Digital (SD) card
Viewfinder Frame Coverage
   FX (36×24): 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical Approx.
     1.2x (30×20): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx.
   DX (24×16): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx.
     5:4 (30×24): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx.
Viewfinder Magnification: 0.70x Approx.
Viewfinder Eyepoint: 19.5 (-1.0¯¹)
Shutter type: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
Shutter Speed: 1/8000 to 30 sec., Bulb
Flash Sync Speed: Up to 1/250 sec.
Synchronizes with shutter at 1/320s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320s)
Shutter Release Modes
   Continuous low-speed [CL] mode; 1-4 frames per second
   Continuous high-speed [CH] mode; 4 frames per second
   Mirror-up [Mup] mode
   Quiet Shutter Release
   Self-timer mode
   Single-frame [S] mode
Continuous Shooting Options
   FX-format
     CH: Up to 4 frames per second
     CL: Up to 4 frames per second
     5:4 format
     CH: Up to 4 frames per second
     CL: Up to 4 frames per second
   DX-format
     CH: Up to 5 frames per second
     CL: Up to 5 frames per second
     1:2 format
     CH: Up to 5 frames per second
     CL: Up to 5 frames per second
Exposure Compensation: ±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
Exposure Bracketing: 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV
ISO Sensitivity
   ISO 100 – 6400
   Lo-1 (ISO 50)
   Hi-1 (ISO 12,800)
   Hi-2 (ISO 25,600)
Long Exposure Noise Reduction: Yes
High ISO Noise Reduction
   Low
   Normal
   High
   Off
Number of AF points: 9, 21, 51 and 51 (3D-tracking)
AF-area mode
   9, 21 or 51 point Dynamic-area AF
   Auto-area AF
   Single-point AF
   3D-tracking (51 points)
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points: 51
Built-in Flash: Yes
Live View Autofocus: Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)
Movie Frame size (pixels) and frame rate
   1280 x 720 (30p): 30 fps (29.97 fps)
   1280 x 720 (60p): 60 fps (59.94 fps)
   1920 x 1080 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)
   1920 x 1080 (30p): 30 fps (29.97 fps)
Movie Maximum recording time
   20 minutes at highest quality
   29 minutes 59 seconds at normal quality
Movie File Format: MOV
Movie Video Compression: H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Movie Audio recording format: Linear PCM
Movie Audio recording device
   Built-in monaural microphone
   External stereo microphone (optional)
Movie
   HD 1,920×1,080 / 30 fps
   HD 1,920×1,080 / 24 fps
   HD 1,280×720 / 30 fps
   HD 1,280×720 / 24 fps
   HD 1,280×720 / 60 fps
Monitor Size: 3.2 in. diagonal
Monitor Resolution: 921,000 Dots
Monitor Type: Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD
Wi-Fi Functionality
   Eye-Fi Compatible
   WT-4A
GPS: GP-1 GPS unit
Approx. Dimensions
   Width 5.7 in. (144.78mm)
   Height 4.8 in. (121.92mm)
   Depth 3.2 in. (81.28mm)
Approx. Weight
   31.7 oz. (900g)
Supplied Accessories
   AN-DC6 Strap
   EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
   MH-25 Battery Charger
   UC-E14 USB Cable
   BM-12 LCD Monitor Cover
   BF-1B Body Cap
   BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cap
   DK-17 Viewfinder Eyepiece
   NikonView NX2 CD ROM

Cheers and good shooting
-Peter Zack

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