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Shepard Fairey. Strike 2 on Copyright Infringement. Obama ‘Hope’ and ‘Jessica’
by Peter Zack
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…
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Leica S2: The Naked Test
by Miserere
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…
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Pinterest. That’s Your Image, Not Now It Isn’t.
February 24th, 2012
Posted In: Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Learn, Lighting.
TAGS: facebook . photography
by Peter Zack
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 bu…
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Nikon D800/D800E Tech Manual Download and D700 News
by Peter Zack
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…
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Creating a Soft, Romantic Portrait
February 17th, 2012
Posted In: Interviews, Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Lighting, Share, Shooting.
TAGS: portrait photography
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 particul…
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Lightroom 3 on Sale at B&H Today Only Feb 15, 2012
February 15th, 2012
Posted In: Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Learn, Lighting.
TAGS: lightroom . photography
by Peter Zack
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 Li…
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Using HDR for Scientific Purposes
by Miserere
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 & Sta…
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Katie’s Story – Some Very Moving Photography
February 11th, 2012
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TAGS: photography . wedding photography . weddings
by Peter Zack
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 canc…
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Funny for the Day
February 8th, 2012
Posted In: Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Learn, Lighting.
by Peter Zack
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
Rela…
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Nikon D800 Is Officially Launched. First Review Comments. Feb 7th, 2012
by Peter Zack
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 sinc…
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