In the summer of 2008, famed commercial/editorial photographer Vincent Laforet heralded the release of Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II with his short film “Reverie”. Both photographers and filmmakers alike were blown away. The release of the 5D has created not only it’s own subculture, but an entire industry was born as companies large and small [...]
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Tag Archives: Technology
Do You Fear Terms of Service?
July 29, 2009
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This was a discussion I started on my F-Stop Beyond Facebook Group that I thought would be great to bring to the blog. In my last “new” episode of F-Stop Beyond we had new media masters Thomas Hawk and Robert Scoble. They each have a very laissez faire attitude about posting their photos online and [...]
Read moreThe Future of Photography – Commentary
June 29, 2009
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A few days ago I wrote a post that painted a picture of what portrait photography might look like in some not too distant future. I told the story of Debra, an inspired entrepreneur who launches a very successful pro photo business with advanced consumer equipment and software, savvy social media marketing, and great people [...]
Read moreThe "Marriage" of Social Media and Video
June 18, 2009
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A few years ago, when blogging was just starting to make its way into the visual arts community, there was a lot of talk about whether or not it made sense to have a blog. They were considered a waste of time. Something for people who didn’t have anything better to do. Fast forward to [...]
Read moreThe Blurring of the Lines
June 13, 2009
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Ever since Vince Laforet’s “Reverie” hit the Net last fall, there’s been a whole lotta talk about the blurring of the lines between photographer and videographer. Just this past Thursday I had the pleasure of being the guest on Jack Hollingsworth’s Toginars podcast. One of the questions that came up was where I see the [...]
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