June 10, 2005
If you come here often, you're probably clicking to some of the almost 4000 photos that have been cycled through the Flickr feed on the right of this site. So, just who is publishing these photos to nyc.photobloggers.org?
06.10.05 Friday, 11pm: At the time of this post, an informal audit has shown that approximately 78 photo contributers account for the 3811 flickr photos tagged with NYCPB. Of these 78 taggers, 17 photobloggers have each contributed more than 50 photos, and 10 photobloggers have each contributed more than 100 photos.
The Top 10 NYCPB Taggers:
10. joe holmes: with 105 photos, best photojournalism of a photoblog photobloggie winner joe's nyc starts the list.
Continue reading "Know Your NYCPB Taggers..."
June 9, 2005
If you liked First Warm Night, you are going to love Liquor & Ice Cream; brought to you by the same folks repsonsible for the crazy all-night party in Redhook Brooklyn. This time, the shananagans will take place on a rooftop of a loft in midtown Manhattan.
The event begins at 10PM and is located @ 69 West 14th Street (corner of 6th Avenue) on the 5th Floor.
More information can be found at: http://www.firstwarmnight.com/liquor/
photo by unknown of firstwarmnight.com/liquor
June 9, 2005
From the BigAppleBBQ Web Site:
Bringing America's finest barbeque to the heart of Manhattan, the third annual Big Apple Barbeque Block Party will return to Madison Square Park on June 11th-12th. The event will feature mouthwatering barbeque from 10 of the nation's top pitmasters, live jazz, blues, and bluegrass, a bbq documentary, seminars with 'cue experts, great merchandise and more.
Best of all, admission is free!
Join the party on June 11th and 12th from Noon-6:00p.m. in Madison Square Park and on Madison Avenue between 23rd and 26th Streets.
June 9, 2005
The Pug owners meetup is organizing a pug meetup in Washington Square Park this Saturday starting at noon.
If you've been looking through your portfolio and felt you didn't have enough cute little doggy photos or wanted to demonstrate the superiority of waist level finders when photographing shin high subjects you couldn't ask for a better event.
Details:
http://pug.meetup.com/40/events/4692468/
June 9, 2005
The Apple Store in SoHo will feature the fourth New York City Photobloggers event on Friday, June 17th at 7pm.
The line up includes Eliot Shepard of slower.net, Nontajit "Go" Lertworachon of gophotoblog.com, Jay Parkinson of darkshapesprowl.com, Keith Kin Yan of overshadowed.com, Raul Gutierrez of mexicanpictures.com, Jenene Chesbrough of /pixietart on flickr, and Travis Ruse of express train.
Hosted by Jacob Dobkin of bluejake and sponsored by gothamist and nyc.photobloggers.org. Come participate in the evening's discussions, and join everyone for drinks at a local bar after the event. (details to come.)
for more information and links to all of the currently and previously featured nyc photobloggers, visit nyc.photobloggers.org/nyc4/
June 7, 2005
Since I am interning at Magnum Photos at the moment I wanted to spread the news that a new multimedia essay with photographs and audio comments by Larry Towell went online yesterday.
The story is divided into four chapters with pictures from the civil war in El Salvador, photographs from the Mennonites in Mexico and Canada, photographs from the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and in contrast to that pictures from Larry Towells family and farm in rural Canada.
The story is completed with Larry Towells voice, speaking about these photos as well as with original sounds of the scenes.
I think that this multimedia slideshow might be interesting for everyone involved into photography - especially because of the photographers audio comments.
June 7, 2005
Jennifer 8. Lee gets the idea--sort of--with her article in today's NYT. She focuses on the services like Flickr and Fotolog (Spelled incorrectly once in her article and, mysteriously, correctly later). She talks about Heather Champs' Mirror Project, and another topical Chicago photoblog, but no actual photoblogs from New York. It's good to know that journalists care about Flickr and Fotolog (and, speaking as a Flickr photoblogger, their services definitely deserve the praise), but are journalists getting the whole picture? Is this just another example of big(ger) media scratching its own back, and dismissing the independent publishing world of blogs? Where is Jennifer 8. Lee's Flickr account?
[Since I can't seem to submit a comment, some further thoughts:] IMO, Jennifer 8. Lee gets the pass on a lot of criticism because of her middle initial; discussions of her writing quickly turn to the 8, leaving issues of reportage to wave in the breeze. As Rion says in the comments, it's annoying that the paper of record would carry an article so lightly researched and fact-checked, especially when so much has been said on the topic in big outlets like Slate. A simple google of "new york photoblog" turns up Quarlo, Rion, Joe, and Laura--right at the top. As I mentioned above, I use and love Flickr, but in focusing on the great programmers behind photoblogs, Jennifer 8. Lee missed all the great photographers.
June 7, 2005
No Photos, originally uploaded by satanslaundromat
Wal-Mart, among other photo printers, are increasingly refusing to print photographs which look too professional:
Photofinishing labs increasingly are refusing to print professional-looking photographs taken by amateurs.
The reason: Photofinishers are afraid of infringing on professional photographers' copyrights.
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It happened to David Watson earlier this year as he tried to get old photos of his mother printed for her funeral. The photos were of his mother, taken years ago by family members, some since deceased.
Like Helmick, he had uploaded them to Walmart.com, then went to pick them up at his local Wal-Mart in Charlotte, Mich. Watson said the manager of the photo department "felt" that three of the photos were possibly taken professionally. One of the photos in question was of his mother 50 years ago.
Continue reading "Wal-Mart won't print photos that look "professional""
June 6, 2005
According to Photoshop guru Jan Kabili, the number one question from digital photographers is "What do I do when in Photoshop?" Jan gives a brief but fairly vague answer (with the expected caveat that "there is no one workflow that fits all situations"). At slower.net, Eliot Shepard gives some more specifics while answering "What do you do to your photos in Photoshop?"
What's your Photoshop workflow like?
June 6, 2005
The Institute For Infinitely Small Things presents:
The International Database of Corporate Commands
This is an online project that collects commands issued to the general public through corporate advertising. Help the project out by submitting a few of your photographs of advertising.
