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A Photographic Benefit for the Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake
From MagCloud: Several photographers including the iconic photojournalist Mary Ellen Mark, have donated the use of one or more of their works to help create this issue as a fund-raising photography magazine to benefit Haiti. The title Haiti: One Respe comes from a traditional Haitian greeting meaning “honor and respect.” See the article at OneMag.
A Photo Assistant Gets MetaSmart
Last Friday night I attended an overview presentation about the use of metadata in digital files at MCAD, presented by David Reicks and made possible by the Stock Artists Alliance Photo Metadata Project, thanks to a Digital Preservation award from the Library of Congress. I had posted last spring about the getMetaSmart website and the [...]
How to Find Opportunities to Shoot
Last week, I was at a local coffee shop meeting with a friend who I had done some head shots for. We were doing a little editing on the fly and talking about how to make our picks–what to look for, what to throw away, etc. The morning barista was closing out her till and [...]
