More coverage has surfaced on Creative Commons licensing this time specifically in relation to Flickr on Wire.com. Check it out… Creative Commons Licenses Are Permanent — Except on Flickr – Wired An added perk… I was quoted in the article as a result of my blog article on the topic. What licensing do you use? Take part in my poll [tags]Creative Commons, Flickr, Wired, photo, pohtography, [/tags]
The results from the “In Your Own Backyard†Photography Blog Project are in and the turn out for such a short time frame was great. Thanks to all that entered. Since initiating the project on November 9th I’ve discovered and rediscovered some great photographers. Getting a chance to virtually meet fellow photographers and learn a little more about where they live has been an honor. To those that submitted thank
PhotoRank just recently launched this past week enabling photographers to list information about their site and work. The voting scheme is based on Digg enabling readers to vote entries up or down. I posted a link to my site there. Check it out. [tags]PhotoRank, aphotoeditor[/tags]
Another week has come to an end. If you haven’t noticed by now Friday’s tend to be sunset photo days on the blog. Sunsets usually seem to be the most fitting way to wind down the weekly blog posts. Is it the weekend yet? A quick reminder if you haven’t yet submitted your entry for the “In Your Own Backyard” Photography Blog Project be sure to do so. The deadline is tonight at 11:59PM PST. Tu
Back in July I attended and reviewed a lecture on “The Legal Landscape of Street Shooting” put on by Fotovision.org. I have been chomping at the bit to share this with my blog readers, so much so I took it upon myself to assist in producing the podcast of it. It’s taken some time to get out, but it’s finally been released. This podcast is just shy of 2 hours long, but I can assure you it is we
After talking with my best friend by phone today I decided to mix two posts into one. Its rather fitting considering recent developments. My best friend lives in Houston, Texas and in our discussion he had not heard about the November 7 oil spill here in San Francisco. Likely because I live here I was shocked that news of the event hadn’t reached my friend who is also a native Californian. The oil spill is deva
*This is an editorial piece. I am not a lawyer. Research this material before making decisions based upon it. * Creative Commons is a great concept; often misunderstood, employed incorrectly and as a result gives those employing it a false sense of security. A few days ago I posted a video titled How Creativity Is Being Strangled By The Law where Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons, spoke about the digital d
As a follow up to my recent “backyard” experience and my first photography blog project I thought it might be fun to give everyone reading an opportunity to share an “artistic” view of something they see every day in their own neck of the woods. This doesn’t have to be literally in your own backyard, but should reflect the local flavor of where you live (with in ~5 miles). There are no r