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Key words in this issue: Civil Liberties | Photobuyer Changes | Changing Markets | Fast Find | Photo Search |

NEWSWORDS: America 24/7 | Documentary Pioneer | Finished Photos? | Support Group | Digital Disappearance | Printing Growth | Photography Stamps | History Through Photography |

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## PhotoAIM weekly newsletter for 03/22/03 ## 390c

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PhotoAIM, the weekly newsletter from PhotoSource

ISSN 1530-0511

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LOOK BUT DON'T PHOTOGRAPH!

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The question of civil liberties comes up when stock photographers ponder the consequences of photographing in public. What are the limits? This question has to be answered by both photographers and security units that are now being formed to protect us. Two recent news articles show how photographers attempting to take pictures were thwarted by security police. Whether you find the following to be positive or negative will help define where you stand regards the trend toward stricter regulations.

Incident #1. Last June 2002, a couple of amateur photographers, one from Philadelphia and the other a native of Finland were arrested, and handcuffed, for taking pictures of the Sunoco gasoline refinery, in South Philadelphia. The city of Philadelphia eventually admitted that the arrests were a mistake and compensated the American, William P. Madeira, with a $2,500 settlement. The city has failed to compensate the other photographer, a visiting Finn, Jonas Lunquist, who has returned home to Helsinki.. The American Civil Liberties Union, in behalf of Lundquist, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging false arrest. Stephen Presser, of the ACLU, was quoted as saying, "This is another example of how Sept. 11<sup>th</sup> has warped America's sense of justice."

Incident #2. In January 2003, Mike Marty and his wife, Kathleen, of Madison, Wisconsin, were returning home from a vacation in Minnesota. Marty, an amateur photographer, was impressed by the billowing white smokestacks against a cold blue sky of the Flint Hills Resources refinery south of Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota. After Marty took some pictures of the smokestacks of the refinery, two security guards, dressed in black, followed the Marty's vehicle and then stopped them, questioned them, and eventually gave Marty the choice to give them the film and allow the refinery pictures to be destroyed, or his vehicle license plate number would be reported to the FBI for possible investigation.

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CHANGES

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TRAVEL NOTES

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Earning the honest buck...

Change of Direction

I visited a consumer travel show today and found it very depressing. All the good pictures have already been taken, there's nothing left to shoot from which I can make an honest buck!

That was my initial rather startled reaction after a quick survey of the dozens of posters and brochures on display. Then I looked closer and realized that a lot of pictures were the 'classic' view type of picture; basically anyone could take these, although a professional would be there at the right time of day (lighting) to make the most of the subject.

NEW MARKETS DISCOVERED

But there is now a lot of scope for more personal and intimate types of pictures. As the travel market is becoming more adventurous, there's a growing market for more personalized travel pictures that is definitely worth exploiting. By going on trips and shooting in a more editorial style, rather than just the old standby viewpoints, a good travel photographer can tell stories with the camera. These pictures can get more mileage by selling in other markets, also, e.g. textbooks, TV documentaries, children's books.

FIND IT FAST…DO-IT-YOURSELF- RESEARCH

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Travel photographers, when they reach a destination new-to-them, even those photographers from the National Geographic, are fond of getting inspired at a local tourist shop or drug store that features picture post cards from the locale. Why? Because it saves them time figuring out lighting and shooting angles.

If you plan on photographing in a new location, you can often get new ideas and angles by using an image search engine. A popular one is Google.com.

Not only can you search for typical photos and drawings of the area you will be visiting, but gain valuable background information as well.

The Google Toolbar increases your ability to find information from anywhere on the web and takes only seconds. This means you can quickly use the popular Google search system from any website location without having to return to the Google home page to begin another search.

For example, if you are a PhotoSourceBANK or FOLIO member, you can type in a highly specific photo description that is on your psBANK page to see if you get a hit. One way to insure that photobuyers will find you in a search is to include your PhotoSourceBANK or FOLIO address on your own webpage. Search engines will pick up this link and include your psBANK and psFOLIO listings in their database – a sure way of getting your photography recognized by researchers.

LIMITING THE SEARCH

Other features of the Google Toolbar: You can limit your search to either the entire web, or just the site you are visiting. Photobuyers find this valuable when they want to limit their search to only persons who are the source of a highly specific picture. The Word Find feature will find your search term(s) wherever they appear on a page. If you have 3,000 words up on your site, the researcher will find that particular word in seconds. Test it out.

You can also find the page rank of the current page you’re visiting, find out who owns the website, how long they’ve had it up, and other pages similar to the one you’re currently visiting. You can install this toolbar yourself onto your browser. One drawback is that it’s only available for Internet Explorer/Windows users. Google is considering designing the system for others browsers in the future. You can access the Google Toolbar at, <http://toolbar.google.com>. –RE

GOOD STUFF

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DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY & DIRECTING, by Dan Ablan. This book was written entirely for 3D animators. It teaches you essential skills and concepts that you can apply to any industry 3D applications, such as LightWave 3D, Softimage XSI, 3ds max, CINEMA 4D, Maya, and other leading programs. This book does not focus on using software but rather teaches you how to understand and use the camera within your 3D application. ($45.00; ISBN: 0-7357-1258-1) Contact: New Riders Publishing, 201 W. 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46290. Phone: 1 800 545-5914.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

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"A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done."

–Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Dorothea Lange, a pioneer in documentary photography, will be enshrined with 10 others in the National Women's Hall of Fame,

Are photos finished?

Photographers Support Group..."evaluating photos by looking at and critiquing other people's photography"...

Adobe 1Q Profit Beats Expectations

Photographers Support Group..."evaluating photos by looking at and critiquing other people's photography"...

5,000 slides from photographer's collection missing - Somewhere in the process of moving from Idaho to Juneau last summer, Wilcox lost a box filled with about 5,000 nature slides he compiled on a two-month trip through the West. Though still an amateur photographer, Wilcox has an extensive portfolio and has been asked to deliver several lectures with nature clubs across the Pacific Northwest

Why Your Digital Data Could One Day Disappear - Data stored on discs and other forms of computer storage are anything but permanent. Worse, companies that don't work to preserve digital data now might face a dark future, says Harvard Medical School professor Bryan Bergeron in this excerpt from Dark Ages II: When the Digital Data Die.

Photography Industry Sees Printing Growth

U.S. Postal Service salutes 'Masters of Photography' - Photography has come a long way since the daguerreotype was first demonstrated in the United States in 1839. Last year (2002), the U.S. Postal Service paid tribute to the "Masters of Photography" with a set of 20 stamps featuring the works of such imaginative individuals.

Students learn history through photography - Jamie Trites, 9, of Jefferson, frames a picture with his camera as part of an integrated project to teach Maine history through photography at Come Spring School in Union. Using photography, the students will study three different Maine communities and compare them to their own.

Photography has been 'invaded' - The mushrooming of freelance photographers in Dar es Salaam and other places in the country has been described by many people as a nuisance. Licensed professional photographers say they are a threat to their business. According to a survey conducted by the Sunday Observer during the week, it has come to light that the majority of freelance photographers roam about in residential areas, from house to house, at ceremonies, conference halls, and personal gatherings without being invited.

Digital photography: It's "pixel" perfect - Cameras are getting more advanced and less expensive

Photographer turned his lens on what others overlooked - A lone wolf, he never photographed people. He waited till they were gone and photographed shadows on the wall, flowers leaning out of windowsills, smoke rising with languorous grace from an unknown source, light hitting a dark corner. What was overlooked or taken for granted was his subject.

Nikon Opens Search For World's Best Photomicrograph; 2003 Small World Competition Announces June 30th Deadline for Entries

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