########################################
Key words in this issue: National Geographic | Workshops | Keywords | Captions | Tax Guide | America 24/7 | Blanket Copyright | Windows Messenger | Travel | First Start | Tax Tips | Combined Authorship | Bulk Copyright |
Newswords: DesktopImaging | Cleaning | Focus |Camera-PPhone | Celebrity |
Time | Fine Art | DigitalEwvidence | Remote Sensing |
########################################
## PhotoAimLite monthly newsletter for February ## 401
########################################
PhotoAimLite, the monthly newsletter from PhotoSource
International. <http://www.photosource.com> ==>
ISSN 1530-0511
If you no longer wish to receive PhotoAimLite, see the instructions at the end of this newsletter.
########################################
National Geographic Society - Contradictory Decisions
``````````````````````````````````````````````````````
by Joel Hecker, Esq.
As I previously reported, Jerry Greenberg won a $400,000 verdict in Miami against National Geographic Society for copyright infringement arising out of the reproduction of National Geographic Society's back issues in its complete National Geographic Society CD. That decision was confirmed on appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, which upheld the determination that such use was not a revision of the original issues but rather a new product in a new medium for a new market.
In additional litigation against National Geographic Society concerning the same National Geographic Society CD products, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York has just decided that, in his opinion, the 11th Circuit was wrong and as a result he rejected similar arguments presented by Douglas Faulkner, David Hiser, Fred Ward and other photographers.
A Unites States District Court Judge is only required to follow a decision rendered by its own Circuit Court of Appeals (New York is the Second Circuit). However, since the 11th Circuit decision involved the exact same usage in the same CD product, normally National Geographic Society would not be permitted to re-litigate the issue already decided by another federal court even though the plaintiffs were not the same parties.
Nevertheless, Judge Kaplan, on procedural grounds, determined that the intervening New York Times v. Tasini decision by the United States Supreme Court raised questions as to the continued validity of the reasoning behind the Greenberg decision. Accordingly, the Judge ruled that he had the authority to consider the merits of the cases before him even though the same issues had already been determined adversely to National Geographic Society.
The Judge then reached a different result from the 11th Circuit on the merits, concluding that the National Geographic Society search engine was just a technological improvement, similar to a compilation of back issues in a stiff-bound volume with a searchable index, and therefore a permissible use of the photographs at issue.
Want to read more of this article? Go to:
http://www.photoaim.com/legal107.html
The MEMORY CARD
Keeping in Touch
``````````````````
Photography is a solitary pursuit. So if a spouse or friend accompanies you, on shoots, either they get bored, or you feel pressured to shoot faster than you should. If your companion is also a photographer the situation is different, but still fraught with problems: you want to take more photos here, they want to take some in the next block or over the hill. You agree to meet at particular location in 20 minutes, but one of you finishes in 10 minutes, while the other needs another 30.
After years of such compromises, frustrations, and foul-ups, we finally found a solution. We went from one cell phone to two, and switched to a provider that includes unlimited anytime/anywhere minutes between our two phones. Now with one press of a speed dial key we can check each other's location or time frame, or say "Hey, I need the macro lens, where are you?" While we were unable to get definitive information for all parts of the country, it appears that AT&T, Nextel, T-Mobile and Verizon offer similar arrangements, while Cingular and Sprint do not.
An alternative is to buy a pair of inexpensive hand-held 2-way FRS (Family Radio Service) radios. Their range is typically limited to a couple of miles, and they may not work if you're in a high-rise building or on opposite sides of a mountain. But in open wilderness, urban wilderness, or a mall, they're a reasonable solution. For more information about these walkie-talkie-like devices see "Look Ma, No Cell Phone" in the July, 2002 issue of Consumers' Reports at your local library. - David Arnold & Gail Rutman
WORKSHOPS
OCALA EAGLE COUNTRY PHOTO WORKSHOP. March 13 - 14, 2004. Fee: $295 includes lodging Saturday and lunches, local transportation, boats, and canoe. The heart of Florida's Big Springs and pristine rivers-wading birds, manatees, panthers, black bears, eagles and more. SOUTHWEST INDIAN WEEKLONG PHOTO WORKSHOP. May 9 - 14, 2004. Fee: $1295; includes lodging, all meals, local transportation, pickup and delivery at Flagstaff Airport. Back roads exploring Oak Creek Canyon, the saqueros of Bumble Bee Ranch, ghost towns, Indian cliff dwellings, ancient ruins, volcano cinder craters, the Painted Desert and more.
KENTUCKY'S OAKBROOK FARM PHOTO WORKSHOP. October 16 - 17, 2004. Fee: $295 includes lodging Saturday night, lunches, and local transportation. Double occupancy; single $ 25 additional. Exerience outstanding fall colors and a look back in time. Nearby Amish community, historic Glendale, a railroad village, rolling hills and lush meadows and woodland. Contact: Bill Thomas at Touch of Success Seminars, Box 1436, Dunnellon, Fl 34430. Phone: 1 352 867-0463. Web: http://www.touchofsuccess.com .
GOOD STUFF
PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE, by John Hedgecoe. A comprehensive guide to every aspect of taking portraits. Packed with technical information - from choosing cameras and lenses to setting up both studio and location sittings - and backed up by over 300 color and black-and-white photographs, this guide to successful portraiture is a mine of inspirational and helpful information. ($17.95; ISBN: 1-85585-763-4) Contact: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 387 Park Ave S, New York NY 10016-8810. Phone: 1 800 805-5489. http://www.photosourcefolio.com/bookstoreone.htm#1855857634 .
LANDSCAPE: Photographs of Time and Place, by Ferdinand Protzman. This book showcases more than 100 images from around the world, many of which are being published for the first time. The book's insightful text is by award-winning cultural writer and critic Ferdinand Protzman, who illuminates and analyzes current trends in landscape photography. (ISBN: 0-7922-6166-6; $50) Contact: National Geographic Books, 1145 17th St N.W., Washington, DC 20036-4688. http://www.photosourcefolio.com/bookstoreone.htm#0792261666
THE BASIC BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHY, by Tom Grimm and Michele Grimm. The 2004 edition, fully up-dated and greatly expanded - with 672 pages and 395 illustrative photos. Features the latest technologies and innovations in technique for both digital and traditional film photography. ($22; ISBN: 0-452-28425-2) Contact: Plume, 375 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014. Phone: 1 212 366-2222. http://www.photosource.com/pbk/0452284252
COUPLES, Photographs by Art Shay. In the 120 photographs in Couples, Shay shows couples in love-walking, talking, kissing, embracing, dining, arguing-as well as other pairings, both human and nonhuman, reflecting many kinds of relationships. This is a good lesson book for aspiring editorial stock photographers on how to skillfully crystallize a single instant of interaction. ($34.95; ISBN: 0-252-02836-8) Contact: University of Illinois Press, 1325 S Oak St, Champaign, Il 61820-6903. Fax: 1 217 244-8082. http://www.photosource.com/pbk/0252028368
The Confused Photographer's Guide to Photographic Exposure and the Simplified Zone System, by Bahman Farzad, 2003, ISBN 0-9660817-1-4, $29.95, 290 pages. In this updated and expanded version of his Confused Photographer's Guide to On-Camera Spotmetering, Farzad takes the principles of Ansel Adams' zone system for determining proper exposure, and applies them to modern-day SLRs. Farzad presents an easy-to-follow step-by-step approach with detailed illustrations and analogies, and unlocks the mysteries of in-camera meters, explains how to interpret and apply their results along a five-stop zone grid, and tells you what to do if your spot meter readings fall outside the five-stop range. Included are tips on when and how to use incident meters, and suggestions on handling various lighting situations. -David Arnold & Gail Rutman
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Need the answer to a stock photography question? At our website >www.photosource.com/board< you'll find our Bulletin Board, called "The Kracker Barrel." Check it out. Our staff answers marketing questions; fellow photographers offer their input and experience. The following is a typical exchange.
Total Recall...
HELLO KEYWORDS, GOODBYE CAPTIONS
`````````````````````````````````
If you use a search program like Google, you already know the benefits. Why spend time in a reference library searching hours for information that you can find in seconds on the Internet? If you need hardcopy, well, then you can visit the local library. Or, you can buy the book through Amazon.com. But it doesn't end there. Rumor has it that Amazon.com is now developing a process to upload all of the world's literature and have it available for research. And, naturally, Amazon will have the hardcopy available for sale.
Does this give you a clue on how your stock photo collection of the future should be handled?
Photobuyers have two available methods of locating pictures. If they need a picture that illustrates a concept, they visit an on-line picture library and choose a trendy image. If they need a specific "needle-in-a-haystack," they choose a text-based system to swiftly narrow down their search.
Are you an editorial stock photographer? Take advantage of this fact that editorial photo researchers are choosing to use text ("keywords") to locate specific images that they need. If you include keywords (what we used to call "captions") along with your images that you list or display on the Web, your chances to make sales have vastly improved.
BUILDING BLOCKS
The future of your stock photo collection will be tied to the attention you put into providing thorough text descriptors for each of your images. Web crawlers such as Google periodically go through the world's websites to gather information about images. If you have definitive descriptions of each of your pictures, photo researchers will be able to locate images on your personal website and negotiate sales with you.
Want to read more of this article? Go to:
http://www.photoaim.com/ntpd586.html
THE 2004 TAX GUIDE IS HERE...
`````````````````````````````````
Don't miss taking tax deductions that you are entitled to and that can save you hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Learn how in the "2004 Tax Tips Guide for Stock Photographers," by Julian Block. Equally useful if you do your taxes yourself or if you have a CPA do them for you!
Learn why Julian Block, tax attorney and former IRS agent turned author, is getting rave reviews by the New York Times, Money, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and many others. Julian's 2004 Tax Tips Guide for Stock Photographers makes taxes easy to understand and explains, in plain English, deductions you never knew you could take advantage of.
We guarantee that you will make your money back many times over if you use the advice Julian Block gives in the 2004 Tax Tips Guide for Stock Photographers. If you are not completely happy with your 2004 Tax Tips Guide for Stock Photographers, we will refund your purchase price.
Order your copy for only $19.95 today at
http://www.photosource.com//products/taxtips.php
America 24/7
AN EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHER'S STUDY GUIDE
`````````````````````````````````````````
Most consumers will enjoy this coffee table book as an entertaining look at America today. But for you, the stock photographer, the book becomes a living textbook of how to capture a winning editorial photograph.
AMERICA 24/7, A Digital Time Capsule of American Life, was produced by Rick Smolan and David Cohen. They are the creators of the now famous series, "Day in the Life". Smolan and Cohen marshalled nearly 4,000 professional photographers and tens of thousands of amateurs to participate in the 24-7 project, which encompasses television documentaries, traveling photography exhibits, and 53 large-format, lavishly illustrated books. The national volume, America 24/7, is a 305-page coffee table book which is the largest and heaviest of its kind yet .
In a one-week span, from May 12 - 18, 2003, the photographers captured life around them, ranging from a NASCAR event in Concord, North Carolina to a baseball practice field in Caribou, Maine; from a teen fashion show in Chicago to a children's playground in Iowa.
A unique aspect of the national 24/7 volume: consumers can customize the book (for a modest fee) by producing a photo of their own for the jacket of the book. To learn more on how to do this and more information on how the book was produced: < http://www.america24-7.com >. (ISBN: 0789499754) ($30 to $49 at bookstores and the Internet). -RE
WHY SHOULD I REGISTER A PHOTO?
````````````````````````````````
Q: I'm confused about what my 'copyright rights' are when it comes to whether I'm protected by the blanket copyright in a magazine that publishes my picture. Also, if I haven't paid the registration fee for a photo, I always thought I could still register it within 90 days to get copyright protection and damages. Has this all changed?
A: First, to clarify the issue, it would be rare if a major publisher would infringe on your photo.
Here's a non-complex answer to your question(s). Yes, your photo is "copyrighted" once you click the shutter. But if a major corporation lifts your photo and uses it for their own purposes, and you confront them, their lawyers will tell you to 'buzz off' if you haven't already registered your picture with the Copyright Office. The reality of it is that although you own the copyright to your photo, you cannot sue until you have registered your picture. That may take awhile, when you add on the time to find a lawyer, institute the suit, contact the infringing company (the time alone is racking up a lot of your personal time) - with no guarantee that you will win the suit.
The simple answer is to register those pictures you feel are vulnerable to infringement (you do have 90 days within publication of the picture). It's possible to receive up to $150,000 statutory damages if someone uses your picture illegally. If you put legal action into play, an attorney will most probably take your case on a contingency basis (i.e. he/she doesn't get paid unless you win the case- which you probably can, if you register your picture(s)).
As far as the blanket copyright in a book or magazine, recent cases suggest that you receive little or no protection from the publisher's blanket copyright. And unless you have personally registered the picture, you won't be able to sue for statutory damages.
To register your picture(s): < www.copyright.gov/forms/pdf. >. And be sure to look into registering groups of pictures. The cost for one or a group is (currently) $30. - RE
Online
````````
Bill Hopkins
Windows Messenger Service
I'm not talking about Instant Messenger (IM), but about a service built into Windows that was designed to send alerts and perform other tasks when the computer is connected to a network. Problem is, spammers and others have been using this service through the Internet (just another form of a network) to cause malicious damage and/or spread viruses. If you're running Windows XP (the latest flavor of Windows) you can easily disable this service. If you're on a home or small office network, it's still mostly OK to disable it, but those of you on a corporate network need to check first with your network administrator. Here's how to proceed for the disabling process: Click Start, then Control Panel. Double-click on Administrative Tools, then double-click on Services. Double-click Messenger. In the Startup Type list, choose Disabled. Click Stop, and then click OK. This also applies to Windows 2000, though the steps are a bit different. If you want to know all the details, check out http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];330904. As a final recommendation, ensure your Windows operation system is up to date with the latest security patches and fixes by clicking on Start, Windows Update (or directly at http://www.windowsupdate.com). And NEVER, EVER click on or respond to ANY e-mail claiming to have updates for Windows, Internet Explorer, etc. Microsoft does not distribute updates via e-mail--only through the Windows update Internet site.
Digital Cameras
What's the biggest issue you have with your consumer-level digital camera? If you're like most photographers who have added one or more not-quite-pro-level digital cameras to your bag, the main bugaboo is the time required to save each image (close seconds are the boot up time, and shutter lag time). Kyocera has just introduced a point-and-shoot camera with blazing (for digital) frame rates called the Finecam SL300R. It has a 3.2 megapixel resolution, brushed aluminum case, and an LCD display easily viewed in daylight. You can fire it at a frame rate of 3.5 fps continually (or until the storage device is full). To do so, though, you have to turn off the flash, turn off the auto review feature, and use a special type of memory card (that does not come with the camera). These special memory cards are made by SanDisk, Panasonic and Lexar, to name a few. The cards come in 256Mb and 512Mb versions. If you have (or get) one of these cameras, or your buddy has one, drop me an e-mail and let me know your experiences.
Want to read more of this article? Go to:
http://www.photoaim.com/online140.html
TRAVEL NOTES
Headfirst Into Digital
````````````````````````
I've done it -- bought a digital camera. I was talking to a colleague at the World Travel Market, the UK's annual major travel trade fair in November, when he started asking about digital. I answered to the best of my knowledge but realized I was only giving secondhand information. I decided it was time to stop sitting on the film/digital fence.
Having read a lot about digital over the years, I worked out what would be best for my work, and the next day bought a Fuji FinePix S2 Pro body, which takes Nikon lenses. With batteries, a charger, plus a 1GB CompactFlash card, I signed away £1,200 (US$1980) on the ever-useful plastic. The only other possibility I considered was a Canon 300D at £880 (US$1440) with lens. But I've been using Nikon long enough to accumulate ten lenses, so the choice was almost a foregone conclusion.
The 122-page instruction manual was far too daunting, so I put the batteries in the camera and switched it on...... bingo, within minutes of getting the camera out of the box I was taking pictures. Then I loaded the software from the supplied CD (another 107-page manual) and was soon transferring those first pictures into the computer via the Firewire cable supplied.
FIRST IMPRESSION
I took the camera to World Travel Market on the last day, and photographed my exhibition of Jordan pictures on their stand, and was able to e-mail pictures within an hour of getting home -- brilliant. Overall, first impressions are that digital is great but not necessarily for all things. I have yet to use it for a really important shoot. I'm concerned that the back-up constantly needed, and computer space required, might become major problems.
Want to read more of this article? Go to:
http://www.photoaim.com/trvnt68.html
STARTING OUT
`````````````
Advance note: Many photographers would like to see their photos published, but, let's face it, they are photographers and not sales people. So this question often comes up, "How do I make the transition from photographer to salesperson?"
We asked that question of professional photographer, Mikael Karlsson, who is headmaster of our popular "Kracker Barrel" information section on our website, www.photosource.com.
Starter: I would like to put together some submissions, but I'm just chicken. I don't think I have enough "really great" work to consider it at this point. Since you've been in it for some time, I would ask you, just exactly how did you first start?
Mikael Karlsson: I personally got my first start in photojournalism many years ago, when I had to. At the time I was working as a journalist in the Middle East, and I couldn't find a photographer that was willing to tag along with me to some of the places I wanted to go. So, I gave myself a crash photography course with the help of a good friend from AFP, and never looked back.
Starter: When did you feel you had enough good work to submit?
Mikael Karlsson: Since I was a journalist, writing articles, before I started making pictures, that helped -- since I already had contacts at many magazines and newspapers. So I came from a journalistic background. However, I've known many stock photographers who simply knew they had the ability to take the kind of pictures that they saw in magazines and books and could compete with them.
Starter: I feel to be competitive I should specialize in one or two areas.
Mikael Karlsson: You are right about specializing. That is absolutely the way to go. I specialize in Law Enforcement, myself, and it boils down to not spreading yourself too thin. The more specialized you are, the bigger the chance that more and more photobuyers will hear about you and that they will learn that you are the one to turn to for images in your special fields.
GET STARTED
Starter: Would you recommend a way to get started?
Mikael Karlsson: There are many ways to get started. Here's what I would recommend:
Want to read more of this article? Go to:
http://www.photoaim.com/gen534.html
WHITE MAILERS
``````````````
Sending a disk or slides? Look like a pro. Stiff white cardboard mailers are available at: MAILERS, 575 Bennett Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, Attn: Pat Pulver; http://www.mailersco.com . Phone: 1 800 872-6670. Fax: 1 847 731-2603.
TAX TIPS
YOUR STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY -- IS IT A HOBBY OR A BUSINESS?
```````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Q: I've been into photography for ten years. I've spent a lot of money on film and digital equipment. Can this be a tax deduction for me ?
A: Generally speaking, no deductions are allowed for hobbies unless your hobby is earning you some money.
Q: Do I pay taxes on any profits that I make from my photography?
A: Of course, just as a regular business would.
Q: Are my expenses deductible?
A: Expenses such as film, scanner, digital camera, airline flights, office equipment, business faxes and phone calls, ISP fees, etc. are all deductible, but only up to the amount of income.
Q: What does that mean?
A: Assuming stock photography is not your principal business and that you are employed elsewhere or are self-employed in a different type of business, you can show a profit (and pay taxes), or break even (and pay no taxes), but, as a hobbyist, you cannot declare a loss. However, a business that is a real business and not a hobby, can show a loss and be able to use that loss to offset other income in figuring your taxes.
Q: How do I explain to the IRS that I'm trying to make my stock photography a real business?
Want to read more of this article? Go to:
http://www.photoaim.com/TXTCT71.html
COMBINED AUTHORSHIP. The movie, "DINOSAUR," a Walt Disney film, made back in 2000, can help prepare photographers to handle the issue of the use of parts of their photos in combined digital images. In the case of "DINOSAUR," Hollywood created the film's creatures in the digital darkroom. As in other computer-generated movies, the credit lines list teams of artists along with their expertise. Individuals are credited for their work on just one small part of a finished creature, e.g. skin, voice, eyes, and so on. In relation to stock photography, combined digital images are becoming more and more prevalent, because of pre-press convenience, delivery ease, lower costs, and research availability. It is important now for photographers to recognize that "combined authorship" is only going to increase; it's a way of the future. To stay in the action photographers may have to allow parts of their images to be combined with parts of other photographers' images, to achieve new saleable images. Preventing loss of their copyright, payment and credit for these "parts," will be of prime legal concern for photographers in the coming years.
More info: http://www.animationartist.com/upcoming/Dinosaurs/dinosaurs.html
BULK COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION is an answer to saving money when you want to register copyright of your published work. Why register one image when you can register several for the same fee? ($30)* It's called group registration. There are certain requirements -- e.g. all of the photos must be by the same person; the group registration must all be work created by a sole individual photographer and have been published within one calendar year. There is no limit (as of this writing) on the amount of images you can include with your application. Video taping is also acceptable. *For information: Copyright Office, P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 707-8380. Fax: (202) 707-8366. Consult the Web at > http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/formgr_pph_con.pdf and http://www.sfwa.org/Beware/copyright.html < for fees and regulations in other countries.
########################################
This month's featured photographer on PhotoSourceFolio: Patrick Batchelder:
(http://www.photosourcefolio.com)
########################################
PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE NEWS
``````````````````````````````````````````
Note: If the URL is long, it may extend to two lines. In that case - clicking on it won't work. Instead, "copy and paste" the URL.
Adobe could launch an iTunes Music Store-style service for downloading stock photography and design templates, the company has revealed. Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen told ComputerWire that the company may make more use of its dominant market-share in the DESKTOP IMAGING market with its Photoshop and Illustrator packages by launching the equivalent of Apple's iTunes for digital imaging.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=7926
Magix Announces Photo CLEANING Lab - Easy-to-Use Software Quickly Restores,
Catalogs and Preserves Cherished Photo Collections
http://www.creativepro.com/story/news/20842.html
HP Digicam Gives Photography Hints - The Image Advice function takes a few
seconds to analyze an image for problems with FOCUS, exposure, and other
criteria, then displays a text message that suggests how you might take a
better shot the next time.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20040213/tc_pcworld/1
14789
Kodak to Manage CAMERA-PHONE Pictures for Verizon - Eastman Kodak Co.has
signed an agreement to provide online storage and services for pictures
taken with camera phones by Verizon Wireless customer.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040212/tc_nm/tech_kodak_
verizon_dc_1
Beaton show charts rise of celebrity photographer - Born 100 years ago,
Cecil Beaton invented celebrity photography, and the photographer as
celebrity. Beaton had an eye for capturing beauty and for making most
unlikely people look sensuous and sensitive.
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040214/BEATON1
4//?query=photography
HP digs into Time magazine archives - Hewlett-Packard will create a digital
archive containing every issue of Time magazine published, which Time will
then make freely available to subscribers on its Web site.
http://news.com.com/2100-1025-5160092.html
Photographer finds beauty in watching others in action - Jay, a former Mesa
resident and Arizona State University professor, has become fascinated with
photographing other photographers, shooting both portraits of professionals
like Ansel Adams and snapping pictures of amateur tourists taking photos in
public places.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/mesa/articles/0214jayZ11.html
Photographer showcases zoo life - When a new boa constrictor exhibit was
being set up in 1988, zoo workers noticed George Ritchey standing nearby
snapping pictures and asked if he could take some of the snake. He has been
Birmingham Zoo's volunteer photographer for the last 15 years.
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/107684194015571.x
ml
AP Photographer Wins World Press Photo - The winning photo was selected from
a record of more than 63,000 images by 4,176 photographers from 124
countries. It was a picture of a hooded Iraqi war prisoner holding his
4-year-old son at a U.S. detention camp, taken by Associated Press
Photographer Jean-Marc Bouju.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/7946100.htm
International Fine Art Photography Exhibition .
The Center for Fine Art Photography will host an exhibition of some of the world's most exceptional fine art photography from June 29 through August 21 in Fort Collins, CO, USA.
The juried exhibition is open to professional and amateur photographers for work created in black and white or color, using traditional or digital methods or elements of both processes. Photographers will be vying for over six thousand dollars in cash awards and additional corporate merchandise awards. http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/2/emw104420.htm
OurPictures Unveils First Consumer Digital Photography Network That Makes Digital Imaging Effortless
OurPictures, Inc. today unveiled the first consumer digital photo network designed to make it easier for people who share pictures, and for their friends and family to view and print them at home or retail photofinishers.
OurPictures eliminates the need for consumers to understand complex technology in order to enjoy digital photography, and is the first service to focus on the experience of the person who receives digital pictures, rather than just the sender. The service features a new, unique way to move pictures from point-to-point, which eliminates the hassle of sharing pictures through email or a web site, and makes it easy to get prints. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040212/sfth033_1.html
Want to read more "Photography in the News"? Go to: http://www.photoaim.com/pitn.html
########################################
PhotoAimLite is a collection of excerpts from our weekly newsletter, PhotoStockNotes, available through the web anywhere in the world $5.00 per month. >http://www.photosource.com/psnintro.html
Feel free to forward this issue of PhotoAimLite to your photographer friends.
########################################
To cancel your subscription, send email to:
orders@photosource.com
with "PhotoAimLite UNSUBSCRIBE" as the subject line.
########################################
PhotoAimLite monthly newsletter is a product of PhotoSource International, Rohn Engh, Director, who is solely responsible for its contents. Taxes !
To sign up for our newsletter:
http://www.photoaim.com/order.html
For information about PhotoSource International:
http://www.photosource.com/services.html
########################################
401
Next Month: Keywords and Keyboards