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Red Digital Goes EPIC

By Brad Leclerc | Published November 14, 2008

 I could talk about the newly announced “SCARLET” and “EPIC” photo/cinema systems from Red Digital for a very long time I’m sure. I won’t though. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so instead of wasting all that time on writing what I think about the mass of information and photos that they [...]

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President Obama’s Flickr Account

By Chris Garrett | Published November 8, 2008

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Photo by Barack Obama.

Did you ever think you would see the day when the president of the United States shared pictures on Flickr?
Even though this is likely handled by his team, and regardless of your politics, I think this is a great move, and [...]

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DPReview Joins the Blogosphere

By Brad Leclerc | Published November 6, 2008

That’s right, one of the biggest names in digital photography is starting not one, but two brand-spanking-new blogs.
From DPReview.com…
Dragged kicking and screaming into 2008 we’ve finally decided to break the code of silence which hovered over the inner workings of the dpreview beast and launch our very own blog, or blogs to be more precise.
They’ve [...]

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UK Photographers – Have You Got Your Photography License?

By Chris Garrett | Published November 3, 2008

No? You haven’t got your photography license?
Oh dear.
Then Middlesborough police want a word with you …

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You May Not be Labeled a Terrorist After All

By Brad Leclerc | Published October 29, 2008

I’m sure at least some of you remember the crazy “anti terror” campaign posters around the UK a while back (pictured below). Well the backlash from that bizarre, and more than a little creepy, event has finally starting catching up with them it seems.

According to ‘Amateur Photographer‘, the UK government is set to release a [...]

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JD Power Results – Best DSLR’s of 2008

By Jay Garrett | Published August 3, 2008

JD Power and Associates have just released the results of its latest camera survey.
Compiled from the feedback of over 8,000 digital camera buyers between April of 2007 and March of 2008.
They split the categories into DSLRs, Point and Shoots, Premium Point and Shoots, and Ultra Slims.
The DSLR catagory sees a two-wy tie between:
-Canon EOS Digital [...]

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Flickr Stock Photography Finally

By Chris Garrett | Published July 9, 2008

Finally Flickr users will have a chance to sell their images via Getty, but don’t get too excited yet, as the Yahoo! announcement says, it’s not for everyone
Getty Images and Flickr are working together to establish the first commercial licensing opportunity for photo-enthusiasts in the Flickr community. The Flickr collection will feature photography selected by [...]

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Bus Spotter = Terrorist

By Chris Garrett | Published June 24, 2008

Boing Boing reports of another unfortunate photographer having to give up because of the war on public photography:
A Gloucester bus-spotter (“omnibologist”) is being forced to abandon his 40-year-old hobby of snapping pictures of busses and trams because security kooks keep calling him a terrorist and even a pedophile.
The sad thing is none of us should [...]

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You Can’t Film Here, Give Me Your ID

By Chris Garrett | Published June 9, 2008

Regardless of the law, it seems more and more photographers and film makers are going to get stopped and hassled for photography in public places. Check out this excellent video.

You Can’t Picture This // Current

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More on Photographers as Terror Suspects

By Chris Garrett | Published April 30, 2008

Damian might want to swap his Sigma 500mm for something more inconspicuous. It seems law enforcement around the world are on the lookout for anyone taking photographs.
Tourist or Terrorist?
Many would assume the men are tourists taking in the city’s sights, but law enforcement officials say they could be terrorists staking out possible targets.
The [...]

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