Category Archives: Notable Photos

Grabbing Frames from Live Internet Video – Fair Use?

I am having a debate with some friends. If you have an article about a sports event, would one small frame from an internet TV stream be breaking IP/copyright law or would it be fair use?
For example, my friend runs a soccer site from Pakistan, so he uses the internet to watch live football games [...]

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No Second Chances

Since I started writing for DSLRBlog.com (all of a few days ago), it got me thinking just how long it’s been since I’ve really been actively into photography, and looking through some of my old archives. It really got me thinking about how every photo is its own moment, and you can’t really go back [...]

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Sunset on Mars

Sunsets are a cliche, yes, but not when they are snapped … on Mars …
View more fantastic space photographs from the NASA archives and their “image of the day” here.

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Urban Photography With Star Wars Characters

/Film has an article on some clever reality-Star Wars mashup photographs that look really cool, in an extremely geeky way!
French photographer Cedric Delsaux has created a series of photos where he puts Star Wars characters and vehicles and transplants them into modern day urban locations.
I quite like the idea of Jabba and Mr Fett [...]

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Fantastic Nature Conservancy Photographs

You have to check out the brilliant photographs in this Nature Conservancy Natural Light Photo Feature
“Natural Light” gives you access to the most arresting photos from The Nature Conservancy’s huge archives. From Tibet to Tanzania, from hissing alligators to quivering zebras, “Natural Light” opens a brilliant window onto our work and the astonishing [...]

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Nature’s Best Photography Awards 2007

Nature has posted up their choice of photography from 2007, and they have some excellent examples to be sure.
There are some excellent images, just a shame they are using flash navigation or we could link to them more easily.
As well as being featured in the magazine there will also be a display at the [...]

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7 Most Famous Photography Fakes

Just to prove that while the camera might not lie, people do, Photoreneur has compiled The World’s Most Famous Photoshop Fakes. Also check out this collection of magazine cover fakery.
Why do people keep doing these fakes? Because while we can all name famous fakes that have been caught, many many more get away with it [...]

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Create Your Own Planet Photograph

This is a fantastic photograph from D’Arcy using the “Planet Builder” technique.
There is a detailed description for how to create your own here, plus a flickr group dedicated to showcasing more examples.

Photograph: Fire Sky Planet by D’Arcy Norman.

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Sometimes Timing Is Everything

Check out these sports photographs where timing really makes the shot!

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For When Photography is Not Allowed

If you are a fan of breaking the rules, sticking it to the man and all things forbidden you will love the idea behind Strictly No Photography – a photo-sharing site for photographs of things and places that are not allowed to be photographed.
From the inside of the Kremlin to Kensington palace, from art [...]

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