BBC photographer in section 44 search
Posted: December 1, 2009
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A BBC photographer was stopped by police on suspicion of being a terrorist as he took pictures outside Tate Modern.
Jeff Overs, 48, was photographing sunset over St Paul’s Cathedral when a policewoman, with a community support officer, told him she was “stopping people who were taking photographs, as a counter-terrorism measure” and demanded his name, address and date of birth. “I was outraged at such an infringement of my liberty,” he said. “I pointed out that nearly every other person walking along the South Bank was taking pictures of the view using their mobile phones and we had drawn her attention because we were using cameras.
He said the officer said she had stopped many people along the river and he was the first to complain. He watched as she questioned another photographer.Mr Overs went on: “Did these officers seriously believe two people with cameras around their necks photographing the sunset were a danger to national security? Foreign tourists must think Britain has become a police state.” The incident took place on Wednesday - a day before police announced a dramatic fall in the use of anti-terror stop and search powers.
A spokeswoman confirmed the Met had received a formal complaint from a member of the public about an incident outside Tate Modern on Wednesday.
She said: “We recognise the balance between effective policing and respecting the rights of the media and the general public to take photographs.”Guidance around the issue has been made clear to officers and PCSOs.
Keep The World Wild exhibition
Posted: November 30, 2009
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Roger Hooper’s latest collection of wildlife images provides an ideal backdrop to this campaign, with leopards, tigers, cheetahs, pandas, polar bears, orangutans and others of our most precious and endangered species presented with his widely acclaimed technical skill and artistry. Roger will be showing, for the first time, his new collection of hand-coloured wildlife prints. This original approach combines the skill of traditional hand-colouring with contemporary black and white photography to create unique works of art.
The exhibition is on at Hoopers Gallery, 15 Clerkenwell Close, London EC1R 0AA from 4 December to 22 January 2010.
PhotoVoice Auction of Exceptional Photography, London
Posted: November 29, 2009
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8th December 2009 hosted by Reuters
The Auction is a firm fixture in the photography event calendar with a growing reputation for its association with world renowned photographers including Herb Ritts, Mary Ellen Mark, Mary McCartney, Martin Parr, Nadav Kander, Elaine Constantine, Steve McCurry, Eve Arnold and Marc Riboud as well as the great names of the future such as Dan Tobin Smith, Anastasia Taylor-Lind and Platon.
“The PhotoVoice Auction is a great opportunity to invest not only in a print that you love but also in the futures of others. I am delighted to be working with this charity to celebrate and harness the power of photography for social change.” Nadav Kander “I am pleased to be involved with PhotoVoice, as they are a unique organisation that helps give disadvantaged people knowledge and power through the medium I love so much - photography.” Mary McCartney
Last year the event raised a record £113k for this award winning charity, which enabled PhotoVoice to continue its work with marginalised groups around the world.
Tickets are only £15 and are available directly from PhotoVoice here or by phone on 020 7033 3878. Advance bids and catalogues (£5) are also available directly from the charity. View the catalogue here
The Auction will take place at 6.30pm on Tuesday 8th December at Thomson Reuters, 30 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5EP.
Photo Productions : Premium Photobooks
Posted: November 28, 2009
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Photo Productions - a London-based company that designs and produces premium photobooks for photographers - have opened up their service to the wider public. They claim that their Premium Photobooks are a world away from the low quality, mass-produced, design-it yourself products that have become increasingly common. Photo Productions have developed an innovative and user-friendly website. Customers upload photos, and through a simple order process can choose from twelve photobook sizes, three graphic design styles, and various personalisation preferences. There’s even the option to drag photos into a specific order or choose which are to be most prominent. Once the order has been placed it’s sent to Photo Productions’ in-house graphic designers, who get to work creating a bespoke storybook narrative. Each premium photobook arrives in its own presentation box, free courier delivery is included within the UK, and they also offer 10% off subsequent Photobooks ordered at the same time.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II 4GB USB Flash Drive
Posted: November 27, 2009
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people have been searching for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II 4GB USB Flash Drive for a christmas present for photographers..
(hint, hint- Emma & James if you read this 
As of this time, only worldseller2 and fruit-trees on eBay are selling these. According to fruit-trees, the product is a limited edition Hong Kong Canon Club exclusive and was officially released by Hong Kong Canon Co, Ltd. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II 4GB USB Flash Drive even comes with a miniature Canon neckstrap along with a plain-looking black box.Expect to pay a big amount for these USB drives since they currently are going for a minimum of USD140
Alex Turner arrest “unlawful”
Posted: November 26, 2009
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Alex got a phone call today from Kent Police. He was at work and they spoke to his wife. They were ringing to let him know that his complaint has been upheld. The only details he have right now is the phrase unlawful arrest and that that they want to say sorry.
The message was that they are keen to speak to him. That they will be writing to him with the details asked for in his letter of complaint.
So how about that then ehh? Looks like a photographers rights have been upheld. he’s a happy snapper!
Apple releases iPhoto v8.1.1 update
Posted: November 25, 2009
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The update addresses issues affecting face recognition performance and accuracy. It also fixes minor issues in the areas of book ordering, and iPod touch support.The update is recommended for all users of iPhoto “09.
Bernhard Edmaier : Earth on Fire
Posted: November 24, 2009
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This stunning collection of photographs from Bernhard Edmaier showcases the world?s most dramatic and beautiful volcanic landscapes. Divided into five chapters by tectonic plate region, this book includes geothermal regions in Europe, the Americas, Africa, New Zealand, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean; famous volcanoes such as Mount St. Helens in the USA, Etna in Italy, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Krakatoa in Indonesia are just a few of the sites highlighted. Earth on Fire features images of a wide variety of phenomena ? from hot flowing lava and towering columns of smoke and ash to lakes, islands and mountain ranges
PocketWizard release beta firmware v4.374 for for MiniTT1 and FlexTT5
Posted: November 23, 2009
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PocketWizard has released beta firmware updates for its ControlTL, MiniTT1, FlexTT5 radio flashgun triggers for Canon DSLRs. Firmware v4.374 enables fully automatic camera detection and fixes minor bugs. It also adds the Metz 58 AF-1 flashgun to the list of compitible flash units for MiniTT1 and FlexTT5
A giant camera has appeared at London Waterloo station
Posted: November 22, 2009
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A giant camera has appeared at London Waterloo station this morning, providing passers by with a fun visual focus while travelling into and out of London. The larger than life camera is the last of a series of objects which have been magnified and brought to life by Panasonic to illustrate the powerful 8 x optical zoom lens of the new super compact camera the Lumix DMC-ZX1. Further installations include a giant conker, postbox, traffic cone, park bench, pigeon and crumpled coffee cup. These six sculptures are now in position in high profile locations in the respective cities of Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, London (Neal Street, Covent Garden) and Bristol for the remainder of the week.
A team of 6 artists spent 5 weeks creating the 3.6 metre high and 2 metre wide fibre glass camera which was constructed into place at London Waterloo Station at 4am this morning. The larger than life camera which weighs 160kg will spend the next three days at London Waterloo before moving to London Victoria (26th-28th November) and finally to London Liverpool Street Station (3rd-5th December).
Petition to the UK Government to abandon copyright plans
Posted: November 20, 2009
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We call on the Government to abandon plans to allow free and unhindered reproduction of photographs without payment or credit on non-commercial websites.
This is completely at odds with the Government’s stance on file sharing of other forms of intellectual property (films and music) and raises the prospect of crippling thousands of small businesses while protecting large corporate interests.
The proposal uses phrases like “It must be seen to benefit all parties, not some at the expense of others” and yet the Government’s proposal does exactly that. It takes the work of photographers who have invested time and money in creating work, and gives it to people who have no relationship with that work, for free.
David Noton new ‘Chasing the Light’
Posted: November 18, 2009
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Landscape and travel photographer David Noton has announced the next location in his series of inspirational evening events – the ‘Chasing the Light’ Road Shows. The event will take place at the Pennine Lecture Theatre, City Campus, Sheffield Hallam University on Thursday 25th February, with take-off scheduled for 8.00pm. “The Chasing the Light Road Shows will take guests on a global adventure, using the latest high definition projection and satellite navigation to whisk them around the world,” Noton says. “Of course we’ll be talking photography and travel, but the Chasing the Light Road Shows will be much more than that.” Tickets are priced at £16.50
Dreams and Goals : Alistair Berg
Posted: November 17, 2009
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In 1990 Alistair Berg set off to document the fans who journeyed to the World Cup finals in Italy. He has taken his camera to all of the four subsequent finals and to many other matches along the way.
In those twenty years football has achieved global notoriety like no other sport and the World Cup has become the most successful single cultural event on the planet.
He is now ready to edit and publish this work in time for the next World Cup, South Africa 2010, which will mark twenty years of the project.
There are also plans to stage outdoor exhibitions of the work in the host cities during the finals.
Lost London 1870-1945
Posted: November 16, 2009
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A collection of images from the former London County Council archives are to be printed in a book entitled “Lost London 1870-1945″ The images have been held by English Heritage for the past 25 years and depict unseen & unpublished photographs originally taken to provide a record for the council of districts marked for demolition.
Snow Leopard Update Fixes Photoshop Problems
Posted: November 14, 2009
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Apple has released the Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update which, in addition to containing general operating system fixes, cures a number of problems experienced by Photoshop users. John Nack reports that “the Photoshop team has been helping Apple test these fixes”, which address software crashes, program errors, and various issues with images failing to open, cursors not displaying correctly etc. Some of the problems resolved in the Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update affect multiple versions of Photoshop, while others are specific to CS4.
Flickr chooses Snapfish as printing partner
Posted: November 13, 2009
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Flickr has announced it is partnering with Snapfish by HP to “provide Flickr members worldwide with a wider range of photo printing and gift creation options”. Snapfish will now enable Flickr members to quickly transfer, organise, and print photos, as well as create unique photo gifts using their existing Flickr photostream. Not only can members print photos from anywhere in the world, but they can also ship photos to anywhere in the world. Additionally, members in the U.S. have the option to pick up their prints locally at any of Snapfish’s retail partners’ stores
giant Panasonic pigeon
Posted: November 9, 2009
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Panasonic brought a ‘giant pigeon’ sculpture to central London this morning in a stunt to publicise the ‘fun’ that can be had with ultra-wideangle lenses.The 1.52×3.2m fibre glass structure was lifted into place next to City Hall, It was then moved further along the River Thames for a photo call in front of the Houses of Parliament.
Panasonic said it commissioned the ‘life-like’ 200kg sculpture to mark the launch of its Lumix DMC-ZX1 digital compact camera which sports an 8x optical zoom. A spokesman said the firm chose the pigeon because the bird has been a ’source of controversy’ since former London Mayor Ken Livingstone banned the feeding of them in Trafalgar Square.
The giant pigeon will spend the next fortnight in Neal Street, Covent Garden.
Other installations that can be spotted in selected UK cities over the next two weeks include a giant conker, traffic cone and ‘crumpled coffee cup’.
100 Years of Press Photography
Posted: November 6, 2009
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Starting on Saturday 7 November in the Guardian and The Observer is a 9-part free booklet giveaway called 100 Years of Press Photography. Each booklet will be grouped by decade, starting with 1910s and 1920s in one part. The booklets promise to be a fantastic collection of images from the last century.
In order to find the greatest press photographs from the last 100 years for this exclusive new nine-day series, the Guardian asked a wide range of international photography experts to nominate their favourite images. The panel includes photographers Nan Goldin, Martin Parr and Wolfgang Tillmans, veteran journalists Ian Jack, Peter Beaumont and Katherine Whitehorn, and other photo enthusiasts like filmmaker Anton Corbijn, novelist Siri Hustvedt, writer Geoff Dyer, publisher Jefferson Hack and musician Antony Hegarty.
