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This Research Shows The Top 100 Photographers On The Web. US Humans Of NY Wins Big Time

Udi Tirosh

Here are some interesting statistics. This survey checks for the reach of photographers on the web. It does so, by looking at each photographer’s Web Popularity Index (WPI). This index mixes the three key factors of the social web: reach, interaction with users, and external references. To do so WPI analyzes “fans, followers and subscribers on Facebook, Instagram, […]

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Test Shown Lightroom Import Screen Is X6 Slower Than The Next Slowest Alternative

Udi Tirosh

Do you like Lightroom’s new import screen? That’s what I thought. It turns out that in addition to the import being over simplified for some and too complicated for others, it is the slowest (by far) from the competing photo management applications out there. How much slower? Jim Harmer of improve photography took Lightroom for a spin […]

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Here Is Your Chance To Create Photos In Venice. Almost

Udi Tirosh

Being one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Venice, Italy would be a great location for a shoot, right? Trust us, Venice is a wonderful place to put a model in. Aside from being one of Europe’s most fashionable cities, it has great architecture and great sense of italian style. This makes Venice […]

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Here Is Your Chance To Create Photos In Venice. Almost

Udi Tirosh

Being one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Venice, Italy would be a great location for a shoot, right? Trust us, Venice is a wonderful place to put a model in. Aside from being one of Europe’s most fashionable cities, it has great architecture and great sense of italian style. This makes Venice […]

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Controversial Mapplethorpe Photograph “Man In Polyester Suit” Just Sold For $478,000 At Auction

Tiffany Mueller

The notorious photograph, Man In A Polyester Suit, taken in 1980 by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, sold at a Sotheby’s (New York) auction on Wednesday for $478,000. The sale makes the photograph one of the most expenisve photos ever sold, though it’s still quite a ways off from list topper, Rhein II which sold for a […]

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Latest Lightroom Update Takes Away Multiple Card Import, This is How You Bring It Back

Udi Tirosh

If you are shooting weddings and your workflow involves importing photos from multiple cards simultaneously, you may want to hold with the latest Lightroom CC update. I know of quite a few wedding photographers that use a USB hub and several card readers to unload all their cards simultaneously into lightroom. While this process is not […]

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California Governor puts an end to paparazzi drones

Liron Samuels

Just three days after California Governor rejected several drone-related bills, the Los Angeles Times reports that Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation intended to protect the rich and famous from the prying eyes of the paparazzi. Bill AB 856 expands privacy protections by changing the definition of a “physical invasion of privacy” to include a drone […]

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