Author Archive for Damien Franco

Anti –Terrorism and Photo Journalists

“Photography is being routinely criminalised” claims Marc, and he has the support of more than 4000 photojournalists worldwide who have joined his group.

Finding the Right Creative Exposure

Most photographic opportunities you’ll find yourself in will allow you a very large freedom of “technically correct exposure” equations to use.

Logistics Manager Large Rolling Case Just Released

Santa Rosa, Calif. – Think Tank Photo announces the release of the Logistics Manager™, its first rolling equipment case for lighting and photographic gear. The rolling case’s endless interior layout options adapt to numerous equipment combinations and help manage all of the logistics of transporting and using a lot of gear while on location.
Its [...]

NIKON TO SHOWCASE PHOTO AND VIDEO CONTENT FOR AUSTIN FESTIVAL

Thought this would be cool for those of you NOT able to be in Austin for SXSW this year (that would include me).  Hoping to make it next year for sure.
MELVILLE, N.Y. (March 12, 2010) – Digital imaging leader Nikon Inc. announced today that it will offer a unique social platform for the music, technology [...]

Weekly Photography Links: 03/12/2010

Discovered Photography

DRUGS by Lyana Votey is available at DiscoveredArtists for only $75 as a 24″x18″ metallic print. I find it rather lovely.
Really enjoy this great example of street photography by Kitty at New York Portraits.
Gareth really nails this scenic photograph of Chicago trains . Love it.
I’ve never been to Chinatown in D.C. but this great photograph makes [...]

PHOTO TECH PARTNERS WITH CPR® – CELL PHONE REPAIR

Photo Tech, the largest camera repair center in New York, recently announced a partnership with CPR® (Cell Phone Repair), the nation’s largest cell phone repair franchise with more than 50 locations across the United States.

Reader Photo of the Week: Two Giants

Two Giants by andy_AHG
I encourage you to click on the image or title of the image to read the great description of this photograph over at Flickr.
You can find more of Andy’s work at AHG Photography.

New Design for the Your Photo Tips website!

You may have noticed that we have a new layout for the Your Photo Tips website!
It’s what I’ve been working on over the weekend and yesterday we went live with the redesign.
There are a few wrinkles that I’m still working on here and there but I’d love for you to poke around and give me [...]

Photographer Ruled by Judge Joe

Everyone is weighing in on the photographer that got “ruled” by Judge Joe Brown.
Well I’m gonna weigh in as well and I’m saying that everyone was right and everyone was wrong.
Before I get to the details watch the video if you haven’t.

Remember that this is a television show that thrives on people’s emotions so getting [...]

Reader Photo of the Week: How can I make up for those days

How can I make up for those days by | Syka |

Photojojo! [Book Review]

We haven’t done a photography book review in a while and I’m a little behind.  I have, sitting on my desk, a few books that need to be reviewed for you guys and today we’re looking at Photojojo!: Insanely Great Photo Projects and DIY Ideas by Amit Gupta with Kelly Jensen.
Photojojo the book is [...]

Weekly Photography Links: 02/26/2010

Discovered Photography

Rush Hour by Eileen Harris is available as a 6″x6″ for $150 captured and edited with an iPhone. Stellar!
Eileen isn’t the only one going at it full force with her iPhone photography BTW.
Check out Federico Savoldelli’s work at ADIDAP where he’s featured as the photographer of the week.
I really love the Theme Friday’s [...]

Unscheduled Maintenance Day

Everyone once in a while a plugin for this website breaks or something in the code doesn’t play well with something else that was upgraded.
Usually these little nuisances are quickly fixed.
Today doesn’t seem to be that kinda day.
Hopefully we’ll be able to resume our normal schedule of photography awesomeness tomorrow.
Oh…and if you see things moving [...]

Reader Photo of the Week: Maternity Shoot – Melissa

Maternity Shoot – Melissa by Sheldon Parsons

A Photograph is an Idea

When you really think about: How long does it really take to get an Idea?

To most of us, whether we really like it or not, a photograph is an Idea.
A photograph is an idea manifested outside of time. Or perhaps it’s an idea of time “stopped” or captured. It is an insight made [...]