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We mean Pinhole Cameras.
Low tech camera gear at its finest.
And the good folks at Corbis want you to give it a shot. (ouch,sorry about that.)
They had a company design some very cool cameras for you to DIY with, till the cows come home. With full instructions on construction and shooting, you won’t be the discreet shooter, however your images should give you a photographic look like you haven’t seen.
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Just came into the in-box. Not sure why so long but……
check this out, all of you who create any visual art in the US. And for those around the world, pay close attention. Please copy and paste the URL’s in the letter for more info

From the APA:

“Today at 2pm EST The House of Representatives is going to “markup” the current proposed Orphan Works bill. In a nutshell, means that they will go through the motions of a debate and perhaps vote to keep moving it forward or table it for a while. This Bill will be disastrous to photographers and visual artists in general. It will devalue what we photographers make our living from which is licensing our copyrights. Originally the bill was put forward to help museums, and educational institutions have access to old copyrighted items of historical value where the copyright holders are dead or impossible to find. However, this bill as written goes way beyond that goal.

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As opposed to Love That Bob – the series about the madcap adventures of a studio photographer.

All kidding aside, while traveling through this wonderful world of photography, we have met some of the coolest folks.
Last fall, while walking the streets of Paris attending Paris-Photo, a happenstance meeting with Amy K. from Canon, led to pizza dinner with her and her husband, Daniel.

Daniel Milnor is one of those people you can have a thoughtful, provocative, and yes, intelligent conversation about photography. On pretty much any aspect.

A very talented photographer and a prolific writer, when we want to hear another perspective we click on his site :Smogranch

And we thank him for letting us post this article on a great tool.

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Okay, occasionally something comes along that makes me life easier. Not often mind you, especially in today’s world of gadgets where we THINK we are making things easier only to realize we still haven’t figured out how to set the timer on our VCR, our now obsolete VCR.
Sometime last year, thanks to an old friend in Los Angeles, I was given one of these babies to play with, to experiment with, and being a typical photographer set in my ways, I just left it in my camera bag.
Well, about six weeks later, while shooting, I looked down and saw this beast tucked away in an outside pocket. I felt bad. The person who loaned me this is a really great guy and I thought to myself, “Use it, test it, and send him a report.”
So I did.
I now have a new favorite tool for the “front end” of my workflow, at least when I am shooting digital.
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Wow! that was fast. BY 8:17 AM all 3 books were spoken for. Congrats to Sean, Brian and Paul. All 3 were posted by noon, priority, and please let us know if they make it on time . And if you’d still like to get mom a copy of this book, click on the link below and order it up.
You’ll make your Mom proud for being so smart.

Mothers day is this Sunday May 11.
OK, if you’re running out of gift ideas, we are here to help.
[photopress:book-cover_2.jpg,full,alignright]Send an email to damonw@photoinduced.com
with the word “Mom” in the subject line, add a shipping address, and the first 3 people to reply will be sent ( by priority mail in the US; regular everywhere else ) a copy of the book Digital Photography for Busy Women If Mom likes to take pictures and the digital age is a daunting one, author Laura Oles explains it all.
And we’ll also send an official photoinduced.com lens cloth just for you. A little reward for getting something for Mom.

While at the Gregory Crewdson lecture at the Hammer Museum last week, we got a signed copy of his new book Beneath The Roses for you. This is a large one with plates measuring 14.5″x 9.5″ and the overall book dimensions of 16.3 x 11.7.
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We only mention size because that is a hallmark of his work. The extreme deep focus and storyline detail can be told best in the massive print size.
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Plus the book includes set sketches, lighting plans,etc. to give you a fuller understanding of the production and thought process behind the making of these images.

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