With the explosion of social media and photo sharing, personal pictures commonly go viral and make their way onto major news websites, sometimes without the photographers’ permission. But a judge has just ruled that media companies can’t simply steal social media photos whenever they see fit.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that the whole case started […]. petapixel.com
Let's be frank here: social media can surely help us grow as photographers. But a diet of only social media is like only eating rice and beans. Can you survive on this? Sure. However, you're not going to thrive -- you'll need to find other ways to get all those other vitamins and minerals into your diet. thephoblographer.com »
2024-12-11 11:00
From Instagram to Twitter, social media has transformed the way we work and socialize, and visualizing these changes has become increasingly important. The post Exploring the social media experience in commercial photography appeared first on 500px. iso.500px.com »
2021-11-18 15:30
Ibis hotels in Switzerland are offering guests a new service called Social Media Sitter. With this, customers can use "Instagram professionals" provided by the hotel to manage their Instagram profile while on vacation, enabling guests to "enjoy the city without a smartphone in front of the face," the company explains on its website. dpreview.com »
2018-12-04 21:27
In the U.S. and most industrialized nations, we have a collective infatuation with technology but a poor understanding of its effects – both intended and unintended. We love asking Siri to play our favorite song, but don’t fully consider the privacy implications of allowing the device to persistently listen to us. We love the convenience […] petapixel.com »
2018-11-09 18:50
At the time of writing this piece, I've kept myself unplugged from most social media for over a month. I'm not completely against social media but I don't think it's either healthy and beneficial for us, humans being a highly sociable species. thephoblographer.com »
2018-04-24 07:00
The United States has just proposed new rules that would require all visa applicants to provide their social media usernames from the past 5 years. If you’re thinking of visiting or moving to the US, you may soon have to be okay with officials flipping through your online photos. We reported back in December 2016 […] petapixel.com »
2018-03-30 19:05
Professional landscape photographer Dave Morrow had thriving social media accounts with over 1. 5 million followers. Last year, he decided to delete those accounts and give up his huge followings there. petapixel.com »
2018-03-21 21:00
Two years ago, you couldn’t find me without a camera. Throwing a party? I’ll photograph it. Need a new profile picture? I got you. After a year or so, I really found myself drawn to photographing people. thephoblographer.com »
2018-03-16 07:00
Social media has been making a big impact of today's generation, not only for making personal connections but also for building a professional network. As such, it has been consuming a big chunk of our daily activities and demanding so much of our attention, sometimes for the wrong reasons. thephoblographer.com »
2018-03-07 11:00
Canon Italy has officially responded to the backlash from an FStoppers story over a composite photograph that they posted to social media this week. From Fuji Addict: Ciao a tutti! Grazie mille per i vostri commenti sul nostro post e per aver condiviso le vostre considerazioni! Abbiamo preso questa immagine dal sito web https://unsplash.com/, dedicato alla Read more... canonrumors.com »
2018-01-13 22:36
As photographers we are constantly wearing multiple hats, everything from an accountant to the salesman, to customer service, to photographer, and marketer. A big piece of that these days is social media and how we promote ourselves on these platforms can often be the gateways to greater successes in our careers. thephoblographer.com »
2017-12-18 14:00
This is a syndicated blog post from Street Silhouettes. This blog post and images are being syndicated from Horatio Tan with exclusive permissions. Often times, I’ve been asked why Anna doesn’t pose… or rather, why she doesn’t pose like a model on this blog. thephoblographer.com »
2017-12-12 14:00
In the usual places we’re seeing the monthly “Urbex (urban exploration) photographer dies in fall” story making the rounds. These are guys that trespass on rooftops, on ledges, in abandoned buildings, and so on, to take photographs. petapixel.com »
2017-10-19 20:54
Unrealistic social media beauty standards might hold people back from sharing fun moments with their friends and family just because they don't look 'good enough'. But it shouldn't be this way, and 21-year-old Michelle Liu is setting the perfect alternative example. boredpanda.com »
2017-10-13 12:42
Behind the majority of great pictures there's a skilled and creative photographer, but how creative can they get? Sure, nowaday digital manipulation is a big part of the final image but a lot of photographers still use physical work in ways that the rest of us couldn't even come up with. boredpanda.com »
2017-05-29 16:34
Want to win at social media in 2017? The folks over at On Blast Blog did some research on tips, tricks, and best practices, and they’ve created a helpful cheat sheet infographic with all kinds of helpful nuggets of wisdom. petapixel.com »
2017-01-18 21:54
There are more ways than ever to get your photography noticed online—from photo sharing platforms like Instagram to online resume site LinkedIn. If you intend to use them all, we definitely suggest you give this handy social media image size infographic a peek. petapixel.com »
2016-12-12 20:14
Former One Direction member Liam Payne died tragically yesterday, October 16th, at the age of 31, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Shortly after the news of Payne's death broke, celebrity news website TMZ bristled many by posting a cropped photo of Payne's corpse on a wooden deck in the hotel's courtyard. [Read More]