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    Photographer Convinces Live Nation CEO to Change ‘Work For Free’ Photography Policy
    Jun 29, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Sometimes ranting about things works.  On Friday, Jared Polin of FroKnowsPhoto posted a rant in which he expressed his frustration with Live Nation about their policy of…

    Man Shoots Down Neighbor’s Drone, Has To Pay For Damages
    Jun 29, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Drones are a common and controversial topic, and drones themselves sometimes make people angry.  Brett McBay, a California resident, is so passionate about drones that…

    Ditch Paper: Create and Sign Model Release Forms with Snapwire’s Free Mobile App
    Jun 28, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Model release forms are simply part of the photography industry, and while you may not be legally required to have one in all situations (depending…

    Jason Seldon’s Response To Taylor Swift’s Agent
    Jun 28, 2015 Jason Seldon

    After my public response to Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple, I didn’t quite expect the phenomenal reaction it received. I knew it was provocative,…

    Photography Business Brilliantly Responds To An Anti LGBT Cancellation
    Jun 28, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    With latest US events about LGBT marriage, I suspected there would be an impact on the photography business (after all, someone shoots all those weddings,…

    Couple Has Wedding Video Stolen From Photographer’s Car
    Jun 26, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Whenever I’ve shot weddings, I’ve had nightmares about things going wrong, from malfunctioning equipment to missing important shots to losing the images I captured. However,…

    10 Adobe CC Shortcut Cheat Sheets to Make Your Life Easier
    Jun 25, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Cheat sheets are wonderful, especially if you’re actually taking a test.  (I only speak from hearsay, of course…)  But, they can also be invaluable when…

    Taylor Swift Responds to Photographer’s Open Letter
    Jun 23, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple, claiming artists shouldn’t be asked to work for free, gained tremendous attention and lead to a change in the…

    360-Degree 26-Gigapixel Image from Stanley Cup Finals Includes Social Media Interaction
    Jun 23, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Photographic technology keeps getting better and better while society keeps getting dumber and dumber.  But, perhaps we’ll hash out some of those specifics at a later…

    Photoshop CC 2015 Major Bug: Healing Brush Creates Salt Lines Pixel Artifacts
    Jun 23, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Adobe only just released Photoshop CC 2015 and it looks like they have what we used to call a show stopper when I was in…