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    $500K High-Speed Trigger Project Funds. Pulls Back After A Year. Owner Is Taking Responsibility
    Mar 2, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    This is an interesting story about how your best dream coming true can turn into your worst nightmare. TriggerTrap who makes mobile camera triggers did…

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    Cindy Crawford’s Photographer Threatens Lawsuit Over Fake Leaked Photo Of The Supermodel
    Mar 2, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

    You may recall a couple weeks ago when a photograph of supermodel Cindy Crawford made it’s way around the internet. By modern beauty standards, especially…

    Photographer Projects A ‘Marry Me’ Slide During A Photoshoot. She Sees The LCD And Says Yes!
    Mar 1, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Proposing is stressful, isn’t it. I mean, forget about the yes/no answer. Just making a decent proposal could be a killer project of its own….

    Developing New Signs For Photobomb, Selfie, Duckface, & Others In American Sign Language
    Feb 28, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

    The birth of internet slang is fascinating stuff, I’m sure most of you will recall the hoopla that flooded the web when the word “selfie”…

    World Record for Light Painting Orbs Broken With 200 Orbs In One Photo
    Feb 27, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Light painters have many cool tools and techniques at their disposal allowing them to create various shapes, lines and colors. One of my favorite shapes…

    Lytro Gains $50M In Funding; Cuts Up To 50 Employees As They Shift Focus From Photo To Virtual Reality
    Feb 27, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

    I’ve been quietly rooting for Lytro since they introduced their field camera, but the young, innovative camera company has never really been able to raise…

    Mayor Claims City’s Image Was Distorted; Requests World Press Photo To Withdraw Prize
    Feb 26, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Just two weeks after World Press Photo’s announcement that 22% of entries that had reached the penultimate round were disqualified due to excessive post processing,…

    Flashback Anti-Paparazzi Clothing Now a Reality. Nay Sayers, Eat Your Hats. Maybe.
    Feb 26, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Several readers and many people I spoke with were unimpressed by the anti-paparazzi clothing we covered last month. The most common response was “I’ll believe…

    ‘Bad Reviews’ Extortion Scams Targeting Photographers and How To Deal With Them
    Feb 25, 2015 Eden Bao

    There is a new “bad reviews” blackmail scam that has been targeting many of my colleagues including myself. The scam is not just targeting newborn…

    St. Louis Photographer Sues Authorities over Her Right to Shoot Public Park Portraits
    Feb 25, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Is a ban on professional photography in a public park in violation of the First Amendment? According to Photographer Josephine Havlak and two of her…