EXIF and Beyond: Photography Discussions

The 31st episode, a special edition, of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 13:41 min.)

This special edition of EXIF and Beyond features an interview with Lucinda Dugger, Director of Outreach and Field Initiatives for the Copyright Alliance. Discussed is the on going initiative for creatives of all type to sign a letter to the President of the United States to pursue policies that respect the rights of artists. This letter and all gathered signatures will be delivered to the White House on November 16, 2009. In addition to sharing information about the Letter to the President initiative Lucinda discusses general information about the Copyright Alliance and other priority projects being pursued.

Links of Note:

• Copyright Alliance web site
• Sign the Letter to the President
• Copyright Alliance Facebook page

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The 30th episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 24:53 min.)

This episode of EXIF and Beyond features an interview with Tom Hogarty product manager for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, the Adobe Raw Converter plugin and the DNG file format. Discussed is the release of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta and its many new features & enhancements. This talk is the first of a two part discussion.

Unlike past episodes the second half of this two part discussion has yet to take place. You are invited to ask Tom questions about Lightroom 3 Beta via comments on my blog. The second half of our discussion will be comprised of answering your questions. While I can’t promise every question will be discussed I’ll aim to present the best and most pertinent questions to Tom to answer. Tom has been quite gracious to take part in this Q&A format and has even asked Lightroom 3 Beta users for specific feedback in this episode. If and when you comment be sure to leave your name and hometown so I can attribute your name to the question discussed.

Related Sites

• Adobe Labs Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta site

Noted Posts:

• Direct Timelapse Video Export from Lightroom by Sean McCormack

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This episode of EXIF and Beyond features an interview with Canada based photographer and author Darwin Wiggett. One of the best kept secrets in landscape and nature photography, Darwin discusses his thoughts on creative nature & landscape photography, his photographic philosophies, what almost caused him to give up photography and tips for amateurs & pros alike.  This is a must listen for photographers of all levels.

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David Riecks a professional photographer and metadata expert is well known for his Controlled Vocabulary keyword database, has played an active role in developing industry metadata standards, and was a founding member of the Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines coalition (UPDIG) and serves as the Chief Technical Advisor to the Picture Licensing Universal System coalition (PLUS). In this episode of EXIF and Beyond David discusses all things metadata: basic information, tips, resources, trends & predictions and licensing standards.

Related Discussion Material

• EXIF and Beyond: Lawrence Lessig Interview
• EXIF and Beyond: Jeff Sedlik Interview Part I and II

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Trey Ratcliff, who is also known online as “Stuck in Customs”, discusses his photographic journey, influences, and of course his specialty High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography. Trey’s insights to photography are not only thought provoking, but inspiring whether you’re a fan of HDR photography or not.

Trey’s work can be found in several places online including:

• Stuck In Customs Blog
• Stuck In Customs HDR Tutorial
• Stuck In Customs Flickr Photostream

Related Discussion Material

• Why I Hate HDR - JMG-Galleries Blog
• Nadar’s Parisian photo studio in 1874

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Nature, landscape and travel photographer extraordinaire Art Wolfe returns to EXIF and Beyond to discuss photo tips, workshops and his recent projects. Art’s photo tips are sure to enrich your photography regardless of your skill level touching on positive and negative space in composition, abstract expression and elements of design.

Art’s work can be found in several places online including;

• Art Wolfe’s Photography web site
• Art Wolfe Blog

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Aaron Johnson creator of the What the Duck (WTD) discusses the inspiration and evolution of this quirky and fun photography-centric comic strip. In addition topics of findings one’s passion, achieving success, and more are also discussed.

Aaron’s work can be found in several locations online including:

• WhatTheDuck.net
• What the Duck fan on Facebook
• What the Duck Animated Comic Strip on YouTube
• WTDComics on Twitter
• What the Duck products on LuLu
• What the Duck - Macy’s Balloon

Referenced JMG-Galleries blog posts:

• How The Rights To Your Photo Are Being Hijacked Through Photo Contests & Social Media
• Bill of Rights for Photographers Proposed for Photo Contests
• EXIF and Beyond: Nick Dunmur of Pro-Imaging.org

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Nick Dunmur of Pro-Imaging.org discusses the The Bill of Rights for Photography Competitions that his organization has put together and the The Rights On List / The Rights Off List tracking what competitions meet and do not meet the bill of rights.

This past year a growing trend has been underway, photography contests with very unfriendly terms in the fine print for photographers. Organizations, some new and others very well known like National Geographic, PDN, etc., have been running competitions with terms of use that often grab the rights of photographers. If you’re thinking about or regularly enter photo contests this is an absolute must listen to podcast. Protect your rights

Be sure to check my blog for more on past writing on photo contests and rights grabs.

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Gigapixel panoramic photos and the Yosemite Extreme Panoramic Imaging Project 2008 are the focus in this interview with Eric Hanson, CEO of xRez studio. Find out not only how gigapixel panoramic photos are being made, but how they’re being used. After hearing about some of Eric’s efforts you’ll likely never think of stitched panoramic photos the same way.

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When political satire is made with a Photoshopped alteration of a photoraph and virally spread on the Internet is it individual commentary or copyright infringements? In the 2008 U.S. Presidential election no photo has spread faster than the Sarah Palin bikini and gun photo. The creator of this photograph is interviewed in this episode of EXIF and Beyond where we discuss this photo and contemporary cultural photographic & Internet trends.

Transcripts of this podcast can be found here on the JMG-Galleries blog.

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