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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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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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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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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This is the second of two special episodes of EXIF and Beyond discussing pending Orphan Works Legislation that will greatly impact photographers, internationally as well as domestically.  Taking part in this episode to discuss the Orphan Works as it impacts International photographers is UK based professional photographer and principle of Pro-Imaging Nick Dunmur. For those unfamiliar with Pro-Imaging it is an international professional photographers community that has developed from the humble roots of a discussion list with members spanning over 30 countries. More of our discussion on Pro-Imaging will be forthcoming so stay tuned.

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This special episode of EXIF and Beyond features a panel discussion on Orphan Works with professional photographers Chase Jarvis, Dan Heller and John Harrington. With view points that span the spectrum from support to opposition of the Orphan Works legislation, it is my hope that the information and viewpoints with in this discussion help you form your opinions on the topic.

Note that as of Friday September 26th, 2008 the Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act, S 2913, the Senate version of this legislation, has passed and has moved on to the House.  Considering the recent passage of this bill in the U.S. Senate it is even more important that you listen to the full length of this podcast, educate yourself as best as you can and take action as you see fit by contacting your Congressional representative.

Further details and a chapter listing for this podcast can be found at the JMG-Galleries blog

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This episode of EXIF and Beyond features an interview with Utah based photographer, author and naturalist Guy Tal. Central to this episodes discussion is creativity and employing the creative process to landscape and nature photography. Discussions on the topic of the creative process can often be abstract, but like much of Guy’s photographic and written work his eloquence shines through. This is must listen for photographers of all levels.

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This episode features an interview with Leila Boujnane, CEO and co-founder of Idée. Discussed is the recent release of Idée’s image search engine TinEye. Although out for only 4 weeks now and in a private Beta, TinEye has captured the attention and imagination of the photographic community. Leila discusses the current capabilities and future direction of this groundbreaking image search engine.

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This episode features part two of an interview with Jeff Sedlik, President and CEO of the PLUS Coalition, current Professor of Photography at the Art Center College of Design and also a past president of the Advertising Photographers of America (APA).Discussed is the Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS). Although relatively young by comparison to other photographic standards bodies, PLUS is tackling tough contemporary issues facing photographers. Both episodes are packed with valuable information every photographers should be aware of.

Part II of the interview covers machine readability, pending Orphan Works Copyright legislation, metadata, the PLUS Artist & Licensor Registry and the future of PLUS .

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