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Photo collector buys rights to 35 million photos

There are those who collect photos, and there are those who collect photos, like John Rogers. Over the years, he has amassed an archive of 35 million photos, which he acquired the copyrights from newspapers and publishers, and has since digitized all the photos. His company then sells them as stock photos and licenses them ...

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Nikon affected by Japanese tsunami

Nikon's production facilities in the Japanese city of Sendai have been severely affected by the latest tsunami, which affected Sendai quite a lot, according to sources familiar with the matter. Nikon's flagship manufacturing facility is based in the city, a factory that makes high-end cameras like the D3x and the D700. You can see an ...

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How Erdtedank faked a birth on Google StreetView last November

I think we all know why the Internet was created: to get attention. We all know that viral videos or captivating photos can make stars out of ordinary people overnight, and this was a deliberate marketing campaign from a West Berlin Advertising agency named Erntedank. Some of you might remember during Thanksgiving of ...

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Nikon P300 revealed

Nikon has revealed a new compact camera called the P300, which gravitates towards the high-end market, with its 12 megapixel sensor, and especially the f/1.8 24-100mm lens, which means the P300 will compete with the popular Canon S95. On top of that, the P300 can record 1080p video at 30fps, coupled with a standard 3" ...

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Nikon announces P500 with 36X zoom

We're not big fans of super-zoom cameras, which look like DSLRs but are nothing like them. For one, they have a tiny sensor, but that doesn't stop camera makers from chugging out these things, as they're hot sellers among tourists. Nikon has just announced the P500, which crams a 36X zoom lens into a tiny ...

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Sony’s new patent adds grip to slim cameras

Sony has filed for a very interesting patent for ultra slim cameras: when the cover is moved to reveal the lens, it folds in such way that it forms a grip -- which is genius, to say the least, because it's already quite difficult to hold slim cameras when shooting. Sony has filed patents for ...

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Shooting portraits of strangers

Photographer Clay Enos, who shoots portraits of celebrities and pretty much everyone else, took it to the streets for Wired magazine and photographed strangers coming out of an office building, and he explains how to to do portraits, and more importantly, how to get portraits of complete strangers. You can check out some of his ...

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Create slow motion effect using only photos

Usually, in order to create fluid slow motion, you need to shoot video at a high frame rate, then play back at normal frame rate, other wise it'll look choppy. While most don't have cameras that can do such things, there is a possibility in Adobe After Effects to create slow motion video... from photos ...

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Nikon to announce mirror-less, EVIL camera in April

According to a new report, Nikon is set to announce its new, mirror-less, interchangeable lens camera in April. The report suggests that unlike its competitors, Nikon's camera will be geared towards pro photographers, and not "pro-sumers". Regarding sensor, it is widely expected to sport a micro four thirds sensor. It makes sense for Nikon to ...

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Miami Museum sues photographer for $2 million due to unauthorized Flickr album

This article is a warning against anyone who goes into a museum and sees that symbol on the right. How would you like to pay $2 million for your shutterbugging habit? This is what happened to photographer Thomas Hawk, who took some pictures at the World Erotic Art Museum in Miami. He was stopped ...

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