The Fine Line Between Legal & Illegal

Hey everyone! So this has been in the news a lot lately, artist, Richard Prince sold strangers' Instagram photos for $90,000. This has caused an uproar and a huge debate on whether or not what he did was legal. It's true that when you post something to social media whether it be Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, nothing is safe. Everyone can see it. But does that give them permission to take them and claim them as their own? What do you guys think? Here's a link to the article:

Richard Prince Sold Strangers' Instagram Photos for $90K and It's Probably Legal

Have a safe holiday weekend everyone!

Photo Series Captures Struggle With Insomnia

Photographer, Jenna Martin, struggles with insomnia and has created a series of surreal photographs to depict her struggles.I tend to really enjoy surreal photography if it is done well. Jenna Martin's photography is absolutely gorgeous and very neatly done. Click the link below to see her series, "To Dream a Dream."

Artist's Surreal Photo Series Captures Her Struggle With Insomnia

Satellite Photos of the World

Artist Benjamin Grant based his satellite photography project on the Overview Effect. The Overview Effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts and cosmonauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from orbit or from the lunar surface (Wikipedia). This project is supposed to demonstrate how human activity as changed our planet, for better or worse. To see the photographs and learn more about this project:

Beautiful Satellite Photos Show Our Fragile World From Above

Photographs of Summer

Recently, The Huffington Post featured an article of photographs of inflatable inner tubes. Seems simple right? These photos are some serious eye-candy. The colors pop and the photographs are fun to look at. My favorite ones are those that feature people in them. To see for yourself, click the link below:

"These Deliciously Retro Photos Of Mediterranean Summer Are Candy For The Eyes"

Adorama's Sunday Family Funday

For those of you in the New York area, Adorama will be having a street fair on June 14th. There will be food, games, and prizes along with the latest cameras and consumer electronics. Leading photo and video manufacturers will make an appearance such as Canon, Fuji, and Nikon.

For more information click the link to the article below:

Adorama's Sunday Family Funday

Tips for Traveling Photographers

PDN featured an article today about traveling photographers. The article contains travel tips from more than 20 traveling photographers. Some of the tips include packing your tri-pod and lighting stands in a golf bag or a ski bag because airlines tend to not charge over-sized bag fees for sporting equipment. Click the link below for more tips:

Pro Photographers' Favorite Travel Hacks

Welcome Summer!

Today marks the end of the spring semester at school. I plan to move ahead into the summer with a personal project that I hope will consume the summer months. I hope that this summer I will be able to apply what I have learned this semester. For the next few months I hope that I can capture new and exciting photographs. For those of you who are not into Photography, take this time to capture what you see everyday, challenge yourself, and never settle. For those of you who practice photography on a day to day basis, I encourage you to continue doing what you love to do. Now is the time to get that shot that you have always wanted to capture. 

When opportunity knocks, answer.