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Written by Rohn Engh
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
 In 1987, I can remember talking with a California stock photo agency director who waved his hand toward his office files with the exclamation, "Editorial photos? We have plenty of those!" The pictures he referred to were clean-cut models in a simulated work situation smiling at a computer screen, or an immaculate housewife pleasantly choring away with her modern vacuum cleaner. The viewing public in those days, it was assumed, preferred fairy-tale "editorial" pictures. Today, that is changing.
Tags: stock photography, photography trends
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Monday, 17 March 2008 |
 The issue of fair use of copyrighted photographs has surfaced in the Eliot Spitzer scandal, with Ashley Dupre's lawyer blasting media outlets for publishing pics pulled from the call girl's MySpace page. High-profile attorney Don Buchwald said he would take steps "to protect Ms. Dupre from any unwarranted exploitation of her name, picture, voice or likeness for purposes of profit."
Tags: Ashley Dupre, Eliot Spitzer, fair use, photography law, copyright, photojournalism
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Written by Rohn Engh
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Friday, 14 March 2008 |
If you follow presidential election coverage, you know the upcoming contest has been characterized as a "change" election; the presumption is that people are seeking a change from the status quo. Candidates like Barack Obama, with his "Yes We Can" slogan, are making the case for change.
Tags: photography business, photography tips
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Wednesday, 12 March 2008 |
As I recently read photographer Nick Stern's account of the mounting guilt that ultimately drove him to quit Splash Pictures, it reminded me of the quaint apologies we used to get from porn stars like Linda Lovelace when they left the adult-film business. Whatever the financial consequences, Stern proclaimed, "I can sleep at night."
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Written by Ron Rovtar
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Monday, 10 March 2008 |
 It sometimes is a bit charming how people compartmentalize their logical facilities, using them selectively to justify emotion-based conclusions. We all smile and shake our heads at a wealth of stories that highlight inconsistencies in the human decision-making process.
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