Hey folks. I just left a comment on an article on PetaPixel about photojournalism and the over-manipulation of images. I figured I’d post it here as well.
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As many have said above, the editing was a bit much on the final, but that’s just a matter of personal taste.
Post-processing photos has been a necessity [...]

I’m always keeping an eye on the photographic community. Copyright, of course, for someone who dabbles in fine art photography, is a major concern. Here’s an interesting article about the growth of online infringement.
Don’t forget that infringement happens on paper all the time, and it’s barely detectable. A while back there was a case of [...]

The first in a series of posts on choosing a wedding photographer that suits your needs.

About two weeks ago I got a call from Mark Lamster, a columnist for the LA Times. He was investigating this article, concerning a very publicized question of photography copyright infringement between David Burdeny and Sze Tsung Leong.
Quite frankly, I think the entire situation is rather silly. One is accusing the other of imitation because [...]

I read an intriguing blog post about the Venus De Milo just a short while ago, and thought I should post this photograph I took while I was at the Louvre.

I took this picture realizing that I would not be able to, under these conditions, take a photograph superior to those already freely [...]

A new web magazine came out a short while ago that featured, by design, the work of dozens of photographers without their permission. Something about “web democracy” that was basically a line confirming many people’s misconceptions about the internet being a place where you can find and use whatever graphics/art you want without any sort [...]

I greatly admire photojournalists who put themselves in the line of fire like Zoriah – and furthermore, I admire photographers who remain true to what they shoot.
ZORIAH.COM – HUMANITARIAN PHOTOJOURNALISM
The quality and honesty of Zoriah’s work is what we should expect from photojournalism. He does not censor, which is something that a lot of photographers [...]