On July 25, photographer Carol M. Highsmith filed a lawsuit against Getty Images seeking $1 billion in damages over the companys alleged infringement of her photo copyrights. The lawsuit names both Getty Images and distributor Alamy, claiming both have been charging licensing fees for the use of photos she provided to the Library of Congress for public use. The suit also names... more
The Internet has become the wild wild west of copyright infringement, and the fact that so many photos are illegally republished around without permission and/or attribution makes enforcement tough for the photographers behind them. If you’ve ever shared your images on the Web, there’s one big-name place they could show up for sale without your permission: Amazon.com.
If you're keen on consuming video and images on your smartphone, Huawei's latest model in its Honor sub-brand, the Honor Note 8, might be just the device for you. Its 6.6" Super AMOLED display is one of the largest in the phablet segment and decidedly blurs the line between smartphone and tablet. With its Quad-HD resolution it offers a pixel density of 443 ppi.
We’re not sure if the new Nikon W100 is waterproof and shockproof because it’s a standard “tough” camera, or because its target audience is fun-... more
In 2013, I made by far my most amazing thrift store find. In the Good Samaritan shop in my hometown Roanoke, Virginia, I discovered several rolls of old nitrate negatives. The following day I had the negatives digitized and discovered the rolls contained a considerable trove of nearly 400 images, the majority of which had been shot in Italy about 80 years ago.
Determining the location of the photos was relatively easy: the architecture looked undeniably... more
NFL football star DeAngelo Williams is a huge fan of the TV show “The Walking Dead.” Just how big? Well, he and his bride recently decided to do an elaborate zombie-themed wedding photo shoot that involved professional makeup and the entire wedding party.
ESPN was invited to the photo shoot, where it produced this 3-minute behind-the-scenes video showing what went down:
“[DeAngelo] really had to convince the bridesmaids,”... more
