New technology from Xerox can sort photos not just by their content but also according to their aesthetic qualities, such as which portraits are close-in and well-lit, or which wildlife shots are least cluttered.
via Beauty Now in the Eye of the Algorithm – Technology Review.
CNN is passing out pink slips in their DC, New York, Atlanta, Miami and Los Angeles offices following a three-year long review of the company’s workflow. Based on the wording of the internal memo sent out by CNN senior vice president Jack Womack, part of that analysis involved measuring the potential of leaning more heavily on the network’s citizen journalism program, iReport:
via CNN Photojournalists Lose Jobs to Cheaper, Better Cameras – Business – The Atlantic Wire.
Researchers at Duke University and Microsoft are offering a technological fix they say can help uncover if images have been doctored, and might even help find you a parking space.
via Local News | Tech researchers seek way to cull doctored images | Seattle Times Newspaper.
Copyright troll Righthaven has once again been hit with another big bill. The case, Righthaven v. Leland Wolf, targeted the It Makes Sense Blog for allegedly posting a photograph that appeared in Righthaven client the Denver Post without its permission. The court has found in favor of the defendant and has ordered Righthaven to pony up $32,147 in attorney’s fees and $1,000 in costs.
via Judge scolds Righthaven lawyer, adds another $32,000 judgment.
The first Digital Field Camera unveiled by Lytron is set to change photography in a big way by letting users shoot and experience pictures in a different way says Sona Harish
via The Future Of Digital Photography – Trivandrum News | Yentha.com.
The legal woes of Las Vegas-based copyright-trolling firm Righthaven continued Sunday when one of its creditors moved to seize its assets.
via Copyright Troll’s Assets Targeted for Seizure | Threat Level | Wired.com.
Waiting in line a few months ago to pick up a package, I snapped a couple of photos. A postal employee noticed me doing this and said (I am paraphrasing from imperfect memory the exchange that follows), “You took a picture”. I said yes. She said, You can’t take pictures in the post office. I shrugged. She called over another lady whom she identified as a supervisor.
via Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » Busted at the Post Office.
Brad Vest (b. 1985, USA) became interested in photography while souping film in the basement of his dormitory attending the University of Illinois. At the time he was completing a Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences degree. After graduating in 2008 he moved on to work at newspapers in Seattle, Kansas, and Milwaukee focusing on daily storytelling and exploring longer term, narrative stories. In 2009 following his passion to continue long-term documentary storytelling he moved to Ohio University. In 2010, he attended the Eddie Adams Workshop and was a winner in the Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward 2011. He was also featured during the LOOK3 SHOTS presentation of 2011. His work has also been recognized by the College Photographer of the Year competition and the NPPA Best of Photography competition.
Pete Brook is the writer and editor of the Web site Prison Photography and the lead blogger for Raw File, the photography blog from Wired.com. Mr. Brook, 31, is undertaking a 12-week journey across the United States to interview photographers who have focused on American prisons.