New York Post Monday December 6, 2021
In May 2020, acclaimed photographer Firooz Zahedi filed suit in California against Miramax, the film company founded by disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, alleging that it used an image he shot for the poster of Pulp Fiction on “untold thousands of consumer products.” Zaheda claimed that violated a contract that limited use to promoting the film at the time of its release in 1994. But Justice Dolly Gee dismissed the suit, ruling that Zahedi waited too long to file his copyright infringement suit. Zahedi was initially paid $10,000 to take the photo of actress Uma Thurman seductively smoking a cigarette, notes the New York Post. Read the full Story >>
International Wedding Photographer of the Year Monday December 6, 2021
What are the latest standout trends in wedding photography? Look to the winners of the 2021 International Weddings Photographer of the Year competition for clues. The top winner is Italian photographer Fabio Mirulla for an amusingly composed image of a bride’s wedding preparations. “Sometimes it happens to me when I meet a new couple to have good vibes about them,” he notes. “Their day developed in a roller-coaster of laughters and tears, starting with the getting ready where I had the chance to shoot this great photo.” Read the full Story >>
WWD Monday December 6, 2021
In 2017, the French magazine L’Officiel announced the creation of an American edition, L’Officiel USA, promising coverage of high fashion, art and travel through an international lens. But now, notes The New York Times, the City of New York has filed suit against the magazine for failing to pay freelancers on time, or, adds WWD, at all. NYC filed the suit on behalf of writers, producers, photographers, illustrators and more who said they were not paid for their work. Under the law, New York freelancers are allowed to pursue late payments by filing complaints with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, notes DIY Photography. Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Friday December 3, 2021
There are many different platforms and blockchains on which you can mint NFTs and all of them have advantages and disadvantages. But if you’d like to create NFTs without paying gas fees (which are necessary, and potentially quite pricey, if you mint an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain, for example), you might want to get the tips offered at PetaPixel by ArtosisCurse, an NFT artist and the creator of The Crypto-Bears. Read the full Story >>
