Stock Photo Secrets Friday October 21, 2022
Unsplash, the popular free stock photo site recently acquired by Getty Images, is rolling out Unsplash+, a new premium and subscription-based service. The new service gives subscribers access to “curated content” available for commercial licenses with extra legal protection and unlimited downloads, notes DIY Photography. The premium tier also offers an ad-free experience in addition to the large free-for-all library of images that the site is known for, adds Stock Photo Secrets.
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David Schonauer Friday October 21, 2022
Stock agencies and photographers take note: This week we reported on a new study showing that much of the stock photography of babies is potentially dangerous. According to the study, which was
carried out by the online media company BabyCenter, three out of four stock stock photos of sleeping babies show infants in environments with known risk factors for sudden unexpected infant death
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DIYPhotography Thursday October 20, 2022
A solar eclipse, even a partial one, is always an opportunity for some amazing photos or videos, notes DIY Photography, and there is one coming on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The celestial event will be visible from most of Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, and western parts of Asia. Around 80 percent of the sun will be covered at the eclipse’s peak. A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar one, adds DIYP, so keep an eye out for a lunar eclipse that’s coming on November 8,
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The Washington Post Thursday October 20, 2022
Acclaimed photographer Abelardo Morell traveled to Arles, France, to follow in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh, artistically. That’s a daunting undertaking, notes The Washington Post, but Morell had a secret (if ancient) weapon—a camera obscura of his own design, consisting of a periscope, a digital camera, a laptop computer and a large piece of black fabric. “Clearly, I did not produce any new 'van Goghs,' which is a good thing because I didn’t want to make copies!” notes Morell at his website.
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