The Associated Press asked Ellen DeGeneres for permission to share her now-famous Oscar selfie with subscribers to their photo service. But does Ellen have the right to give it away? Who owns that picture?…
The problem, according to Los Angeles-area entertainment lawyer Ethan Kirschner, whom The Wire also spoke with, is that DeGeneres might not own the copyright on the photo. “Historically,” Kirschner told me, “it’s always been the person who pressed the shutter who’s technically the person that owns copyright.”
Articles Written by DL Cade
Does Bradley Cooper Actually Own the Rights to Ellen’s Oscar Selfie? —The Wire
Behind the Scenes: Shooting a Panorama from the Top of the Freedom Tower
Last year, TIME teamed up with Portland-based software company GigaPan to create something special: a 360-degree panorama from the top of the Freedom Tower (aka. The One World Trade Center). The image was supposed to represent “the rebirth and healing of Lower Manhattan,” and above we have an inside look at how it came together. Read more…
Massachusetts Legislature Passes ‘Upskirt’ Ban in Response to Court Ruling
Well that was fast. Only a day after news broke of the controversial Massachusetts ruling that ‘upskirt’ photographs were in fact legal according to the states Peeping Tom laws, the state’s legislature has responded by passing a ban. Read more…
Getty Embed Tool Already Subverted: You Can Crop Out the Credit Line
Update: It looks like it’s already been fixed. Kudos to Getty for the quick response.
Getty’s embed tool has been live for less than 24 hours and ALREADY somebody has figured out how it can be taken advantage of. It turns out that all it takes is some extremely simple code to remove attribution entirely. Read more…
Leica Sends Out April 24th ‘Save the Date,’ Will Allegedly Debut New Mirrorless System
The rebranding war continues, but to Leica’s credit, the next camera they’re supposedly releasing on April 24th actually has people excited. It seems a brand new Leica mirrorless system is on the way, although this one will be a Panasonic in Leica clothing. Read more…
Unusual Assignment: Documenting a 210-Mile Run for The North Face —PDN
For Tom Robertson, landing a social media assignment from The North Face to photograph two ultra-marathoners attempting a record-breaking run was the easy part. Delivering the pictures was another story.
“I knew I would have to be in pretty good shape,” says Robertson, who got almost no sleep over three days as he leapfrogged the runners for 210 miles along a remote trail through California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Sony Admits the A7 and A7r Have a Light Leak Problem, Here’s a Temporary Fix
The relatively new Sony A7 and A7r are in the news again, only this time it’s not for a good reason. It seems a good number of users are experiencing light leak issues, so many that Sony has actually come out and officially admitted there is a problem and a fix is in the works. Read more…
“Five Most Common Mistakes in Wildlife Photography – and How to Avoid Them” —Digital Photography School
Animals, especially wild ones, make such beautiful subjects that we cannot resist turning our cameras on them to capture images of these majestic creatures in their natural state.
Unlike a landscape, creatures are constantly in motion, and unlike most people, they can be pretty uncooperative when it comes to getting their picture taken. This can make for a lot of botched pictures. Here are a few tips on how to avoid some of the common pitfalls of wildlife photography.
Unique ‘Light Prints’ of Iconic Portraits Shot Entirely In-Camera
Light painter Jason D. Page recently got in touch to show us an impressive series three years in the making that he has just completed. It’s called ‘Icons,’ and it features a set of psychedelic light portraits Page calls ‘Light Prints’ that are done entirely in-camera. Read more…
Sigma Staff Says 50mm f/1.4 Art Lens Will ‘Probably’ Arrive in Two Months
According to Photo Rumors, one of their readers spoke to a Sigma rep at the Photography Show in Birmingham and was told that the much-anticipated 50mm f/1.4 Art series lens will make landfall in about two months time. Read more…
