Great Reads in Photography: January 24, 2021
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy!
Trump Had Inauguration Crowd Photos Edited, Report Claims
President Donald Trump personally intervened to have a government photographer edit official photos of his inauguration to make the crowd look bigger. That's according to a new report published by The Guardian.
Explore a Zoomable 360° Gigapixel Photo of the Trump Inauguration
Using gigapixel technology, CNN managed to capture an ultra-high res, interactive, 360° photograph of the presidential inauguration on Friday—a great way to explore the crowd in detail and maybe (just maybe) spot yourself in the crowd.
I Shot the Trump Inauguration Protests and Got More Than I Bargained For
Yesterday, I went out to photograph the protests in Washington, D.C. during Trump's inauguration. I'm a professional freelance photographer, and I had never really taken a stab at photojournalism before, so this seemed like a good time to try.
Trump Accidentally Used 2009 Obama Inauguration Photo on @POTUS Twitter
People following the handoff of the coveted @POTUS Twitter account from former President Obama to newly sworn-in President Trump were treated to a bit of a gaff this morning. It seems the Trump administration accidentally used a photo from President Obama's inauguration in 2009 as Trump's new Twitter header.
This is the First Known Photograph of a US Presidential Inauguration
The Capitol was still under construction on March 4th, 1857, when photographer John Wood set up his wet plate collodion camera and captured the first known photograph of a US Presidential inauguration.
Ultra Rare Photo of Abraham Lincoln’s First Inauguration Sells for $27,500
This historic photograph was captured in 1861, on a day when the United States teetered on the brink of Civil War and Abraham Lincoln was being sworn in as the country's 16th president. And yesterday, one of the few prints of the photo in existence sold for a whopping $27,500.
The Humorous Photobombs Dropped at Obama’s Inauguration
Here's a bit of lighthearted humor as we heat up the bloggin' machine today: at the second inauguration of Barack Obama this past Monday, a number of humorous photobombs were spotted in the live television coverage and in the press photos that emerged afterward. A few of them have the web talking (and laughing).
In the photograph above by Jim Bourg of Reuters, we see New York Senator Chuck Schumer photobombing during the oath of office.