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April 4, 2015 – Welcome Again to HDR News. It’s HDR Contest time again. As always this contest is targeted at photographers just like you. It’s free to enter and it’s a great way to have your work seen and evaluated. Getting involved in the 2015 HDR Contest will certainly push you to up your skills. You can learn more on the contest page http://unifiedcolor.com/photo-contest-2015
THE SALT OF THE EARTH
The Salt Of The Earth is the title of a new documentary on the work of revered social photographer Sebastiao Salgado. The title also describes the man himself who has spent his life bringing the soul of the world’s outcasts to the forefront. The documentary is by Wim Wenders and is co-directed by Salgado’s son Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, a team that is sufficiently close enough to the great photographer to provide insights unachievable by others. You can watch the trailer for the film at http://www.firstshowing.net/2015/watch-trailer-for-sebastiao-salgados-the-salt-of-the-earth-doc/
ARE YOU CONTROLLING?
Controlling your camera that is. A wonderful addition to the 2015 HDR Contest’s grand prize is the Promote Control. The Promote Control takes HDR photography to an elevated plane by giving your camera added capabilities. It’s “HDR reinvented”. The compact device sets your camera to shoot up to 45 automatic brackets with up to 9.0 EV step between shots. It can even automatically step into Bulb for night HDR shooting. Check it out at http://www.promote-control.com/
COLORIZE
We love the timeless feel of good black and white photography, especially from the golden era of photojournalism of the 1930s to mid 1960s. You can often wonder what it would really be like to have walked the planet then (as some of you may have). Those were the stiff upper lip times of depression, world war and the epic disruption of whole populations. Add color to some of those vintage images and you’ll get one level closer to the feel of the era. This collection of colorized images will take you there. Spend a little time on each image and ponder. You’ll be transported. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1PXleS/ovJD-d9g:Qz8Gcw$_/www.lifebuzz.com/colorized-photos/
AROUND THE WEB
What Are The Chances – Idaho resident John Cassinelli lost his camera on Wyoming’s Salt River. Two years later it was found. Listen to this NPR piece to see if anything was retrievable http://www.npr.org/2015/03/17/393646844/lost-camera-survives-two-years-submerged-in-wyomings-salt-river
History From A Different Angle – There are iconic images of important moments in history that are forever seared into our memories. We often forget to realize that more than one image made at those famous events. Get a different look at history here: http://goo.gl/TLy7Jr
Was That Taken With A Mobile Phone Camera? – Yes it was. Apple is currently running an ad campaign that features really good photographs taken with the iPhone 6. They’re worth a look. But, keep in mind; it’s the photographer not the camera that makes the magic. https://www.apple.com/iphone/world-gallery/
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