Online Photo Sharing in Plain English

Posted by admin on October 23rd, 2009 and filed under photos | 25 Comments »

A short explanation on the benefits and features of online photo sharing.
This video comes in an unbranded “presentation quality” version that can be licensed for use in the workplace. http://www.commoncraft.com/store-item/photosharing

Duration : 0:2:50

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How to Select a Photographer

Posted by admin on October 11th, 2009 and filed under photographs | No Comments »

Selecting a photographer for a wedding requires meeting with the photographer at his studio or office, getting to know his work and personality, and determining whether he fulfills the couple’s wishes. Find the right photographer for the big day with advice from a professional photographer in this free video on wedding photography.

Expert: Michael Graham
Bio: Michael Graham is the owner and founder of Michael Graham Photography in Los Angeles, California. Voted among the top-10 best wedding photographers in LA by Citysearch.com, Graham’s photography philosophy is all about capturing the moments that mean so much to the wedding couple, their families, and friends. When Graham photographs a wedding, it’s about sensitivity to human emotions and interactions, good intuition to what really matters to the couple, and having a good understanding to what makes a great photo. His goal is always to create tasteful images filled with emotion–images that you want to cherish forever.

Duration : 0:3:27

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Taryn Simon photographs secret sites

Posted by admin on October 7th, 2009 and filed under photographs | 25 Comments »

http://www.ted.com Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography — to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise. She shares two projects: one documents otherworldly locations typically kept secret from the public, the other involves haunting portraits of men convicted for crimes they did not commit.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

Duration : 0:18:50

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Ovation TV | David LaChapelle: Portrait of a Photographer

Posted by admin on October 1st, 2009 and filed under photographs | 19 Comments »

Regarded as one of the best working photographers in the world, David LaChapelle is known for taking images of popular culture and twisting then into a surreal fantasies. This profile follows LaChapelle as he shoots Alicia Keyes for Vogue, works on a Vanity Fair assignment with Elton John, and recalls backstage stories about his most iconic photographs.

OVATION TV, ART LIKE
NEVER BEFORE. TV LIKE NOTHING ELSE
http://www.ovationtv.com

Duration : 0:4:52

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