What will they patent next?  …the process of positioning two people side by side,…

What will they patent next?  …the process of positioning two people side by side, having them look at a camera, and say Cheese! ???

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You Can Close The Studio, Amazon Patents Photographing On Seamless White – DIY Photography
I am not really sure how to tag this other than a big #fail for the USPTO, or a huge Kudos for Amazon’s IP attorneys. In a patent simply called Studio arrangement Amazon took IP ownership on what we all call shooting against a seamless white backdrop. The patent describes the arrangement of elements in […]

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An interesting twist on stock photography

rather than shoot stock and hope someone wants it, Image Brief lets potential clients specify what they want…and if you can shoot it, or have it in your archives, you can show your work to them (but you'll be competing with others for 'easy' assignments!)

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ImageBrief is where professional photographers respond to live image requests from the world’s largest ad agencies, brands and publishers.

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May The Fourth Be With You

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The unique Rieger pipe organ on the campus of Pacific Union College (where I teach) has earned a nickname among some of the locals… 
Can you guess what it is?? 

This is an archive photo taken prior to the installation of a speaker cluster that now really messes up the view of this magnificent machine.

#architecture   #architecturephotography   #maythe4thbewithyou  

May The Fourth Be With You
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The unique Rieger pipe organ on the campus of Pacific Union College (where I teach) has earned the nickname Darth Vadar. 
Can you figure out why??

This is an archive photo taken prior to the installation of a speaker cluster that now really messes up the view of this magnificent machine.

#architecture   #architecturephotography   #maythe4thbewithyou  

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St Helena Roses

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Just a fabulously lovely day in the Napa Valley today.. but just enough time for a quick phone snap on my way back home from an appointment.

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#napavalley  #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Sheila B. DuBois +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky +Bill Wood 

St Helena Roses
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Just a fabulously lovely day in the Napa Valley today.. but just enough time for a quick phone snap on my way back home from an appointment.

#androidography   #androidphotography
#napavalley  #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Sheila B. DuBois +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky +Bill Wood 

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