Today’s around the ‘net is a search for photo inspiration. I’ve been looking for interesting photos and bookmarking a few sites, creating an online scrapbook to help think about possible new approaches to my own personal photography. I thought it might be interesting to share a few of these interesting finds:
This image on the J.R. Photoblog has a really nice …

Tired of the daily news? How about we turn a little retro for inspiration this week (post title inspired by the work of Robb Kendrick and courtesy of Willie Nelson).
Through photography it’s easy to return to simpler times…as in the cowboy photographs of National Geographic photographer Robb Kendrick. This NPR slide show presents a nice, brief overview as to why …

The posts this week were chock full o’ links but there are a few more left for today’s around the ‘net. First, a few quick links and than an update on a new home for prophotolife.
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Famed photojournalist James Nachtwey speaks about the voice of photography and his work in this video on TED (thanks for the link, Kat). There’s no …

* I mountain bike nearby at East Fork Lake when possible. A trip to the beach is always in order and so is picking up trash, doing my part to keep the beach clean. Last week I took along my point’n’shoot, making compositions of the trash and found objects. Photography can make a person do crazy things…
This week’s “around the …

I thought this post could use a random photo…
I’m behind on some news after taking last week off, most notably updates on two very fun online photo projects. Last week Udi at DIYPhotography.net announced part one of the winners of the Portrait Professional 8 Giveaway, judged from numerous portrait entries from around the globe. This week the winners of the …

This past week off from the studio has been great. On Monday I’ll be heading back with some new ideas and perspectives aided by the time away. “Sharpening the saw”, we call it, and it really works.
Just as this week has helped to prepare new ideas for the studio, next week I’ll be taking time off from prophotolife to do …

The SLR wars are blazing. First, the Canon 50d and it’s 15.1 mega pixel sensor was introduced earlier this week. The next day Nikon’s 12.3 mega pixel D90 with groundbreaking HD movie mode was introduced. The internet is awash in information on these two new cameras. And there’s also talk of Canon introducing a 5D mkII with 21 mega pixel …

First, a couple of quick links that may be of interest:

Digital Photography School has some very helpful, concise tips for aspiring wedding photographers in stepping in to wedding photography.
This Week in Photography asks, are you a lazy photographer? Sometimes we can use a wake up call to push ourselves in a new direction. This is that wake up call.
Imaging Insider …

Let’s start with a really fun website filled with funky, off-beat cameras: Alfred’s Camera Page. Alfred has a ton of information on vintage Russian cameras but also has a large non-Russian camera section on this very easy to use website. Back when I was chasing down Kiev cameras I’d always land on this site for the reviews. If you’re participating …

Joe McNally is a well known photographer that shares his knowledge and takes time to go “the extra step” for others. In a recent post on Joe’s blog he shares a story about how he and his photography selflessly helped a family in need in New Jersey. It’s well worth the read, on many levels.
I’ve mentioned we’ll be creating some …