What’s new: A few new resources….

What’s new? Actually, lots of stuff! This blog entry is a series of blurbs about new things I came across that I think would be of interest to most photographers. Every time I see something new and interesting I cut and paste the URL into an ever-growing list. When that list gets too big I gather the best stuff and share it.

In no particular order, using text pulled right from the sites:

Nazar – A South Asian Perspective, is an award-winning online magazine that caters to the South Asian population. They have a nice galley of my work from India in connection with my upcoming show in New York City. You may view that at http://nazaronline.net/infocus/2009/06/concurrence-an-evolving-india/

Sony World Photography Awards are welcoming professional photographers from across the globe to submit their photographs into a highly competitive awards program. The contest is free. Read more at: http://www.worldphotographyawards.org/professionals.aspx

10 Ways to Fight for Your Digital Rights as a Photographer was recently posted by Paul Melcher, who has been named one of the “50 most influential individuals in American photography” by American Photo. PLEASE read that at: http://rising.blackstar.com/10-ways-to-fight-for-your-digital-rights-as-a-photographer.html

SAA Photo Metadata Project is an effort to promote industry wide use of standardized photo metadata in every digital file. The effort promotes these best practices by investigating and reporting on the issues, and then developing online resources and educational events — demonstrating that embedding metadata in digital photos benefits us all and is easy to do. This initiative is made possible by the generous support of the Library of Congress, our Project Partners, a dedicated group of project contributors, and the commitment of the Stock Artists Alliance. Read more at: http://www.photometadata.org/

PLUS Coalition is an international non-profit initiative to simplify and facilitate the communication and management of image rights. Organized by respected associations, leading companies, standards bodies, scholars and industry experts, the PLUS Coalition exists for all involved in creating, distributing, using and preserving images. These diverse stakeholders have collaborated to develop PLUS, a system of standards that makes it easier to communicate, understand and manage image rights in all countries. Read more at: http://www.useplus.com/home.asp

DSLR Camera Remoteis the next-generation cable release for your Canon EOS DSLR camera, run by your iPhone. . Just connect your camera to a WiFi enabled computer and the DSLR Camera Remote software enables you to use your Apple iPhone or iPod touch to wirelessly adjust cameras settings, fire the shutter, review images, even get a live viewfinder preview. Read more at: http://www.ononesoftware.com/detail.php?prodLine_id=38

MyPublisher a leader in the photo book market, has sold and shipped more than 5 million photo books since 2002. They are now offering a coupon for a second book free. Read more at: http://www.mypublisher.com/bookshelf/bookviewer.py?d=cppl%60je%3E3375243-tq%3E2