World of EOS
dec 9th
Canon has released a new website for Canon EOS users.
(It might not be that new, but it’s new to me).
http://www1.canon.com.au/worldOfEos/learn/home/default.aspx
The website is filled with videos and tips for budding photographers.. There’s nothing new under the horizon for the amateur, nor pro of course.
Getting started as a sports photographer
dec 6th
Photoinduced.com has made a series of interviews with sport, fashion and freelance photographers about what they keep in their camerabags.
The first series I’ll share with you is with staff sports photographer for Getty Images, Harry How. Harry has shot everything from the NFL to MLS (soccer), NHL (ice hockey), NBA (basketball), horseracing, FIFA (soccer), The Masters (golf), MLB (baseball) NCAA sports (college sports)… More >
Definitely click-able/must read
dec 3rd
I recently read a truly great and inspirational story on one of my favourite sites, sportsshooter.com.
Brian Blanco worked as a staff photographer for several years for a local newspaper in Tampa Florida, but do to the recent decline in sales (I would assume) he was fired… If you’ve ever experienced being fired, you’ll know that is isn’t the greatest feeling in the world…
Brian felt what most people feel when they loose their job, “can I still call my self a carpenter/teacher/photographer/coach etc., now that it isn’t my job anymore?”.
What makes this article stick out is how honest Brian describes his situation and how heart warming it is to read how he’s taken on this new chapter in his life.