Digital Eyes, Geotagging, PhotoCalc, Orphan Works
Amateur Photographer has a report today where digital cameras could (and already are) becoming smaller and less expensive using newly developed 'flexible' electronic circuitry, which all the to be designed and produced with smaller lenses.
They have developed 'flexible' electronic circuitry that enables the use of smaller lenses the report says.
The 'silicon camera' has been inspired by the shape of the human eye. In the past it has not been possible to develop a curved surface (similar to the back of the eyeball) due to the rigidity of silicon, which is used to make electronic materials.
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Also, in Dan Heller's Photography Business Blog he writes about
the outrage (among photographers) continuing to boil over the Orphan Works Act, the bill congress is considering, which limits the remedies in a civil action brought for infringement of copyright in an orphan work.
He says the arguments still seems to be heated. And it's pretty clear that what people are worried about are that photographers' rights would be jeopardized, that rampant infringement would take place because it'd be too easy for infringers to establish a work as an "orphan," and that photographers would not be financially able to protect their copyrights.
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SmugMug, an online photo sharing website and Eye-Fi (a great device) who have collaborated to provide free geotagging and hotspot access for SmugMug members using an Eye-Fi Share card or original Eye-Fi Card.
The story adds that “SmugMug users who have Eye-Fi cards love how easy it is to upload photos and share those memories in cool ways on our site. Our photo map has become extremely popular and sets us apart from other online sharing sites,” said Chris MacAskill, president and co-founder of SmugMug. “This opportunity makes it even easier for people to spend more time enjoying their photos, and less time uploading and tagging their images.”CMS.
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If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch you might be interested in PhotoCalc. It's a $3 applicaiton that can assist you in calculating exposure, depth of field and flash exposure. There's a lot more to PhotoCalc that makes it appeal to almost anyone.
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Are you taking photographs or are you shooting for profits? That's the question that David Ziser asks in one of his latest Digital ProTalk posts.
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(The Insiders :: August 14, 2008)
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