There has been much discussion in recent days of how location tagging in social media is harming natural landmarks around the world. And now even authorities are taking a stand: the Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board in Wyoming has launched a new campaign against location tags. With the rise of social media, previously quiet landmarks such as Horseshoe Bend in Arizona have become flooded with so many tourists that landscapes are being altered, both by so many people trampling through and by governments in order to make those spots safe. This trend has sparked a movement among nature photographers to not geotag photos while exploring the great outdoors. âEvery time someone captures stunning scenery and tags the exact location, crowds follow,â the tourism board says. â[I]n the spirit of our conservation tradition, weâre championing a new environmental initiative: Tag Responsibly, Keep Jackson Hole Wild.â Instead of tagging specific locations found in the wild, the tourism board is asking visitors to use the generic tag Keep Jackson Hole Wild to protect nature and help spread awareness.
The campaign also includes a set of posters that discourage location tagging. The official @visitjacksonhole Instagram account is leading the charge by using the generic tag on all of its outdoor photos. from https://petapixel.com/2018/11/30/jackson-hole-stop-tagging-locations/
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I've absolutely never understood why some folks (and they indeed do) say that the Fujifilm GFX system doesn't need faster lenses than f2, but the Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm f1.4 is offering that to the system for only $799. Granted that you're getting a manual focus lens that doesn't have weather sealing, but it's finally taking advantage of one of the biggest features of medium format: the larger sensor area that amounts to more bokeh per aperture.
from https://www.thephoblographer.com/2018/11/30/the-mitakon-speedmaster-65mm-f1-4-gives-the-fujifilm-gfx-a-51mm-f1-1-equivalent-lens/ Gender reveal parties are becoming increasingly common in our social media age as expectant parents arrange elaborate celebrations to create photos and videos to share and enjoy for a lifetime. But some reveal ideas aren’t as smart as others — in fact, they can be disastrous. This 49-second video shows how one gender reveal party sparked the April 2017 Sawmill Fire in Arizona. Back on April 23, 2017, 37-year-old Border Patrol Agent Dennis Dickey and his wife brought an explosive target out into a yellow grassland in the Santa Rita Mountain foothills in order to learn the gender of their expected baby with a bang. After shooting the target that contained Tannerite, an explosive substance, there was an explosion and a cloud of blue smoke appeared… along with a sudden blaze in the surrounding grass. Several seconds later, when it became clear that the group had no way of putting out the fire, someone is heard in the video twice shouting, “Start packing up!” The entire incident was caught on camera by one of the party’s attendees, and the U.S. Forest Service released the video to the Arizona Daily Star this week through the Freedom of Information Act. Dickey admitted earlier this year to starting the fire, which went on to burn 47,000 acres and cost $8.2 million for 800 firefighters to put out. He pleaded guilty in a federal court back in September and agreed to pay $220,000 for what happened (he was originally ordered to pay the full $8,188,069). “I feel absolutely horrible about it,” Dickey told the Daily Star, “It was probably one of the worst days of my life.” If you’re planning any kind of gender reveal party and photo shoot and you live in a wildfire area, you might want to stick to colored cakes or confetti-filled balloons. from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PetaPixel/~3/sWs8wb9r_rw/ Uncovering The Magic of Utah’s National & State Parks with Rick Sammon In Case You Missed It The post New Class: Uncovering The Magic of Utah’s National & State Parks appeared first on Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider. from https://scottkelby.com/new-class-uncovering-the-magic-of-utahs-national-state-parks/
Like many other photographers out there, I have multiple lenses in my camera bag that are all suitable for various jobs and genres of photography. While it's nice to be able to pick and choose from a long list of prime lenses, sometime it's just really nice to use wide to telephoto lenses that can do-it-all, and 24-105mm lenses are just about the perfect do it all lens. One second you can be shooting a wide angle environmental portrait or a landscape, and the next you can be shooting a tight close up shot of an object or person. The versatility of these wide to telephoto lenses is unmatched, and this is what makes them the best jack of all trades lenses available.
from https://www.thephoblographer.com/2018/11/30/four-bang-for-your-buck-24-105-wide-to-telephoto-lenses-that-can-do-it-all/ Alan Burles started as a art director in the early 1980s. After investing in a Olympus XA 35mm rangefinder, however, Burles started traveling everywhere with a pocket camera. Since 2005, he has been a full-time photographer, and his street photos are filled with clever illusions. “My 20 years in advertising certainly weren’t a distraction from my fascination with photography, they were an amazing investment in working with great people (and great photographers) and especially in learning about both the power of simplicity and the power of the idea,” Burles writes. “My photography is mainly about spontaneous, unplanned, found (although actually I think they are ‘given’) moments that just happen and are beautiful or poignant or funny.” Burles’ work is now represented in galleries around the world. He was also selected as the winner of the Leica-sponsored SPi Street Awards 2018. You can find more of Burles’ work on his website. (via SPi Street Awards via The Guardian) Image credits: Photographs by Alan Burles and used with permission from https://petapixel.com/2018/11/30/the-clever-street-photography-of-alan-burles/ Food photographers have an arsenal of tricks up their sleeves to make food look delicious on camera. And more often than not, these hacks make use of non-edible products that aren’t appetizing. Blossom has created an eye-opening video that reveals the dirty (sometimes literally) little tricks of food photographers. Watch the 2.5-minute video here: Here’s a rundown of the tricks shown in the video (watch the video to see how each one looks on camera):
You can find more food photography hacks here, here, here, and here. You can also find more of Blossom’s videos on its YouTube channel and Facebook page. from https://petapixel.com/2018/11/30/tricks-food-photographers-use-to-make-food-look-delicious/
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