Inspiring Photographers
Dave LaBelle's reprint of what I call a classic, must-have book for all photojournalists – staff, freelancers, students –The Great Picture Hunt, is out again.
“Like stalking wild game or unearthing hidden treasure, shooting good feature pictures requires instinct and skill.”
More on this book in the near future, but I wanted to pass this info along to you so that you can support this long-running project and much sought after book. I am really drooling over my copy.
See below for the number one reason for not posting here as often as I have [grin]. My wife and I are now very proud and happy parents of a healthy baby boy. Rohan arrived on April 24, weighing in at 7.1 lbs. He is pretty tall at 21.5 inches.
Every day is a new day, full of activities. Nothing else matters now. Will try and post here as often as I can, but my fatherly duties simply take precedence.
VII photographers John Stanmeyer and Gary Knight will be immersing photographers in a one-week workshop (24-30 July 2005) designed to inspire and expand photographers' vision and the ethics of photojournalism. Organized in small groups, Knight and Stanmeyer will use the lush landscape and rich culture of Bali, Indonesia, as a backdrop to teach how to tell stories with pictures, working on long documentary projects, marketing yourself and greater insight into the photojournalism profession. 16 spaces available. Added information available on the following website, or contact Anastasia Stanmeyer, the workshop organizer.
Former UN Chief Photographer John Isaac has turned his cameras towards birds, butterflies and bison. Well, more specifically he shoots wildlife now as over a 30-year career he became “… heartsick of human tragedy.” Dirk Halstead writes an understated introduction to Isaac's exhibit on The Digital Journalist. Some very fine photography indeed.
I am plunging head on and buying into the hype that is TIGER, the new operating system Apple will launch on April 29. But I am doing it at a discount through Amazon.com. 
Click this link to get your copy of the upgrade at $35 off the sticker price. Apple will charge you $129 (free if you buy a new computer of course), so I think $89.99 is a pretty good deal. Should keep the beancounters at bay. Clicking the link also helps Tiffinbox make a little cash. So, thanks in advance.
Here is what I am looking forward to in TIGER: SAFARI, Apple's web browser with a built in RSS reader, so I can keep up with my email and my news all in one place. I am eagerly waiting to see AUTOMATOR in action; especially churning out images in bulk. DASHBOARD and the accompanying widgets are fun but I am not so sure about that just yet. I never took to Konfabulator, so DASHBOARD appears like technology that's a bit of a johnny-come-lately. Then there is SPOTLIGHT; an internal search engine on steroids. Woohoo!