Archive for February, 2008
Create Your Own Variable Neutral Density Filter
February 26th, 2008 | 
Author: This could be interesting. I’m not sure exactly when I would use it, but maybe that is part of the fun…
Although I have to admit, the last time I bought a “cheap” filter my pictures were blurry an unusable, but hey, this could be different.
If you’re like me, you’ve seen those fancy VariND filters that give you between 2 and 8 stops of neutral density. Here’s a DIY filter using two polarizers that will give you very similar results… though probably not exactly the same as the ND.
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Photo agency Getty Images sold for 2.4 billion dollars
New York – Getty Images, the world’s largest photo agency, is to be sold for 2.4 billion dollars to investor Hellman & Friedman, the agency said Monday.
The sale includes 400 million dollars in debt and its stockholders will receive 34 dollars in cash per share, Getty said.
Getty’s stock value fell by half last year, and the sale price is 55 per cent of its value as of mid-January, when Getty announced its sale.
The sale to be completed in the second quarter must still be approved by stockholders.
The photo agency was founded in 1995 and grew quickly with clients including media and advertising agencies. The firm faces competition from news agencies and private photo firms, like Jupitermedia and Corbis.
Photo agency Getty Images sold for 2.4 billion dollars – Business
12 Things to Photograph Before You Die
You’ll photograph lots of subjects and reel off tens or even hundreds of thousands of images before you lay down your camera for the last time. Some of those pictures will be memorable; a few will serve as milestones in your life. One or two might even change it.
Here are twelve subjects we think you should photograph before you die.
1. A Perfect Portrait
2. A Complete Story
3. Northern Lights
4. A Blue Iceberg
5. A Rainforest
6. Migrating Wildebeest
7. A Sand Dune
8. New York
9. Love…
10. … and War
11. A Picture that’s Sold
12. An Image that Makes a Difference
Check out the article here with some excellent (and unusual) examples: