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Around The Horn
18 December 2018
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Christmas around the world, 'Shooting War', Stephen DiRado, Lightroom's default settings, the Half Rule, a 'Guide to Photo Contests', removing backgrounds and drone insurance.
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas to Alan Taylor after he presents "a collection of holiday cheer and light wrapped up in 35 photographs." One week to go, BTW.
- In Beyond the Myth of the War Photographer, Finbarr O'Reilly reviews psychiatrist Anthony Feinstein's new book Shooting War. "Starting with a single, striking image from each photographer, Dr. Feinstein profiles 18 conflict photographers, including Don McCullin, Tim Hetherington and Corinne Dufka and examines their motivations, traumas and, most important, their resilience," he writes.
- The Phoblographer interviews Photographer Stephen DiRado on Documenting His Father's Battle With Alzheimer's. DiRado won the 2018 Bob & Diane Fund Grant for the series on his father.
- In Changing Lightroom Classic's Default Develop Settings, Julieanne Kost shows how to let the application automatically apply your preferences for images shot by a specific camera.
- David Williams explains The 'Half' Rule he finds helpful in post processing to avoid an "overcooked" look.
- Photoshelter in partnership with the World Photography Organization has published the free The 2019 Photographer's Guide to Photo Contests. "We look at factors like entry fees, prizes, promised exposure and more."
- The free Remove Image Background Web site lets you upload a portrait to remove its background. "At the moment remove.bg only works for photos with at least one person in them," the site notes.
- In A Drone Insurance Case, Greenberg and Reznicki point out, "Most typical policies do not cover damages resulting fro the use of drones." Which left one wedding photographer holding the bag after his drone "allegedly blinded a guest by hitting the guest's eye."
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