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12 April 2022
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 Sony World Photography Award winners, Andrew Burton, metadata, blooming trees, time management and a photo of a check.
- Mee-Lai Stone presents the Sony World Photography Award Winners. We'll have more on this shortly.
- In Patagonia Cleanest Line, Heidi Volpe interview Andrew Burton about his portrait of activist Denis Tuzinovic and portraiture in general. "I come from a strict photojournalism and documentary background, which is to say that when I make portraits I usually approach the assignment from a reportage lineage -- environmental portraiture using a majority natural light -- occasionally one strobe or a reflector to help a bit," he says.
- In Master the Metadata Panel in Lightroom Classic, Julieanne Kost covers templates, defaults, targets, modes, shortcuts, filters, captions, blanks, sync, status, export -- the whole Metadata enchilada.
- Jasenka Grujin presents 19 Magical Photos of Blooming Trees. And, you know, they aren't that magical. Or even good. It's a really tough subject that defies ingrained compositional approaches and begs for more detail. Which gives you something to chew on.
- In The Five Percent, Dave Williams reports, "As a professional photographer we are only around five percent photographer." The rest of the tie is about "social media, marketing, blogging, accounting." The cure? Indulge in a personal project, he suggests.
- Client Wants to Send a Picture of a Check as Payment, a Reddit poster writes. "This feels odd, right?" Right. Interesting discussion, too.
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