The July 2008 edition of "The Cable Release", the club's monthly newsletter, is now available for download.
It can be downloaded Here.
Fireworks Are Coming!
Well, the 4th of July ones, anyway! With the holiday fast approaching, I know many of us will be formatting the memory cards and getting our gear ready for some fireworks shooting. A very good, informative article on FIREWORKS PHOTOGRAPHY can be found at NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY's website at http://www.nyip.com/ezine/holidays/digfirewks.html There are some related links at the end of the article.
Let's seem some great shots this year! Remember, stake out a good shooting place well before the show! And remember to post them in the galleries here!
- Tom
A CALL FOR ACTION!
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a new version of its Orphan Works bill. However, because of important deficiencies, ASMP believes that photographers now should contact their senators to voice their opposition.
Find your senators' name and contact information and send them a letter to express your concerns. Be sure to include this language:
I urge you to oppose this bill unless and until it is amended to contain at least the minimum provisions that are critical to protect photographers, including but not limited to a notice of use that must be filed before the use is made, upon penalty of losing eligibility to claim orphan work status for failure to file the notice; an archive of the notices, to be maintained by the Copyright Office or an approved third party; and other protections that appear in the current (May 15, 2008) language of H.R. 5889.
A sample letter has been posted on ASMP's website. We all need to work together to fight this one!
Using RSS
Why should you be using RSS?
RSS, or "Really Simple Syndication"*, can make your life much simpler, especially if you have several websites that you like to check for new content each day. Most active content sites today provide RSS feeds. RSS feeds provide you a way to get the new content from a website without having to visit that website. It used to be that if you wanted a site to let you know when they added new content, you had to register with them and give them your email address. They could then email you when they updated the website. But they could also email for anything else and they could also sell your email address to other companies for a little extra cash. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a way to see if there was a new article posted at vbpc.org, or strobist.com, or photoshop.tv without having to go to the site and without having to give them your email address? RSS to the rescue! Click here to read more.
Virginia's Top Ten Cities
Need an idea/excuse for a day trip? Here are the TOP 10 VIRGINIA CITIES from last year (based on number of web site hits)
Top 10 City Pages
1. Virginia Beach
2. Williamsburg
3. Richmond
4. Luray
5. Charlottesville
6. Chincoteague Island
7. Lexington
8. Norfolk
9. Abingdon
10. Fredericksburg
Summer 2007's top 10 most visited city pages on Virginia.org.
Enjoy and Hope to see you out there!
-Tom
