http://www.katie.dainto.org Occasional updates from inside Joel Sartore's Studio and Circus Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:32:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks, Ken Rockwell. More than once while roaming the internet in search of answers, I have would up on Ken's site and read his candid, well-written reviews. As the employee of a cheapskate, and as a semi-professional cheapskate myself, this helpful guide/rant made me smile. I may ... http://www.katie.dainto.org/?p=142 The New York Times has a neat feature up showing David Burnett's photos of onlookers at the Apollo 11 launch. Well worth looking through, and, as he comments, proof that you should never throw anything away. Frame #14 is my favorite (but you've got to work for it ... http://www.katie.dainto.org/?p=140 When I first started working with Joel, it struck me as a bit odd that there are so many photo contests run by professional organizations. If you win "Accountant of the Year" or "Region 6 Farmer of the Year," you might get a plaque or a certificate, but it ... http://www.katie.dainto.org/?p=137 And with those words, Joel has entered the modern age. Check it out: http://blog.joelsartore.com/ http://www.katie.dainto.org/?p=135 A few weeks ago I saw Sam Abell speak at UNL. He's a member of the old guard of NG photographers -- doesn't blog, doesn't do video, doesn't Twitter, doesn't even e-mail. What he does do is think about pictures, all the time. Before the event, Joel ... http://www.katie.dainto.org/?p=131 Joel's ocelot photo from his latest article was one of the top picks on Digg today. In celebration, here's a photo of me with an ocelot (shot at a zoo in Brazil). They're very fuzzy, but their teeth are very sharp. http://www.katie.dainto.org/?p=129 Microsoft has a spiffy new technology that made the rounds on the blogosphere a month or so ago. They asked Joel to shoot the Statue of Liberty for a Photosynth, which you can see here. (Internet Explorer only -- sorry Mac users.) http://www.katie.dainto.org/?p=126 Joel's trip to Bioko back in January required a pretty hefty amount of gear and pretty meticulous planning. We didn't know what, if anything, he'd be able to get once he was there, he'd be camping most of the time, and he had to bring much of his own ... http://www.katie.dainto.org/?p=123 I've been reading John Harrington's blog for a while now. He gives well-written, solid, classic business advice. His book just came in the UPS, and it's a must-read for anybody who wants to make a living in photography. Though it's intended for an already-somewhat-established photographer, I think ... http://www.katie.dainto.org/?p=121 I'll play along, I guess: On October 3, the link/image above will re-direct you to a story James Nachtwey has been working on. It's rolling out in multiple media channels to show how powerful news photography can be in the digital age. Bloggers, get your own badge ... http://www.katie.dainto.org/?p=116