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Narrative will stop selling its life-logging cameras

30 Sep

Narrative, the company behind the Narrative Clip, has stopped selling its life-logging cameras. The Narrative Clip, first unveiled four years ago, is designed to clip to the owner’s shirt, where it snaps photos of their day in 30 second intervals. The camera has been updated since, but failed to appeal to consumers in any large way, and now the company behind it has stopped both sales and support of the devices.

Narrative announced the end of its sales and support in a message sent to customers. It isn’t clear what the company plans for the future, though TechCrunch suggests Narrative may continue to exist as a ‘support group’ of some sort for Clip owners; this will apparently involve a tool that enables the cameras to keep functioning, though to what degree isn’t clear.

Because of the nature of Narrative Clip, a single day’s worth of usage could result in thousands of photos. When used with Narrative’s software, the best moments are automatically selected from those photos, trimming down the mass of content to a more easily managed collection. Without software that provides that functionality, the cameras won’t be nearly as useful due to most people not having time to sort through thousands of images every day.

Via: TechCrunch

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Selling Stock

29 Dec

I just prepared a short post on how I’ve found a market for some of my past images for members of the online photography workshop at www.shootforlove.com. In the meantime […]

 
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The Best Selling DSLR Lenses With Our Readers

02 Jun

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Today we did some analysis of the Best Selling DSLR Lenses with our readers among dPS readers – based upon purchases made in the last 3 months.*

As usual this list is dominated by Canon and Nikon lenses so we’ve again broken those two brands out into two separate lists of lenses and then have put the other best selling lenses from other brands into a third list.

Interestingly by far the #1 lens in the last 3 months has been the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens which was released just this last month as a successor to their old Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 Mark II which was released back in 1990 but which has always previously topped our best selling lens lists (it is #2 for the first time ever this month).

Note: at this stage we didn’t see any major trends in lenses for compact camera systems which is why we’ve not featured any hear. We expect this market to grow as the mirroless/compact system cameras continue to grow in popularity.

Best Selling Canon DSLR Lenses

1.Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens

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2. Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens

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3. Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Lens

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4. Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Lens

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5. Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

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  1. Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens
  2. Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Standard Zoom Lens
  3. Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens
  4. Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM Telephoto Zoom Lens
  5. Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens
  6. Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens
  7. Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens

Best Selling Nikon DSLR Lenses

1. Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX

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2. Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR FX

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3. Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II AF-S

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4. 3. Nikon 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR

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5. Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF

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  1. Nikon 50mm f/1.4G SIC SW Prime AF-S
  2. Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II AF-S
  3. Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens
  4. Nikon 85mm f/1.8G AF-S
  5. Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF
  6. Nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR AF-S DX
  7. Nikon 40mm f/2.8G AF-S DX Micro

Best Selling DSLR Lenses from Other Brands

  1. Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X116 Pro DX II (for Nikon DSLRs). Also available for Canon and Sony and Minolta cameras.
  2. Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon (also available for Fujifilm X-Mount, Micro Four-Thirds, Olympus, Sony and Pentax and others)
  3. Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SLD DG Macro. (for Nikon DSLRs) Also available for Canon,Minolta and Sony and Pentax cameras.
  4. Opteka 6.5mm f/3.5 HD Aspherical Fisheye for Canon DSLRs.
  5. Sigma 340101 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Lens for Canon (also available for Nikon, Pentax and Sony)
  6. Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro (for Canon DSLRs). Also available for Nikons, Konica Minolta and Sony and Pentax cameras.
  7. Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II (for Canon DSLRs), Nikon, Konica Minolta and Sony and Pentax.

*Note: as with our previous best seller lists this list was compiled from reports supplied to us from Amazon.com where we are affiliates. One of the ways dPS is able to cover its costs and be a sustainable business is that we earn a small commission when readers make a purchase from Amazon after clicking on our links (including those above). While no personal details are passed on we do get an overall report from Amazon about what was bought and are able to create this list.

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Deal 4: Our Best Selling Portraits eBooks are $7 Each

17 Dec

Today we’re rolling out a deal that our team are very excited about – our best selling Portrait eBooks are just $ 7 each for the next 24 hours!

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Over the last couple of years we’ve worked with talented Aussie portrait photographer – Gina Milicia – to put together this comprehensive library of portrait eBooks.

There are four in the series that cover everything from taking your shots, lighting your subject, posing your subject through to processing your portraits.

Every time we’ve added to the series we’ve seen them push our servers to the limits so tonight we’re a little worried as we’ve never discounted all four of them this low at the same time!

These eBooks normally sell for $ 19.99 but are yours today for $ 7 – a saving of 65%.

Can’t Stop at Just One? Bundle Them!

Pick up any of the above eBooks for just $ 7 (USD) or… grab the full set for just $ 21 PLUS we’ll throw in our popular quick reference cookbook – 14 Recipes for Amazing Portraits as a bonus.

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This great little cookbook is the perfect companion to the rest of the bundle and walks you through 14 portraits, how they were shot, how they were lit, how they were styled, the gear that was used etc.

That’s 5 eBooks worth close to $ 90 that are yours today for just $ 21.

Grab 1 for $ 7 or Buy the Lot – But Don’t Wait too Long!

Whether you pick up one of our portrait titles for $ 7 or pick up the full set for $ 21 – just be sure to get in before this deal is gone for good in just 24 hours time.

Invest in your portrait photography here.

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The Controversy Around Flickr Selling Creative Commons Licensed Photos

25 Nov

Douglas MacMillan has an article out in the Wall Street Journal today about the controversy surrounding Flickr selling prints of Creative Commons photos and not paying contributors for these images. It should be stressed that Flickr is only doing this on Creative Commons licensed photos where free commercial use is permitted by the license. If you license your photos Creative Commons Non-Commercial, this does not include you.

In the article he quotes Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield: “Yahoo’s plan to sell the images appears “a little shortsighted,” said Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield, who left the company in 2008. “It’s hard to imagine the revenue from selling the prints will cover the cost of lost goodwill.”

In addition to the Creative Commons photos that Flickr is selling and not paying photographers for use (legally), they are also handpicking other photos for this sales effort and here they are offering photographers 51% of the revenue on sales of these images who have agreed to participate.

My two cents:

I think it’s important that each photographer fully understand how the license that they are using with their photos online works. It is first and foremost the photographer’s responsibility to understand licensing. Creative Commons is a wonderful and liberal way to share your photos. It’s not for everyone though. You choose how your photos are licensed on Flickr though. By default Flickr licenses images “all rights reserved,” the most restrictive license available. So only photographers who have gone in and changed their license to a more liberal license would be affected by this.

I license my images Creative Commons Non-Commercial. This is one of several variations of the Creative Commons license. This means that people can use my images for personal use or non-profit organizations can use them, but folks like Yahoo/Flickr and others can’t sell them commercially without my permission.

If you are going to license your photos Creative Commons with no restriction, then you ought to be prepared for this type of use. If it’s not Flickr selling them, anyone else can, legally. If you are uncomfortable with this idea, then you should not use Creative Commons without any sort of restriction. If you like the idea of Creative Commons but are uncomfortable with commercial use without being compensated, then consider changing your license to Creative Commons Non-Commercial like I license mine.

I think a lot of people though don’t consider the full implications of the license that they choose and like Stewart I wonder if the revenue is worth potential lost goodwill in this case. Some people will inevitably be put off when they see that the community (and Flickr is as much a community as a company) that is hosting their photos for them is now selling them without sharing the profit or asking for permission. Reminding people to read the fine print of their photo license that they chose without really considering it thoughtfully might not be the best answer to that complaint. People on Flickr LOVE to complain about anything and everything.

I think Flickr does have to figure out how to pay for a free terabyte of storage for every user and maybe this is one way to do that.

I haven’t been asked to participate in the online print marketplace, but if I was and was offered a 51% payout, I’d probably say yes. Anything 50% or better feels pretty fair to me. I create the image, but Flickr is driving the traffic to it for sale and handling fulfillment, etc. If I were to have a physical gallery sell my works, I’d probably be looking for a similar cut.

The idea of selling Creative Commons images and getting to keep all of the money is interesting to Yahoo I’m sure, but maybe Flickr would be better off instead focusing on more of a total revenue share model for the entire effort and treating CC images like they treat CCNC and all rights reserved images. I bet people who license their work CC would be pleased if their images too were handpicked for inclusion and they got paid for use. Even if it were a small amount, it would be a positive affirmation to them about their photography and that would feel good.


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Chinese government orders Nikon to stop selling D600

19 Mar

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The Nikon D600 had a rocky introduction in 2012, with countless users noting that the camera often produces images with dust/oil spots. Nowhere though is the D600 having as rough a time as China, were the government has issued an order to Nikon to stop selling the D600 entirely following an investigative report on CCT (China Central Television) that captured dealers trying to avoid refunding money to angry customers. Learn more

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Instagramer makes $15,000 in one day by selling prints

13 Mar

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You still think Instagram is for cat pictures and selfies only? Think again. Forbes published an article on Brooklyn-based photographer Daniel Arnold whose checking account balance was getting alarmingly close to zero when he decided to have a go at selling prints of his images and reached out to his followers. The response was overwhelming. Learn more

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Grab Our Best Selling Landscape Photography eBook for $7 – Today Only

19 Dec

On the seventh day of Christmas dPS gave to me …

The biggest discount on the sale on our biggest-selling eBook of the year!

Living Landscapes today is yours for just $ 7. Grab it here.

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When we released it earlier this year Living Landscapes sold like hotcakes.

Not only that – the feedback we’ve received from readers and reviewers has been phenomenal.

We’re going to let this eBook and price stand for itself and simply say … If you like taking landscape photos – Don’t miss this one!

Get It by itself or Bundle it With 4 More Great eBooks from Jay Patel

Now if you’re really wanting to take your outdoor photography to the next level then you’ll want to check out this 2nd deal today because you can also get Living Landscapes bundled together with world renowned photographer Jay Patels’ workflow series.

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This collection of 5 books will transform your outdoor photography.

In this bundle you get Living Landscapes plus:

  • The Workflow Series: Coastlines
  • The Workflow Series: Waterfalls
  • The Workflow Series: Mountains
  • The Workflow Series: Details and Macro

All for just $ 24.99 — that’s $ 5 a book!

Day 7 of the dPS 12 days of Christmas is going to be big. Do not miss out.

Whether you’re just getting Living Landscapes or you want the full bundle of 5 eBooks – Grab them here fast because this deal is available today only.

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19 July, 2013 – Antarctica By Air 2015 Selling Out

20 Jul

If you’ve been considering joining one of our Antarctica By Air expeditions in early 2015 this is a heads-up that Singles and Triples are sold out on Voyage #1, and that the Single cabins are sold out on Voyage #2.

Now is the time to take the plunge – so to speak. This is the finest Antarctic Expedition for photographers and their spouses (and children 18 years and over). Fly over the turbulent Drake Passage in 2 hours by jet, instead of 2 days by sea. Join seven of the world’s leading photographic instructors. 

Going to Antarctica is as close to visiting another planet as any of us will ever get. The photographic opportunities are beyond expectation.

You know you want to. Don’t put it off.

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These Expeditions Will Sell Out Quickly. They Always Do.


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Selling Stock

26 Apr

I just prepared a short post on how I’ve found a market for some of my past images for members of the online photography workshop at www.shootforlove.com. In the meantime …
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