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With a 202 x 205 mm (8 x 8 inch) sensor that can capture 60 fps with a mere 0.3 lux of light, could concert videography produce individual still frames so clean and large that there would be no need for traditional concert photography?

During 1975 and 1976, renowned underground photo-journalist Kim Gottlieb, and her husband, Island publicity head Jeff Walker, documented what is now widely recognized as the Golden Age of Reggae. Over two years of historic trips to Jamaica and exclusive meetings in Los Angeles, Kim took iconic photographs of the artists who would go on to define the genre and captivate a generation.

On on the Yahoo! MusicPhotography group, there has been a long running discussion for years about the legitimacy of photo pass agreements. Some argue they are unenforceable because contract law requires both sides have an opportunity to negotiate. A member of the Yahoo group, Bob Leafe, recently raised a good point about these photo pass agreements. These agreements have been in practice for over two decades. In a court of law, this length of time might make them "acceptable practice" whether or not we like them.

DO NOT SUBMIT PICTURES TO THIS PHOTO CONTEST!

The following rights grabbing language appears in the official rules of the "Me & My Taylor Photo Contest" at the Taylor Guitars website. To see the full contest rules, click the "Official Rules" link on that page. The text below appears about half way down.

Attached are release forms for the following artists who are known to have rights grabbing or restrictive language: Avril Lavigne, Beastie Boys, Cheap Trick, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Janes Addiction, Jimmy Eat World, Jonas Brothers, KISS, Lenny Kravitz, Matchbox 20, Mike Ness, My Chemical Romance, Paula Abdul, Queens of the Stone Age, Steven Seagall, Stevie Wonder, Stone Temple Pilots, Taylor Swift, The Mars Volta, The White Stripes.

The band OK Go has posted an open letter to the world on their message board regarding the current state of the music business, but more specifically the current state of their record label EMI and how they and their label get paid. Here is one quote from the article.

Andrew Hetherington posted a Jim Marshall slideshow video on his blog nearly a year ago. Jim Marshall presents many of his famous images at Platon's studio in New York City to an invitation-only group. Most images in the presentation are from the music industry, some are other celebrities, and some document the civil rights movement and other moments in time.

An October 2009 press release for the festival states that "Lilith 2010 promises to be a much bigger summer festival than it was in the past, traveling for the first time overseas and celebrating a mix of international artists and local up-and-comers."

Here are the current list of confirmed artists for the 2010 tour.

I received an e-mail announcement for a music festival called Jam in the Dam taking place March 21-23, 2010 in Amsterdam. I wanted to share this for the benefit of all our European friends. You can also find more information at the CID Entertainment Jam in the Dam page for the festival. And of course the festival has its own Jam in the Dam website.

Strobist editor and ace lighting guru David Hobby has written the first in what will be a series of blog posts detailing his personal experience in selecting a new set of monobloc lights. Read the first installment titled "Mono Monday: Choosing the Right Big Lights" over on strobist.blogspot.com and keep looking back there every Monday for the next article in the series.

Tony Luna has written a multi-part business series on Photo.net that discusses in detail the lifecycle stages of a freelance photography job. The link below takes you to the introduction where you will find links to the remainder of the series. Each part is presented as a stand-alone article. The entire series is a great read, whether you are new to photography or a seasoned pro.

http://photo.net/learn/photography-business/freelance-photography-advice/

This new version of the Camera Raw plug-in replaces the original one that was installed with Adobe® Photoshop® CS4; Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0; and Adobe Premiere® Elements 7.0 software. Visit the Camera Raw page for a complete list of supported cameras.

The Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2.4 update includes these enhancements:

PhotoShelter published a free report from a 2009 survey of 550 photo buyers. The results are interesting. Over 90% of buyers surveyed hated flash-based introductions on websites. Click the link below to read a summary of the survey. They provide a place where you can enter your e-mail address and PhotoShelter will e-mail a free 22-page PDF with all of the results. I know I'm going to be redesigning my website based on this information.

http://pa.photoshelter.com/mkt/photo-buyer-survey-2009

Peter Krogh has released the second edition of his enormously popular book, "The DAM Book". According to information in the book's website, the second edition is written almost entirely from scratch and is 492 full-color pages. It adds chapters for tools like Adobe Photoshop® Lightroom, and information on backups and data validation. Click the link to order it directly from Amazon.com.