Ami Vitale Archives - Exposed DC

This week we have photos from STRATA, two photo editing controversies, a very angry speed skater, and tips for making your facebook photos better.

The retouched Vogue images of Lena Dunham sparked controversy after Jezebel posted the unedited images.
Photographer Ami Vitale has a list of funding sources for photographers on her website.
Local photographer Timothy Hyde was interviewed by the City Paper this week.
Tempers flared at the European speed skating trials, resulting in an image that captures the joy of winning and the agony of defeat.
The scene surrounding this award winning image of a dead teenager in Haiti tells a much different story than the photo itself.
The Women Photojournalists of Washington are hosting their Third Annual Seminar and Portfolio Review on February 9.
The Center for Photography at Woodstock has a call for submissions.
Want to hear an International Center for Photography lecture, but can’t make it to New York? No problem, their lectures are available online.
The D.C. based STRATA Collective shared images from the MLK Peace Walk.
The identity of a young girl in an iconic photo by Lewis Hine was identified, more than 100 years later.
Photographer John Schneider shared the story of what happened when an actor stopped acting, and shared rare emotion.
Prince of Petworth shared the history of the Pension Building, home of the National Building Museum. The post has some fascinating historic photos of the D.C. landmark.
The Associated Press cut ties with photographer Narciso Contreras after he altered an image from the conflict in Syria.
Photoshelter has editing types to make your Facebook photos look better.
And finally, bad news for tigers this week. There is a deadly virus spreading among India’s already threatened tiger population.

Photographer Daniel Patrick Lilley is capturing the UK’s disappearing wrestling culture and his work was featured on NPR’s the picture show.
Our friends at the STRATA Collective are offering a street photography workshop. Discounts are available if you sign up before October 20.
Also STRATA related, member Joshua Yospyn was interviewed about his work. “The challenge is to photograph the commonplace in such a way that’s provocative, revealing and being mindful of what’s considered ‘contemporary.’ It often involves taking risks.”
NASA’s satellite images may be inaccessible during the government shutdown, but the European Space Agency has plenty of beautiful images of the Earth.
PDN’s PhotoPlus Expo & Conference is around the corner. This year is the 30th Anniversary, and there will be a large variety of exhibitors this year.
Félix Tournachon, also known as Nadar, was the world’s first aerial photographer and not all of his attempts to be airborne were successful.
Washington School of Photography is offering discounts on four upcoming workshops.
The Copyright office maybe closed, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn about how to protect your images. The Columbia Visuals website, from the Columbia Journalism School is a great resource.
Oy. It’s bad enough when a photographer steals an image, but now we have to worry about some big names plagiarizing their social media updates. Life lessons people, don’t steal.
The graytones in this photograph from Dayanita Singh are beautiful.
Photographer Ben Marcin is documenting lone standing row houses that have outlasted their neighbors. The images are best seen while humming “The Cheese Stands Alone.” Well, maybe not, but I can’t stop.
Great interview with Ami Vitale and Elizabeth Dalziel about staying safe while shooting abroad.
A handy map from Casey Trees to find the best places in the District for fall foliage. Plan your photo shoots accordingly.
We can’t get enough of the images that merge the past and the present, and neither can the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. They have merged many historic images with current photos that you can explore in their app as you walk around the city.
And finally, the most important question of the day, do two lions make a tiger? If so, Steve Winter explains how he captured a photo of a Mountain Lion in LA’s Griffith Park. And the most ferocious lion roar you will ever hear.

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