Updated “Icons of Photography” website with 20 Questions for Peter Read Miller

About five months ago, I posted some information about Kingston Technology’s Icons of Photography microsite on www.kingston.com. The company recently announced it is adding interactive features to the microsite consisting of three new parts – 20 Questions, Ask the Icon and Critique My Image. Beginning in May, new components will allow visitors to pose questions directly to some of the world’s most respected photographers, including Harry Benson, Colin Finlay, and Gerd Ludwig, and will provide an opportunity for submitted photographs to be critiqued by members of the ‘Icons’ program.

The microsite will continue to showcase work produced by each photographer, along with a listing of upcoming projects, lectures and workshops from each. Currently on the site, Sports Illustrated Photographer Peter Read Miller Answers “20 Questions.”

In the 20 Questions feature, Miller speaks about his website, which is powered by LiveBooks, he discusses a workshop that he’s currently teaching in Denver, CO and he mentions what it was like shooting this year’s very rainy Super Bowl in Miami, FL.

Here’s a quick tip: If you click on any of the small image thumbnails under the main text box, you can view a gallery of stunning photos (nearly full-screen). If you use your keyboard arrows, it’s much faster and more convenient to navigate through the photographs.

By clicking on the archives and selecting Dec. 2006, you can also read some great information about how Miller shoots football games, and how he works with Sports Illustrated. And in the June, 2006 archive, Miller gives some helpful advice about how to slow down and take better portraits.

This quote from Peter Read Miller especially stuck with me, and it’s something that I often find myself doing. He notes: “…even when I’m not physically holding a camera, I’m constantly taking pictures in my mind and looking for ideas the next time I do have my camera in my hands.”

Peter Read Miller’s 20 questions (and answers) and the new ‘Icons of Photography’ Web site can be found at www.kingston.com/iop.

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My PodCamp NYC Experience and 50+ photos

I attended PodCamp NYC on Saturday April 7 and was really impressed by the venue, as well as the quality of the speakers and how well it was organized. There were more than 100 sessions in 12 different rooms, and they ran from 8:45am to about 6pm. It was also a great opportunity for me to catch up with some friends, and make new ones. I put together a photo gallery from some of the sessions I attended on my new Flickr page (yes, it took me this long to open a Flickr account-click on any photo to go to the gallery, which has over 50 images). For more about the history of PodCamp NYC and some thoughts from one of the lead organizers, I recommend visiting Jason Van Orden’s site.

Christopher Penn‘s Marketing 2.1 session at PodCamp NYC2007. I learned a lot about podcast and blog marketing, as well as Search Engine Optimization in this session. Photo ©Andrew Darlow

There was an amazing evening performance and CD Release Party featuring Brother Love (who absolutely rocked the house!) Another band who performed (I only heard a bit their performance, which was fantastic) was HER and Kings County. All proceeds from the show, called the Blubrry Jam to fight cystic fibrosis went to the Boomer Esiason Foundation Exercise For Life scholarship fund. For more info about Cystic Fibrosis and the campaign, which is running until May 15th, 2007, visit Blubrryjam.com.

Brother Love (a.k.a. BROLO) Photo ©Andrew Darlow

Sinar Bron Announces $5000 Annual Photography Scholarship

For many years, I have used products made by the three Swiss companies whose products are distributed in the United States by Sinar Bron Imaging: broncolor, Foba and Sinar. I’ve always been impressed by the quality of the products, including Sinar view cameras, broncolor power packs and Foba camera stands, as well as the innovations that each of the companies has made in their respective areas. I’ve also been fortunate to have met and learned from many of the people who make and distribute the products, and I thought that this scholarship, named in honor of Sinar’s founder Carl Koch, would be of interest to our readers. Below are the details of the scholarship.

Sinar Bron Imaging, the exclusive US distributor of broncolor, Foba and Sinar professional photographic equipment, has announced a scholarship in honor of Sinar’s founder and photography pioneer Carl Koch (1916-2005). The $5,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to an outstanding student pursuing an undergraduate degree in photography in the United States.

Mr. Koch invented the Sinar view camera (1948) and the universal shutter (1951). He changed professional photography by simplifying camera settings and adding selective exposure metering at the film plane (1968). “Highly innovative products and technological breakthroughs from broncolor, Foba and Sinar have always given professional photographers the freedom to be creative and stay ahead of the curve,” continued Ms. Strobel. “With this scholarship, we hope to encourage and support the work and creativity of the next generation of professional photographers.”

Sinar Bron Imaging is enlisting the help of photography schools and programs to nominate potential candidates for the scholarship. Deadline for student portfolio submissions (one candidate per school) is May 15, 2007. The Sinar family and representatives of Sinar AG will review the portfolios and select the scholarship recipient who will be announced in September 2007. For more information on the scholarship criteria and submission process visit www.sinarbron.com.