Vision Slightly Blurred
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
In (Partial) Defense of Flickr
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On December 19, 2019, Flickr (and Smugmug) CEO Don MacAskill posted a letter entitled “The world’s most-beloved, money-losing business needs your ...
How Many Camera Bags Do You Own? (And Why Do You Want More???)
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As with fashion, the camera bag has moved from a purely utilitarian tool to something that expresses your personality, fashion sense, and indecisivene...
Richard Prince Appropriates: Genius or Charlatan?
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the world of appropriation art, there are few that can hold a candle to the notoriety that Richard Prince has built over the past five decades. Fro...
All I Want for Christmas (and Hanukah and Kwanzaa) is...
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The holiday season is upon us, and it's the perfect time to start dropping hints about all the wonderful gear and experience that you covet as a ...
How Are the Presidential Campaigns Using Photography?
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You might expect sophisticated use of imagery by the U.S. Presidential candidates in the Instagram age. But the capture and use of imagery runs the ga...
Annie Leibovitz and Her Google Pixel 4
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Google tapped Annie Leibovitz to help launch the Pixel 4 smartphone with a series of diptychs and videos (shot on Pixel) of social activists around th...
Have You Fallen Victim to a Photographer Scam?
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photographers rely on a certain level of trust with their clients to provide a service often before payment is rendered. And for freelance photographe...
A Photographer Used Roadkill to Attract an Eagle, Then He Won a Contest
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Biologist and Canon Europe Ambassador Audun Rikardsen creates stunning images on land and in the sea – often employing strobes, underwater housings ...
Which Instagram Accounts Steal Images (and Why Do You Follow Them)?
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Information Age helped usher in a culture of intellectual property theft that extends from photos to music – even jokes. Some of the most popula...
The Accidental Renaissance in that Trump/Pelosi Photo
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On October 17, 2019, The White House released an image from a contentious meeting between Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump. Trump quickly tweeted the ima...
Does Buying Photo Gear Motivate You to Shoot More?
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photographers often fault the lack of gear as an excuse for why they don't take better photos. But Allen argues that sometimes acquiring more gea...
Photographing The Women of the 116th Congress: Biz Herman and Beth Flynn
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A record number of women joined the ranks of the 116th Congress in the 2018 elections, and photojournalist Elizabeth Herman pitched the New York Times...
If You're Tired of Diversity Talk in Photography, You Haven't Been Listening Hard Enough
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"No one is advocating putting mediocre photographers forward just because they're diverse," Tara Pixley told us at a recent interview a...
How to Shoot a 10-year Photo Project: Jinhee Bae at Photoville
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Korean-born Jinhee Bae dropped by for a visit at Photoville 2019 to discuss shooting long-term photo projects, why she continues to use large format, ...
Scars of Racism: Telling the Story via Drone
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Fox, the Director of Visual Journalism at CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, was inspired by Ta-Nehisi Coates' piece...
20 Years of PDN's 30 with Holly Hughes and Jessica Pettway
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vision Slightly Blurred is recording live from Photoville 2019 at Brooklyn Bridge Park! For 20 years, PDN's 30 has been setting the bar for emer...
We Can't Stop Looking at the Papa, Paparazzi!
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grocery store checkout lines are lined with magazines using photos by the paparazzi to grab our attention and hopefully add one more item to our cart....
Is Ansel Adams Overrated? (Nah, Couldn't Be)
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Thirty-five years after his death, Ansel Adams is still one of the most popular (and most searched) photographers. He spent a lifetime creating some o...
Should street photography be illegal?
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Street photographer Joshua Rosenthal found himself at the center of a rage-fueled campaign by visitors to the Ventura County Fair. Rosenthal's tr...
Do You Still Need a Photo Website in 2019?
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Before the rise of social media and the ubiquity of apps like Instagram, photographers established and flexed their brands through their personal webs...
Skip Photo School and Learn Everything On YouTube?
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With college costs skyrocketing and uncertainty around job prospects, more students are contemplating whether 4 years of photo school makes financial ...
Who Did You Ask to (Photograph) Prom?
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Like the senior school photo, the prom photo is a rite of passage for most American teens. The traditional posed couple's photo has given way to ...
Get Schooled: The Fascinating World of School Photography
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The school photo – particularly the senior photo – has been a longtime rite of passage for most students in the US. And while schools enforce stri...
What Is the Best Animated GIF of All Time?
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
No one could have predicted that the lowly animated GIF would have survived to the ripe old age of 32. Despite the rise of many more efficient technol...
Why Does Space Photography Inspire Us?
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From "Earthrise" to "The Pillars of Creation" to Mars rover selfies to this year's image of a black hole, it's undeniabl...
What Should You Look For In a Photo Workshop?
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There are thousands of photography workshops to teach specific techniques and/or inspire attendees from amateurs to full-time pros. In this episode of...
Celebrities Love Photography, But Are They Good Photographers?
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did you ever notice that celebrities love photography? Did you ever notice that they always carry around their Leicas and Contax G2s? What's up w...
NYT's Lens Blog is On Hiatus, Where Can We Find Great Photography?
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The New York Times Lens blog announced that after 10 years, its going on "indefinite hiatus" – a victim of the change in technology-driven...
We Still Need Stock Photography (for Memes?)
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when you could make a full-time living producing stock photography. That changed in the mid-90s with the introduction of royalty-free...
What Do Photo Collectives Stand For?
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo cooperatives and collectives have thrived for decades as a way to share resources (e.g. accounting and marketing functions) for like-minded phot...
What Can Photographers Learn from Instagram Influencers?
05 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Social media influencers build economic viability by amassing as large an audience as possible. This raison d'etre is different than a photograph...
Are Photographers Ruining Everything?
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The fixation of some photographers to document their lives at any cost has led to unsavory behavior around the world – from the poppy fields in CA t...
Earth Day: Photographers Are Environmental Advocates
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many photographers have abandoned neutral documentary photography in favor of advocating for environmental causes that are important to them. And with...
Can Viewing Photos Be Hazardous to Your Health?
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook's content moderators have to look at some awful images and video to protect the rest of us from graphic content. The Verge reports that ...
Can you become famous by just photographing Beyoncé?
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It certainly won't hurt your career if Queen Bey hires you for a photo shoot, but the photographers who have worked with her in the past few year...
Filters Ain't Just Optical Anymore
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In traditional photography, filters were used to block certain frequencies of light or to create in-camera effects like starbursts or soft focus. But ...
When is It OK to Give Photos Away for Free?
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The hardliners say never give away a photo for free, and there is definitely a case to be made for not allowing other companies to use your intellectu...
OMG, You're Still Entering Photo Contests?
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Love 'em or hate 'em? Photo contests are ubiquitous in the industry providing contest promoters with an endless source of revenue and free c...
Facial Recognition: Your Photos Reveal More!
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Facial recognition software gives consumers a powerful way to auto-tag and organize photos. But like many technologies, the potential for abuse is sig...
Introducing: Vision Slightly Blurred
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A brand new photography podcast from PhotoShelter with hosts Sarah Jacobs and Co-founder Allen Murabayashi. But we're not talking about gear or t...