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July 04, 2017 Tripod – Legal Talk
Quiz

I hiked 14 miles to Trolltunga. I’m exhausted, but it’s beautiful. I want to show a person in the shot to give the location scale. The person’s face is not showing. Can I post the photo on my website and social media?
I took a photo in a national park that I really like. Someone asked me if they can buy the photo, but I’m not sure because I didn’t have a commercial photography permit. What can I do?

You’re good. No issue.

I’m using the RGPS app and someone found my location and offered to pay me $300 to take them around for the day. Part of our shoot was in a State Park and the park ranger threatened to fine me $5,000 for not having a permit. Is that right?!?!

Yep, you’re outta luck pal. Same in National Parks. You REALLY have to check the law for the location you’re going, build permits into pricing, and also check local guiding laws.
My experience getting permit in Arizona
Getting permits in Zion and Glacier. Require you to say WHEN and WHERE you’ll be at all times.
Call back until you get the right person. Confirm no-permit with an email and get the person’s name.

I was driving to a landscape shoot and saw police arresting a drunk guy. The police got mad at me for photographing them. They threatened to arrest me if I did not leave and then after it was over they told me to delete the photos.

Dealing with LEOs

Give a VERY WIDE space to LEO when they are making an arrest. They need to know who is safe and who is dangerous. GIVE THEM ROOM to do their job.
If LEO is being polite and friendly, then don’t be a jerk. Just help them do their job. Their job is hard enough.
If LEO is being a jerk or you think there really could be some trouble, then be careful.

Always give your name and identification.
Exercise your right to remain silent
If detained, repeatedly ask, “Am I free to leave right now?”
If arrested, narrate exactly what’s happening as it happens.

LEO can NEVER EVER delete a photo from your camera without a warrant–PERIOD! In fact, they probably can’t even look at your photos.

I was in the Smithsonian museum when a security guard asked me if I am a professional photographer. I said that I am and he asked me to leave, and also said I needed to delete the photo or he would take my camera. What should I do?

You DO have to leave, but he cannot take your camera or make you delete the photo without a court order. He may be able to detain you very temporarily until LEO arrives.

I was driving around the fields of Iowa and spotted some sheep in the morning sunrise. I stopped and photographed the sheep as part of the landscape.

Ag-Gag laws

Can be agriculture or livestock
Idaho’s got struck down.
MANY federal courts have struck them down as unconstitutitional
In a practical sense, NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND would sue you for this, because it’d be a perfect set of facts for the law to be struck down.

I photographed a house on Lombard street in San Francisco and sold it as stock. Turns out a company bought the photo to use in an article about foreclosure. Now the homeowner is threatening to sue me for both defamation and for me not having a property release to photograph the house. Am I in trouble?

Yes, you’re in trouble. Even if you’re right, this could be very expensive to defend, but you’re CLEARLY in the right here.

I was in Paris and photographed a church. There was an ancient statue in front that is the center focus point in the photo. Now the church is suing me for infringement on their copyrighted statue. Am I in trouble?

You’re in PARIS, so US law won’t do anything for you. However,
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June 29, 2017 IP Roundtable (EP – 232)
IP Roundtable (EP – 232) by Jim Harmer: Photography Nerd
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53 min
June 29, 2017 IP Roundtable (EP-232)
Backyard Silver. Getting Started in Stock.
Article of the Week: 15 Stock Photography Tips I Learned from the Guy Who Wrote the Book

$2,000 per month with 7,000 images. So 29 cents per image per month is fair?
You’re doing landscape. Would this change if you were doing portraits?
4 times more with shutterstock than istock. Why?
Shutterstock and iStock only? $220/month off 1,000 images. Upload to 20 sites? $410 a month.
Photos need to be “stocky”? Super bright and clean images of mixed race plasticy models shaking hands?
Why size down to 6 megapixels?
Lightroom can only keyword alphabetically. Problem for Adobe Stock?
Useful keyboarding tool http://microstockgroup.com/tools/keyword.php
What about video?
Digital model releases?
How do you get ideas?

Midroll

Shutterstock

News Desk:

Lexar no longer making memory cards. Selling.
Lensbaby Velvet 85

Hotline:

Questions from the audience for Steve

Barry Porter – “Do you need some kind of release if you upload building photos to stock sites?”
Brandon Hirt – “What colors are most prevalent in stock photos that sell?”
Stephen Smith – The industry has changed a lot, and in your book you’ve mentioned sales lagging. Still viable?

Laryssa about camera repair

Announcements

Submitting to Apple. Could be days or weeks depending on how fickle they are.
Call in feedback to hotline: Stock photography

Doodads of the Week!

Jim: Amazon Basics microfiber thick cloth
Steve: Seamlapse

53 min
June 27, 2017 Portrait Session (EP – 100)
Portrait Session (EP – 100) by Jim Harmer: Photography Nerd
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43 min
June 27, 2017 Portrait Session (EP-100)
Erica and Connor share their tips and tricks for posing women.
For more in depth advice for posing women, be sure to check out Erica’s training video on Improve Photography Plus!

Focus on curves
Work from the bottom up for a basic pose

Angle
Foot placement
Knees
Weight in back hip
Arms/elbows
Hands
Neck/shoulders
Chin

Using things to hide imperfections

Arms
Depth of field
Light and shadows

43 min
June 25, 2017 Ip231
Ip231 by Jim Harmer: Photography Nerd
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52 min
June 24, 2017 IP Roundtable (EP-231)
Article of the Week: How Long Does a DSLR Last? Rusty Parkhurst

LCD Screen

Get a screen protector

Shutter burn out

Usually much higher than rating
Cost is often $250

Interview with camera repair tech John Rydman of Idaho Camera

Most common repairs

Impact

LCD, strip out gear boxes, anything glass

Sand

One grain of sand in the right place and the camera is dead. Motor pinion gear kills it.
Gotta take the whole thing apart to get all the sand out. Sticks to lubricants, and then once done re-lube

Water

Similar to sand damage–gotta take it all the way apart
Best thing to do is take the battery out immediately to slow corrosion. Freeze it solid or dry it out.

Freezing the camera is better than heating it. Heat corrodes.
What to do if a camera gets wet

Battery out immediately
Put in bag
Put in freezer for a week depending on how bad it is. Point and shoot can go in rice.
Put in plastic bag
Leave out on counter to thaw
Freeze drying is not always convenient, but it’s the surest way to stop corrosion.

Hair dryer is good, but corrodes.

What cameras are best for repairs?

Pentax K series has a real problem with aperture control units.
Nikon has an SQ unit. Interface between mechanics and electronics that tells the brains of the camera the mechanics are in.
Availability of parts

Nikon parts are sourced from a distributor rather than Nikon itself. Parts more expensive.
Fuji will not sell any parts—even to distributors.
Canon is great with getting parts.
Pentax is great with parts.
Sony doesn’t sell parts—only through distributors and they are CRAZY expensive and takes a long time to get them.

Ways to avoid common repairs

Use of memory cards is easy to break. Damaging pins is easy to do. CF as well as SD. If there’s a piece in there—leave it! Don’t try to get it out yourself. Dig in there to get out the piece and I have to do tons of repair.
Use a camera strap
Battery doors not as big of a problem as they used to be.
Lens hoods
Protect from water
Stuff rattling around bag

Lenses scratched
Impact on cameras

Midroll

Improve Photography Plus

New real estate photography course

News Desk:

* Canon 6D Mark II via Nokishita Camera

26.2 megapixel
Dual pixel AF. 45 points all cross type

Major improvement over original 6D’s 11

Continuous shooting: 6.5 fps

Original 6D had 4.5 frames per second

Maximum ISO sensitivity: 40000 (extended ISO: 102400)

Higher max native ISO, same interpolated.

Video: Full HD, 5 axis electronic image stabilization

How long will Canon cling to 1080p?

3” touch LCD
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS
Size: 144.0 x 110.5 x 74.8 mm

Almost identical to original 6D. 3mm deeper is all.

Weight: 765 g

10 grams heavier than original 6D

Reasons Jeff is NOT getting a 6D2

Jeff should be the ideal market for this camera. Been using crop sensor models for several years, have built up my lens collection to include EF mount glass across all of the major focal lengths. This 100% should be the camera for me.
Here is why I am not getting one
52 min
June 17, 2017 IP Roundtable (EP – 230)
IP Roundtable (EP – 230) by Jim Harmer: Photography Nerd
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27 min
June 17, 2017 IP Roundtable (EP-230)
Jim opens episode with his announcement
Topic 1: Location: Norway

Coming up with the location
Photo locations

Trolltunga, Tyssedal

This is an all time classic Norwegian photo. Depending on your fitness level this is an 8-12 hour return walk, not including photography time.

In order to get the best light you might want to camp up on the mountain which means the ability to shoot sunset and the sunrise before you walk down again. Walking up at midnight or down after the sunset is probably not the best idea.
Topic 2: Cost of the trip-
Flight: $1,600
Rental car for 10 days – $350
Announcements
Latituate Ep – 9 App announcement

App release is under ????
IP Retreat tickets on sale next week

Price $459
Location will make this trip much cheaper
Alumni and IP+ members get $50 off. Check your networks.

Doodads of the Week!

* Jesse- Portable Camping Gear

* Brent- Tenba Messenger DNA 13

27 min
June 11, 2017 IP Roundtable (EP – 229)
IP Roundtable (EP – 229) by Jim Harmer: Photography Nerd
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