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Today's speedlinks comes a little bit before the usual monthly time for the speed links. The reasons for this is that there are several links that I wanted to share and that will have less relevance if they were not published today. Specifically, I am talking about the monthly TimeShoot project which will expire today.

I tried to get a little bit of everything on today's post and cover studio, digital workflow, photography fun and heavier articles discussing copyright issues. Enjoy the mix.

• The Wall Street Journal lifted my image!
  Leggnet Digital Capture
  The guys at the Wall Street Journal provide a beacon on how to use photographer's intellectual property. Rich tells the story of how one of his images was published in the Wall Street Journal without him knowing.
• 35mm pinhole camera
  ProPhotoLife
  Jim Talkington put up a rocking video showing how he makes his pinhole cameras. It is never a bad time to take some analog shot the old fashioned way.
• Orphan Works bill introduced in US
  Photodoto
  Orphan Works is kind of a new type of copy right for works that their owner can not be found. Photodoto provides a full premier on the subject. Chase Jarvis thinks the bill is not great, but provides some damage control over what this bill might have been.
• Monthly TimeShoot - May 9th @ 12pm ET!
  Cameracon
  Shaw is doing his monthly timeshoot project again, and this is a good reason to take the camera out of storage and go out and take some pictures. This timeshoot target is today at 12pm. I like this project, as it can creates a shared work among fellow photographers from all over the world.
• White Seamless Tutorial :: Part 3 :: From White To Black
  Zack Arias
  Zack is running a segmented tutorial on creating and using white seamless backdrops. The first three parts deal with setup and gear, Light management (+ part two) and Black backdrops. A great read for anyone who is doing a home studio.
• PhotoNetCast
  Photo Netcast
  Photo Netcast is a new pod cast hosted by Antonio Marques, Martin Gommel, Jim M Goldstein and Brian Auer. If you'll click their names you'll see that these are serious folks so the 'cast has to be great as well.
• An Approach to Street Photography
  The Online Photographer
  Mitch Alland shares the story of how he became a street photographer. A great read in my mind as Mitch shares his reasons, his motivations and more. I found that I could really relate to the story, as I am sure many aspiring photographers can.
• Digital Workflow with Adobe Lightroom
  L7foto
  Kerry from L7 photo is doing a series of video Lightroom tutorials. He covers the workflow as well as some tips and tricks. If reading the Lightroom e-book was not enough for you and you want more Lightroom, this is the place for you.
• Color Profiles in Firefox 3
  Ejohn
  If you are a Firefox surfer, Like 51.82% of DIYP readers, you'll be glad to know that version 3 of the Fox will support color profiles.
• Lighting 102: 6.2 - Gelling for Tungsten
  Strobist
  David Hobby is doing his Lighting 102 session and is now covering strobes and Gels. The first two parts discussed Gelling for Tungsten and Gelling for Fluorescent, and there is an assignment in the horizon, so stay tuned.

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© copyright 2007 Aaron Johnson

The initial impression of the E840s is certainly favourable. Despite its low price the camera is well designed and solidly made. It has an all-aluminium body finished in an attractive semi-matte and available in a range of colours including black, red, blue, silver or white

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Source: TrustedReviews via ImagingInsider.com

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In Latimer v. Roaring Toyz, Inc., 2008 WL 697346 (M.D. Fl.), Todd Latimer took photographs of motorcyles with customized art work on them. When Latimer sued…

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Source: Photo Attorney via ImagingInsider.com

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would allow law enforcement authorities to seek the forfeiture of property used in copyright infringement…

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Source: Macworld via ImagingInsider.com

In 1979, the photographer Jill Freedman was walking through the flower district when a young couple, leaning against a storefront’s riot grating, caught her attention. The emblem of a gun on the man’s shirt pointed menacingly at the woman’s head. Ms. Freedman aimed her Leica M4 and captured the moment…

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Source: NYTimes via ImagingInsider.com

Austin, TX — May 8, 2008 — Photodex Corporation today released Students & Grads, a new title in its ProShow MediaSource Collection. With MediaSource users can enhance their photo slide shows with ready-made, royalty-free image and audio content. The Students & Grads title provides users with a rich variety of hundreds of art backgrounds, photo-frame borders and an exciting selection of show templates designed for enhancing shows with a youthful, hip and modern edge. Perfect for high school seniors, college graduates or students of any age

Photoshop CS3 Visual QuickPro Guide \ is now available for purchase as a Rough Cut.Since its first edition released in 1993, the Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guideby Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas has been one of the most popular Photoshop books on the market…

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Source: Peachpit via ImagingInsider.com

Every once in a while Canon or Nikon will issue an announcement calling everybody to upgrade the camera firmware of one of their cameras. But, what is Firmware? …

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Source: DIYPhotography via ImagingInsider.com

A portrait lighting setup can be simple. It’s just in how you use it as shown here…

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Source: Michael Ray/Photography 101 via ImagingInsider.com

Tod Gangler, the man behind Art & Soulstudio. Tod produces color carbon prints, a incredibly complicated process that uses pigments, gelatine, and all other kinds of obscure materials - plus high-tech lasers to etch sets of negatives to be used (it’s a contact printing process, and it uses three separate negatives for different colour layers).

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Ok, so I'll bring you in on a secret there is no such thing as camera firmware. Keep reading to find out why.

Every once in a while Canon or Nikon will issue an announcement calling everybody to upgrade the camera firmware of one of their cameras.

The last camera firmware event to flood the web was Nikon's firmware upgrade to the D3, which was announced with great PR, withdrawn with even greater PR and then finally re-published.

Let see what exactly is camera firmware and why do we care what is the firmware version inside the camera. [image by julian-]

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Written by Christina N Dickson, portrait photographer and instructor for the Institute in Photographic Studies. Weddings. To the inexperienced photographer, the first wedding is that single most daunting event that stands as Mt. Everest in one’s profession. It is a feat that could define success or failure for the rest of one’s career. Much preparation is required. [...]

Adobe has delayed an update that will add support for Flickr users to its Photoshop Express online image editing and storage service. The service, currently at the Beta stage, allows images to be stored or pulled from the users' other websites and edited without over-writing the original. The latest update, which also adds a 'Save As...' feature and the ability to embed slideshows in other websites, has been postponed to allow bugs found late in the development process to be fixed.

© copyright 2007 Aaron Johnson

In light of the concerns about orphan works and to possibly beeligible for enhanced damages when your copyright management information is removed for infringements…

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Source: Photo Attorney via ImagingInsider.com

The following message was received via e-mail from Adobe:
“As you know, we were preparing updates to the Photoshop Express beta on May 7th that added significant new functionality to the product.
However, prior to going live, we discovered a bug that requires a fix.
We’re committed to delivering a quality experience with Photoshop
Express and don’t want to send out an update that isn’t ready for prime
time. We’re working on a quick resolution. Stay tuned - we’ll have an
exact time frame on when you can expect these new Photoshop Express
features soon.”

- Adobe Photoshop Express Team

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A Cedar City (Utah) photographer was sentenced today to serve 10 days in jail and pay more than $5,500 in restitution for shooting out the windows of a rival’s studio last fall.

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Source: The Salt Lake Tribune via ImagingInsider.com

For 200 years the chains of slavery bound Black Americans. Like cattle, they were reduced to property. In some states it was illegal to teach them to read and write. They could not leave their plantations without a pass…

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