As someone who produces intellectual and creative property, I am one of those people that SOPA is allegedly trying to protect from “evildoers”. Guess what, I’d rather have people steal my work than something like SOPA being implemented and effectively censoring the Internet. It’s not a bill to protect people like me, it’s a bill [...]
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Some of you know that I enjoy reading and writing as much as photography, so I decided that I would make another blog that deals with literature (mostly my own), so if you are interested, take a look at http://www.svenler.com/particles/ and let me know what you think. As always, comments are welcome and feel free [...]
Retrieve your bookmarks from Delicious.com
Posted: 12th October 2011 by Svenler in UncategorizedTags: Bookmarks, Delicious, Retrieve
Delicious was sold by Yahoo to a company called Avos. The deal was that all Delicious members were supposed to be informed that they had to opt-in to switch accounts. Looking around the internet, it seems though that many people did not receive that information and are now stuck without their bookmarks. Others have opted [...]
Timelapse: Cloudscape
Posted: 17th July 2011 by Svenler in UncategorizedTags: clouds, sky, timelapse
From old make new…
Posted: 1st May 2011 by Svenler in UncategorizedTags: Fashion, Photoshop, Retouching, Sven Bannuscher, Svenler
While I was browsing through an old archive, I came across a picture from my very first ever attempt at fashion photography. I like the picture, and so I was wondering if I could do something completely different with it. I loaded the picture into Photoshop and decided that it is not going to look [...]
Craigslist: Everyone is trying to get photography for free
Posted: 29th April 2011 by Svenler in UncategorizedTags: Craigslist, exposure, Photography
Today a friend linked me to a post on Craigslist, where an “award-winning restaurant” is looking to get photography done to grow their business. However, they are not willing to pay the photographer for several hours of work more than a meal and a cocktail. On top of that, they expect the photographer to produce [...]
Canon: Effects of the Japan Earthquake
Posted: 25th April 2011 by Svenler in Photo Gear, UncategorizedTags: Canon, CPS, Japan, Loaner, Production
We at Canon extend our heartfelt condolences to all those affected by the March 11 Japan earthquake, along with their families and loved ones. We pray for the safety of everyone in affected areas and hope that the region will soon complete the rebuilding and healing process. Immediately following the earthquake, Canon Inc. launched recovery [...]
Overcoming the Block: New Logo Design
Posted: 21st April 2011 by Svenler in UncategorizedTags: Design, Fiverr, Logo, Photography, Svenler
As some of you have probably already seen, Svenler Photography has a new logo design for our work. I’ve been brooding over a possible logo for weeks now and just could not figure anything out. Then a friend linked me to Fiverr, a website where you can hire people to do stuff for you for [...]
What is a GWC – The Ultimate GWC Dictionary
Posted: 26th October 2010 by Svenler in UncategorizedTags: Definition, Dictionary, Guy with Camera, GWC
Definition of a GWC: Guy With Camera Commonly used in the modeling/photographer biz, ‘GWC’ is any poser/creep with a digital camera pretending to be a pro/semi-pro photographer. With the introduction of digital cameras, GWC’s have appeared like an explosion in a toy store. (Urban Dictionary) Alright, now we all know what a GWC is. Be [...]
Fraud Warning: Darien Small Scam
Posted: 3rd May 2009 by Svenler in UncategorizedTags: Darien Small, Fraud, Jessie Smalls, Scam, Warning
The following is from an e-mail I received from a friend. While it is certainly a good thing to know the current names of fraudsters, it is probably more important to know their schemes. If someone contacts you with something that sounds even remotely fishy, check that person’s references to make sure he or she [...]