by Sooz on July 22, 2008
I might not be the next Annie Leibovitz; but I’ve definitely been improving my photo skills in the past year. It’s a fun adventure (and an expensive habit buying new lenses, etc!).
I discovered that Yahoo! News is using two photos (1, 2) I took of John McCain (in 2005 when he spoke at a Harvard Bookstore event) on their presidential campaign page about him. My photos are featured with four other photos posted on Flickr of John McCain.
Above the Flickr photos there’s an Associated Press photo. You’ll know it’s an AP photo because there’s a photo credit at the bottom of it. There are no credits below my photos. The only reference to any sort of credit is “From McCain ‘08 Flickr Photos” noted above the photos.
I double checked the license on these photos and they both have “all rights reserved” — but I’m willing to give Yahoo! the benefit of the doubt since I’ve changed my license a few times and it might have been a variation of a Creative Commons license when they grabbed the photos. At the very least the photos would have an attribution requirement. I looked at one of the other photos featured on the McCain page, and they have a Creative Commons license that requires attribution.
David Fischer and I had a mini-conversation about this on Twitter earlier today. David mentioned:
“@Sooz The lack of credit from Yahoo is disturbing. I’m worried about this Getty Images/Flickr thing and the bill they are pressing in congress.”
I can’t figure out why Flickr (by way of their parent company Yahoo!) would ignore creative commons licenses. What am I missing?
(If you’re wondering why in the world I took photos of John McCain — don’t worry, I’m not a McCain supporter. It was just one of many Harvard Bookstore events I’ve attended over the years.)
by Sooz on July 21, 2008
Free Shakespeare, the annual summertime project hosted by the Citi Performing Arts Center is back again at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common, July 18 through August 3, 2008. I’ve organized a get together for the Sunday, July 27th performance of As You Like It, at 7pm. We’re meeting up at 6pm to grab a spot on the grass. If you’d like to join us, RSVP on the event page I set up at Facebook. If you’re not on Facebook, send me an email.
I missed last year but have made it to several of the Free Shakespeare events in the past. It’s always a lot of fun in that “sit on the grass with friends and a zillion strangers and watch a Shakespeare play” kind of way.
Photo by Steven2005 at Flickr. (From “As You Like it” - Act 2, Scene 1)
by Sooz on July 14, 2008
I helped my friend Mignon (Ariel King) set up her new website this past weekend. You can check out her excellent poetry at www.MignonAriel.com. One of my favorites is a poem she wrote about our weekend in NYC when we went to see Shoot The Moon play a show at Trash Bar in Brooklyn.
Between Adam’s “Yo, bros” and Sooz’s GPS,
somehow we manage to roll from the Trash Bar
in Brooklyn to the open-windowed 35th floor
of Manhattan—“Man, Vic, Vic, Vic. Check out
the falling stars.”
“On the expressway, Sammy?”
by Sooz on June 18, 2008
Concert photography cohorts and I plan to get out as many nights as possible in July to take photos at Boston concerts. I’ll be curating it daily throughout July via Exploit Boston. So far I’ve lined up complimentary admission every night in July for participating photographers at the following Boston, Cambridge and Allston music venues: The Middle East Upstairs, The Middle East Downstairs, Church, The Lizard Lounge and Great Scott.
If you’d like to get involved, let me know! I wrote about the photo project at sooz.com previously and you can also sign-up on the event page at Facebook. Obviously this is for people who are (most likely) not pro concert photographers. No one is getting paid for the photos outside of free admission to the club. It’s fun.
by Sooz on June 11, 2008
Michael created a humorous masterpiece of screenshots from The Big Lebowski movie and added LOLcat style captions: The Big LOLbowski. If you’ve seen the movie, prepare to laugh … for days.
by Sooz on June 2, 2008
I thought it would be fun to try to see live music every night in July for thirty days of concert photos. But then the voice of reason reminded me that I’d probably be dead after the first week. I’ve nudged a few friends to participate and we’re looking for more conspirators. If you’d like to participate, send me your Gmail address so I can add you to the “Boston Rocks July 2008” shared calendar. I’ll be making note of the photo adventure (links to everyone’s blogs, tidbits about upcoming shows, the photos, etc.) over on Exploit Boston!.
by Sooz on May 28, 2008
The awesomeness that is Podcamp Boston is happening July 19-20 for year number three. I’ve helped out each year running the registration+info desk with Steve Sherlock. It’s an inspiring event. This year, a small fee ($50) is being charged to help insure that everyone who signs up is committed to going.
Beyond the participant sponsorship, Podcamp Boston is also looking for companies to step up and help cover logistical costs including the venue. Christopher Penn, Podcamp co-founder and lead organizer for Podcamp Boston found a great venue at Joseph Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School. If you’d like to help make this event happen, please do. This is a good opportunity to be visible to hundreds of social media savvy mavens and people interested in digging in and learning more. If you have any questions about the event, email me!
by Sooz on April 29, 2008
