David I. Gross

Category: Photography

  • Copyright Your Work

    Copyright Your Work

    It’s the end of the year, and that means it’s time to copyright your photography. Every time I do this, I forget how it is done, and I have to look it up. Here is what I did this year. PhotoShelter has a good guide on how to use the US Copyright Office’s online “ECO” system: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2009/05/electronic-copyright-registrat/…

  • The iPad Book Market

    Wondering whether there is a market for iPad books? Well, there sure are a lot of iPads out there, bought by people with extra money to spend, who are always looking for another $5 treat. Rik Myslewski in San Francisco just wrote an article about predicted iPad sales, which I found here. With almost 30 million…

  • Extra Grain with Leica Lenses on an Olympus E-P2

    I’m using my Leica M lenses on my new Olympus E-P2, and I’ve discovered they are generating a lot more “grain” than the m-Zukio 17mm lens that came with the camera. I’ve seen it in all conditions, with different lenses (Leica and Hexanon). While the image is nice and sharp, with some good detail, you…

  • Tales Gone By

    How do you shoot a story about events long gone by? Usually, you document the current impact of those events. You show the people and places as they are now, the scars of past trauma.   You also look for environmental images to illustrate concepts: some subjects in my current project have bad, bad dreams. This little…

  • How Would Nachtwey Have Done This?

    I can’t help wondering how a different photographer, perhaps James Nachtwey, would have shot this particular image. I haven’t seen any other versions of this scene which see the menace of the back-hoe and the scurrying ant-like people. Would he have come closer, shown more interest in the man with the mask? To me, the…