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Page 7 PhotographyBB Magazine Online Photography and The Law The and Photography DISCUSSIONS, EDITORIALS, FACTS, ANDSTORIES CONCERNING THE LEGALRIGHTS OFPHOTOGRAPHERS history does repeat it-self, you but see it-self, can not help repeat does history maybe today, US the in on going is what and rule Hitler’s of beginning the at look close a take you if camps. But in concentration felt were anti-German he those place to him for easy was it point that at need not and speech, of do freedom away took he you Then guns.” you, protect government the “Let Germans, the told He price. horrible a at but Germans, for better things make did Hitler degree large a to and me,” trust better, to everything going make “I’m promises. these all makes Hitler so high, was unemployment and had they everything lost had had Many and depression. One, the through War gone just World in defeated been had Adolph unknown Hitler was of an elected chancellor Germany. Germany 1933; in when history your America. reached now has about talking was Jefferson Thomas day that but me, saddens It spirit. human the of nature the any he knew man; a was wise have Jefferson rights.’ Thomas to deserve not do They it. be so rights, their give to willing so are Americans when comes day that When security. false for,little a for died all and to fought have many willing that be rights their will surrender come citizens will American there when day afraid a ‘I’m warned, America of changed. good. has no to up being as of though that but where, is automatically a camera with a person Nowadays, any about welcomed be just would and out go could camera a with A person concerns. and problems their about out speak freely could people born. young, was was I I When when was it country the longer no is else’s. nobody and opinion my only is following America. Before I I begin, would like to add that the is what about of States United feelings the country, home my in on going my express will I month this UK; the in rights photographer’s over debate This article is Copyright © and courtesy of Jon D. Ayres. Please contact the author directly with any questions. any with directly author the contact Please Ayres. D. Jon of courtesy and © Copyright is article This PHOTOGRAPHER’S RIGHTS IN AMERICA TODAY: AMERICA IN RIGHTS PHOTOGRAPHER’S A couple of months ago, I wrote about the the about wrote I ago, months of couple A You may feel this is a stretch, but remember remember but stretch, a is this feel may You fathers founding the of one Jefferson, Thomas Sadly, my country, the United States of America, tourist who video taped him and put the video on on video the put and him taped video who tourist a threatened officer police drunk a Pennsylvania, citizen Erie, in of think can I example on In now. US a the in does chance have? photographer to This what is happening far too willing often are journalists, police If arrest today. US being the are in photographers treated how at look just Well, photography?” with do to have this all does what similarities. the rights of photographers. of rights the over debate this in prevail will that sense common hope so we’ll way, do positive and professional, rights, our our in and laws the of stay informed to best our do photographers as we long As photographers. against are officers police all not that remember shooting, there out are you when So photos. his take him let officer doing police the was and he what came, explained police photographer The the police. the the two call made guard some security photographer on the guard something, security wheel airport some by harassed was He One.’ Force ‘Air of photos airport taking an at man a of video YouTube a watched happen. to this allow a charge in even those that it’s embarrassment bigger and embarrassment an some that have law attitude officers in new this worked find I has enforcement, who somebody and officer government and them. As a former so why photograph not officials, police of salaries the pays money tax also your fact, of matter that For for. paid and bought money By tax your that buildings of public street own. public a from photos “they” taking mean I what that photographing for into directly. questioned be not could and Australia in home his to returned already had himself the photographer because the made video who man the of USA) the even (in family the questioned police the case, particular this In YouTube. y o yu r poal tikn, “Just thinking, probably are you now By But let me say this, not all police are jerks. I I jerks. are police all not this, say me let But get can you trouble much how amazes It
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Page 8 PhotographyBB Magazine Online With its beautiful beach, wonderful people, and wide wide and locals. people, wonderful the beach, beautiful outnumber its With tourists season, peak Now, during constructed. were facilities tourist large several when 1980s late the in changed all This village. fishing world. the in life animal and plant of varieties widest the of one has area marine this reef, the of life the of and province rainforest, the Australian Between the Queensland. in Daintree the of and Reef rainforest Barrier Great the between sandwiched is Douglas, Port Australia. Douglas, Port trips to us recent brought our of One traveling. of amount fair a do GetAwayPort Douglas Photography Around the World World the Around Photography PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OFOURBEAUTIFUL ANDMAGNIFICENT EARTH PLANET Port Douglas was, until fairly recently, a quiet quiet a recently, fairly until was, Douglas Port to get we so industry travel the in works wife My PORT DOUGLAS, AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIA DOUGLAS, PORT the path from the hotel to Four Mile beach. beach. Mile Four to hotel the from path the We tropical. followed more and quickly, changed room, our into something checked to clothes from winter change to our needed we first so April, early was It were journey. long our we after moving legs our accomplished, get to anxious that With days. coming the the to in checked Hotel. we Mirage Sheraton finally where Douglas Port took to flights of Cairns series from ride bus hour an then Our and hours, 24 nearly one. long a was Australia vacation. away get a for to head to it place is a activities, spectacular of variety recreational We booked a couple of tours from the hotel for for hotel the from tours of couple a booked We to journey our so Boston, from starting were We
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Page 9 PhotographyBB Magazine Online a dangerous jelly fish, called Box Jellyfish, and stinger stinger and Jellyfish, Box called fish, jelly dangerous a are Stingers dangerous. be could swimming that season, and stinger was this that warned It why. revealed water. A sign at the end of the path to leading the beach people along the beach, there weren’t any people in the Four MileBeach On On our drive in I noticed that while there were many Port Douglas. Douglas. Port of town the near nets stinger by protected area small a within was swim to place safe only the out, found we As shore. to it make can they before or failure heart cause shock into swimmer a put can stingers pain these excruciating from the Evidently victims. nervous its and of heart system the attacks that venom powerful have Jellyfish Box May. to November from runs season
Page 10 PhotographyBB Magazine Online these patterns and saw a very small crab coming out of out coming crab small a saw very and patterns these of one at closely looked I sand. of balls tiny by formed island. You tropical remote trees. a on are you that palm feeling the get and really ocean, beach, but nothing saw we walk our on so shore, the near buildings of height the civilization. restrict laws beauty, of natural areas evidence the preserve To little very was the on there Once one. beach, short a is Beach Mile Four to hotel I noticed large areas of patterns on the beach beach the on patterns of areas large noticed I our of surroundings plush the from walk The town we returned to the beach and back to our hotel. hotel. our to back and beach the to returned we town the around walk quick a After nets. stinger the within swimming safely swimmers find we did where Douglas see. can eye the the as far as for over beach stretch process this aside. by toss formed they patterns The which balls into sand the form then and nutrients, of bits little the off the strip They sand. of grains between found nutrients of bits microscopic on feed Crabs Ghost beach. the on them of millions are a hole. I read later that they were Ghost Crabs, and there We walked along the beach to the town of Port Port of town the to beach the along walked We
Page 11 PhotographyBB Magazine Online was great to mingle with the kangaroos, and get up up get and kangaroos, the with mingle to great was It but environment. their within protection, freely roam for wildlife other enclosed are wildlife dangerous visiting. were we area the about more learn and day the way to spend a great out to be turned It and grasslands. wetlands, rainforest, environments; unique three into separated wildlife of Habitat Rainforest the to Wildlife Sanctuary. The visit exhibits sanctuary a huge a variety for went and slow it Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary The sanctuary is wonderfully laid out. Fragile and and Fragile out. laid wonderfully is sanctuary The take to decided we day, full first our day, next The creature you want to come upon unexpectedly. upon come to want you creature of sort the aren’t They enclosed. are crocs the course, Of crocodiles. of views up close get also You area. the from birds of shots great some for personal and close
Page 12 PhotographyBB Magazine Online a spider larger than your hand waiting patiently for for patiently waiting hand your than larger spider a center its in and across feet many stretched that webs We spider some the tourist. passed protect helps also It rainforest. the on tourism of impact the protect helps which path traveled well a along day.walking We were mid in even dark, quite it found I rainforest the covers that canopy the of Because humor. of sense wonderful the area and had about a knowledgeable who was very guide fantastic a had We mainland. rainforest Australian of the on area continuous largest the forest, Rain Daintree Forest Rain The The following day we went on a tour of the Daintree their warnings. Police investigating the disappearance disappearance the investigating ignored Police warnings. men their young two The crocodiles. of presence the to due dangerous potentially was there swimming in creek the and area, by warned some of that the locals a in swimming were men young two seems It tourists. and with, trifled missing of couple a be concerning story news a described to not is crocodiles of presence the how explained guide Our swim. a for safe was it so crocodiles of free and spot beautiful a Falls, Dinosaur those. of one into walking be to not glad was I meal! next its Our tour took us to a remote waterfall called called waterfall remote a to us took tour Our
Page 13 PhotographyBB Magazine Online Tribulation “because here began all our Troubles”. our all began here “because Tribulation Cape location the name to him prompted experience this into The weeks. seven for running delayed was voyage his damaged and reef, badly was ship his after cape The 1770 in Cook rainforest. James Lt. explorer the British by meet named was to shore the to right come reefs the where location this at is It Tribulation. found. never were They locals. the with encounters tourists’ missing the documented Our Daintree rainforest tour grew rainforest Our to Daintree a close at Cape
Page 14 PhotographyBB Magazine Online the conditions aren’t perfect it is still possible to get get to possible still is it perfect also aren’t conditions tour the Our While boat. explore. bottom glass a in rides and to access provided snorkeling perfect go the to prime It’s a place worldwide. this travelers makes coral, for and destination fish of colors the provided beauty by the and life, The marine of 2,000km. variety almost huge for stretches of and coast the Queensland, to be parallel can roughly it is It large space. so from is seen and organisms, living by made structure biggest world’s the is Reef Barrier Great The Great Barrier Reef Our next tour took us out to the Great Barrier Reef. Reef. Barrier Great the to out us took tour next Our developed in conjunction with the Commonwealth Commonwealth the (CSIRO), Organization Research and Industrial Scientific with conjunction in was developed Centre The Centre. Interpretation Rainforest the Falls. Barron of views spectacular provided which overlook way, the Falls was spot the Barron My favorite the forest. explore along stops and boardwalks the along two walk to able were we where had skyrail to The Railway. rainforest the Scenic Kuranda the on trip return a over then and Kuranda, Cableway Rainforest Skyrail Kuranda andBarron Gorge was Irwin snorkeling. while attack Steve stingray freak a by killed conservationist and expert wildlife famous world the that 2006 Douglas 4th, Port September on the coast off was it fact In hazards. of potential mindful and cautious remain to important still is surroundings it the of grandeur and color dazzling the boat. the from reef the of photographs good reasonably some To learn more about the rainforest we visited visited we rainforest the about more learn To by us took that tour a on went we day next The amid Reef Barrier Great the in swimming While
Page 15 PhotographyBB Magazine Online This article and all images contained are Copyright © and courtesy of David Martin. Please contact the author directly with any questions. any with directly author the contact Please Martin. David of courtesy and © Copyright are contained images all and article This Centre offered videos, computers, and displays that that rainforest. the of ecosystem displays complex the explained and computers, videos, offered Centre The organization. research Australia’s scientific premier is the best snake alarm dog in Australia. Australia. in dog alarm snake best the is it claims now guide the and survived, dog The to vet. the dog the rushed then go, it let and property the off python the carried wife his and He alive. but bloodied the out, dog the got banging he Eventually hammer. while a with python pull and dog the of end back the grab to managed help, her with and, wife his get to ran He python! foot 12 a of mouth dog the down way his half was saw and underneath, looked shed, the to up but he stopped, didn’t see his dog. suddenly He walked barking the and approached he As shed, investigate. to out went his by out wildly barking dog day his One heard Cairns. he of out miles few a in just much lives home He small area. how a the in just living of explains part a that such is wildlife story a us told guide more scenery. the spectacular of some photograph and out get could that we so stops several made and Gorge, Barron of opposite side the on views provided railway The Railway. beach, and wonderful people, how could you go go you could how people, wrong? wonderful and beach, beautiful attractions, many would its With I again. visit it. to love of minute every enjoyed we but Douglas, Final Day On our way back to the hotel from the tour our our tour the from hotel the to back way our On Scenic Kuranda the on trip return our made We Unfortunately we only had a week to explore Port Port explore to week a had only we Unfortunately
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Page 20 PhotographyBB Magazine Online you can make things more interesting by placing the the placing by interesting more compose things make can and you try that suggests rule to the general, In interestingly. thirds things vertical into and mentally up horizontal image our divide we suggests that Principle The differently. completely applied be can rule same the how well illustrate genres these and ways different in applied be can rule the because is reason photography. The approaches: portrait and landscape distinct two from it at look and Thirds of Rule the take to I’dlike today, But point. this at us of most to one novel a be not should approach the and used, term the seen We’veall Photographic Food for Thought for Food Photographic PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES,CONSIDERATIONS, &DISCUSSIONSONPHOTOGRAPHERS ANDDIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY The Rule of Thirds is a general rule of composition composition of rule general a is Thirds of Rule The THE RULE OF OF RULE THIRDS: THE of thirds grid in mind comes from defining what is is what defining from comes mind in grid thirds of concisely. across point to the get a use just visual will detail, rather go great into than so this, on material of plethora a There’s lines. imaginary the of one on or hotspot a on either subject The problem regarding composing with a rule rule a with composing regarding problem The By JasonAnderson
Page 21 PhotographyBB Magazine Online Thirds to illustrate what I am talking about… of talking am I what Rule illustrate to Thirds the incorporate that landscapes few of a are examples Here focused foreground. more the on is pun) emphasis the (pardon the third, upper an on horizon the is if while sky, the on likely is emphasis the then third, bottom a on is horizon the If lines. “thirds” horizontal the of one on horizon the have landscapes look back in your you own I image libraries, If bet your favorite landscapes. with well work to seems approach linear the while portraiture with well works approach Results The lines. the versus hotspots the using of approaches distinct two the on many are there Clearly, Today interpretations. we’re different though, focusing subject! the centering and Thirds of Rule the breaking for calls image the that say while better, may another yet looks and does, lower third the say may another upper the say and the at picture look may third, person One upper or better? looks third which lower but the we on it, about subject a Think put on. can subject your place to line or hotspot which of or a is matter also It lines? the of one on hotspot a on subject our place we Do interesting. The upshot here is that it seems the hot-spot hot-spot the seems it that is here upshot The landscape image is more about the entire scene. The The a scene. entire overall the about but more is that, image landscape support to there evidence and do, sufficient they is because exist not not do is they This say to scarcer. are landscapes as in spots points hot because subject it’s think I it? isn’t trickier little A images. these in spots hot the visualize to try now, But gist. the get probably can you think but overlays, a look at these examples here: examples these at look a on the land eyes) a Take hotspot. particularly, face (and subjects the where have been seen I’ve results best the hotspots. than rather lines with is these position to or way best trees, the such, of and mountains lines of lines rippling, water of lines, lines the it’s often to whether are composing which by elements, is best the scene accent that convey to way best Can you see the “thirds” lines? I could do the the do could I lines? “thirds” the see you Can Likewise, if you are shooting portraiture, some of of some portraiture, shooting are you if Likewise,
Page 22 PhotographyBB Magazine Online established here. I would propose that it’s due to the era of composition, and that Cubism does not apply well to to well apply not on… move does let’s well, Oh Cubism analysis. that and particular this well composition, as of not era is the to theory due it’s spot that hot propose the would but I yes, is here. vote my established composition, linear the Given here? apply Thirds of rule Does the musicians. the of one of “face” the to close of kind is left upper the in point hot the And Thirds. of Rule the of those as places same the roughly into fell also painted he that lines the see to interesting it found I Cubism, of style historically. true these: of hold each at may look a premise Let’stake the that suggest does it nevertheless, but work, landscape and work portrait of cross-section limited an albeit gives this Admittedly, analysis. for a exhaustive true more hold likely it will then of art, works or images three random any from holds premise the if because primarily random, at completely picked were Sunrise”. These “Impression, Monet’s Montmartre”, and the in are Scene essay “Street this Gogh’s Vanof purposes Musicians, the for “Three Picasso’spicked I three The Thirds. of Rule the under up measure they how see to time of test the survived have which art of works taking well-known by some for so did I Wikipedia of third. nature the sourced open chose the I of advantage constraints, time to due and article, this of purposes the For both. of little a or history. from works well-known to There’s premise the apply to that’s composition? and out, linear find to way third one a only from work landscapes and composition spot hot a from works portraiture that History the – Thirds of Rule composition”. line “thirds toward tend to seem landscapes composition”, spot “hot I am calling what toward themselves to lend tend while portraits as though it seems Because reasons. for similar either, and here to imagine easy as Not though? lines “thirds” imaginary the are here. Where gist A super-imposed Rule of Thirds grid is rather telling. While this construct is somewhat different, because of the the of because different, somewhat is construct this While telling. rather is grid Thirds of Rule super-imposed A Musicians… Three titled work, Cubism his from Picasso, from is image first The work, portraiture of lot a at look works, landscape of lot a at look – here approaches three of one You take could to idea the support lend history Does holds. premise the is whether with we are now presented So, question the Can you see the eyes hot and their are? spots where I get the do you could think the but probably overlays again,
Page 23 PhotographyBB Magazine Online This article and photographs contained are Copyright © and courtesy of Jason Anderson. Please contact the author directly with any questions. any with directly author the contact Please Anderson. Jason of courtesy and © Copyright are contained photographs and article This exceptions to the rule usually indicate that there is a rule that applies – the Rule of Thirds. of Rule the – the applies that yourself, rule a is ask there to that have indicate you usually in rule the when to that’s composition exceptions but of exceptions, elements be some always has will it there Yet, of ages. much the that guess throughout to common venture would I but appeal, creative its and art to Sunrise”… “Impression, Montmartre”: the in Scene “Street titled painting a with Gogh, Van is up, Next These are but three single instances of works of art that have survived the test of time. There is so much history history much so is There time. of test the survived have that art of works of instances single three but are These his, of works favorite my of one and Monet, history: in artists abstract more the of one at look a take let’s Lastly, historical perspective. perspective. historical an from ground, gaining be to seem does art of works in evident being Thirds of premise Rule a of the but thought, I as grounded as isn’t landscape and portrait for theory linear here? I’d say yes! the Perhaps hot spot versus apply Thirds of Rule the are Does here. styles present compositional both of so elements third lower fence the follows The roughly also point. line right upper the very is to windmill close the on color of splash red street, the the and point, hot left lower the at in down coming walking people the with ee ht ons r vr mc a play, at much very are points hot Here,
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Page 28 PhotographyBB Magazine Online of my portfolio at at portfolio my of section portraits the out check examples For more issue! next our in lighting and portraiture on more for tuned Stay CSI. of episode an during Paramount” high a and hairlight accent, twin “short or movie, blockbuster latest the enjoy you as kicker!” accent high a with Rembrandt “Broad, out shout suddenly you when partner your frighten to not try Just techniques. and jargon same the use videographers film and show. TV TV was studio example. attic perfect a for fan” feather ostrich Rembrandt’s an with “lady for engine portraiture. search favourite your of master and in search image Try an paintings. his of artist several in seen clearly is effect triangle the and century skylight by a high illuminated 17th the after named allegedly lighting: This article and images contained are Copyright © and courtesy of John Ogden. Please contact the author directly with any questions. any with directly author the contact Please Ogden. John of courtesy and © Copyright are contained images and article This Loop Beauty Try to work out where the light is coming from in your favourite portraits or even when watching your favourite favourite your watching when even or portraits favourite your in from coming is light the where out work to Try http://www.csace.co.uk Paramount Rembrandt
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