Group f11

In 2008 three photographers, starting out on their careers, decided to keep in contact through a blog page in which they could share ideas, post images and ask each other advice. This has since mutated into a web space where those photographers still meet, but so too do their students and other like-minded photographers.

If anybody would like to join all you need to do is email the blog administrator, Emil
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Seasons Greetings everyone! I trust all at Group f11 will have a wonderful holiday (?) over the next week and come back fresh with lots of imagery... Paul how's the camera disaster following you :) Time for a Christmas present?

On a different note, here's something to mull over - SANParks have released their latest policy regarding photography and filming in their parks (http://www.sanparks.org/groups/filming/2008/filiming_policy.pdf). I'm not sure whether this bodes particularly well for anyone with a tripod...or an SLR for that matter, but maybe I'm being pessimistic. Be warned though that according to the law now you cannot earn income (or pocket money) from images shot in SANParks without a paid up front photography permit. Will this affect your shooting? If we are really going to start looking at the lettering, does this mean SANParks owns copywrite to the image of Table Mountain? or Cape Point? (extreme I know, but this kind of law is a slippery slope). What does this mean for stock photographers which are speculative at the very least?

So while you ponder, have a wonderful Christmas and seasons blessings to you and your families.

E

.... oh and rip roarous New Year ;)

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