The Week in Photography 27 February 2012

Our new weekly roundup of interesting material from the web over the previous week to do with photography. In this series I’ll point you at the content on the web that has caught my eye that is relevant to photography in some way:

Like a Kickstarter for photojournalism, Emphas.is helps finance visual storytelling

http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/02/26/like-a-kickstarter-for-photojournalism-emphas-is-helps-finance-visual-storytelling/?awesm=tnw.to_1DSlx

A Brief History of Children’s Picture Books and the Art of Visual Storytelling

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/24/childrens-picturebooks/

5 Awesome Light Meter Apps for iPhone

http://www.iphoneness.com/iphone-apps/light-meter-apps-for-iphone/

20 HDR Photographers Worth Watching

http://speckyboy.com/2012/02/26/20-hdr-photographers-worth-watching/

Comments on the new Nikon D4 and D800

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2896866820/nikon-d4-d800-what-do-the-professionals-think

DPReview’s Run Through of the Nikon D800

Almost enough to make me want to swap to Nikon 🙂

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikonD800/

Outdoor Photographer’s article on using sliders with dSLRs for video

http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/how-to/shooting/solutions-on-the-slide.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=OPeNewsFeb_022312

ConeSquid suction cup mount mini tripod for cameras

http://www.gizmag.com/cinesquid-suction-cup-tripod/21556/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4432ef9bae-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email

Nice example of a photographer’s book selling website

http://www.inspiredexposure.com/