Allen Murabayashi, Author at PhotoShelter Blog

June 18, 2018

Photographing the Agonizing Pain of Children: John Moore and Chris Hondros

Getty Images award-winning photojournalist John Moore has traveled the world capturing horrific scenes of violence from war zones to egregious human rights violations. For the…

June 6, 2018

5 Common Copyright Misconceptions Held by Photographers

The most recent version of the Copyright Law of the United States (December 2016) weighs in at a whopping 354 pages. And while there are…

June 4, 2018

Your Copyright Registration Fee Might Double to $100

A proposed change to U.S. Copyright Office registration fees will nearly double the cost to photographers to $100 if it is approved by Congress. In…

June 4, 2018

What a Mathematician Says About “Lens Compression” in Photography

Our friends at Fstoppers recently created a video to explain "How Lens Compression and Perspective Distortion Work." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TTXY1Se0eg "Lens compression" has been a contentious phrase…

June 1, 2018

What’s the Audio Equivalent of an Overexposed Photo? (And 5 Other Light/Sound Comparisons)

Cameras capture and record different wavelengths of light while audio recorders capture different wavelengths of sound. Although there are differences between light and sound, as…

May 31, 2018

Licensed or Not? A Closer Look at the Fox News Flood Footage Fiasco

In the face of breaking news, smartphones have made everyone a frontline reporter, and social media has allowed users to become self-publishers. However, with a…

May 29, 2018

The Perils and Awe of Photographing an Erupting Volcano for the First Time

Longtime USA Today staff photographer Robert Hanashiro has photographed a lot of things during his illustrious career, but standing within an arm's reach of a…

May 28, 2018

He Said No, Fox News Used His Images Anyway

Update: Fox News says they legally obtained the footage through the AP. Over the weekend, Ellicott City, Maryland was pummeled by massive rainfall, which triggered…

May 22, 2018

On the 50th Anniversary of Paul Fusco’s “RFK Funeral Train”

On June 8, 1968, following a funeral service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Paul Fusco boarded a 21-car train at Penn Station with the casket of…