‘News’ Archives
What’s New: Scene on the Street
We added a new section to out online magazine: Scene on the Street. Scene on the Street features street fashion photography in various cities around the world. (Well so far it is only North American and European cities, but look in the Casting pages to see when and where.) [Read More]
Time Magazine Pays Photographer $30 for Cover
Time magazine paid photographer $31.50 for a cover photo. The April 2009 issue of time magazine included a photograph of a jar of coins for the cover story “The New Frugality”. The photo was sold through iStockPhoto.com, an online stock photography [Read More]
Court Rules Photographs Worth Only $7
Only April 10th, 2009, the recent Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayer upheld a ruling of a district court that a photojournalist’s photographs were only worth seven dollars each. The district court awarded photographer Chris Usher $157,000 for 12,600 [Read More]
Google Announces New OS
Google (ticker: GOOG) announced the development of a computer operating system based on its Chrome Web browser. This is a direct challenge to Microsoft’s (ticker:MSFT) dominance in the OS market. The OS will be ready by the second half of 2010. Google’s [Read More]
Michael Jackson Memorial
Los Angeles, California–The public memorial for pop-singer Michael Jackson was held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Thousands of fans lined up outside Staples Center. 1.6 million applied for tickets; only 17,500 were allowed inside. Others watched the [Read More]
New Members Area
Laguna Beach, California (June 25, 2008) - We recently added a brand new Members Area to the online Laguna Beach Bikini magazine. If you click on “Models” in the top menu you will see that you need a password to enter. This area has galleries for each model. [Read More]
King of Pop Dead At 50
Los Angeles — Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop” died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken in his home in Holmby Hills. He was 50. Michael Jackson started performing as a child in the 1960s with his family’s group, the Jackson Five [Read More]
They Took My Kodachrome Away
Rochester, N.Y., 22 June 2009 — Paul Simon had a hit single in 1973 titled Kodachrome. Simon sung about his Nikon camera and how Kodachrome gave those “nice bright colors” and “the greens of summer”. The chorus sang “Please don’t [Read More]
New Search Engine Bing Challenges Google
Redmond, Wash — Microsoft has come out with a new search engine to challenge Google. Microsoft’s new search engine, called Bing, went live on Monday 1st June 2009. According to Microsoft “Bing is a search engine that finds and organizes the answers you [Read More]
Carrie Prejean Stripped of Miss California USA Title
Here is an update on the Miss California USA story. Carrie Prejean was stripped of her Miss California title for contractual violations. Pageant officials said that she did not participate in pageant-related events. During the nationally-televised Miss USA pageant she was [Read More]
Reinventing Polaroid Instant Film
ENSCHEDE, the Netherlands. Dutch scientists are trying to reinvent one of the miracle technologies of the 20th century: the Polaroid instant film. Polaroid stopped producing instant film in 2008. Polaroid film had many uses. Over the decades hundreds of millions of family [Read More]
Model Sues Hollywood Agency for Sexual Battery
Los Angeles–A Vancouver fashion model, actress and beauty queen has filed a $10 million lawsuit against International Creative Management, a top Los Angeles talent agency. In her lawsuit, 23-year-old Claire Robinson alleges ICM and agent Jack Gilardi exploited her and [Read More]
Jimmy Choo Sample Sale
Jimmy Choo is having a sample sale which should attract a huge crowd of fashion-conscious women. The sale will be held at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 18th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue in mid-town Manhattan. Shoes starting from $75 and bags starting from $150. [Read More]
May Day Celebration Turns Shocking Pink
The May Day celebration in Prague took a decidedly pink turn this year as thousands of Czech girls dressed up as tress with pink flowers. And they had to get there somehow so naturally they went by tram. Tram riders and curious onlookers were surprised by the shocking pink [Read More]
Announcing New Fitness Contributor: Chery Clark
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Laguna Beach Bikini Announces New Fitness Contributor Chery Clark MPT, CPI Laguna Beach, California (February 03, 2008) - Laguna Beach Bikini is adding a new contributor to the lineup. Fitness and nutrition expert Chery Clark will be providing [Read More]
One Week Old Today!
Laguna Beach Bikini is one week old today. Yay! Happy Birthday to us! And we are off to a rollicking start with a whole bunch of interesting and useful articles. Plus there are some wonderful photo pictorials featuring brand new, never-before-seen talent. To give you a [Read More]
New Website Announcement: Laguna Beach Bikini
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pictor Publishing Planning a New Website Laguna Beach, California (January 25, 2008) - Pictor Publishing is planning a new website. This is the pre-opening announcement of Laguna Beach Bikini the new website. Laguna Beach Bikini is about fashion and [Read More]
