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Picture of the week s02e02

Eivind Vogel-Rodin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:57:45 +0000

How glamorous is the life of a model?
Last week, the Iltalehti photographer Pasi Liesimaa took us behind the scenes of a photo shoot with the Miss Suomi finalists.

2012-01-11 Photo: Pasi Liesimaa / Iltalehti

Anna Tallgren, Miss Suomi finalist

Picture of the week s02e01

Eivind Vogel-Rodin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:17:48 +0000

Browsing through the pictures of the first week of the new year and realizing that this weeks “picture of the week” is a video. You were aware of you can live publish video with Shootitlive, right?

Late Sunday Sweden defeated defending-champion Russia with 1–0 in overtime to win their first title in 31 years. Through the lens of the Aftonbladet photographer Jimmy Wixtröm you could follow the Swedish hockey team celebrate it’s win in the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

See the entire slideshow here

Best live published photos of 2011

Eivind Vogel-Rodin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:27:39 +0000

As another year comes to a close we take a look back at the best live published photos of 2011. This year there have been some truly stunning images captured around the world and we’ve rounded up our favorites among the millions of photos which has swoshed through the Shootitlive system for it’s first publication hot of the photographers cameras.

2011-11-27 Rumble of the kings, Photo: Gustav Mårtensson / Aftonbladet

The Lithuanian fighter Marius Zaromskis shocked the crowed when he knocked his opponent Bruno Carvalho to the ground with a spectacular cartweel kick.

2011-11-09 Photo: Rene Schütze / Ekstrabladet

Fierce fire consumes buildings in Løgstør, Denmark

2011-11-09 London student protest, Photo: David Bebber / The Times

Thousands of students march down London Wall as they demonstrate about tuition fees.

2011-07-24 Norweigan Massacre, Photo: Andreas Hillergren / Aftonbladet

People were overcome by emotion at the end of a memorial service at the Oslo Cathedral, which was attended by Norwegian citizens and the royal family.

2011-07-17 FIFA World Cup, Photo: Kicki Nilsson / NA

Japan became the first Asian team to win a FIFA World Cup when they won the final against the United States on a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 tie after extra time.

2011-06-30 London on strike, Photo: Richard Pole / The Times

Up to a million workers across the UK was on strike in defense of their pensions. Riot police arrested dozens of protesters as violence broke out during pension reform protests.

2011-06-16 Royal Ascot, Photo: Richard Pole / The Times

300 years of horses, hats and high society. This years UK's annual Royal Ascot race was no exception.

2011-06-11 Sweden Rock, Photo:Cladio Berscani / Scanpix

Ozzy Osbourne headlined the Sweden Rock Festival and sprayed foam into the audience.

2011-05-04, Aurora Sky Station

The Abisko National Park is probably one of the best places in the world to find northern lights because of the cloud free sky and it's high latitude.

2011-04-29 The Royal Wedding, Photo: Marc Aspland / The Times

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, flanked by bridesmaids, watch the Royal Air Force flypast over Buckingham Palace.

2011-04-14 Danish Royal Christening, Photo: Jens Dresling / Politiken

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary with their children, during the Christening Ceremony service in Copenhagen.

2011-03-12 Mellodifestivalen, Photo: Magnus Sandberg / Aftonbladet

Danny Saucedo didn´t reach the whole way to Eurovision Song Contest in Germany. This didn´t seem to affect his mood as he was seen cracking a bottle of champagne at the after party.

2011-03-02 Ski WC, Photo: Eirik Helland Urke / Dagbladet

Devon Kershaw and Alex Harvey took Canada's first World Championship gold in men's cross country. Alex Harvey sprinted down Ola Vigen Hattestad and silenced the home crowd at the finish line.

Andreas Ehn Joins Shootitlive Board of Directors

Martin Levy — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:03 +0000

Press release, Stockholm 07 Dec 2011
Shootitlive who helps newspapers to live publish professional photos and video clips is pleased to welcome the former CTO of Spotify Andreas Ehn to it’s board of directors.

“Newspapers are changing and so are the photojournalists. Shootitlive is reinventing press photography in the digital newsroom”, says Andreas Ehn who is joining Shootitlive’s board of directors. “With Shootitlive photojournalists don’t have to worry about deadlines but let’s them focus on what they do best, capturing great photos”.

“We’re thrilled to have Andreas joining our board”, says Eivind Vogel-Rödin, Founder of Shootitlive AB. “Andreas expertise in the technology industry and his strategic and operational experience will make an invaluable addition to Shootitlive”.

Andreas Ehn is an entrepreneur and a well-respected advisor with a track record in technology. He’s currently a founding team member of the social gifting service Wrapp and prior to that he was the CTO of Spotify. Andreas will primarily focus on assisting Shootitlive in it’s global expansion.

Shootitlive helps newspapers to live publish professional photos and video clips. The service is intended for websites, where on-the-field photographers publish photos and video clips of current events live as they unfold, from any location with 3G coverage. Shootitlive AB was founded 2008 and is today used by Scandinavia’s largest newspapers in their online publications.

Shootitlive: http://www.shootitlive.com
Shootitlive News: http://www.shootitlive.com/news
Shootitlive Press (picture/logo): http://www.shootitlive.com/about/press/

For more information, please contact:

Eivind Vogel-Rödin, Founder, Shootitlive AB
+4670-221 04 60
eivind@shootitlive.com

Andreas Ehn, CTO and Co-founder, Wrapp
+4670-733 77 83 00
hn@a8n.se

Shootitlive AB
Völundsgatan 6, 11321 Stockholm
E-mail: hello@shootitlive.com

Nobel Prize live photo feed

Eivind Vogel-Rodin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:48:41 +0000

Photo: Leif R Jansson / SCANPIX

This Saturday the Nobel Prize ceremony takes place in Stockholm and for the first time in many years we have a Swedish prize winner. Scandinavia’s leading picture agency Scanpix will live publish photos via Shootitlive during the entire ceremony and the subsequent banquet. If you are interested in publishing the live photo feed please contact Jonas Jonsson at Scanpix.

Jonas Jonsson
Key Account Manager Dagspress
jonas.jonsson@scanpix.se
Tel + 46 8 738 38 12 Mobil + 46 73 084 10 46
Scanpix, Gjörwellsgatan 30, 112 88 Stockholm

Red Herring Top 100 Global 2011

Eivind Vogel-Rodin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:01:51 +0000

What an awesome week!

Once again we´re being short-listed for the Red Herring Top 100 Global 2011. Making this list is no small feat. Almost a thousand companies competed for this spot. We are now one step away from the podium and a Red Herring 100 award! You’ll find the complete list of finalists here.

We´re also featured in an article at Articstarup wich is the biggest technology website reviewing and reporting on technology startups and growth entrepreneurship from the Nordic and Baltic countries. Check out the article here.

And we finished the week by winning the quick pitch competition at the Internet Discovery Day in Stockholm.

Summer of 2011 in pictures

Eivind Vogel-Rodin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:32:41 +0000

The summer is long gone and for those of you who still suffers from Post-Vacation Syndrome I hope you´ll find this post inspirational. I’ve just browsed through the thousands of images that gone through Shootitlive this summer and it’s a mixture of heart aching, violent, emotional, and mind blowing pictures. Below you´ll find a small selection.

20110828 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Expressen

Usain Bolt fell victim to the false start rule and was disqualified from the men’s 100-meter final.

20110724 Norweigan Massacre, Photo: Andreas Hillergren / Aftonbladet

People were overcome by emotion at the end of a memorial service at the Oslo Cathedral, which was attended by Norwegian citizens and the royal family.

20110702 FA Community Shield, The Times

Nani was the last-minute hero for Manchester United as they recovered from a 2-0 half-time deficit to win with 2-3 over Manchester City.

20110807 Wibledon, The Times

Andy Murray defeated by Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon semi finals.

20110703 Wibledon, The Times

Novak Dokovic won his first Wimbledon tournament against Rafael Nadal

20110717 FIFA World Cup, Photo: Kicki Nilsson / NA

Japan became the first Asian team to win a FIFA World Cup when they won the final against the United States on a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 tie after extra time.

20110701 Monaco, Aftonbladet

Prince Albert married former South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock on July 1st.

20110630 London, Photo: Richard Pole / The Times

Up to a million workers across the UK was on strike in defense of their pensions. Riot police arrested dozens of protesters as violence broke out during pension reform protests.

20110616 Royal Ascot, Photo: Richard Pole / The Times

300 years of horses, hats and high society. This years UK's annual Royal Ascot race was no exception.

20110611 Sweden Rock, Photo:Cladio Berscani / Scanpix

Ozzy Osbourne headlined the Sweden Rock Festival

Shootitlive in Wired magazine

Martin Levy — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:07:13 +0000

Check out the September edition of Wired Magazine UK where Shootitlive is featured as one of Europe’s hottest startups. In the section Every hot startup. Every rising star: Wired’s definitive 2011 list you’ll find the hottest startup in Stockholm, London, Berlin, Paris, Tel Aviv and Moscow.

Among the other 11 cool startups featured in the Stockholm section are Videoplaza, Bambuser and Stardoll. The blurb about Shootitlive says: Set up by Eivind Vogel-Rödin and Martin Levy in 2008, Shootitlive allows images and video clips to go from camera to web in seconds. It is used by Scandinavia’s largest newspapers and The Times used the platform for its royal-wedding coverage

Early 2011 we were selected to participate in Seedcamp London together with 19 other handpicked startups, but had to decline. And during the spring we were selected as one of the 2011 Red Herring Europe finalists. And now to be featured as one of Europe’s hottest startup by Wired Magazine is totally amazing and we are honored by the acknowledgment.

Wired Magazine UK can be purchased at any good newsagent or downloaded to your iPad here

How the royal wedding was shot

Eivind Vogel-Rodin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:30:42 +0000

Canon writes about how The Times used Shootitlive to create a live photo feed during the Royal Wedding. It’s published on Canon Professional Network (CPN) which is the world-wide website for Canon pro photographers to discover all of the latest news, technical articles, and advice for using Canon professional imaging equipment.

The CPN writer Mark Alexander spoke to The Times picture editor Paul Sanders to find out how they covered the biggest pre-planned news event of the year. Click below to checkout how the photographic coverage of the Royal Wedding was planned and exactly how it was shot.

“We got this new piece of software that enabled us to transmit the picture straight to a live gallery on the website, bypassing the picture desk completely and publishing the images within 30 seconds of them being taken”

Paul Sanders, Picture Editor, The Times

Check out the entire article here, Shootitlive is featured on page 3.

Featured photographer – Jimmy Wixtröm

Eivind Vogel-Rodin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:37:39 +0000

The award-winning photographer Jimmy Wixtröm has been working as a photojournalist since the age of 17. He started his career at the local newspaper, Karlskoga Kuriren, in Sweden. Since 2007 he has been working as a staff photographer at Scandinavia’s largest newspaper, Aftonbladet. Jimmy mainly concentrates on sports and has used Shootitlive from some of the biggest sport events in the world, including the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2011 IIHF WC in Slovakia.

What are the most challenging aspects of your job?
The sheer volume of work that I have to maintain and the pressure to maintain very high standards are really difficult parts of working for a newspaper. Deadlines are generally the most stressful part of the job.

What are the benefits with live publishing?
It’s simple and smooth. I don’t have to fuss with a computer, instead I can focus on what’s important i.e. to take good pictures at the right moment. Shootitlive makes it possible to quick and easily provide pictures for both the web and the print edition without changing my workflow or jeopardize any deadlines.

What’s your favorite live coverage moment with Shootitlive?
Well, I have a couple of them and my favorite moment is always the one I’m about to capture. But I guess I have to kill my darlings. First, is a shot of the Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic when he played his first match for AC Milan. The second is when Sidney Crossby waving the large Canadian flag after scoring the “Golden Goal” at the Vancouver Olympics. These photos were published seconds after they were captured.

What type of equipment do you use?
I used to be a Canon snapper but I recently switched to Nikon which means a mental conflict most photographers can understand. I shoot with full frame Nikon D3 bodies, with a variety of lenses from 14mm to 600mm. To send and publish live images I’m using the Nikon WT-4 Wi-Fi transmitter together with a Cradlepoint 3G-Router (CTR-500).

How important is live publishing and minute-by-minute coverage for Aftonbladet.se?
It’s essential for our sports coverage. If Sweden plays a World Cup final the visitors expect to get the best pictures instantly. It’s my job to fill that need. With Shootitlive I have the tool to publish pictures at the same moment I captured them. It’s a major competitive advantage for me and it raises the standard of our website.

What tools of the trade does a newbie need to know?
Computers and cameras: live them, love them, know them.

How can our readers contact you in case of queries?
Well, my twitter nick is @jimmywixtrom and my website is www.wixtrom.com. I love to get honest feedback on my work!