Today’s Speedlinks.Stan Rowan reports on a recent Supreme Court ruling that could recind restrictions that preclude photographers from formally setting minimum pricing on our goods and services…Meanwhile, I’ve been called out as doing “the stupidest thing a commercial photographer could ever do” and by doing so “actually hurt the industry more then anything else.” And … Read more
There’s a marketing message in here, but, read on, it’s closer to the end…..Those that know me well know that I am a bleeding edge photographer. Any tool that I can utilize to steamline the work I do, I am all for. This past weekend was not dlfferent. After being #78 in line at an … Read more
This evening I did a wonderful assignment. It’s not that the subject matter, per se, was wonderful. The client too, wasn’t some “oh, my God, I’d give my eye-teeth to work with that group of creatives” either. It was – the prodigal client. In case you’re not familiar with the parable, I shall paraphrase it … Read more
Jim LoScalzo is a remarkable photographer. Probably much to Jim LoScalzo’s chagrin, I call him that Jimmy Lo when I’m in a good mood, or excited. He probably doesn’t like it, but, I have great regard for him, and his work, and I am just so damn excited for him I can’t stand it! Spend … Read more
An e-mail arrived yesterday, and I must say, I did a double-take on the date when I finished reading it. I thought, with absolute certainty that it was April 1st. Then I thought that maybe the former head of a high school pep squad had gotten ahold of the NY Post’s photo department, holding tryouts … Read more
Sometimes it’s interesting to hear the perspective from other industries. While we may think that every Tom, Dick, Harry, and Jane want to be photographers, and will give up their eye teeth for that opportunity, we pale in comparison to the willingness to bend over that aspiring musicians subject themselves to. Here’s an interesting segment … Read more
As PDN reported “Conflict photojournalist Alexandra Boulat suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm and was in a medically induced coma Friday, according to her agency…” (continue reading). Boulat is a VII photographer, and visiting their site will tell you more about her if you’re not already familiar with her. Lightstalkers, here, is listing updates about her … Read more
Today’s Speedlinks.A Monkey’s business… – Reuters photographers have a great blog, and here’s an excerpt from the most recent entry – “I have never really quite understood those whose thought processes creak to the conclusion ‘I have a camera therefore I am a professional photographer.’…Nowadays it’s, “ have you got a camera and a laptop?”. … Read more
I’ve been involved in a dialog over at PDN regarding whether or not putting one’s prices on one’s website is good/helpful, or if it’s bad. Since I wrote a fairly extensive treatise over there, I’ll encourage you to check out the dialog, and participate there, or, just post a comment or two here! Here’s the … Read more
One refrain I often hear is “how do you find the time to {insert activity here}…?” I have a few suggestions for your consideration.Consider a few examples:I consider driving to be a necessary nuisance. Sadly, I cannot find a better way to go from point A to point B when I can’t fly or take … Read more
