The dialog and criticism of OnRequest Images continues, and I have yet to find a suitable reason why they should continue to exist. There are so so many reasons against their long term viability, and it is the dot-com-piece-of-the-pie mentality that has caused the unknowning venture capitalists to continue to invest in this business model.ASMP, … Read more
I love food. I also enjoy the Food Network’s programs, especially Unwrapped, which is high up on my Tivo Season Pass Manager, so it rarely gets preempted, except for, say, 24, The Closer, 60 Minutes, and a few others. What boggles my mind, is a post that keen-eyed PBN reader Paul McEvoy spotted over at … Read more
Ignoring facts cannot change them. Far too many photographers, and aspiring photographers, simply ignore the facts before them, believing that the laws of physics and economics just don’t apply to them.I see these photographers arrive on the scene, and then depart in short order. Many not only leave DC, they leave the profession altogether. The … Read more
For some time, I’ve been critical of photo agencies who are not looking out for the best interests of those they are agents for. Photographers seem to forget that without them, agencies are nothing more than an office with empty file cabinets and blank hard drives. There are very few agencies any more that actually … Read more
Today’s What the Duck demonstrates the mentality of everyone out there hungry for work “I’ll do it for half!” The pathetic fact is that there are people out there with that mentality. Note that the semi-smart duck leaves the strip after the “long hours” information, the second duck leaves after “grueling hours”, yet, after being … Read more
Today’s Speedlinks.USING MUSIC ON YOUR SITE, LEGALLY – Are you someone who has music on your website, or who uses it in multimedia packages? If so, starting here to avoid the long arm of the RIAA law is a good idea.Photographers’ Websites – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – The photographer’s consultant, Leslie … Read more
In Sunday’s Washington Post, and I’m sure many other papers across the country, A photograph of the President making his weekly radio address ran. It was credited to the Associated Press. Others, no doubt, were credited Reuters, AFP, Getty, and numerous others. Yet, none of these media outlets were there to cover the President making … Read more
3 days of peace, love, and photography ended Saturday evening, and when I asked those around how it compared to Visa Pour l’image, they said it was the same, except that the Visa event is much much larger, and is much more networking-centric. I’m not sure though, because even though there were not formal networking … Read more
The French, they have Visa pour l’image, known to most just as Perpignan (for the city where it’s held each year), which is a gathering of top photographers and photo editors from around the world. Closer to home, we have what is the first of it’s kind in North America – what I think will … Read more
How many times have you been without a way to note your thoughts, a caption, client information, and so on? For me, too many. Consider these:You’re driving down the road, reach a stoplight, and have some brilliant idea, but no pen.You’re with someone, and need to write down some information they are telling you, but … Read more
