Need to find a photographer for your assignment? The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) introduces its’ Find A Photographer (FAP) iPhone application making amazingly easy to locate, from within the palm of your hand, photographers all over the country. The application is free, and instantly connects to a photographers’ ASMP profile online, including their … Read more
In only the way that Jon Stewart can, the value of a client commissioning ORIGINAL photography for a campaign is underscored in this brief clip, where Jon Stewart, while skewering major organizations that use microstock from sources like iStockphoto, also slam those who are selling out for $300 in perpetuity:Video archived — restoration pending. Thank … Read more
For once, someone in the business of providing services to weddings that is NOT a photographer writes about what is needed when hiring a photographer to photograph your wedding. All to often, a writer who has no knowledge of what it means to be in the room for hours on end, behind the scenes, and … Read more
Well, the Simpsons are always chock-full of humor, and here’s a few seconds of humor at the expense of the paparazzi (but atleast they’re compensated!):Video archived — restoration pending.(Comments, if any, after the Jump)Please post your comments by clicking the link below. If you’ve got questions, please pose them in our Photo Business Forum Flickr … Read more
As a native Californian who used to watch the sun set over San Francisco, I wish I was home and could ferry over to the city tonight (Monday) to attend the Momenta slideshow and party with David Alan Harvey. Here are the details:Momenta Workshops Presents A Night with David Alan HarveyJoin legendary Magnum photographer David … Read more
PhotoPlus Expo is fast approaching, and there are a ton of seminars to see, and registration is open. We feel that there will always be resources to learn about lighting and software, so instead, we’ll give you the same “Best Course of Action” for all three days that we did last year for your business-side … Read more
Every day, people calculate what reasonable risk is, from crossing the street, to signing a contract where you agree to pay for the lawsuits that arise when you have indemnified your multi-million dollar corporate clients for their mis-uses of your photos beyond your control. A few weeks into a second year law student’s licensing class, … Read more
76 seconds of your life taking a look at how failure does not preclude future success:(Comments, if any, after the Jump)Please post your comments by clicking the link below. If you’ve got questions, please pose them in our Photo Business Forum Flickr Group Discussion Threads.
Contrary to what some people might mislead you to believe (Dating No 1), marketing is nothing like dating. In marketing, you are trying to establish a business relationship whereby you provide a service, for a fee, and the client gets to benefit from your creativity. In the dating world, this would thus be a “car … Read more
As someone who, in fact, carries his iPhone everywhere, Chase is right, with his now trademarked phrase “The Best Camera is the one with you” (yes, he did trademark it!). Chase is also right that all the apps out there are missing bits and pieces, and he brings it all together in the app, which … Read more
