In a sign that photography is being accepted by the art world as, well, art, Sotheby’s is holding an auction of an amazing collection of photographs, with details and an online catalog available for browsing here. Below are the details, and it’s an interesting browse, as well as what the valuations are estimated to be. … Read more
Interested in knowing more about how to negotiate with your clients? How to more clearly license your work? TOMORROW, 9/22, in the evening, I am presenting The Art of the Deal at Adorama, Sponsored by Nikon.Here are the details:The Adorama Building42 West 18th Street – Between 5th and 6th Avenues 5th floorNew York, N.Y. 10011 … Read more
Two and a half years ago, we took to task Five Point Productions, of Cary North Carolina, for their ill-advised free contribution and boasting of the $13 cost to produce a commercial for Doritos’ Superbowl commercial (Free photos (and $13 Superbowl ads, 2/1/07), since then, the highlights of their work have been a weak ad … Read more
iStockphoto has stepped up their efforts to woo wary would-be clients by indemnifying them in the event the client gets sued, according to this report by Cnet – iStockphoto seeks profit from others’ legal worries – 9/15/09.The free-wheeling days of free advertising photos being sourced from the likes of Flickr were brought back down to … Read more
Interested in knowing more about how to negotiate with your clients? How to more clearly license your work? Next Tuesday, 9/22, in the evening, I am presenting The Art of the Deal at Adorama, Sponsored by Nikon.Here are the details:The Adorama Building42 West 18th Street – Between 5th and 6th Avenues 5th floorNew York, N.Y. … Read more
Google Analytics is one of the best things since sliced bread. What if, though, you could see that bread through the plastic wrap, but could only get at a few morsels simply because you couldn’t figure out the twist-tie? The folks at PhotoShelter have unlocked the secrets of Google Analytics – for the first time … Read more
September 10, 2009 the AP places another feather in their cap as they sign a distribution deal with one of the leading music and entertainment photographers – Frank Micelotta – as he formally launches PictureGroup. AP is just ramping up their NFL deal that they spirited away from Getty Images (The Associated Press and the … Read more
Frank Micelotta ranks among the legends of the entertainment photography community. After founding ImageDirect and selling it to Getty Images in 2003, Micelotta served as their Director of Entertainment, before leaving to launch PictureGroup, along with another industry veteran, Paul Melcher. In the late hours of September 10th, hours after the launch was announced on … Read more
All too often I hear photographers justify giving away all the rights to their work, suggesting the images are worthless or next to worthless. Like grains of sand, over time, they can become a beach. How big of a beach? That depends.Photo District News has done a great job of following Annie Liebovitz’s trials and … Read more
This video is worth watching frequently to remind you of how ridiculous it is when the client dictates the price and how much less than you quote the assignment for. (RSS readers click this link to view the video.)(Comments, if any, after the Jump)Please post your comments by clicking the link below. If you’ve got … Read more
