Supremely regarded photojournalist Matt Mendelsohn makes the push to get a story he’s passionate about out, and it’s well worth a read. The back story on this, is that it was scheduled to run in a national newspaper magazine, but did not because the paper was afraid it would scare advertisers away. During a time … Read more
What goes into a “simple” cover of two iPhones for MacWorld? Watch it here from start to finish:(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.
Well well, the folks at PhotoShelter are at it again, with a free webinar, TODAY, 4pm EAST/1pm WEST. The link is here, and here are the details:Emerging trends in successful photographer websites.Build a website that photo buyers will love. PhotoShelter surveyed 550+ commercial and editorial photo buyers to get the scoop on what can make … Read more
with client budgets tight these days what can you do to convince them that you are worth it? Lowering your prices is an Ill-advised plan because those clients will expect the lower rates when things get better.Instead promote the VALUE you will bring to the assignment . By emphasizing value with phrases like ” our … Read more
To be blunt – NORML’s use of the Lisa Jack image of Barack Obama is, in this author’s opinion, plain and simple, copyright infringement. Photo District News did two great pieces on this – From Hope to Dope: Another Obama Poster Dispute and Getty: We’ll Fight NORML’s Copyright Infringement, so I won’t re-hash what they … Read more
Photography should not be sold by the pixel. Images are not the same as selling sugar by the pound. Yet, as if the stupidity of Getty’s $49 imagery wasn’t enough (more on that here), Getty Images is now selling images by pixel dimensions. To give you some perspective – below is the full frame dimensions … Read more
One of the sentiments that has always stayed with me has been this quote, from Martin Luther King Jr:If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of … Read more
Stephen Colbert suggests that a cost-saving effort on his show would be to reduce image licensing, saying “licensing news photos is expensive”, and suggests that childs’ play would better illustrate some of his stories.Video archived — restoration pending.Seems like maybe a few microstockers in Pelosi’s San Francisco district should be shooting some stock this week … Read more
ThinkTank has introduced a new line of Multimedia bags, and we had a chance to put them through their paces. We really like them – here’s a look: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 … Read more
Regular readers of this blog will note that more often than not we take Getty to task for their actions, and how detrimental they can be to the business of photography. Yet, when Getty gets it right, credit must be paid where credit is due. Enter the players: Getty, Ron Vesely, MLB Photos, and Sports … Read more
