There is, rightly so, a great deal of consternation as it pertains to batteries that will be aboard aircraft, effective yesterday. I’d hate to be traveling on assignment with gear in the coming weeks (thankfully, I am not, as of now, scheduled to travel with cameras in the coming weeks), while the TSA gets their … Read more
Thanks to my colleague Stanley Rowin over at Pro Photo Business Blog for revealing this YouTube piece, of a photographer spiraling down from a high dollar figure to free during this 60 second example of self-flagellation, and further evidence of the negotiation axiom “whoever speaks first loses” after price is discussed:(Continued after the Jump)Interestingly, the … Read more
Yes yes, I know, everyone has New Year’s resolutions. I’m not suggesting you do that, but you will anyway, and you’ll likely not follow through on that weight loss plan, get rich scheme, or other bright idea that, at 11:45pm this evening, will seem like such a good idea three shots in, but will be … Read more
Write this down, and post it near your phone, or print it as a label and put it on your cell phone where you can see it before you answer any incoming call:THIS WILL NOT BE MY LAST ASSIGNMENT.When your taking a call, you absolutely must not think as if the call you are taking … Read more
After days and days in shopping malls photographing “holiday displays” (come on, just call a spade a spade, they’re Christmas displays!) for commercial clients who’s entire business is all about decorating the malls around the country, my one wish would be that these malls install auto-power-off switches so that when I am working from 11pm … Read more
My fellow blogger over at the Pro Photo Business blog brought to my attention this, in his entry – The Generational Divide in Copyright Morality, where he, in turn, refers to an article by David Pogue, of the same title, which can be found here. This isn’t a new mentality, heck, it’s been pervasive for … Read more
One of my daily reads is Mr. Unknown over at A Photo Editor. I am just making a leap in assuming it’s a he, so, go with me on this.I’ve been seeing an interesting trend in his entries – many of them are tagged “photography business“. Which is good. The latest is about the corporate … Read more
Today we were on a shoot that called for catering. No, it wasn’t the client that called for it, they weren’t actually on set this time, it was the reality of the circumstances. We had a three assistant crew, two makeup people, two subjects, and four handlers, oh, and me. I get hungry, and anyone … Read more
The frequent refrain from clients I hear when I ask (as a part of our conversation about my producing work that will run as an advertisement or for corporate/commercial uses) about what the photograph will be used for and to what extent is “…oh, we’re not sure where we’ll use it yet….”, which is double-speak … Read more
One of the pieces of software that I find as indispensible as Photoshop and Firefox, and thus, is parked right on my Mac’s dock next to them is fotoQuote – simply put, the best and most up-to-date pricing solution for photographers, and one which I rely on. I’ve been saying this for years in my … Read more
