Clients, good or bad, are not, typically, one off. Further, you don’t want them to be, generally speaking. Sure, when a client wants to hire you because this is their first/only assignment in your locale, just as the shopper in town for business or on a vacation, you appreciate that business, but not as much … Read more
I’ll admit it – I spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about where I fall in Google’s rankings for my search terms of choice. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a key part of what I think about. When I was convinced, a few years back that my site needed a facelift, my concern wasn’t … Read more
Boy, just when I was looking to get excited again about Nikon and the impending arrival of my D3, this crosses my plate – Steve Vaccariello: On Spec, with silly little gems like:“The business has changed for Steve Vaccariello. Fashion, commercial and lifestyle assignments still come in, but he’s not sitting around waiting for the … Read more
“We all have PDA’s, we all have cellphones with screens, we all have experienced the screen in the back of the taxicab, the screen inside the elevator, and we are one of the best companies in the world at feeding those screens.”~Ben Silverman Chairman, NBC EntertainmentWriters:“Screens will be fed. Writers, no so much.”All THREE are … Read more
It’s nice to see that the venerable old BBC can write an article about how Shutterstock/et al are changing the landscape, and revealing the damage it’s doing to photographers like Shannon Fagan, which is reporting that “his livelihood is under attack thanks to a proliferation of websites dedicated to amateur and semi-pro stock photography called … Read more
The company Lucent (Euronext Paris: ALU, NYSE: ALU) has hundreds of patented, trademarked, and copyrighted innovations and creations that they leverage to the maximum extent possible, employing thousands. We have Lucent, indirectly, to thank for underwriting what is essentially a rights giveaway. One of their IT Managers – you know, the guy who makes all … Read more
The economy is cyclical, so say many economists. So, where in the cycle is the Washington Post? Coming out of bankruptcy at auction in 1933, after years of un-profitability, it took several decades to become profitable and of consequence, arriving as such in the early 70’s with the golden boys of reporting – Woodward & … Read more
I know I’m not seeing double. I am seeing stupidity and cheapskates in action.An interesting set of ads arrived here at Photo Business News & Forum headquarters.Syms, a place for discounted suits and so forth, and Guideposts, a Christian publication, both used this same image at the same time in their outreach. One to sell … Read more
Here’s your ten minute break from the family and turkey-day guests. If they’re hollering at you at your computer, just tell them you’re getting some tips on how to make images of your soon-to-hit-the-table plate of food for your new portfolio, or picking up tips about taking better photos of them!A few more hilarious videos … Read more
Far to often I hear photographers pay lip service to ethics, or standards, yet, they fold under pressure, from themselves usually, and cave.We see all too often, ethical breaches, the latest from Getty, where an image they represent editorially, of a football player was manipulated. (PDNOnline reports on this here.)Values are not what you say, … Read more
