In mining parlance, “Naked Light” means “Open flame, such as a match or a burning cigarette, that is a fire risk in mines.” For photographers, it appears to be an alternative to Photoshop – if you’re a Mac *and* a Leopard user.So, what does it have to offer? Why go up against what is seemingly … Read more
US News & World Report wrote this article – What the Boss can teach CEO’s – about Springsteen’s ability to remain relevant, and popular, unlike so many other acts of his era. This piece is a good jumping off point to be translated into how it applies to photographers.The first point was to always keep … Read more
My friend and colleague Chris Usher won an important victory against Corbis, when, on November 7th, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Corbis was liable for the lost of 12,640 of Usher’s best images from the 2000 Presidential Campaign, during which time Usher covered both George W. Bush … Read more
Harlan Ellison’s on fire in this 3:24 piece excerpted from the upcoming feature documentary on him “DREAMS WITH SHARP TEETH” “about his experiences dealing with the packaging company for MGM on Babalon 5, includng their possible inclusion of one of his on -camera interviews about the series in their DVD for the series, which they … Read more
This is why there is traffic on the freeways. Some idiot isn’t paying attention and gets into an accident, or Officer Barney Fife decides to pull over someone for a tail-light out during rush hour, and now we’re all rubber-necking at the sideshow.Next up is the laugh that is VH1, with their own version of … Read more
Today’s Speedlinks.Branding & Marketing – If you ever wondered what the difference was between PR, marketing, branding, and advertising, in 30 seconds, the visuals on this blog posting will illustrate it for you.The worst way to shake hands – Honestly, I meet so many people who just are so mamby-pamby with their handshakes, this article … Read more
Today I was out on assignment photographing Arlo Guthrie. It was among the assignments this week that I was most looking forward to, hopeful that he’d sing Alice’s Restaurant. Alas, he did not, but he did posit a thought to the corollary:“The problem with doing nothing, is that you never know when you’re finished.”Gutherie said:“The … Read more
I’m heading south tommorrow, Thursday 11/8, to help out my colleagues in the New Orleans/Gulf South chapter of the ASMP.From their e-mail promotion of the talk:At a time when we could all use some help and support for our businesses, the New Orleans/Gulf South Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers presents Under the … Read more
I recieved an e-mail newsletter from WebProNews, with the subject line “AP Is Dead … Killed By Blogs & Aggregation“, and I thought, immediately, that there was breaking news about the AP. Having just photographed the head of the AP, Tom Curley, a few nights prior, and him having made no mention of this made … Read more
Aaron’s got it spot on yesterday!(Comments if any, after the Jump)POST JUMP TEXT.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.
