This past weekend, I was at the White House News Photographer’s day-long multimedia program, and near the end of the day, on the panel discussion, several photographers were asking about getting the “important” stories told. Now, these were the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, young, eager, altruistic photographers. They believe that all they have to do is … Read more
Well, there appears to be some uproar over the latest issue of PDN that arrived in my mailbox today. Apparently, the US Postal Service has delivered others before mine finally arrived. The fury stems from an ad with the tagline “Join the fight against overprices images!”, which is purportedly akin to Modern Postcard’s promotional campaign, … Read more
So, tommorrow 10/9 I’m off to Richmond, speaking to the ASMP Central Virginia Chapter. From the ASMP program description:Simply put, the business of photography is just plain time-consuming and often times daunting. Not only do photographers need to make great photographs, but they need to stay in business, too. John’s program will be packed with … Read more
Well, you have John Paczkowski, over at Digital Daily to either thank, or blame, for this idea. JP does a daily video post going over what he’s written each day, so, I thought, well, perhaps I’d do one once a week, and here it is. Hit me with comments/criticisms in the comments section!(Continued after the … Read more
So, when those that think it’s ok to steal songs without paying the artists get ahold of the comments section of this post, I expect a barrage of criticism – sobeit. Today, The justice system awarded $9,250 in damages to Capitol Records for each of the 24 songs that were stolen without being paid for, … Read more
Screenhead is reporting:over 2,500 stills have been stolen from the set of Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull….The pictures are supposedly pretty revealing, and producers are scrambling to recover the photos that were taken by photographer David James. The pictures are reported to have been stolen from the Paramount Lot.”Images are assets, folks. I can … Read more
The past few days, I’ve been mired deep in metadata hell, getting my images prepped to be distributed to the masses from wence they came from their analog prison. It’s now 4:30 am, and I’ve just finalized 1,500 images, all of which could have benefited from the latest travelling seminar series from HP and Apple, … Read more
I appreciated how highly regarded photographer Bill Frakes made a point during his recent appearance at the PhotoShelter Town Hall in Atlanta. Frakes recounted a story where he was asked to shoot a particularly challenging assignment of a sports facility, in use. For what the client wanted, Frakes quoted a figure of $10,000 for the … Read more
One tactic in resolving unauthorized uses of one’s images is to offer the copyright infringer a “retroactive license”. This solution is often employed by photographers once the infringement is discovered, before engaging an attorney, or understanding fully what the risks of doing so are.What risks are there in doing so? (Continued after the Jump) Nancy … Read more
Today’s Speedlinks.Journal of a Photographer – Martin Fuchs’ blog+ where he talks about life as a PJ.Photografr Blog – Chris Nixon’s worthwhile amalgamation.Chromatic Soul Blog – Veronica Lynne’s approach and perspective on the world is worth a look.Photoblogs.org – Just really interesting photos, and little else.Photowalking – What the hell is Photowalking? Check out the … Read more
