Archive for the ‘From Greg’s Desk’ Category
New Getty Images Contributor Agreement, April 1, 2011
I just got an e mail that said there is a new Getty Images Contributor Agreement that will be sent out soon. There are no other details. Does anyone have the inside scoop? –Greg
NYC Rental House Owner: “Rental of Strobes has been going down the last two years. Lighting for Video has been going up.”
This past weekend I sat down to dinner with an independent lighting/camera/digi-tech rental house owner in New York. A few years back, he bought a video lighting company. He basically said: * Strobe Lighting rental has been down and trending downward over the last 3 years * Rental of hot lights and all things video ...Read more.
Singapore photographer shoots variety and works a lot!
In a recent interview with one of my students, Singapore based Australian photographer Rory Daniel says he is busy with advertising and corporate jobs. He specializes in Food Photography but also shoots architecture, interiors, portraits and travel. He says that he doesn’t do any marketing! That the jobs find him. I did a google search ...Read more.
#1 in a google search= 34% more business than being #2!!!
As photographers moan about the decline of business, one sure way for photographers in some markets to stay busy and keep clients e mailing and calling is to be 1st in a Google search. Search, “Key West, Wedding Photographer” or Commercial Photographer, Jacksonville, FL,” and whomever comes up first is going to be a heck ...Read more.
RIP Heather Morton’s Art Buyer Blog
RIP: Heather Morton Art Buyer Blog: Born February 29,2008 to October 27, 2010 Thanks for the good words Heather! http://www.heathermorton.ca/blog/ Where are you Leslie Burns? Oh, right, your finishing law school: http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/
According to a photo editor: “Getty’s search engine is head & shoulders above their competition”
According to a photo editor with 20 years experience currently at a major publishing conglomerate, Getty Images doesn’t always have the best pictures, but they have the best website and that is why they succeed in this business. “About 3/4 of my job is doing photo research on stock agency sites. After doing that for ...Read more.
Some creative companies skirt labor law
A recent e mail from a former student reveals that he is working 10 hour days for a creative company in New York City as their “Social Media Director” and Photographer. However, when it comes to getting paid, he is asked to invoice them, and put “Social Media Consultant” on the invoice. The former student ...Read more.
Should photographers do business like Production Companies in Film?
Last week I had a spirited discussion over on APE about whether young photographers should be encouraged to make a career out of photography. You can read the dialog here. It’s getting pretty heated over there. I’ve been wondering for some time if photographers shouldn’t band together to share expenses like production companies do in ...Read more.
Most Internships with Photographers are illegal
That’s right, new federal guidelines on internships, which can be read here, make it clear that most internships in our industry are illegal. Here are two of six criteria that must be met for the internship to be legal and these two should really give photographers pause: The intern does not displace regular employees, but works ...Read more.
Image stolen from Flickr, used on t-shirt at chain store
An image of one of my students was stolen from Flickr about a year ago and used on a tee shirt overseas and sold at a chain of department stores. I guess the company, “Reserved,” based in Poland, just thought stealing images from Flickr was OK. Notable from this story is the fact that the ...Read more.
