Archive for the ‘Written Content’ Category
Almost Every job is tough to get….
It seems that everyone is really tight with their money these days. In 2006 I shot a pharma job in LA and the money poured out of those people. There were no comps for the job, everyone was really relaxed and the gig payed well. I keep hearing from multiple photographers across all genres, from ...Read more.
Drobo = Digial Storage Solution for Pro Photographers?
As digital files get larger and larger, safe, reliable storage becomes an issue for photographers. Do you throw away raw files from a 2005 shoot? I can’t do it! I just can’t throw away older raw files. Besides, I am constantly reprocessing them or licensing images for stock, and I may have some gems in ...Read more.
Recent photo grad gets job
One of my former students who has been out of school about 2 years, recently landed a job at Groupon. Now this job doesn’t exactly sound sexy, but it’s a pay check, and it has to be cool to work at a place like Groupon. Check it out at: http://www.groupon.com/jobs?jvi=o0lmVfwm,job
Photo Usage for Web is up from ten years ago
This past week, I was doing some research for an article for American Photo Magazine. The premise of my research was that photographers were still not getting much for usage on the web. The gist of my finding are the following: 1) Ten years ago, web usage was just, “Thrown in,” when the shoot was ...Read more.
Shooting Corporate Aircraft
The next few days will feature images as the “Photo of the Day” of Corporate Aircraft I have been shooting for clients.
Hertz wins at customer service, U.S. Air does not
On a recent business trip to Dallas, I was late getting to the airport two days before Thanksgiving. I pulled in with my Hertz rental car and immediately asked the driver where the shuttle was to the airport. I needed to get there fast I explained, I only had 50 or so minutes to get ...Read more.
iPad wins at showing my portfolio
I recently went to a Business to Business conference in an industry that I am trying to break into. I took with me two traditional books and an iPad loaded with my pictures. Walking up to booths, I got instant meetings with the people I needed to talk to and of my 20 or so ...Read more.
Extreme Makeover, Home Edition, Wants FREE PHOTOGRAPHY!
Extreme Makeover, Home Edition is in Savannah, just up the street from my house actually. Guess what, they want free photography! I can’t believe it, a national TV show, that sells advertising, wants free photography! Photographer, Architectural/Interior: Available all day Friday, November 19th for shooting professional after photos of the house In fact, they want ...Read more.
ASMP Files Brief In Defense Of First Amendment
I just found this on the ASMP website. This is a really interesting case because the court is trying to separate large artists prints from calendars and mini-prints. This seems to be the right approach to me. Aren’t coffee mugs and calendars commerce? ASMP Files Brief In Defense Of First Amendment Philadelphia, PA… The American ...Read more.
Art School Students with HUGE STUDENT LOAN DEBT!!!
It seems there is another financial crises brewing in the USA. You’ve been hearing about it here and there on the radio and in the news. THE STUDENT LOAN DEBT CRISIS. In 1990, when I had a BFA diploma from NYU, I had $10,000. in student loans. Adjusted for inflation, that same loan would have ...Read more.
