Archive for the ‘Written Content’ Category
How do you get assisting jobs?
This question just in from a reader. It also happens to be the topic of my lecture today in my Savannah College of Art and Design Business Practices for Photography class. Hello Greg. I am a senior art studio in Knoxville, TN, trying to figure out how to get start actually getting paid to make ...Read more.
Shooting a big gig all last week….and this week…
This past week, I was shooting a job that, once again, the confidentiality agreement won’t allow me to show images or talk about the job until after the product launch: this is supposed to be November, but it could be later than that. I’ve been shooting large construction equipment using hot lights and kino flo ...Read more.
Generalist v Specialist
I’m about to come out of the closet and announce myself as a Generalist. (Or at least change my portfolios on workbook and on my livebooks website.) Sure the humor work is amazingly fun, but I’m a photographer, an image maker and a survivalist. I don’t care what you put in front of my camera, ...Read more.
Livebooks Adds Video
I haven’t tried the video feature yet, but Livebooks has added a video feature to its website. On first glance, it seems that Vimeo will host the video and Livebooks will link to the video. Check it out here: http://www.livebooks.com/products/enhance-your-site/video-additions
The Great Recession brings many changes
So this is the deal… since the Great Recession began, I have to be on the phone selling or showing up on someone’s doorstep talking about my work to stay in business. Fees are down EVERYWHERE, not just in New York and LA, but photographer’s fees and day rates have dropped all over the country ...Read more.
Assisting in mid size towns
If you are an amazing assistant, and sick of New York or LA, take a chance and move to Savannah! There are a lot of jobs being shot down here and very few “Go To” assistants. (Atlanta is 3 1/2 hours away by car and Charleston is 2 hours and 20 minutes. Jacksonville is 2 ...Read more.
Photography Happiness
I’ve posted on this topic before, but photographers and creative people are often not happy unless they reach the pinnacle of success, whatever they think that is. Most artists I know are usually dissatisfied with the state of their work, or they are continually trying to improve and get to the next level. I’m reading ...Read more.
Former students ask for help pricing jobs
About once a month I get a panicky e mail or phone call from a former student wanting me to help them price a job. More often than not, they have gotten a really nice phone call from a marketing, advertising or PR firm saying nice things about their work and wanting them to shoot ...Read more.
Self Promotion idea: If Art Directors and Art Buyers google themselves, then?
This just in from an Art Buyer friend: Wouldn’t always recommend this sort of self promotion unless you really are targeting a tiny group of people. Of course the genius in it all is that ad people live on google…and he got a job with an ad, proving he can make effective advertising… http://gawker.com/5538726/copywriter-uses-peoples-incessant-self+googling-to-get-a-job
Small Chamber of Commerce Publisher wants Copyright! Part II
From the Editorial Coordinator in a follow up e mail: And as someone who’s worked as a freelancer (sometimes for pretty low wages) for more than ten years, I can assure you that I would never get any work if I argued with magazines and publishers over petty stuff like residuals. Once I’ve done work ...Read more.
