From the Archives: Foggy morning row
This photo was taken a while back. Maybe I should reprocess it as a Black & White but I like it as is. Photographed in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Il Copyright Von R Buzard
From the Archives: Stephanie
This photo is of Stephanie Woodworth. An excellent model, whom I known for more years than she would probably like to admit too. Unfortunately for me, I only had the one opportunity to work with her Copyright Von R Buzard
Are You Up For Bartering???
Hello all. Today I wanted to write down my thoughts on bartering. Bartering is the process of trading goods and/or services instead of using money. Personally, I have no problem trading my photography services for your product/service. I would like to make some ground rules regarding bartering. If you are thinking about bartering, please let [...]
Budget for Photography
In last week’s post “Getting a Product Photography Quote” I mentioned that if you have a budget in mind it would be helpful for me to know how much that is when quoting for a project. It seems that when asked this question, most clients answer with “I don’t know” or “As little as possible”. [...]
Getting a product photography quote
Often in the past I have gotten calls asking how much do I charge. Unfortunately that’s not a simple question to answer. As like most photographers today, I do not have a “Day Rate” of “Hourly Rate”. My rate is dependent on what it is that you want me to do. Basically, some jobs are [...]
New record with 70 Gigapixel picture
The race for the picture with the most Gigapixels is not over yet. The latest one is a huge panoramic image of Budapest. The record, set by 360world. via New record with 70 Gigapixel picture. Personal Note: Is it REALLY the largest photo if it is never actually printed?
In search of good enough
As I have stated numerous times. We are at a time when people are not taking their business as seriously as they should (or used to). Recently Fast Media magazine published an article “In search of good enough” in it they discuss the emergence of the amateurs into the stock photography world and how it [...]
Can I see your photo permit?
Did you know that if you want to take a photograph in a Chicago park you need a permit? Seriously! A while back I was doing a portrait for a friend in Wicker Park, When a person came up and said that commercial photography in Chicago parks were not allowed. I asked, “What makes you [...]
I Wub U !
Ah Grover, you’ve done it again. First Grover Sanschagrin at Photoshelter wrote “Top 13 Ways to Piss Off a Photo Editor” then posted “Top 10 Ways to Piss Off a Photographer“. Now he has posted “TOP 10 WAYS TO MAKE A PHOTOGRAPHER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU“. I’m only going to add a couple of points [...]
New blog
Well now I’ve done it. I’ have started a second blog. Technically I have reinstated my original blog over at WordPress.com This new blog will be geared towards my personal photography and such. If I can get onto a consistent schedule of posting (Once or Twice a week), then I may start a third blog [...]
Good, Fast and Cheap!
Pick Two You can either get product/catalog photography that’s Good and Fast, but it won’t be Cheap. Or Good and Cheap, but not Fast, Or how about Fast and Cheap. Guess what? it won’t be Good How many times have you heard that old business saying? Not just for photography but for any business? Quite [...]
Copyright PSA – "Cloned"
Thanks to Carolyn E. Wright’s Photo Attorney blog for turning me on to this GP4BWFCTZABR
Creative Commons and FlickR
I recently did something that I had been planning on doing for months now. I’ve added a Creative Commons License to my FlickR account. With this license people will be allowed to use my photos (those posted from now going forward) for “Personal Use” only, in exchange that users must indicate who the creator is [...]
Photography…Is this the end?
I was reading Chris Anderson’s article “The New Industrial Revolution” in the latest issue of Wired http://www.wired.com/ . The article goes on about how more companies are able to custom make products, cheaper and faster. At first I thought GREAT, more products, more photography. Then I read this “a researcher at the University of Cambridge has [...]
Resolutions?
Here is what I’ll refer to as my New Year Resolutions (any other time of year I would call them goals) To be a better blogger, I blog therefore, I am. My plan is to start posting at least two (2) posts per week, to be scheduled every Tuesday and Friday. I really want to [...]
Photo Walk: BLACK FRIDAY
I recently posted that I would like to get a group of photographers together for a photo walk this Friday. The purpose would be to documnet, photographically, the day known as Black Friday. Turns out another group is doing something like this but as a photo competition http://www.pictureblackfriday.org
What kind of Photographer are You? Part 2
Previously I broke down all photographers into three categories. Professional, Amateur and Picture Takers. Now I would like to take it further. After deciding where you fall in the above three then we will take it down one are you a…? Commercial Photographer: Is your work used by businesses to sell or promote it‘s product [...]
New mug
I have been needing a new coffee travel mug for some time now. So this morning I stopped at a Starbucks and bought one of those mugs that let you add your own photos. So I did, then I did it again & again
