Cycling
I’ve been a bit behind on posting to this blog lately. It’s been a busy summer. This being the first year following the Tour de France since I started this blog. I hadn’t realized how much time I actually spent watching the Epic Race. Then in August I gotten a couple of projects, the first [...]
Why and How to Hire a Photographer
I wanted to take a second and thank Amber Flowers of The Amplifier for her excellent article “Why and How to Hire a Photographer” She explains, very well I might add, that sure anyone can buy a camera but it takes a photographer to make a photograph I highly recommend you head over and give [...]
What the Duck: “Good Enough”
Here is a recent posting from “What the Duck” as you may remember the other day I posted on a recent article entitled “In Search of Good Enough” Thank you Aaron Johnson
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 [...]
What constitutes personal use of an image?
My boss has asked me to find some images for an internal presentation. Do I still need to pay for them? Yes, in most circumstances. You will still need to pay via What constitutes personal use of an image?.
Great Photos not Great Camera
Here is an excellent video proving that it’s not the camera but the photographer that makes a photo Although Lee is trying to prove it’s not the equipment, notice that… 1) Fantastic Model 2) Professional Make-Up and Stylist is used 3) Excellent Lights are used (with the exception of the ones he got from Lowes. [...]
Do you use photography?
Bravo to Smashing Magazine for their recent article How to Use Photos to Sell More Online If you are in business I HIGHLY recommend you take time and read this. Then take a look how you are using photography to sell your business. It might also help you if you were to print this out [...]
Who does your design work?
This is one of the funniest vids I’ve seen lately Scary thing is how many times I’ve seen this happen Thanks to A Photo Editor blog to turning me onto this As well as to “Why Design-By-Committee Should Die” at Smashing Magazine
Angels with Tails
I right now in the middle of editing the photos I made Sunday at PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving) Chicago’s Angels with Tails adoption event. 38 shelters and 63 participating business were all there for one purpose, finding homes for some great pets. This was my second year photographing this event and I am already [...]
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 [...]
Don’t make me angry, You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry
Grover Sanschagrin over at Photoshelter has written a follow up to his blog post “Top 13 Ways to Piss Off a Photo Editor” with “Top 10 Ways to Piss Off a Photographer” I found it, in a way, kind of comforting to see that I wasn’t the only one who was bothered by some of [...]
What I do
Reading Chris Brogan’s blog last week, “What I Do“. In it Chris writes about his new logo and about people noting their dislike of it. That it doesn’t say, what he does. I then looked at my logo. Well, it says my name and Commercial Photography. When I think about it, does that REALLY say [...]
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 [...]
Are You My (Potential) Client?
I’ve noticed that most photographer blogs seem to be geared toward other photographers. Looking at this blog I start to wonder at times, who am I writing for? One reason for writing this is, I hate to say it, but to raise my SEO (Search Engine Optimization). See, Google loves words, especially words about a [...]
Photography doesn’t cost, it pays
Seth Godin not too long ago posted an article in his blog “Consumer debt is not your friend“. It has been my experience that too many business owners look at a photographer’s rate as “another bill” and not as the investment. I’ve said it numerous times here before, good photography sells your product, it promotes [...]
Intent, skill, and consistency
Here is an excellent article “Better Photo Tips- Photographic Standards” by Tedric Garrison, on what it means to be a photographer.
Chase Jarvis: I’D BE MORE CREATIVE IF…
The other day Chase Jarvis (photographer extraordinaire) post at his blog, “I’D BE MORE CREATIVE IF…” I left the following smart a$$ comment, “I’d be more creative if I wasn’t trying to come up with excuse as to why I’m not more creative” Afterwards it dawned on me, that hey, I am creative. I’m creative [...]
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 [...]
Shout Out to Rosh
Fellow photographer Rosh Sillars has just posted his 100th New Media Photographer Podcast If that weren’t his book “The Linked Photographers’ Guide to Online Marketing and Social Media” has just been published (Is there anything this guy can’t do?) Congratulations Rosh, I look forward reading the book as well as to the next 1000 episodes
New Directions
Lately Chris Brogan has really got me thinking and rethinking about what this blog is and why am I doing it. His most recent post How are You USING Your Blogging Posted using ShareThis again struck a cord with me as well as RETHINK YOUR WEB PRESENCE. Now truth be told, yes, I want this [...]
I’m so excited
The ship date for Adobe Photoshop CS5 is almost here (April 30th) and I can hardly wait. Normally I don’t get this pumped for a new release, but this gonna be HUGE! Most of the buzz has been built around the Auto Content Aware Fill but there is so much more. The new noise reduction [...]
Survival of the Fittest: PGS
Jimmy D is (his words)a Guy, Somewhere Near Los Angeles, who earns his keep with cameras in his hands. He recently posted “Survival of the Fittest” an excellent view at the current state of the photographic industry today.
