Big thanks to everyone who weighed in on my offer for a free trip to ASMP's Strictly Business 2 conference in Chicago. 500 comments in just a handful of days. The overwhelming support you've shown for this post has, in turn, encouraged me to up the ante: I've decided to send TWO winners to Chicago instead of just one AND offer two other tuition-only scholarships if some runner ups can take care of their own... read more ›
Mar
08
Mar
03
I think the business part of professional photography is darn important. That's why I've decided to sponsor one person from this community to attend the ASMP Strictly Business 2 seminar in Chicago April 11-13 for FREE. What's that? You don't live in Chicago? No problem - got you covered. I'll even fly you there, round trip airfare from anywhere in the lower 48 States, and I'll put you up in the designated conference hotel for... read more ›
Feb
27
In a continuation of my recent themes of artistic vision and photo industry changes , this month's Wired (and column over at Wired.com), editor Chris Anderson is ranting about the topic of his new book: FREE.The entire article is well worth the read, but there's one thing in particular worth noting if you're a photographer or a musician, and that's his little diddy about "Zero Marginal Cost". That is, the cost of digital things that... read more ›
Feb
26
If you remember, this is continuation from yesterday's post. Read the comments in that post to get some insight into how some of this readership feels...Here, I answer my own questions I asked of you.1)Please fill in the missing word in the title of this post.My answer to #1) No Surprise.2)Do you believe this will affect you personally, either as a non-contributor or as a contributor?My answer to #2) I don't feel like things will... read more ›
Feb
25
Getty Images today announced that it has agreed to be acquired by a private equity firm, Hellman & Friedman. From the press release:SEATTLE, Feb 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Getty Images Inc. (NYSE:GYI), the world's leading creator and distributor of visual content and other digital media, announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC in a transaction valued... read more ›
Feb
24
I’ve been running around like a chicken with my head cut off for the past two weeks. In a good way. More energized artistically than I can remember in years. Brain is jumping, one concept to the next. Taking snapshots like mad. Lots of notes, scribbling. Shooting. Torn up magazines all over my desk, filling my briefcase. Compact flash cards everywhere. My computer desktop looks more like a minefield than a lean, binary machine. It... read more ›
Feb
20
The following 4 photo-related technologies are cool and quickly slipping into the marketplace. Some are already in heavy rotation, some are in development, others are in still in commercial viability studies. I thought you'd appreciate an aggregate of them into one post for your speedy perusal.1) Canon Takes Copyright Protection to the Next LevelBy scanning the iris of your eye and embedding your biological information into your images, Canon's looking to help you protect your... read more ›
Feb
17
Another impressive showing on the part of your detective skills. Seriously. I thought the darkness and the snow would throw you for a loop, but nothin' doin'. Indeed I was in NYC, staying on floor 24 at Hudson Hotel. I wasn't shooting this trip, just in town for a handful of meetings. Snapshots from behind the scenes on my random travels are below, along with a nice selection of links to those uber-detectives who guessed... read more ›
Feb
12
Ok, you know the routine from previous RWAVs. By all measures of previous correspondence, this series is a readership favorite. As a reminder: 1) I post a snapshot from my hotel room, wherever in the world that might be.2) You guess the location in the comments--the more accurate is better--and include your url in your guess if you want to be entered in the "winners" payoff.3) I call out the most accurate and/or the most... read more ›
Feb
12
Exciting news for photographers. Apple has just minutes ago released the much-anticipated Aperture 2. Looking very powerful, featuring an impressive "more than 100 improvements" over the last edition 1.5. Check it out for yourselves here:Macworld Article Featuring Apple Aperture 2Apple.com site featuring Aperture 2.[I'm on the road, in transit, so didn't have but a minute to get this post up - just thought you'd like to know...]
