Oct
07
Okay. Let's pretend that each of the following speedlinks corresponds to a day of the work week. Think stereotypical work days here. Hang with me on this... Monday. Mondays can catch you off guard. Sometimes with bad news, but other times with good news. This feels like a Monday link: Did you hear? Seattle-based photographer Lloyd Shugart wins 1.32 million dollars in the first noted victory for photography under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Lesson...
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Oct
01
I'm en route to Atlanta now and wanted to remind any interested friends that I'll be delivering the keynote address at the PDN On the Road event tomorrow - Tuesday, October 2nd. The two-day event started today, however you can still snag a spot--for either both days or just one day (half price) -- if you register online and/or just head to the venue and bang on the ticket booth window. Feel free to throw...
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Sep
27
There's a message in here somewhere, so please indulge me for 2 minutes. It's been a very busy fourteen days.On September 12th I finished a long term project in Seattle. That same day I rushed off to a couple meetings and the Photoshelter speaking gig in NYC. I returned to Seattle to sit at my desk in our new studio for 48 hours to get something done, then hopped on a plane again for back...
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Sep
18
Thanks to everyone (close to 600 peeps!) who attended the Photoshelter Town Hall event Friday at the Filmore East in NYC. Good times and lots of discussion on which to ruminate. I really enjoyed meeting so many people from this community - outta site. Other highlights were: the audience participation, the kindness of the Photoshelter folks, the green room where I'm sure LOTS of historic stuff had happened (if those walls could talk), typo in...
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Sep
13
Just a quick reminder that I'll be speaking at the Photoshelter event tomorrow, Friday September 14, in NYC. If you haven't done so already, register and plan to attand - at the time of this writing there are only 42 seats left. Keep in mind there's a lot of cool -- and more important, valuable, enriching -- stuff going on at the event besides my talk. There are other presentations, and round table discussions that...
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Sep
10
Alas, there is much afoot at the moment. I know a handful of things:1. I'll be delivering the keynote address in Atlanta on October 2nd for the PDN series On The Road. It just so happens that it coincides with the very cool annual festival Atlanta Celebrates Photography. Consider registering for one of the On the Road tour stops. If you're tired of hearing me yap, at least check out some other photogs I enjoy,...
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Aug
26
BackgroundOK. My last post was about how good verbal communication skills are important for success in commercial photography. It was a quick diatribe highlighting how communication is essential at every step of the way while making a good photograph. If you missed that post, go read it now. If you've already read it, then you know that communication is an important part of being a good photographer.So that's all good, but we're past that. More...
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Aug
21
I really enjoy connecting with aspiring, or student photographers way more than I do with old school, jaded pros. There's usually a good spirit in there, even if some of the questions or attitudes are naive - they're at least fresh and, well, bouncy. I often rap with students from The Brooks Institute, Art Center, Santa Fe Workshops, Parsons, Seattle Central, RIT, etc. Sometimes I'm mortified with the b/s they have to endure (instructors, keep...
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Aug
19
Mark your calendars! The smart folks over at Photoshelter.com --that cool site you've been hearing a lot about lately that allows you to archive, distribute and license images directly-- have just put together a neat-o six city tour aiming to inform, unravel, and discuss what they're calling Photography 2.0: The Business of Photography in the Digital Era. And get a load o' this: it's FREE.The format looks to be really engaging, down-to-earth and accessible with...
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Aug
15
The Backstory Innovation is key to making visible, recognizable images. And there's almost always an option to photograph something from a cool angle or a unique perspective. One of my favorite techniques to take advantage of this involves creating killer point-of-view (POV) images. While the thought of strapping a large, expensive camera to a model, your buddy, a bike, car, etc, may seem like nothing more than a good way to break some gear, this...
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