Old News: I delivered they keynote talk at the Photoshelter Town Hall event in NYC a few weeks ago. The swell folks over at Photoshelter posted the full 55-minute yap session (grab some popcorn and a beer or 3...) some time ago. Redux: Apparently, there have been a number of reported hiccups with the servers/host being slow or delivering incomplete downloads (although I should go on record saying that I think Brightcove is generally great).... read more ›
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Oct
22
Our in-house tech wizard and all around genius utility player, Dartanyon, unearthed this last week and it's been in my mental queue since then to share. Kansas State guru Michael Wesch blesses us with another smart vid on the changes in -and power of- information.Update: just popped over to BoingBoing - they just posted it there this morning too, but they wisely added this link as well to Michael Wesch's earlier short about Web... read more ›
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... read more ›
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... read more ›
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... read more ›
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... read more ›
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... read more ›
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,... read more ›
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... read more ›
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... read more ›
