We here at Photo Business News encourage people to recognize the value of their copyright. These days, more and more people are crying that copyright shouldn’t exist, or that people should be free to mash-up your work without your permission. In other words – once you put your work out for public consumption, the public … Read more
Not only do we all know a colleague in our photographic community who could use some business counsel, but a refresher and new perspective on the business of photography could benefit you as well. To that end, the NPPA has put together an amazing day of workshops – the NPPA Business Blitz, which kicked of … Read more
Scott Andrews has been covering the NASA Shuttle since before it first launched. Photo Business News previously reported about Schoot in the run up to the he 2011 inauguration (here – Scott Andrews, Remote Cameras, and the Inauguration (1/17/09). When it came time to take a unique look at the last shuttle launch, Washington Times … Read more
From time to time, we have an opportunity to share with you assignments we’ve done. Here’s one we did with fitness guru Denise Austin recently, for Family Fitness Magazine. Enjoy!(Comments, if any, after the Jump)Please post your comments by clicking the link below. If you’ve got questions, please pose them in our Photo Business Forum … Read more
The stock photography industry is in free fall, and the floor seems to be porous, whereby free isn’t even the bottom. While photographers who control their rates using services such as PhotoShelter, with pricing models powered by the baseline of fotoQuote, are able to better withstand the demand for lower rates, by simply saying “no” … Read more
Once upon a time, news organizations had robust photo staffs that could cover the news of the day. These staffers were paid well, provided with gear, a retirement, and in turn, were loyal, and ethical, in their work. They also feared being fired for doing something wrong and so, in large part, they didn’t. A … Read more
Oh, those law professors, living in their ivory towers and thinking their reality is the real world. Like Neo, their reality is so far removed from the real world that they know not of which they speak!Engadget is reporting (here) that 100 or so lawyers have written members of Congress, as Engadget writes “under the … Read more
I’ve spent my fair share of time on movie sets. Sometimes, I was the unit photographer, and in other instances, I was tasked with covering the news going on in the community. One of my early assignments had me covering Tom Cruise one Halloween in Georgetown, a tony part of Washington DC, when he was … Read more
Many photographers try to make the lame assertion that they don’t care about money, just seeing their work being used, or a photo credit, is all they care about. Well, for those lame-o’s, and the rest of us who actually earn a living making pictures, there is now money to be gained when someone removes … Read more
A few weeks ago, PhotoShelter was promoting their “Starting a Photography Business” guide, and asked me to say a few words on how to establish fair and reasonable rates for assignments being done. Here’s a video of that interview, which they originally posted on their blog, here.(Comments, if any, after the Jump)Please post your comments … Read more
