Conan O’Brian, the new host of NBC’s signature late night show, has transformed from Carson’s curtain, to Leno’s cityscape, to what truely looks like the other-worldly Mario Brothers:The above background from NBC, with the overlay of Mario’s kingdom by the good folks at Serious Lunch, (they have an animated gif there that is a challenge … Read more
Two days ago, we wrote about Gordon Ramsay in In Search of Excellence (6/1/09), which was very significantly commented on, with much color and entrenched opinon. As I am making my way through the series, he makes a point about photography, alongside the idiocy of the owner of a Los Angeles restaurant, who is not … Read more
Of late, one of the best shows about quality and service I have found is Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. The restaurant business can easily be compared to the photography business.Food = ImagesKitchen = Darkroom/Post-Production space/Image ManagementDecor = Photographer attireServers = level of serviceHostess stand = initial phone callRoaming manager = follow-up after shootAnd so on. … Read more
The refrain I hear from photographers often, when it comes to images they transfer copyright to is “what are the photos work anyway? They’re just {insert justification here}….”Often, photographers get assigned to cover a party of some sort or another. Then, the excuse is “they’re just party pics, who would want them anyway?” Well, let’s … Read more
If you’ve been a photographer even for a few months, you are abundantly aware of the absurdity of client arguments about lowering your rates. You roll your eyes, scream after hanging up the phone, or otherwise express (rightfully so) indigniation about the demands for less now, with a promise of more later. This video (with … Read more
What a difference a day makes makes in this 24-hour world. One day after we published, in a criticism of PicScout:PicScout is supposed to be looking out for photographers, and previously, it seemed that they were putting their great technology to use for good. This blog post, full of misinformation about Orphan Works gives every … Read more
If you’re a photographer who shoots on white seamless, what’s wrong with using someone elses’ work to sell yourself on a website? Heck, why not grab some of Avedon’s works to show what your work would look like, since he’s no longer making photos. The clients won’t know they’re not your photos. What’s the harm? … Read more
PicScout, one of several image search solutions, has been mis-informing people of late, and it’s not sitting well with me. In their latest blog entry, dated May 25th, they have made several statements that are factually inaccurate at best, and misleading at a minimum.PicScout suggested:if you don’t register your photos with the US copyright office, … Read more
You have a wide swath of options when it comes to getting your name out, creating a following, or otherwise marketing yourself. The problem is, you may not be marketing yourself in ways you want, or thought of, if you are not sensitive to the realities of todays’ instant-access world. The key is to stay … Read more
The iPhone is a remarkable tool. Enter the latest incarnation of the technology’s fruits, the cover of the New Yorker Magazine:In this instance, it’s not about the megapixels of the camera, because this was a piece of art created entirely in the iPhone’s Brushes application, as reported here, and the New York Times wrote about … Read more
