I just finished a 2 week assignment to the Baltic region, and did a brief video report about how I travel with equipment cases and computers (Dispatches From the Edge: Avoiding Excess Baggage Charges, 8/21/08). However, this piece is about my experiences with the Nikon D700 camera . (Continued after the Jump)First, the video report … Read more
One can only hope that the insights we will glean from the upcoming book Annie Leibovitz at Work (available for pre-order) is all about how Annie shoots – her style, her approach, and so forth. It can’t be that she’s showcasing business accumen in this book?(Continued after the Jump)One can only hope, if the report … Read more
One of the common refrains I hear from those that intern for me is that they felt that their college was a waste, and they should have come through my program, or a similar one, and that the real world experiences far better prepares them for the freelance world.I can see their point, and understand … Read more
Two years ago, I was blown away by the demonstration I saw during a visit to the Microsoft campus of the PhotoSynth application. I wanted so much to get my hands on it. Then, when speaking this past July at the Microsoft Pro Photo Summit, they announced it would be coming out this Fall. I … Read more
No greater example that I can think of comes to mind when photo consultant Leslie Burns-Dell’Acqua (soon to be lawyer!) writes on her blog – It’s not whether you win (8/21/08) – “In law school, one of the very first things they teach you is that the law is not even close to black and … Read more
Video archived — restoration pending.One of the things that I hear often from colleagues is about the cost and logistics of travelling with photo and computer equipment. Nowadays, travelling with a digital workstation is almost always a given. I am on assignment (today) in Stockholm, and will be doing heavy image processing and backups for … Read more
When I talk to friends and colleagues, every once and awhile the conversation turns to how I accomplish whatever multitudes of projects I am juggling. Many friends get emails from me at 3am, others via my iPhone midday, many wonder about the intern program I maintain year-round, juggling speaking and answering e-mails from a variety … Read more
Just the other day, a colleague of mine called to ask for some advice. He’d photographed a group portrait, and one of the people in the group portrait needed a headshot, and wanted their headshot isolated out from the others in that group photo, for their own use.Separate use for separate company, distinct from the … Read more
Wildly popular for his irreverent commentary during his stint as a salaried employee at Mens Journal as a Photo Editor for his no-holds-barred opinions about photographers, photography, and the business in general, the formerly anonymous APhotoEditor has launched a website design service – APhotoFolio – and he makes some insightful points about just how important … Read more
Over the weekend, an evolution occured. Photo District News’ website had a major makeover. This isn’t just a new skin, it’s a whole new site (Pardon Our Dust, 8/11/08), and it’s really very cool.I was poking around and checking under the hood, and(Continued after the Jump)My first stop was their COMPASS feature – which allows … Read more
