I was pleased last week when I stumbled across a BusinessWeek piece on John McCain, which ran an image that was probably 1/2 page, black and white, which had at the end of the photo credit”/DRR.net”. Contemplating DRR’s inroads into the market, I found a piece well worth reading – SAA ombudsman David Sanger’s Q&A … Read more
Back in January, we were critical of Magnum’s deal with OnRequest, and just how bad an idea it was (Message to Magnum – Pass The Dutchie, You’ve Had Too Much, 1/18/08), where Magnum’s efforts to expand into commercial/corporate work was to be handled by OnRequest. (Continued after the Jump)Now, if the whispering is true (and … Read more
I recall with great fanfare the buttons and messaging – “80 is the new 20” that was heralded from the booth of Digital Railroad during last year’s PhotoPlus Expo (PhotoPlus Expo Day 2 – Highlights, 10/20/07). What exactly does that mean, I wondered. The explanation was quite simple, actually. Major agencies were collecting, say, $100 … Read more
My colleague over at PDNPulse – Daryl Lang – wrote about Google (Google: We Will Organize You, 7/1/08) , and the concept of autonomously recognizing subject matter within an image. This reminded me of conference I attended – Department of Energy Computational Science Annual Fellows’ Conference, where I was fascinated by a presentation by Kristen … Read more
One of the big problems with Orphan Works is how do you describe something like a dog on a beach. Are the clouds white or grey, blue sky or sunset, stormy or clear, sandy beach or rocky one? The descriptions of visuals is a huge problem, which is why there is a huge push to … Read more
One of the things I enjoy is my daily read of the Consumerist website. In this piece – Do You Suffer From CLH? (Consumer Learned Helplessness), they write, in part:After getting shocked from every angle for so long, with credit cards’ shrinking due dates, flagrant violations of our privacy, rebate scams as acceptable business models, … Read more
On Friday, an e-mail notice from long-time stock photography promoter Rohn Engh arrived in my inbox. Over the weekend, I finally got around to reading their issue – PhotoResearcher Newsletter, which includes a front page piece by noted attorney Joel Heckler. I read the piece. And, sadly, there’s a number of erroneous conclusions in the … Read more
I’ve been trying to get worked up and excited about the $12M verdict that everyone is so excited about (Carolyn Wright’s Posting – Photographer Gets $12 Million Verdict!!! , 6/21/08), but much of me can’t. I’ve been thinking about this for the past few days.First, the part of me that can – yes, anytime someone … Read more
With great thanks to Rob Haggart over at A Photo Editor for bringing to the fore PixChannel, with so many great features about photographers. What this reminded me of was the work and efforts of David Snyder, in the same vein, but with a plus. Snyder, interviewed for ABC’s Nightline here about his style, worked … Read more
Recently, there’s been a great deal of discussion about working for free over at the SportsShooter website – (Working for free, Working for Free – Part 2, Unpaid spreading like the Flu, When is it ok to work for free) , and over at the Photo District News forums – This industry sucks with low … Read more
