April 2011
51 posts
Totally unrelated tunes... or are they
Listen only and see if you can recognize the artists. Not hard if you are an old grumpy guy like me. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Reflections on Steve McCurry Myanmar Workshop »...
I felt that the workshop was too big a price for me and others, since the Steve that showed up was not a teacher, nor a humanitarian, but a photographer being funded by the participants to work on a personal project. I still cannot answer the question if that is in fact the real Steve. I would like to think it isn’t. via arifiqball.com I do not ever want to see that said about my workshops. ...
A Photo Editor - Photographers Hiring Help – New...
I’m not sure who wants to be not getting paid to zap the dust off old negatives over getting paid to grade footage (whatever that means), but the coincidence of it all felt very telling to me. via aphotoeditor.com Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Richard Gere Photographs and an interview by...
Do you want to know the most profound thing anyone ever told me about photography? It was Helmut Newton. I remember Herb Ritts telling me this story. Herb had to start to really get into cameras because of the work he was doing. He had to be able to talk to people about it; how it was going to be used, what kind of resolution was required to make the covers; whatever it was. It wasn’t to please...
GamiLight Square 43
The Square 43 diffuses the light with the flight in the drect flash position. The Light hits on the fabric diffuser and bounces back onto the highly reflective silver panels to generate a powerful light source. The light is then diffused and softened through the fabric diffuser to give your subject a richer tone and nicer shadow. Includes: -1 Large Mount for SB-900, 580EX, 580EX II, or LP160...
Mullenberg Designs's Blog: Check out these...
Big portfolio / 16 x 13P / awesome working and chatting with Emily at David Martinez Studio where we finally came to this design…….big & bold…..yet sophisticated and understated….wrap your head around that one! And just talked with Emily a couple days ago….looks like a few more portfolios are going into fabrication mode in the next couple weeks. And she told me they were just in...
Steve Burger of Pro Digital Image and I team up...
A Special Workshop: Plan it - Shoot it - Post it. May 28, 29, 2011 - Saturday and Sunday. A weekend like no other with Don Giannatti of Lighting Essentials and Stever Burger of Pro Digital Image. NOTE; THIS WORKSHOP IS LIMITED TO 14 PARTICIPANTS - THE LOW FEE MEANS IT WILL FILL QUICKLY, SIGN UP TODAY! This workshop is an intensive mix of lighting/shooting/editing ...
Economic Growth Slow as Inflation Measure Spikes...
U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the first quarter as higher food and gasoline prices dampened consumer spending, and sent a broad measure of inflation rising at its fastest pace in 2-1/2 years. via cnbc.com “…more than expected…” Everything is unexpected to these guys. And they seem to be proud of their total incompetence. People losing faith with...
A Photo Editor - I Think This Is Where Journalism...
Rob: Video cameras have existed for a long time now, what’s changed? Stephen: Technologically this is possible now. A photographer and a radio reporter can go into the field and come back with a set of pictures, 3 written essays, 3 radio reports and a film. Just the 2 of us in the field working together sharing the production and reporting. Then of course a great team at NPR working closely...
Police Confront Broward Judge at Gunpoint | (damn...
Do I feel safe?” asked Carmita Scarlett, the homeowner and sister of Judge Holmes. “No, absolutely not. No, no. So much confusion, so much anger. So much, almost like, resentment. You know, ‘you made the mistake and,’ I told them, ‘I’m the victim and you’re upset with me?’ via nbcmiami.com Why? Why no apology? No mea culpa’s from the cops? No “OMG” we...
New Book on Lighting: Daily progress, day 4. 5,245...
1000 words a day is the goal. Fourth day in and at 5,245 so ahead of schedule. Looking forward to tomorrows three hour writing allotment. WooHoo. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Marketing Thoughts from David Seah: (for all...
The premise that “clearer, focused communication” and “more marketing” is a solid-enough truth to act on based on general market mechanisms: via davidseah.com Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
"She used 4 easy tips to lose weight": You do what...
Tomorrow finally came on August 17, 2009. After snapping that photo, Mills went into her purse and pulled out the tips the doctor had given her: 1. Eat 8 ounces of food every 3 hours 2. No sugary drinks 3. Do not skip meals 4. Do not tell anyone what you’re doing So that’s what she did — or didn’t do, really. Almost two years later, Mills has dropped 232 pounds from her...
Remembering Tim Hetherington: On Heather Morton's...
There will be no more photographs from Tim and Chris. That absence reminds me that while a war photograph is a contained composition, it is an abstraction of the real scene: what is outside of the frame can be as revealing as what’s within it. via heathermorton.ca Take a moment to listen to this wonderful interview. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
New Book on Lighting: Daily Progress: Day One
1000 words a day. New book is titled: Lighting Essentials II, Subject Centric Lighting for Contrast and Dimension. The publisher is Amherst Media. At least that is the working title. I am sure the words, “digital” and “contemporary” and something else may be considered, but hey - I write ‘em and they name ‘em. Introduction piece written today. Will edit...
Why do Royalty Free (RF) images look like a...
The fundamental issue with RF is that you never know what that image has been used for in the past, or what it will be used for the same time your ad campaign goes to market. There is no data, no history, no accountability or even the knowledge if your competitor is using the same image on a project right now. Rights Managed licensing changes all that. via chrisridley.co.uk good read. ...
Chris Orwig on Photography at Kelby's blog. Good...
I like things that are hand made—my young daughters’ drawings, pencil-written notes, and the old driftwood gate in our backyard. There is something special about those things that cannot be mass-produced. via scottkelby.com Hey, Chris has a cool new book out. Take a look. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
The View From Here: Informational GOLD for EVERY...
Envision exactly how you want your photo business to look. Now Shoot it. via selinamaitreya.com Seriously GREAT info for every photographer. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Showcase of Excellent Graphic Email Newsletter...
Sending email newsletters is an effective way of marketing and communicating with your clients and customers, and can serve you best when designed properly to attract potential customers, as well as the attention of your existing customers. Email newsletters are a powerful medium to maintain an extra connection with your audience beyond just the reach of your website alone. via noupe.com...
A Rough Guide to Assisting: Interview with Nick...
NO: What qualities do you think are necessary to have as an assistant? Justin: Qualities to have as an assistant, can seem obvious like knowing the gear, how to use it, knowing who does what on set, and showing up on time. Other key factors that could be overlooked are being able to work in a team, listening to others, and the ability to lead if necessary. A big factor that helped me get noticed...
50 Beautifully Designed Free Themes and Widgets to...
Tumblr is getting popular day after day because of its flexibility, power and simplicity. Tumblr is a blogging platform through which you can share your content, images and videos with the world even when you are on the go. This is because it empowers bloggers to post and customize their content from a web browser, email or phone. via noupe.com Posted via email from Now This is...
"You couldn’t just sit in your bedroom on your...
All the time it’s important to remember that this took place before the internet existed. Finding stuff out involved physical effort. via chrisfloyduk.wordpress.com No… you couldn’t. Heh. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Radical Graffiti Chic : or as I refer to it: Crap.
Even this two-facedness pales beside the hypocrisy of the graffiti vandals themselves, who wage war on property rights until presented with the opportunity to sell their work or license it to a corporation. At that point, they grab all the profits they can stuff into their bank accounts. Lost in this antibourgeois posturing is the likely result of the museum’s graffiti glorification: a renewed...
Photogs Crowd-Sourcing a Global Map of Photo Book...
Photographer Matt Johnson and designer Wayne Ford, who operate the Web site Photo Book Club, have been hitting the social media channels asking for recommendations for great photo book stores around the world. via pdnpulse.com Cool. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise; (Again with the...
New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, via cnbc.com … and according to the statistics, a lot of us don’t have a job. This is terrible news for all of us, and for those of us in the business of supplying imagery for business and marketing it can be even more disconcerting. For photographers to thrive, we need better… Posted via email from...
Social Media's Massive Failure (Yes, we have seen...
It achieved all the false goals and failed to achieve the only legitimate one. via adcontrarian.blogspot.com …not necessarily better. Or efficient. Or profitable. Or ethical. Or moral. Or memorable. Or successful. They are simply ‘new’- still a lot of old that must be applied to make sure they break through the new and get on with the functional… ya know. Posted...
How to Get a Job Interview - Susannah Breslin ...
If you’re not getting interviews, you may wonder if something is wrong with your method — or you. via blogs.forbes.com I really like this Forbes blog. Kinda fun to see how someone is handling the challenges of life’s serendipity. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
'I Love Boobies' Campaign: Does Cancer Bracelet...
NBC reports that after taking in millions of dollars in 2010, the group has only given out 100,000 in breast-cancer related grants, and much of its profits is sitting in a bank account, unspent. via huffingtonpost.com fuckers. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Unruly Music: New Music in Minnesota. I wish I...
These are intentionally as difficult as I can make them, because I think we’re now surrounded by very serious problems in the society, and we tend to think that the situation is hopeless and that it’s just impossible to do something that will make everything turn out properly. So I think that this music, which is almost impossible, gives an instance of the practicality of the impossible. via...
FLIP cameras go the way of the dodo bird because...
That means that the company will: Close down its popular Flip business, acquired for $590 million in March 2009; via zdnet.com I love my flip, and I think it is a terrible situation. Cisco just doesn’t get it. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
How is the average of your friends "idea incomes"...
I think the same thing is true of our idea incomes. You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with. via austinkleon.com This is such a terrible truth that is so hard for some of us to wrap our arms around. If we hang out with morons and bozos, we may actually become more bozoish and moronic. Friends are important. Creativity is important. If you are not hanging with...
ELIZABETH AVEDON: JESSICA HINES: My Brother's War...
The box stood packed away high on a closet shelf for over twenty-five years. Packed by my mother, it contained the letters, photographs, medals, and important papers that had once belonged to my deceased brother, Gary. It was serendipitous that I came to open the box and read the letters. Not having read them since I was a child, the time period was brought back to life for me. It was as if I...
How do you know if it’s ok to use someone else’s...
So if you can’t tell if it’s ok, assume it is not. via mackcollier.com Yep. That is for sure the best policy. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
On the idea of photographic education. Maximum...
But this idea of proficiency is incidental to the true nature of the art of photography. And that is the attempt to make images that reach out and touch another person emotionally or intellectually without necessary regard for commerce. via visualsciencelab.blogspot.com I must say that this post touches on a lot of things I think about on a daily basis. Teaching requires a symbiotic...
APE- Artists Statements : (Oh man, so very true....
One person’s poetry is another person’s psycho-aesthetic retching. via aphotoeditor.com Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
"Social media and motivation" - Edward Roches...
1. It’s easier to accomplish big things if we break them into lots of little parts. via edwardboches.com Good stuff. Really. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Free Content Is Killing Media (And Advertising) |...
If people (this includes you) don’t start paying for content, we will see a lot of key media outlets go away… and this includes the digital ones. via twistimage.com I am not a big fan of the ‘content wants to be free’ way of thinking. Content must be available. And that availability means someone has to work to make it so. Value is real. There is good content and bad...
Are you writing for the right crowd? Chris...
In short, it’s important to know which crowd you’re writing for, and how you’re going to reach the right crowd with the right message. via chrisbrogan.com You can see my take on it here. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
"Why Take Photographs?" Kirk shares his reasons...
Our brains crave the single, fully formed and singular image in their cataloging process. Nothing else comes close. via visualsciencelab.blogspot.com Nothing else indeed, my friend. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
ELIZABETH AVEDON: SLOW EXPOSURES: Photography...
SlowExposures, a Juried Exhibition Celebrating Photography of the Rural South, invites photographers to submit their work. via elizabethavedon.blogspot.com If you are a photographer in the South, this is something to consider. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Organized Individualists: They REALLY don't get...
Mere words cannot express how moronic this idea is. 1998 called, and they want their digital media plan back. via organizedindividualists.blogspot.com Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Why Cartels and Over Regulation is a Bad Idea -...
One designer claimed that allowing just anyone to practice interior design would contribute to 88,000 deaths annually because of poor fabric selection. via forbes.com What happens is that the base medium becomes the expected. I don’t want regulation for photography, or licensing, or some sort of ‘accreditation’ for what we do. It LOWERS the innovation, and creates more of a...
"5 Things All Photographers Want, and The 1 Thing...
In other words, you need to be selective about the assignments you take, and the clients you work with. via blog.photoshelter.com Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
PC or Mac? Canon or Nikon or Oly? Photoshop or...
People ask whether Facebook or Twitter, and in which proportions. It’s natural. We look for recipes. via chrisbrogan.com Being a photographer, I see the ‘recipe’ world all around. Constant questions of gear relationships. Does this look like that if I use those? What trigger is best? How can I price my work to sell to people who have little disposable income? They are looking for...
Charlie Sheen's Detroit disaster: Boos, walk-outs...
Nothing terrifies a troll more than its own reflection,” Sheen continues, before shifting gears into politics. via insidetv.ew.com Thinking of this stuff from a marketing standpoint now. Over promising and delivering little is not a game plan for, well, ‘winning’ anything. Sheen said it was gonna rock. Sheen said it was going to be totally f’n awesome. But he didn’t...
A Look at A Portfolio Rebranding exercise at No...
Spring Cleaning It’s spring (although still snowing here in New England)! In the spirit of the season (ie: rebirth, renewal and regrowth) it may be time to think about a little “spring cleaning” for your portfolio. Or perhaps a total overhaul is needed. via noplasticsleeves.com Pretty cool. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Absolutely Astounding Stock Work (via APE) I must...
37. via buzzfeed.com Thankfully. Just remember: 1. Someone shot these with an expectation that other people will like the image 2. Someone at a stock agency accepted the image with an expectation that other people will like the image. 3. These two people happened to meet with the images in common And someone somewhere has bought one or more of these images. Yes. It does...
Japan Rescue Efforts - Japan 9.0 Earthquake -...
The present overwhelms the future via popularmechanics.com Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Seth reminds us that being cool only counts when...
There will always be someone telling you that you’re not hip enough, famous enough, edgy enough or whatever enough. That’s their agenda. What’s yours? via sethgodin.typepad.com not idiotic noospaper riters. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
Leon Steele Personal Project : The Forest (You...
Leon Steele Personal Project : The Forest via lookhereblog.com Beautiful. Posted via email from Now This is Cool… | Comment »
