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Archive for December 2009
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December 29th 2009
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Reminiscences:
It's A Small World
by Rohn Engh
The world is getting smaller, and this story proves it.
In 1957, my wife, Jeri, who was on her way to attend her junior year of college at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, landed in London on the ocean liner the Queen Elizabeth. American students on board were greeted by British students who had volunteered to help the "Yanks" with their baggage and connecting trains to other parts of the British Isles.
Peter Johnston, a University of London student, introduced himself to Jeri, showed her London, and got her on the train to St. Andrews. They struck up a pen pal friendship. Thirty years later, when we visited him and his French wife, Clementine, in their home in Central England, I learned that Peter was a commercial pilot during the 60s and had flown out of the African town, Niamey, on the Niger River.
Niamey, then French West Africa, was familiar to me. A young German friend, Rudi Thurau, and I put in to the river port in 1957 after building a raft out of palm trees and gasoline drums and hooking it up to our motor scooter. Our trip ended halfway down river when I fell from a cliff while photographing, suffering a broken arm and internal injuries. I was released from the Niamey hospital shortly before Christmas, and wired my parents for passage to fly home.
When my parent's money was delayed, I got anxious and audacious. I approached the head of Texaco Petroleum in Niamey, a Mr. Locatelli, explaining my situation in French and asked to borrow $500. "I'd ike to be home for Christmas," I said.
We were strangers, but Monsieur Locatelli had heard about our attempt to raft down the Niger River, and how it had ended in a near-fatal accident. He was pensive for a long time, then pulled out his desk drawer and wrote out a check for the equivalent of $500 in French West African Francs. I bought my ticket to the USA.
On December 23rd, the money finally arrived from my parents. I paid Mr. Locatelli back, thanked him heartily and spent Christmas 1957 with my family in my home town, Ocean City, Maryland.
The following December 28th 1958, the Saturday Evening Post published 12 photos and my story of that ill-fated trip across the Sahara desert and down the Niger River.
Jeri, on her Christmas/New Year's vacation from her senior year in college, read the article, wrote to me. We arranged to meet and were married a year later!
But the story doesn't end there.
This past holiday, Peter Johnston and his wife, Clementine visited our farm from their current home on the west coast of France. It's a fishing village called Quimper.
Peter brought up the story about the fellow from Niamey who lent me $500. "Let me tell you something strange, "Peter said. "While visiting our local physician in Quimper, I just learned recently that my doctor, here in France, grew up in Niamey, West Africa."
"That's a coincidence," I said.
"I asked him what his father did in Niamey and he said he was the head of Texaco,", Peter said. "I asked him if his father ever mentioned the young adventurers who came through Niamey on their palm log raft hooked up to a motor scooter. "
'Sure did,' he said. 'That story is a legend in Niamey. And I often wondered if it were true...that my dad loaned a complete stranger from a foreign country $500. My father was no one to throw money away. I could never figure it out. He has since passed away, but always told that story around Christmas. I often wondered what happened to that American.'
"Well, guess what," Peter said to the physician. "My wife, Clementine and I are flying off tomorrow to visit Rohn and his wife, Jeri, in Wisconsin, USA. We'll wish him a Merry Christmas for you!"
I guess this really is a small world, huh?
(To view larger image, click on picture)
Rohn Engh, is publisher of PhotoStockNOTES. www.photosource.com
...PhotoStockNOTES will be on vacation next issue.
All good wishes for a happy holiday!
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December 23rd 2009
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PHOTOGRAPH WHAT MOVES YOU, THE DOLLARS WILL COME
Get On The Ball
I have a friend who loves photography, She also loves to play ping-pong, or as she calls it, table tennis.
It's a joy to watch her matches. She destroys her opponents (usually men) with an entertaining combination of ferocity and grace.
When she's not playing at her sport, she's photographing. The results are usually beautiful landscapes and rural scenics.
I once asked her if she ever sold her work.
"I've tried, but no dice. If I could just make a few sales, I could pay for my photography habit," she grumbled.
"But you can make sales, many sales," I said. “ Your roadblock is that you are putting your energy in the wrong direction."
"You mean I should stop my table tennis and concentrate more on my photography?"
"No, you should concentrate more on what you love doing most, - your table tennis. There are few photographers who understand the particulars of table tennis. You are one of them. At this moment, there are photobuyers looking for authentic pictures of table tennis."
"How do I find these buyers?" She asked.
"Photo editors look for table tennis pictures two ways: sometimes and always," I said. "The ‘sometime’ buyer is producing a textbook, brochure, DVD, video training, encyclopedia, etc. They might need a table tennis picture only once a year, or once a lifetime.
“The 'always' buyer is the photo editor who works for a special interest magazine, pr agency, or corporate publication that has table tennis as its focus."
"I know several of those," she said. "I never thought of supplying them with pictures."
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/theball.html
Are you letting $$$ mysteriously slip away without knowing? Don’t operate your business blind folded. Our newest report by Mikael Karlsson shows you where you are losing out when it comes to cameras, software, office equipment, telephone, taxes and more.
Financial
One of the most well-known talk radio hosts on financial matters is Dave Ramsey. His mantra is always the same. Don't go into debt. If you can't afford to buy something without going into debt simply don't do it.
While this makes a lot of sense it's not always practical, especially for those of us who are running a business. Keeping up with demands from customers you'll sometimes find that you need to invest in new equipment before you can pay cash. There's also always the risk of technology and equipment simply breaking down and needing immediate replacement.
1. Protect Yourself
Insurance for your equipment is a very important part of being, and staying, in business. You shouldn't have too much and you shouldn't have too little. Too much will make you have to pay more than you need to and too little will leave you high and dry if you ever need to make a claim. There are specialized insurance companies, like Hill & Usher, that can offer you a tailor-made solution that will fit your specific needs.
I recommend separate business insurance. Yes, it can be a lot cheaper to get a rider, also known as an Inland Marine policy, on your homeowners or renters insurance. But, understand that if you have a claim, your insurance company might deem you a high-risk and drop your insurance. If they drop you it will be both hard and expensive to get a new company to insure you.
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/mysteriously.html
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Travelwriter Marketletter
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Travelwriter Marketletter is a monthly publication available online
( http://www.travelwriterml.com ) and in hard copy format. Travelwriter Marketletter is in its 29th year.
If you’re a travel writer or photographer, TWM tells you about new markets, pay scales, editors, specs and trips.
Contact Mimi Backhausen Phone: 571/214-9086
Fax: 208-988-7672 mimi[at]travelwriterml[dot]com
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BRRRRR -- Tips on basic digital camera and DSLR cold weather photography . Now that the cold weather has settled upon us, there are a few things you should remember when venturing outdoors with your camera this winter. They may mean the difference between elation and frustration. http://www.examiner.com/x-32308-Portland-Photography-Examiner~y2009m12d16-Tips-on-basic-digital-camera-and-DSLR-cold-weather-photography
For newcomers only...
Need to find markets for your areas of photography?
Most entry-level stock photographers make the mistake (like most beginners in any creative field) of creating first…and then trying to find a market for their product. It’s a recipe for disaster.
If you reverse it (find the market--then create), you’ll be successful. (I.e. find the markets that focus on the subject areas that you like to photograph.)
Thanks to the Internet, you can easily find what markets are out there waiting for your special interest pictures.
Go to a search engine such as Google and type in the name of your category of pictures (let’s use “childhood education” as an example), a space, the magazine, a space and then “guidelines” (three phrases).
The results are interesting: 733,000 for childhood education-oriented periodicals. Granted, search engines are not perfect, but if only one-tenth of those periodicals and publishing houses turn out to be markets for your area of specialization, you need look no further for buyers for your photography.
This system works for any category of specialization you might have. -
Learn from the Pros. Here's a quick lesson on how to bring your photos up to the "marketable level."
GIVE NOT TAKE – Help-Portrait Movement Unites Communities Worldwide – The world stood still as photographers worldwide united in a photography movement called Help-Portrait, which gave more than 40,000 individuals portraits to treasure for a lifetime. More than 8300 photographers and volunteers participated in 715 locations in 42 countries. http://www.facebook.com/helpportrait Takeaway: Don’t just take pictures; Give them.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/helpportrait/prweb3365464.htm
ADVENTURE PIX – Grand Opening -- Extreme Nature Photography Adventure Gear Store.
ForestWander Nature Photography, the world wide source for royalty free quality stock nature pictures, has partnered with hundreds of affiliates to offer thousands of extreme nature photography adventure gear products. http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20091217/bs_prweb/prweb3338054
EDUCATED GUESSING -- Assessing Shoot Profitability with LookStat's New Collections Function - Dreamstime has an extremely useful function where contributors can see the total earnings from all the photos in a lightbox (only their own photos, of course). Now LookStat, has introduced 'collections' which does the same thing across multiple agencies. Lee Torrens created collections at LookStat for 31 of his shoots. As you would expect some show high earnings and others are disappointing.
http://www.microstockdiaries.com/assessing-shoot-profitability-with-lookstats-new-collections-function.html
PAPER NOSTALGIA – Popular Photography Magazine - In an era where newspapers and magazines are quickly being replaced by digital media and websites, the author holds onto physical, printed-on-paper, hold-in-my-hands magazine with fondness and a little bit of nostalgia for simpler times. http://www.beyondmegapixels.com/2009/12/review-popular-photography-magazine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BeyondMegapixels+%28Beyond+Megapixels%29
NEW WAVE -- Tablet-ready publications. PopSci publisher demos tablet-friendly magazines. Popular Science publisher Bonnier and the design group Berg today showed Mag+, a new magazine concept designed for an expected wave of tablets from Apple and others (video below). The approach would take advantage of both a touchscreen and an Internet connection to provide a more modern experience: articles would be continuous scrolls rather than pages and would need only a swipe to one side to change articles entirely.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/12/17/mag.plus.concept.made.for.touch.sharing/
This 102-page, information-packed book contains more than 50 practical tips and recommendations so you can start saving money and enjoy your time in Mexico right from the start!
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How to Buy a Digital Camera
If you're new to using a digital camera , here are a few tips to keep in
mind:
· Consider the amount of megapixels. Generally the more megapixels you have, the better the quality of your image. This is especially important if you want to make enlargements. The reality is that a 3 megapixel camera will do the job for an 8x10 print, assuming that the optics, processor and firmware are of good quality. If you're printing at 11x14, a 6 megapixel camera will do the job, again, assuming the optics, processor and firmware are of good
quality. I
It's not necessary to spend a lot of money for a camera with 10
megapixels or more. Shooting at that image size will eat up a lot of disk
space quickly. Unless you're shooting for a high-end result, such as stock
photography, the higher megapixel count isn't necessary.
· Buy a camera with an optical zoom as this produces the best picture quality. While digital zoom is available, it reduces the size of your image (and resolution). If you want to create a digital zoom, you can easily do so after the fact using image editing software.
· Make sure that the camera uses removable memory cards. You don't want to get stuck with a fixed amount of memory.
· Make sure the camera has a large LCD and rangefinder option. In addition, make sure the LCD doesn't wash out in the bright glare of sunlight).
· Consider the size of your camera and that it fits comfortably in your hands. If it's too small you run the risk of dropping it.
· Make sure your computer can match the system requirements of the camera. If in doubt, check your computer manual for more information.
· Consider purchasing two cameras, one a point-and-shoot that fits in your pocket, the other, a higher quality camera (DSLR) with interchangeable lenses and a high quality chip for studio and location photography. DSLR cameras also perform better in low light situations. This is one area where point-and-shoot cameras don't fare very well.
· Make sure that the camera has an optical viewfinder. LCD's don't display well in sunlight and they consume batttery power quickly.
Nathan Segal, from Victoria, BC, Canada, is a writer/photographer who has also been active as a digital artist for well over a decade. For the past 9+ years, he has written numerous articles for computer and photographic magazines and has provided his own illustrations and photographs for the articles. His articles have covered : software reviews, tutorials, computer tips and tricks, profiles and investigative reporting. visualartist49[at]gmail[dot]com; 1 408 844-4851
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Q&A -- How To Get (Or Give) Permission to Use a Copyrighted Work. http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=951
BOOK BURN -- French Court Finds Google Guilty of Copyright Infringement.
A French court has found Google guilty of copyright infringement for its ongoing efforts to scan books and put the content online.
The court imposed $430,000 in damages against the online behemoth and ordered it to remove online extracts of books published by French publisher La Martiničre. The court also imposed a daily fine of $14,300, effective until Google pulls La Martiničre extracts from its search results.
Though the French ruling applies only to France and only to a single publisher, it could provide a legal precedent for Google's increasingly controversial book scanning practice. Google began scanning books from US-based libraries five years ago and has now scanned about 10 million volumes; only 2 million of those books were scanned with the explicit consent of publishers, and about 2 million are no longer under copyright. SOURCE: Paul Thurrott
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eCourse on how
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AT LAST -- Scotland Yard warns police officers over photography concerns (UK) John Yates, the assistant commissioner for specialist operations, advocated a "commonsense" approach and reminded officers there were no laws to stop people photographing buildings.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/15/yates-police-terrorism-powers-photography
AVOIDING TAXES -- Expert Advice on Taxes - Tips for Reducing Your Taxes . SOURCE: www.pdnonline.com. CPA Robyn Cohn
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/features/pdn-online/e3i96949e983b3a97e2f678ced056cac9c2
MORE IMAGING – The World's First "Office Photography Machine" Now Shipping. Taking its name from "facsimile", Photosimile 5000 is the next generation imaging device for the office.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1261150017.html
SPEEDING BIRD -- High-speed photography captures hummingbirds in mid-flight. Photographer Pat Hunt managed to effectively snap the wings and highlight their extraordinary detail by using high-speed lights, which flash for 1/25,000 of a second.
http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-10823.html
WEBSITE SOLUTION - For conducting business on the web and giving you the ability to "make money while you sleep," there are a number of excellent options for pros.
http://www.digitalphotopro.com/business/your-total-website-solution.html17
AFTER DARK -- Old and Busted: Tilt-Shift Photography; New Hotness: Light Trail Photography. Light trail photography is relatively easy to do, and can produce professional-quality images of night scenes that most travelers don't even bother to shoot. http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/12/19/125512/99/travel/Old+and+Busted%3A+Tilt-Shift+Photography%3B+New+Hotness%3A+Light+Trail+Photography
BIG CHANGE -- How social media changed our lives in 2009 – This years biggest social media stories of 2009: 1) Twitter valuation at $1 billion, 2) Facebook buys FriendFeed, 3) EA acquires Playfish for $275 million, 4) Zynga worth $1 billion, 5) MySpace acquires iLike for $20 million, 6) MOL acquires Friendster, 7) Citizen Journalism, 8) The Rise of Augmented Reality, 9) Google + Bing go real-time, 10) US Government 2.0 Takeaway: It would behoove you to be familiar with these new stories – we’re(journalism) in an informational revolution.
http://vator.tv/news/show/2009-12-14-top-ten-biggest-social-media-stories-of-2009
DOLLAR TOOLS -- Eye on Image-Making: Financial Planning, Financial-planning tools that should be part of your business plan are the profit/loss forecast and the cash-flow projection. Let's see what these tools help you accomplish and how they differ.
http://rising.blackstar.com/eye-on-image-making-financial-planning-part-2.html
"The PhotoSourceFolio looks great! Thanks for your efforts."
- Kenneth P Pagel, Photographer, Greenfield WI
Coming in 2010...
Showcase a recent sale of one of your photos !
Beginning the first of the year, we will save this spot for stock photographers who have recently made a sale to a magazine, book publisher, website etc.* and wish to showcase it.
Send us a jpeg (70 dpi or so) medium size
and we'll show it here.
*Also email us a picture of you, too.(optional, but preferred)
Here are the requisites:
-Your name,city,state\province
- Company name
- Your website or blog address in case you want persons to contact you.
- If you want to make a comment about your image, such as circumstances about making the picture or selling it, include a text message along with your email (no more than 200 words).
-Your photo along with a note that it's o.k. to use your photo for this purpose.
-The name of the publication, website, etc. where the photo was published.
-Send to: info[at]photosource[dot]com attn: Bruce Swenson (1 800 624 0266)
*When possible, send us a picture that shows your photo in the actual layout of the publication or website or other use...
When are we starting this? January 1st.
Rohn Engh
NOTE: It’s up to you if you want to enter any of the contests we list on this page. It’s well known that some photo contest sponsors ask for free commercial use of the winning entries (or sometimes all of the entries!). You don’t have to guess who the winner of that contest is. Don’t give up any of your rights. If your photo is good enough to win a national contest, it’s good enough to earn many dollars for you in the future. So, enter photo contests keeping this in mind.
The World Press Photographers
CONTEST
Deadline January 14th
http://www.worldpressphoto.org
UPSTART -- Schuss! At 94, Mammoth Mountain resort founder is shooting the slopes (with a camera). "Photography has made a young man out of Dave again," said Roma McCoy, his wife of 68 years. "He's creating new memories, not dwelling on old ones. I love it."
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-out-there15-2009dec15,0,1634933.story?track=rss
BETTER THAN HIEROGLYPHICS -- When the Caption Counts As Much As the Picture - If Pictory is anything to go by, it's clear that captions that include the photographer's story and add new meaning to the picture also make it more attractive, more interesting - and perhaps even more likely to sell.
http://blogs.photopreneur.com/when-the-caption-counts-as-much-as-the-picture?tm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotopreneurBlog+%28Photopreneur+Blog%29
"You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you. If you don't have that kind of feeling for what it is you are doing, you'll stop at the first giant hurdle." -- George Lucas (Creator of Star Wars)
December 15th, 1839 – Celestial Photograph (first ever) was a daguerreotype of the moon taken by John William Draper, professor of chemistry at New York University, New York City. He exposed the plate 20 minutes. The image was one inch in diameter.
December 18th, 1879 – Photograph taken by incandescent electric light: The first known is a portrait of Charles Batchelor, made in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
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Thursday, December 17th 2009
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No More Telephone
Collection Calls
Have you ever received a harassing telephone call from a bill collector? Assuming you are a struggling editorial stock photographer, attempting to keep the wolves from the door by paying your debts and credit card bills on time…
… and assuming you are making your best effort to keep your credit rating intact, here’s some information that might relieve you. After all, as editorial stock photographers, we want to put our energies to taking and marketing pictures, not battling the bill collectors.
I vividly remember the early days of my photography career when the “Incoming” box on my desk was filled, not with income, but with bills. If you’re now experiencing the same, take heart, the darkest hour is always the one just before sunrise.
Along with the exciting gratification of producing your photos, you have the demanding challenge of learning the marketing ropes. Also, it helps to consider the task of keeping ahead of the bill collectors, an equally adventurous aspect of your business.
You’re not alone. In times past, many a noted composer, writer, artist, or musician has been known to work feverishly on a composition or work of art in order to meet pressing debts. Dostoevsky, for example in 1879-80, wrote monthly installments of his now famous novel, “The Brothers Karamazov,” to appease the bill collectors. Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” to be able to pay for his mother’s funeral.
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/phone.html
CLEAN -- Tips for Keeping Your Camera Clean - Even if you don't live in the desert it's hard to keep your camera clean.
http://www.beyondmegapixels.com/2009/12/tips-for-keeping-your-camera-clean/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BeyondMegapixels+%28Beyond+Megapixels%29
PASSWORD PLEASE -- Protect your passwords, notes and serial numbers - Although not 100% photography related, this applies to pretty much all computer users. How do you store your important information? Where do you keep your passwords? What about serial numbers? For Mac users the best solution is only a click and $40 away, 1Password http://scottwyden.com/protect-your-passwords-notes-and-serial-numbers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scottwyden+%28Scott+Wyden+Imagery%29
KNOCK-KNOCK -- Ask the Photo Business Coach: To Cold Call or Not to Cold Call? - Beate Chelette answers the following question and if so, how should I go about it? Video Blog Posts http://rising.blackstar.com/ask-the-photo-business-coach-to-cold-call-or-not-to-cold-call.html
TAKEAWAY: This is good if you are a service photographer. But service photographers rarely read this blog. I like to always say, “The commercial photography workshop is over in Room 17..” It’s a way of orienting photographers that your editorial stock photography marketing approach is 180 degrees the opposite than the commercial service photographer’s. Don’t mix the two. Photo editors stand over a wastebasket when they read their incoming mail. They also use sophisticated screening methods for incoming phone calls and knock-knock visits.
Your visitors (online) should be coming to you, not the reverse. Why? Because your use of keywords on your website or blog have matched exactly what they are seeking through their search methods.
Lifephoto.com the 1st to share full albums on Facebook – Have you seen a great photo on Facebook, but couldn’t access the full album? Lifephoto.com, an online digital photo gift store and photo sharing site, has added two new features that make photo sharing even easier for consumers. 1) a Photo Sharing Book Previewer can now be posted and shared on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites and 2) It has redesigned its personal photo galleries for registered users. Let’s hope the others follow suit! http://tinyurl.com/lifephotofacebook
TALKIES -- FotoTV Releases Internet News Show about Photography – The goods: News clips, events, interviews, exhibitions, portfolios, surf tips, and over 600 videos. Seemingly, every other industry has a specialized new show – now it’s our turn. For those of you preferring a download, the show is also available as a podcast. http://tinyurl.com/fototvshow
WHO AM I? -- Photographers should carry identification - In a statement released to
Amateur Photographer this afternoon, City of London Police said:
'Photographers should carry identification where possible and be prepared to
answer questions about why they are taking photographs, if they are asked.'
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Police_Photographers_should_carry_identification_news_292902.html
"A penny saved is a penny earned" Benjamin Franklin was famous for saying.
Mikael Karlsson is developing a "Savings Guide" for stock photographers. In the coming months, we're going to feature some articles from his bank of saving tips. This week the subject is "Growing Your Business".
Marketing
In times of financial and economical hardship one of the most common mistakes many business-owners make is to severely cut down on marketing. Without marketing you will not reach new customers and clients and sales will stagnate. Reaching new sources of income is crucial to grow any business, no matter how big, or small, the business or the customer base is.
Traditional marketing to reach editorial stock photography buyers consists of:
- postcards of all sizes
- promotional flyers
- and even printed catalogs in full color.
Needless to say both printing and mailing of these cost a lot of money.
A Web Site
If you don't have a web site, consider building one soon. It's a productive marketing tool and a great way to show off your photographs at a very reasonable price. There are free websites available, but these usually carry advertising or attach your free site to their main site as a sub-directory. Avoid these. They send a signal to photobuyers that you are at the entry level with your stock photography.
When starting out, your website doesn’t have to be intricate or large.
It can be simple, as long as it’s functional and updated often. Be sure to include prominent keywords in your source code to attract both search engines and potential clients who are looking for your specialty in stock photography.
I personally have a large web site with over 2,000 photos on-line. The reason is that many of the researchers I work with need to have a large selection of images and an easy way to access photos and forward them on to the authors and editors they work with.
Even though my photo gallery’s elaborate and large, the rest of my site is simple, very fast to load and easy to update. If you want to have a look, you can find my website at www.arrestingimages.com
Keeping up with the marketing and staying on the radar of photobuyers is vital to the survival of your business. Here are some ideas that will aid you in doing just that.
1. Tighten up your marketing list
If you send out 250 oversized postcards and you get 50 returned to you because of a wrong address, a company no longer in business, personnel changes, etc., you're still paying to mail those 20 percent of postcards that never reach their destination. Oversized postcards cost the same as a first-class letter. Currently $0.44 per postcard. 50 times $0.44 is $22. Since the total cost for mailing 250 postcards is $110, $22 is a large chunk to add to your cost.
In just five mailings you would be able to get one extra mailing out there with the postage savings by tightening up and updating your mailing list.
2. Print your postcards professionally
Printing 500 normal size postcards will set you back somewhere around $100 plus shipping and local taxes. If you compare this to printing your own you'll see that you can really save money by having the cards printed by a professional. If you print your own you have to weigh in cost of the card stock, cost of printer ink and wear and tear on your printer.
I outsource batches of 500 to 1,000 postcards three to five times per year. Each batch features a different full-color photo of mine.
Lately I have been experimenting with huge over-sized postcards and for me the adde d costs in printing and postage has been well worth it. There are a number of on-line printing services available and almost all of them offer coupons, rebates, discounts or other incentives. Personally I can recommend Modern Postcard and Vista Print. Both companies have delivered high-quality cards repeatedly to me over the years at a great price.
The only time when it doesn't make sense to print your cards professionally is when you operate with a very short mailing list. If you have fewer than 100 individuals on your mailing list, printing your own cards would make sense. My list is roughly 250 people, so a batch of 500 cards will cover two mailings. I rotate the batches so I don't send the same postcard too often.
3. Start A Blog
Marketing is about being visible. Having a blog that you link to from your website can be a great marketing tool. Promote it to your clients as yet another way for them to keep up with what you're doing; recent additions of photos to your files, upcoming photo-shoots etc.
Blog services such as Blogger, WordPress and others are typically free. Easy to set up and easy to get going. Be sure to post your best entries on your social networking accounts, Twitter, FaceBook, etc.
It takes a little initial effort to get your blog up and running. The trick with blogs is to keep updating and update often. The other trick is to keep it interesting and relevant. Keep to business related posts. Use key words in your posts that the search engines will pick up. This will result in a higher rank in Google and other search engine searches. This will result if free advertising for you.
Take advantage of the ease of adding photos to your posts. Use alt tags with your photos that will serve as keywords for you.
Once you start getting visitors you'll get feedback as to what people are reading. Use the free Google Analytics software to evaluate the productivity of your blog. This will give you insight of what works for your audience.
If you want to post things of a personal nature, please consider getting a separate blog for that. Some folks can find a great balance between personal and business related posts. For me personally, and my day-to-day situation, I can't think of a single thing in my personal life that would even slightly interest the photobuyers I regularly work with.
4. E-mail marketing
A good alternative to mailing postcards is to market through e-mail if your clients and photobuyers are open to it. It’s free. There are a number of services that will assist you in sending professional looking e-mails with opt out options and much more.
Constant Contact is one example and they offer a trial period free of charge so you can try it out and make sure it works for you and the folks you market to before you decide.
You certainly can rely on simply sending e-mails out from your own computer without subscribing to a service like that offered by Constant Contact and similar providers. Keep the e-mails simple and to the point.
Avoid animations at all cost. Use photographs but understand file sizes and how long it takes the recipients to download and open your e-mail messages. Consider sending your emails to photobuyers in both text and HTML format.
Remember to add a link to your blog and web site where visitors can sign up for your e-mail promotions and updates.
5. Spend a day at the library and bookstore
Constantly building and adding to your mailing list is a great way to expand your business. Buying address lists is very expensive and often the targeting leaves much to be desired. The good news is that you can easily build your own mailing list for zero dollars.
Spend a day at your local library and favorite bookstore. Browse books and magazines that cover the topic(s) that you specialize in. Write the titles and any contact information you can find down.
Use your computer to search Google or your favorite Internet search engine to find contact information you couldn't locate previously. If you don't have access to a computer or the Internet, your library is very likely to offer free access.
Search for new contacts and look through previous issues and publications to see what they have used in the past. This will assist you in tailoring your marketing exactly to the type of photographs individual photobuyers have a need for. As with any marketing effort the more you know about your target audience and their needs, the more successful your marketing will be.
6. The Internet
The Internet is another wealth of information about magazines, book publishers, journals, web sites etc. that might be interested in using your photographs. You can use this free service to find out who is looking for you and your photos at this moment. In the search bar of a search engine like Google, type in the words:
Publisher guidelines book magazine _________________ .
Where you see the “blank” above, fill it in with your particular specialty(s) in stock photography. You’ll find on the first two pages (20 entries) of the search, potential markets you never heard of. Some of the entries will lead to other markets that also need your category of stock photos.
Photojournalist Mikael Karlsson has 28 years' experience of working for magazines and newspapers in more than 30 countries. He moved to the United States in 1998 from his native Sweden. He lives in Nebraska and is currently US correspondent for 11 Swedish magazines and writes a how to photograph column for PhotoStockNOTES. To reach Mikael via email .
HOW TO FIND A PHOTOGRAPHY TAX ADVISOR
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Looking for a photography tax professional knowledgeable in the area of intellectual properties?
Some people mistakenly think they can turn to a neighbor, or Uncle Jim, or that retired bookkeeper down the block, who is “good at taxes.” The price might be right, but for photographers who go this route, it costs them in the long run. Moreover, they’re opening their checkbook to educate this tax-help person, since the average tax accountant or CPA seldom deals with intellectual properties, if at all.
The aim is to save on your taxes, not to just pay them.
(“To evade taxes is illegal, to avoid is your constitutional right!”)
You want a photography tax adviser experienced in intellectual properties, who will show you how to apply for and get the write-offs (deductions) that are due you as a working photographer.
A tax accountant experienced in intellectual properties may not be easy to locate in your local neighborhood. But here is a simple method to find one. Check around your community and find several successful creative persons who are doing well in their business: musicians, filmmakers, software developers, artists, songwriters, photographers, etc.
Call each one and ask who they use for their accounting and tax work. After awhile, the same name will keep cropping up. He is your man (or woman).
Be sure to check out our Tax Advisor, Julian Block. https://www.photosource.com/cart/taxtips.php
A reader asks:
"Hi, I am new to direct sales stock photography. I've licensed my images through small stock agencies in the past, but am new to working directly with photo editors. I recently subscribed to the PhotoDaily / Photoletter and have a few questions."
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THE CUP OVER-FLOW-ETH -- The year in review and a look at the future - We managed to grow significantly in the worst possible economic times. We now sell three times as many files as we did back in 2006. What's amazing is the average number of downloads per contributor has also risen significantly since 2006. http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=151691
TAKEAWAY: With millions of images flowing onto the Internet daily, does that make the photo editor's job easier? It makes it longer to find that right photo. Your answer to circumvent this avalanche of photos is to KEYWORD your specialized photos so that photobuyers come to you first (through a 'search') before going to the microstock warehouse as a last resort.
New magazines keep coming along. Do they match your specialization area?
…a good way to find out is to Google them ..
In the search slot put:
magazine publisher photo guidelines
or also try
book publisher photo guidelines
Here are some new magazines. . .
Natural Cat
www.catfancy.com/
Fighters Only
www.fightersonlymag.com
Loft Life
www.loftlifemag.com
Guitar Aficionado Magazine
www.guitaraficionado.com
Laptop Security:
Having a laptop is a great way to work....and if you travel, it offers excellent flexibility.
The down-side is...if you store personal and private information on your laptop, you could be subjected to Identity Theft if your laptop were ever stolen.
When traveling with a laptop, here are some important considerations:
1. Don't ever leave your laptop in your car
2. Use a router, either for LAN connections or for wireless (Asus makes a great one).
3. Never let your laptop out of your sight, especially in restaurants or coffee shops.
4. Use a security cable - and keep it locked.
5. Don't put your laptop on the floor in a restaurant or coffee shop. This reduces the risk of damage from spills.
6. Use a well-padded case.
7. If you have a movement alarm, use it.
8. Encrypt the data on your computer with software such as Identity Finder.
9. Protect your passwords with RoboFormtogo, which is a program that you can load on a flash drive and uses a secure password to access your system passwords.
10. If you have a business laptop and it's been stolen, notify your employer immediately and call the police. Also, take a look at the FTC web site and have a look at the section on deaing with data breaches.
If you use the wireless capabilities on your laptop, be aware that while wireless access points are great for convenience and mobile Internet connectivity, there are some important things to keep in mind:
1. If you're on a home or business network, you should use encryption to protect your communications. Of your options, there is WPA (WiFi Protected Access) and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Of these two options WPA is the best.
2. Use both antivirus, anti-spyware protection, as well as a firewall.
3. Turn off Identifier broadcasting on your router.
4. Create strong passwords and change the router's preset password. Stronger passwords are tougher to crack.
5. Define which computers can access your network.
6. Public WiFi spots might not be secure. Don't send valuable information over this type of network.
7. Power down your WiFi network when you're not using it.
Nathan Segal, from Victoria, BC, Canada, is a writer/photographer who has also been active as a digital artist for well over a decade. For the past 9+ years, he has written numerous articles for computer and photographic magazines and has provided his own illustrations and photographs for the articles. His articles have covered : software reviews, tutorials, computer tips and tricks, profiles and investigative reporting. visualartist49[at]gmail[dot]com; 1 408 844-4851
Get more done in less time and make more money at DigitalArtistU.com Check out our samples page to improve your photography and your results. http://www.digitalartistu.com/public/main.cfm
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FAMILY FOTO FELONY -- Family photo shoot at California's Seacliff State Beach highlights obscure state law On Friday, a State Parks ranger told McGhee and at least two other holiday card photographers they were breaking the law by shooting photos in front of the pier at the state beach without a permit. A little-known State Parks regulation requires commercial photographers to acquire a permit through the California Film Commission before embarking on still or motion picture shooting at any state-administered park or beach, including Seacliff.. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_13915205?
The Basic Book of DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY,
by Tom Grimm and Michele Grimm; published by Plume Books.
This book lives up to its name; it is basic. It is a combination of “How to,” “Show &Tell,” and general digital photography information that will be almost all outdated in a years’ time. That said, most photography books within this subject area, suffer the same outcome, and with updates in versions, usually make very useful adjuncts to a beginning digital photographer’s library.
This well illustrated handbook, is about an inch and half thick, and gives you practical advice about choosing and using digital cameras, camera settings, as well as creating pleasing compositions. It touches on “workflow” from camera to computer, as well as organizing your digital images so you can find them in the future on your computer. This covers about half the book and again, is very general in nature.
In chapter 14, Editing and Improving Your Photos with Computer Software, the authors mention a number of difference programs to improve your images, along with some very sound advise that, generally speaking about editing software. Again, this is general type information that could easily be applied to any type editing software – nothing specific.
This general approach to specific software is also applied to chapter 15, Printing Your Digital Photos At Home, and was very informative and useful in next two chapters.
Chapter 16 and Chapter 17, Using Local and Online Photo Services To Bring Your Digital Pictures, and Sharing and Showing Off Your Digital Photos, were great and really illustrated well, how to use the World Wide Web to help the beginning digital photographer to master the “show and tell” of digital photography.
The two appendixes at the end of the book are probably worth the price of the book alone: Glossary of Digital Photography Terms and Getting More Help – Photography Web Sites. If basic information was the primary reason for writing this book, these two authors did a very good job, and I would not hesitate to recommend it to any stock photographer who’s sharing their knowledge of digital photography with a beginning photographer
The Basic Book of DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, by Tom Grimm and Michele Grimm; published by Plume Books, at insidesales[at]us.penguingroup[dot]com - ISBN-13: 978-0452289550; $24.00 at bookstores or at Amazon.com @$16.32
Joseph Stanski has been an agricultural stock photographer for
the last twenty-five years. He has published in many
ag-oriented magazines as well as national publications. He retired as a
schoolteacher and is currently teaching photography and running his stock
photography business in Southeast Iowa. browncow108[at]lisco[dot]com
GETTING IT RIGHT -- Britain: Everyone Has a Right to Take Photographs in Public Places. In response to recent events between the U.K. police and photographers, Andy Trotter of the Association of Chief Police Officers sent an advisory to police forces in England and Wales via email: Officers and PCSOs are reminded that we should not be stopping and searching people for taking photos. http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=927
SQUEEZE ON PUBLIC PHOTOGRAPHY -- The “We're photographers, not terrorists-Society's” visual history is under threat of extinction. (UK) Photographers are being driven off the high street as CCTV surveillance takes over. It's time for the amateur and professional photographer to join together and reclaim our common law right to be able to make pictures in a public place. The government must scrap section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/dec/11/photographers-section-44-terrorism-act
STOP FELON !! -- Police stop church photographer under terrorism powers. One of Britain’s leading architectural photographers was apprehended by City of London police under terrorism laws today while photographing the 300-year old spire of Sir Christopher Wren's Christ Church for a personal project.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/08/police-search-photographer-terrorism-powers
TAKEAWAY: I found twelve pictures of Sir Christopher Wren's Christ Church just on the first page of Google Images. Wouldn't a terrorist have more than enough pictures of the spire there on Google? -- RE
COMPUTER VISION? -- At a loss for words? Google offers search by sight - The experimental search-by-sight feature, called Google Goggles, has a database of billions of images that informs its analysis of what's been uploaded, said Vic
Gundotra, Google's vice president of engineering. It can recognize books,
album covers, artwork, landmarks, places, logos, and more.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10410722-264.html?tag=mncol;title
WHAT’s UP? Yours for $45k - a 5200mm, f14, 100kg Canon lens - Nah... I'll pass and hold out for the f2.8 version. I work mainly in low light and don't mind the extra weight. http://tinyurl.com/yfbtqpn
SMILE! -- Shoot Movies With Your Digital Camera. This isn't still photography any more. Your HDSLR camera has grown another universe. "These cameras transcend video," says author Peter iNova. A new digital photography eBook, HDSLR: The Billion Things You Need To Know To Make Your Camera Shoot Movies, has been released by GMBooks.com in Los Angeles. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3327804.htm
CLIMBING UP -- What a $5,900 lens says about photography. The camera industry is in the throes of a digital photography revolution. But a new version of Nikon's 300mm telephoto lens announced this week, a $5,900 model intended for professionals, shows at least some parts of the photography market are constant even as the rest is overhauled. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10411550-264.html
KWIK PRINTS -- -- Shutterfly Wink turns digital photos into prints. Shutterfly has launched Wink, a web service that hopes to easily bring digital photos to printed material. With Wink's iPhone app or its Website, you can make simple adjustments and send 2x6 prints of your photos to your friends worldwide.
http://www.macworld.com/article/144969/2009/12/shutterfly_wink.html
PICK A SPECIALTY YOU LOVE -- Why You Should Market Yourself as a Specialist - Even If You're a Generalist - If you portray yourself as a generalist - by defining your talents broadly and mixing many types of photography on your Web site - you may well be viewed as a jack of all trades, but a master of none.
http://rising.blackstar.com/why-to-market-yourself-as-a-specialist-even-if-youre-a-generalist.html
TAKEAWAY: Technology and science today make the renaissance man of the last century obsolete. Consumers today would prefer the specialist in any field, medicine, law, education, etc. The specialist can serve not only as a photographer but as a consultant to publishers.
The romance of the do-it-all photographer is fading.
Specialization might sound like a boring proposition, but it needn’t be if you love the area you choose to specialize in – - horses, railroads, childhood education, antique airplanes, motorcycles. The photo world is getting bigger, and so are the specialization markets. -RE
BLOGGERS ALERT! -- Five Reasons Why Photographers Should Build A Blog Rather Than A Website - Scott Bourne visited 20 Flash-based photographer's websites this week. He was subjected to long load times, terrible - loud music, poor animation and a serious lack of good imagery. He was visiting to look at their entry into our Emerging Photographer of the Year Contest.
http://photofocus.com/2009/12/10/five-reasons-why-photographers-should-build-a-blog-rather-than-a-website/
DIGITAL FUTURE -- Big Publishers Push Digital Content - Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corporation and Time Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into an independent venture to develop open standards for a new digital storefront and related technology that will allow consumers to enjoy their favorite media content on portable digital devices.
http://www.creativepro.com/article/big-publishers-push-digital-content
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Michael Wilson, Photographer, Hainesville, IL
NOTE: It’s up to you if you want to enter any of the contests we list on this page. It’s well known that some photo contest sponsors ask for free commercial use of the winning entries (or sometimes all of the entries!). You don’t have to guess who the winner of that contest is. Don’t give up any of your rights. If your photo is good enough to win a national contest, it’s good enough to earn many dollars for you in the future. So, enter photo contests keeping this in mind.
The 2010 Red Bull Illume Image Quest looks interesting and even exciting, with a good prize. The overall winner of the 2010 Red Bull Illume Image Quest will receive a Leica S2 camera and equipment to the value of €30,000. Further prize details to be announced. http://www.redbullillume.com/
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For folks interested in underwater photography, the North Carolina Aquariums 2009 Underwater Photo Contest should provide a challenge.
There is no entry fee. Cash prizes will be awarded in each of the three categories: First Place $500; Second Place $200; Third Place $100; Honorable Mention $50. Photographers may submit up to three digital images in each of three categories: 1) Underwater Open, which may include wide-angle photos of shipwrecks or other North Carolina underwater scenes; 2) Underwater Animal Close-ups (macro); and 3) Aquatic Life in the North Carolina Aquariums (any animal or group of animals displayed at any of the three North Carolina Aquariums). I’m not sure if the #2 category is limited to North Carolina waters or not. http://www.ncaquariums.com/2009-underwater-photo-contest
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The World Press Photographers contest is an annual event. The deadline for submitting entries to the 2010 World Press Photo contest is 14 January 2010, 23.59 Central European Time. http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=56&bandwidth=high
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Mandalay Bay Untamed Adventure Contest. The best contest--- if it fits your taste, doesn’t have a “cash” award, but could provide you with lots of interesting pictures if you won it.
Have you taken an extreme photo in Las Vegas this year? If so, the pic could win you an extraordinary New Year’s Eve prize in the Mandalay Bay Untamed Adventure Contest. Submit a photo and start voting through the weekend. Ten entries will be in the running for the grand prize of three New Year’s Eve room nights at the hotel, plus four tickets to see the Black Eyed Peas there on Dec. 30. Round-trip airfare and airport transportation is included, along with a $1,000 spending spree on food and drinks. You’ll also have VIP access to all the New Year’s Eve parties at Mandalay. Time is running out, so submit a photo or vote at Facebook.com/MandalayBay. How to enter this contest is not immediately obvious. Hmmmmmmmm. We finally figured out how: First you have to have a Facebook account. Then go to:
http://www.facebook.com/mandalaybay?v=app_353814715437
Click on Become a Fan at the top of the page and go to:
http://www.facebook.com/mandalaybay?v=app_353814715437#/photo_search.php?oid=141444980659&view=all
Now you should be able to “Add Photos” at the top of the page. Once the photo is in their system they put it into a “Gallery” where you can get your friends to vote for it. (Or maybe connoisseurs who recognize your talent!) http://apps.facebook.com/mandalay_photo/photos/show/39/86
Innnyway, if neon and decadence is your thing, good Luck!
Digital Camera Sensor Inventors Receive Nobel Prize in Physics. Canadian scientist Willard Boyle, whose work in optics revolutionized photography, has received the Nobel Prize in Physics. Boyle, 85, shared the award with Americans George Smith and Charles Kao. They were honored for inventing a sensor used in digital cameras. http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/737491--canadian-s-work-changed-photography
HERE’s LENSBABY AGAIN -- Do you use Lensbaby? Have you taken a
great photograph that you would like to share? You can submit only two
images, submission deadline is December 31st at 6pm PST.
http://virtualphotographystudio.com/photographyblog/2009/12/09/want-to-be-a-published-photographer/
LIGHT DOCTOR -- Second Life is more than a popular web based community. It is a way of life for Dr. Howard Schatz, a longtime physician who took a sabbatical fourteen years ago to pursue his passion for photography. Schatz has worked as a professional photographer ever since then, and learned to incorporate his expertise as a surgeon into his photographic essays of bodies in motion.
http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-1999/physician-photographer-illuminates-techniques.html
PhotoBlogger Highlight: John Hafner – This week’s blogger travels the world on assignment as an editorial photographer; his blog is his conduit to bring us along on his adventures. For those of who’s life dream is to be a globe-trotter, camera in hand, look to John Hafner for inspiration. Recent assignments: turkey hunting, a safari trip with Cabela’s, shooting range, etc.
http://www.johnhafnerphoto.com/blog/
“Finding the right subject is the hardest part.”
- Mary Ellen Mark
1901 - December 6th - Photographer Eliot Porter, famous for his pictures of birds and natural landscapes, was born in Winnetka, Illinois.
1792 – The inventor of the first calculating machine, Charles Babbage, was born in London, England. He was obsessed with the notion of mathematical accuracy in his work and surroundings. He invented and built the Difference Engine, which could perform large calculations with the turn of a crank.
1947 – The transistor was invented, leading to a revolution in digital communications and electronics.
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Can you remember your first published photo? I would guess it’s still vivid in your unfaded memory, if not even hanging on your den wall.
If you know a pro stock photographer, ask him or her what they received as payment for that first “sale”. A surprising number will say they received nothing.
Others will say they received a low payment they could not accept today, and they discourage beginners from accepting a token ‘credit line’ in payment for free use of a photo.
It's ironic that many photographers got their start with no pay or low pay. Yet they work to create roadblocks in the marketplace to prevent beginners from accepting opportunities to get their start in the same way.
It's somewhat like Hollywood actors who get their start in independent films or "B" movies, but when they reach stardom, try to repress the vehicles that gave them the chance to start out.
Or guitar pickers in Nashville. If a CD producer shouted out a studio window that he wanted someone to fill in, for free, -- two dozen guitarists will rush down the street to respond – and among them would be talent that could compete with the best in the world.
By the way, Luciano Pavarotti, the famous opera star who died recently, got his start by singing in a local. contest.
Until digital photography came along, much good photography was tucked away in shoe boxes and closets. The photographers were unknowns.
Why do ad agencies pay high fees (top dollar) to photographers and stock agencies? We know it's not benevolence, or out of the goodness of their heart.
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/published.html
Note that we don't include North American travelers because many of our members live in North America. Only travelers going abroad will be listed. Thanks
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Comments:
Name: Stephen Giordano
Phone: 9085911984
Email: stephen@2thirdsphoto.com
dates#1: 1/25/2010-1/31/2010
destination#1: Cozumel, Mexico
Comments: Underwater & Topside Photography
Name: Emmanuel Lacoste
Phone: 1234567890
Email: lacosteemmanuel[at]yahoo[dot]com
dates: 3 January 2011
destination: Lombok Komodo Indonesia
Comments: This will be a brief trip to Lombok and Komodo Island to shoot the Komodo Dragon for an Editor. If you need something in the area, let me know.
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Name: Rabah Seffal
Phone: 309-578-3321
Email: rabah_97[at]yahoo[dot]com
Dec 15-dec 24
destination: Paris, france
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Name: Jeff Tiefenthaler
Phone: 253-228-2348
Email: Jeffreytief33[at]hotmail[dot]com
dates: December 23, 2009-April 26, 2010
destination: World Cruise with Holland America
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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Huatulco, Mexico
Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Fuerte Amador, Panama
Fuerte Amador, Panama
Enter Panama Canal Balboa
Exit Panama Canal Cristobal
Cartagena, Colombia
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
Enter Panama Canal Cristobal
Exit Panama Canal Balboa
Fuerte Amador, Panama
Fuerte Amador, Panama
Manta, Ecuador
Callao (Lima), PeruON
Callao (Lima), Peru
Arica, Chile
Coquimbo (La Serena), Chile
Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile
Isla Robinson Crusoe, Chile TR
Puerto Montt, Chile
DARWIN CHANNEL CHILEAN FJORDS
AMALIA GLACIER CANAL SARMIENTO
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN
Punta Arenas, Chile
COCKBURN AND BEAGLE CHANNELS
ROMANCHE, ALEMANIA GLACIERS
Ushuaia, Argentina
CAPE HORN AND DRAKE PASSAGE CO
WILHELM ARCHIPELAGO
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
THE ANTARCTIC SOUND
Pt. Stanley, Falkland Islands TR WP
Buenos Aires, Argentina ON
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Montevideo, Uruguay
Walvis Bay, Namibia
Luderitz, Namibia
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Durban, South Africa
La Possession, Reunion
Port Louis, Mauritius
The Seychelles
The Seychelles
Mumbai (Bombay), India
Mumbai (Bombay), India
Marmagao (Goa), India
Port Kelang, Malaysia
Singapore
Singapore
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Phu My, Vietnam
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Hon g Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Shanghai, China
Shanghai, China
Xingang (Beijing), China
Xingang (Beijing), China
Jeju (Cheju) City, Korea
Kagoshima, Japan
Kobe, Japan
Kobe, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Hakodate, Japan
Petropavlovsk, Russia
Cross International Dateline
Vancouver, British Columbia
BASICS – “Preparing Images for Delivery” (A technical paper ) – When you have a few moments, sit down and consider what happens after you take your shot - the period between the captured moment and the delivery of your image to the one willing to put money down for it. Great insight shared along with Photoshop screen shots for image resizing, sharpening, file formats, and a delivery checklist to help keep everything straight . SOURCE: Jeff Schewe. Adobe Systems Incorporated. 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110;. http://tinyurl.com/deliveryprep
NEW START? New Year's Resolutions - Project Time - With 2010 just around the bend, it's
time to start thinking about a New Year's Resolution. What a perfect time to start a photography project! http://photofocus.com/2009/12/04/new-years-resolutions-project-time/
JUMP START -- New Year’s Inspiration – Do you need some creative inspiration for the new year? Photopreneur.com, a blog written for photographers by photographers, gives us a long list of content to follow-up on. If your work is getting stale, or you just want to take some fresh images for the fun of it, check this post out. SOURCE: http://photopreneur.com/ http://tinyurl.com/2010inspiration
FREE SCANS -- For Twitter, Facebook and other network members – through December 30, 2009. in appreciation for reading the ScanMyPhotos blog. http://blog.scanmyphotos.com/2008/12/1000-free-photo-scans-for-twitter.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TailsFromTheWorldOfPhotoScanning+%28Tails+From+the+World+of+Photo+Scanning%29
Do you need to know address and e-mail changes of photobuyers? Then you should subscribe to the weekly PhotoStockNOTES.
For more information: -- www.photostocknotes.com
ALL YOU NEED – New Photographers’ Resource Website Initiative by ASMP – A new resource hub brought to you by trusted trade organizations, The Library of Congress and American Society of Media Photographers. It’s chock full of valuable resources like “best practices”, “workflow”, and a “quick reference guide” designed just for you. http://tinyurl.com/resourcewebsite
TAKEAWAY: Your first holiday gift!
THERE’s HELP -- Have you considered hiring an assistant? – This week’s Photopreneur.com blog post brings up what might seem like an impossible option for career photographers; however, keep an open mind. Someone you know may know someone…and they might be just what your business has been missing… http://tinyurl.com/photoassistants
TAKEAWAY: Someone to boss around.
PROMOTIONS -- Top ten things you can do to promote your stock photography and vector portfolio and get more sales -
http://blog.cutcaster.com/2009/11/18/top-ten-things-you-can-do-to-promote-your-stock-photography-and-vector-portfolio-and-get-more-sales/
LEDGER LOOK -- End of Year Planning Now for Your Photography Business - The holidays are a wonderful time to relax and enjoy time with your friends and family. The Holidays are also a good time to assess your photography business to make sure that you are doing what you can to protect yourself and your assets. SOURCE: PhotoAttorney.com ; http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=866
BE A BRAND -- As a freelance photographer, you might not think you have much in common with global brands like Coca-Cola, Mercedes-Benz, Apple or Nike. But no matter how small or large your business is, branding can be just as important to you as it is to these corporate titans. You have the opportunity to brand your business whenever and wherever you make contact with a prospective client. It’s important to create a consistent look and feel for your Web site, mailers, invoices, letterhead, and all of your other communications. SOURCE: Wayne Ford in Business of Photography . Rising.Blackstar.com http://bit.ly/6n8Vu8
SPOOKS GALORE -- On Street Photographers, Spies, Perverts and Pedophiles - Michael Coyne: "Everywhere I go I see people pointing their phone cameras at everything and anything - but
bring out a Digital SLR and the whole world goes into panic. I can never
work this out. Does it mean that spies only use a Nikon D3 with a large zoom
lens? SOURCE: BlackStar Rising. Michael Coyne
http://rising.blackstar.com/of-street-photographers-spies-perverts-and-pedophiles.html
TAKEAWAY: Here are two suggestions for this dilemma
1.) Tourists are harmless, non-threatening photographers. Dress like one (straw hat, Hawaiian shirt/shorts, flip-flops) and smile at security guards and self-appointed vigilantes.
2.) Don’t fight it. Join ‘em. Convince Nikon et al, to design and build a powerful camera that looks just like your brother-in-law’s ipod. Always take photos with it left-handed. As an added precaution, wear a suit and tie. -RE
MORE IS NOT BETTER -- “Woah! That’s a really nice camera. I bet it takes awesome pictures. Was it expensive?” Does an expensive camera make your photos award-winning works of art capable of being sold for thousands if not millions of dollars? Kershner: "In my experience, that couldn’t be further from the truth. "SOURCE: Tim Kershner, The Independent Collegian > http://bit.ly/8AYjFG
E-FRIENDLY -- Unveiling e-Reader Product . Time Inc.'s Sports
Illustrated is the latest publisher to reveal how it would translate a print
magazine to magazine-friendly e-readers that are expected to come out in the
next several months. You can view a video demo of the SI tablet version
here. SOURCE: pdONLINE.com
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/features/pdn-online/e3idf30b42a15c2d86a7ed95d563daaf028
Learn How To Quickly And Easily Start Taking Awesome Photos With Your Digital Camera, Even If You Are A Complete Newbie -
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How to avoid it…
Fake Software: What is it?
by Nathan Segal>
One of the fastest growing online scams is “fake software”, sometimes known as fake anti-malware software, or "Rogue" software.
It's marketed by advertising that looks like genuine software programs. You'll encounter seemingly legitimate names such as: DriveCleaner, AdvancedPCTweaker, PC Cleaner 2008, and many, many others.
Here are some things to know about rogue/fake anti-malware software:
When you visit one of these sites, you'll be encouraged to run a scan on your computer for spyware. The scan will inevitably find that your computer is infected with spyware (whether you have it or not) and will try to scare you into paying for the software to remove it.
If that software gets on your computer, it can cause all sorts of problems. Your machine will almost certainly slow down, you could encounter random popups, secondary infections and you could be charged for additional "services" or software you didn't purchase.
Obtaining a refund is next to impossible because these companies frequently change name and URL's. To make matters worse, you could easily have become a victim of identity theft. If you suspect that your identity has been compromised, file a report with the FTC.
If you are considering installing anti-malware software on your computer, here's what I recommend, call your local computer store for a recommendation or go to a trusted friend and see what they use. Don't buy anything online unless you know that the program is legitimate. It's far too easy to buy fake software, which could damage your computer and cost you hundreds of dollars to repair.
Your machine will almost certainly slow down, you could encounter random popups, secondary infections and you could be charged for additional "services" or software you didn't purchase.
Fake software is an enormous scam which affects users all over the world. It's extremely insidious and the names online make it even worse. According to one list I discovered, there were well over 400 different names for this software.
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Fake software.a It's a common problem. Give me 10 minutes of your time and I'll show you how to speed up your computer, rid yourself of computer infestations and protect yourself online.
Nathan Segal, from Victoria, BC, Canada, is a writer/photographer who has also been active as a digital artist for well over a decade. For the past 9+ years, he has written numerous articles for computer and photographic magazines and has provided his own illustrations and photographs for the articles. His articles have covered : software reviews, tutorials, computer tips and tricks, profiles and investigative reporting. visualartist49[at]gmail[dot]com;
Get more done in less time and make more money at DigitalArtistU.com Check out our samples page to improve your photography and your results. http://www.digitalartistu.com/public/main.cfm 1 408 844 -4851
Head and Shoulders Portrait Photography
Jeff Smith's Guide to Head and Shoulders Portrait Photography The goal of portrait photography is to capture the likeness of a person or a small group of people, typically in a flattering manner. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of photograph is the person's face, although the entire body and the background may be included.
He is a professional portrait photographer, studio owner, and photography instructor. He covers in detail posing a subject to make the most of their features and minimize any problem areas and how to use carefully executed lighting to make each subject look their very best.
Jeff Smith's Guide to Head and Shoulders Portrait Photography is targeted to the professional portrait photographer who would like to make head and shoulder portraits more creative, more flattering, and more profitable. Any serious amateur photographer will also benefit by Jeff’s techniques.
In "Guide to Head and Shoulders Portrait Photography" Jeff Smith shows the photographer how head and shoulders portraits can be just as rewarding as full-length portraits--both creatively and financially. From designing a customized portrait concept that clients will love (and buy), to lighting and posing the subject for a flawless effect, and to simple retouching for a polished look, Smith guides the photographer through the process from start to finish.
Also he explains how to get the perfect expression, whether it's a serious business headshot, a smiling portrait for Morn, or a photograph of the photographer's favorite model.
Published by Amherst Media, ISBN m : 978-1-58428-256-3 . www.amherstmedia.com Buffalo NY 14226 . Soft cover, 8 1/2 X 11,120 pages, 150 color photos, $34.95 US
Editorial stock photography in the New Age…
Watch for Rohn Engh’s new Home Study (weekly) Course
U-TURN -- Photographers' U.K.campaign forces police 'U-turn': AP comment – British police have pledged to change the way they treat photographers who take pictures in public following a lengthy campaign sparked by the experiences of Amateur Photographer (AP) magazine readers.
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Photographers_campaign_forces_police_Uturn_AP_comment_news_292612.html
FREEDOM STOPPER -- Photography is our right, our freedom (UK). The stories of photographers being prevented from taking pictures under terror legislation are numerous. The abuse of (UK) section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is infringing on the freedom of photographers – it has to stop. http://bit.ly/8dOeXA
SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR -- Photographer restrictions… how long has it be going on? Here’s an example from 1996 http://bit.ly/5zgC0h
SOURCE: Carolyn E. Wright. (ThePhotoAttorney) http://www.photoattorney.com
Join Carolyn E. Wright, the Photo Attorney for a presentation in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, December 12.
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KWIK PIX. – When Polaroid finally yanked its trademark instant film from the market last year, enthusiasts mourned the death of analog photography. But consolation came quickly: Fujifilm has recently released its own line of instant film cameras, the Instax. http://bit.ly/6WSAI3
ENOUGH SPACE? -- Buy the Right SD Card for Your Camera. If a new digital camera is on your shopping list this season, you'll also need a memory card to store photos on. While some cameras come with a small starter card, most don't. In either case, you'll want to invest in a good card with lots of room for your pictures. These days, memory card capacity is typically measured in gigabytes. For hobbyist photographers, I recommend a minimum card size of 2GB. If you shoot a lot of photos or shoot in Raw mode (which produces significantly larger image files) you'll probably be happier with 8GB. SOURCE: MACWORLD; Derrick Story http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/184082/buy_the_right_sd_card_for_your_camera.html
LONG DISTANCE -- Providing professional photographers a solution to quickly and securely transmit, manage and track images as they are taken from their cameras to a remote system, editing studio or printer. http://bit.ly/6CSW8N
GETTING THE BUG OUT -- The Motorola DROID’s bizarre date-related camera bug will apparently be addressed "within the coming weeks" according to Verizon, who is promising an over-the-air (OTA) firmware update that will prevent the cyclical "bad autofocus" issue from reoccurring. http://bit.ly/87JVPl
ECO-FRIENDLY -- What Comes Next After Digital Photography? Meet Courtney Dailey, an aspiring green fashion photographer. Also see her gorgeous shots of green models. As a budding green fashion photographer, Courtney Dailey is pushing the envelope of eco-friendly trends. Her work has appeared on Ecorazzi and other green blogs, as well as in ESPN, Marie Claire (also owned by TDG parent Hearst), Indeed Magazine, Ace Magazine, Ambassador Magazine and elsewhere. SOURCE: THE DAILY GREEN; Brian Clark Howard
http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/recycling-design-technology/green-photographer-courtney-dailey-461209
“Rohn, Lela, and the PhotoSource group,
I'm writing this letter to let you know how much I appreciate all the help you have given me. I've been away from photography for twenty years. I feel like Rip Van Winkle.
Due to circumstances, I am unable to process as rapidly as I would like. Thanks to the information that has been sent to me and the advice that has been given to me, I am confident that I can reach my goal in photography.
Both Rohn and Lela are very generous with their time. I know that PhotoSource International is a very successful business. I now know the secret of their success. They do not have customers, they have friends!
Thank you very much. Your new friend.”
- Dennis Carroll, Photographer, Las Vegas, NV
DIGITAL NEGATIVES -- Beware: Slick Web Sites Use Trick Photography. Travel Web sites have taken the place of a trusted travel agent when it comes to shopping for a vacation. But a "20/20" investigation found that when it comes to the Web, what you see is oftentimes not what you get. '20/20' Investigates: Hotel Ads Online and Weight-Loss Photos Altered for Picture-Perfect Results. http://bit.ly/5sRyIZ
NOTE: It’s up to you if you want to enter any of the contests we list on this page. It’s well known that some photo contest sponsors ask for free commercial use of the winning entries (or sometimes all of the entries!). You don’t have to guess who the winner of that contest is. Don’t give up any of your rights. If your photo is good enough to win a national contest, it’s good enough to earn many dollars for you in the future. So, enter photo contests keeping this in mind.
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A Christmas Tree Contest
Do you have a Charlie Brown Christmas tree?
(Contest ends December 28.)
A pathetic, puny tree with a lot of heart? If so, please share a photograph in the Holiday Trees gallery by clicking here. We will not mock you. Instead, we will pick out the best photo and award the winner with four passes to the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California, and a cuddly stuffed Snoopy.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/detail?entry_id=53036#ixzz0ZDyPTCLs
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2010 World Press Photo Contest
World Press Photo invites professional photographers and photojournalists from around the world to enter the 53rd World Press Photo contest. The web entry site is open for uploading entries from 1 December 2009 until the deadline of 14 January 2010. The web entry site can be accessed via www.worldpressphoto.org/contest. For the 2010 contest, it is no longer possible to submit entries by post on a CD/DVD. Entries submitted by email are also not accepted.
Participants need to apply for a username and password to access the site before midnight on 8 January 2010, but can continue to upload and edit their submissions until 14 January. Previous usernames and passwords are not valid for the 2010 contest. The entry site is easy to use and available in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
SHOOTING PHOTOS -- "Photography saved my life". The photographer is using his own prison experiences to document ex-inmates trying to re-adjust to life outside prison. http://bit.ly/8eSivD
COLORADO ISSUES Jessica Feis to Publish an Editorial Photography Book on Colorado
She will be publishing a Colorado editorial photography book that explores social, environmental, and economic issues confronting the state. The book will feature a pictorial journey of Colorado’s urban and natural landscapes with an ongoing narrative that raises awareness of the major issues impacting the state from the point of view of a local life-long resident. The Way Things Are Publications is a publisher of fiction, non-fiction, and periodicals that share philosophical sensibilities and strive to elevate social consciousness. The company chooses publications to distribute and market based upon the social relevance of the material and the author’s intention to address the philosophical nuances of our society and civilization.
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091201005587&
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THE PHOTOGRAPHER PROJECT -- providing an exclusive glimpse into the world of celebrities. This new coffee table staple consists of full-length studio portraits of entertainment photographers who are based in New York City, along with ten standardized questions they answered about celebrities and celebrity photography. http://bit.ly/4tfUrV
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SHOWCASE -- Pictory Tells Stories with Photos - Pictory is a showcase for people around the world to document their own lives and cultures. Anyone can submit one large, captioned image to each of Pictory's editorial themes.
http://www.creativepro.com/article/pictory-tells-stories-photos
PRIMATE PREVIEWS -- Monkey Business & Photography. It said that if you give a typewriter to a monkey and a lot of time, eventually he will write a Shakespearean play. So what happens when you give a camera. A 33 year old Orangutan named Nonja who lives in a zoo in Austria has been given a camera this Tuesday and has since been snapping happily. SOURCE: http://blog.melchersystem.com http://bit.ly/5EMhiJ
NORMAN TAYLOR -- Sight loss photographer honours his garden shed
An amateur photographer in Britain with sight loss is opening an exhibition of images featuring only his garden shed. Norman Taylor, of Gatehouse-of-Fleet, has a collection of more than 1,000 images of the simple wooden structure. http://bit.ly/7TqjoM
“Like in Hollywood, you don’t pitch a movie idea, you pitch a business opportunity. Then the producer will listen to you. – H.T. White
1861 - December 4th - Singer and Actress Lillian Russell, the most photographed woman of her era, was born in Clinton, Iowa.
1927 – December 12th – One of the inventors of the microchip, Robert N. Noyce, was born, in Iowa.
1973 – December 29th – First comet photograph taken from space, was taken of the comet Kohoutek, by Dr. Edward George Gibson and Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Paul Carr, U.S. Marine Corps, from Skylab 3.
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The Great Library of Alexandria Lives On...
The Dawn of
Digital Pictures
CONTINUUM Productions Corporation (once called IHS (Interactive Home Systems) and later, in ‘94, CORBIS*, was the inspiration of Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates.
Early in 1994 I traveled out to Bellevue, Washington to their original HQ, a two-story building, to see what it was all about. CONTINUUM was still the banner name at that point.
CONTINUUM was on a roll and about to fly as a one-stop digital archive company that would encompass a wide range of subject areas.
Fine arts, culture, history, technology, science, and so on, would all be included. In the continuing process of expanding the archive, CONTINUUM was creating wide-ranging relationships with photographers, museums, private institutions, and government sources.
CONTINUUM actually was to be two organizations. The Content Licensing operation (IHS) was primarily a business-to-business digital stock photography service that launched in the fall of ’89. "Many people in the professional photography industry are thinking of us as a massive stock agency," said Charles Mauzy, Acquisitions Manager at that time.
"CONTINUUM is not limiting itself to the business of the stereotype agency with traditional content, markets, business, and administrative processes. The company's licensing business will develop and reach many new as well as traditional markets in the commercial and editorial marketplaces," Mauzy said.
The aim of the publishing side of CONTINUUM was to fulfill the company's original goal: to acquire visuals, audio, and text to produce multimedia products for traditional as well as the upcoming new age media: CD-ROM, (DVD’s hadn’t been invented yet), on-line searching, video clips, sound bites, etc.). Educational markets and home consumers were included in their target markets.
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/dawn.html
by Bill Hopkins
GREEN TVs? California (May Be) Leading The Way. As California goes, so goes the nation, or so we’ve heard. Therefore, this may be something to watch. The California Energy Commission, CEC (www.energy.ca.gov) has proposed changes to the Appliance Efficiency Standards that would increase the energy efficiency of new TVs sold in California. Beginning in 2011, new sets would have to reduce energy consumption by 33%, and by 49% starting 2013. Already, over 1000 sets currently meet the 2011 standards. This is important because, energy-wise, those big TVs consume about 10% of a home’s electricity. Some say big sets would disappear in CA, others say no way. There will be public hearings, etc., as in any proposed rule-making.
LOOKING FOR A DEAL…? We all know about Black Friday. And we’ve heard about Cyber Monday. Black Friday is the day of the year most major retailers rely on to get into the black on their balance sheets. Or so they say. In reality, Black Friday originated with the Philadelphia police in the 1960s, using it to describe the heavy city traffic on the day after Thanksgiving caused by all the shoppers looking for a deal. Fearing that the negative spin and visions of heavy traffic would keep shoppers away, retailers started saying it was the day they’d turn a profit. And Cyber Monday, the Monday after Black Friday, was originally a marketing gimmick created five years ago to get shoppers using the web. And it’s never been the top online sales day. So, did you contribute to Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or did you split your allegiance?
HTTP//:www.xyz@#-$-%^apres/vous>IV<&*.com…Internet Addressing.. It’s taken a few years, but top-level domain names will soon be able to be written in other than the Roman alphabet. Currently, portions of a web address can be written in other characters, but the familiar .com and other suffixes must be in Roman. The change will allow the top-level domain to be written using 17 other languages including traditional and simplified Chinese, Russian Cyrillic, Arabic, French, Korean Hangul and Hebrew.
Bill Hopkins is the Webmaster of PhotoSourceFolio* (www.photosourcefolio.com) and a regular contributor to PhotoStockNotes. Send comments via e-mail to wh[at]photosourcefolio[dot]com. Fax: 1 818 831-0916. (*Display 6 of your own images for photobuyers to view on your own page on the PhotoSource website.) For on-line questions, contact Bill on the Kracker Barrel at www.photosource.com/board.
by Mikael Karlsson
Note: Here's Mike's helpful tips on how you can SAVE ,,,
This week's article is:
Here are some ideas for savings that are often overlooked simply because we get stuck in a routine. I'm as guilty of it as everyone else and most of these tips are based on my own personal experience and recent savings.
1. Negotiate your cell-phone plan
How long ago did you sign up for your current cell-phone plan? I had gone one year beyond my contract. Upon contacting my carrier I asked if they had any current incentives for the kind of plan I already had. It turned out that they did and if I was prepared to sign up for a two-year contract I would be able to save $18 per month keeping the same service, minutes and coverage. That is $216 per year.
2. Change your cell-phone plan
When I signed up for my current cell-phone plan I was working a lot for various state agencies and needed instant access to e-mail all day every day. These days I honestly don't need it even though I still like it. But once I looked at the numbers I realized I didn't like it enough to warrant the high fees I was paying. My plan ran roughly $110 per month.
By simply changing plans from a data plan (allowing for e-mails and web access) and switching to a voice plan I saved $55 per month. That's a whopping $660 per year!
3. From land-line to VOIP
Do you use your regular land-line phone for business? Do you end up spending a lot of time on the phone with clients, researchers and editors every month? If so it might make sense to you to switch from a regular phone to a Internet-based phone service. VOIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, allows you to place calls to any phone anywhere in the world through your computer. I eliminated my business phone line and switched to Skype. For an amount that is much lower than that of my old phone-line I pay the monthly fee and get free calls to anywhere in the US and Canada. I also get free calls to any other Skype subscribers in the world as well as a very low per-minute cost when I need to call clients or family back in Europe. The savings on the plan alone amounts to $19 per month or $228 per year. My cost for calling have dropped by more than double, averaging $40 per month. All in all a grand total savings of slightly more than $700 per year.
Budget for a good headset with a noise-cancelling microphone. I recommend looking for one with a volume control and a mute button built in. VOIP works fine on both PCs and MACs. You don't need the latest and greatest computer. You do need Internet broadband service though.
Note that some VOIP services do not work with 911 Dispatch locator services and if you have an emergency and call 911 they might not be able to find your location automatically. This locator service can be essential for Dispatch and First Responders to be able to find you in a state of emergency. Some VOIP providers offer 911 locator service in some areas. Make sure you check with your provider before signing up if this is an important feature to you. Also ask your local Police Department or Sheriff's Office Dispatch if they have any good, or bad, experiences with calls from VOIP-phones.
Also worth noting is that if your Internet is down or if there's a power outage your Internet based phone service will not work.
4. Re-negotiate your internet plan
As editorial stock photographers we often need to e-mail large digital photos. There's also the need to update web sites, send files by FTP and many other tasks that a fast Internet service makes easier and faster. But, infrastructure for providers is updated and expanded more often these days. This means it gets cheaper and more efficient for your Internet provider to offer high-speed access. Often plans that are only a couple of years old are already outdated as far as the speeds offered and the price paid. Because of this it is worth your while to contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and ask them for current incentives if you're willing to sign a contract with them for a year or two. Compare speed offered with monthly fees. Fees for usage over a certain amount each month is a thing of the past and should be negotiated out of any contracts.
5. Wait with investment.
Yes, having the latest technology gadgets and gizmos is nice and a lot of fun. In reality it makes very little fiscal sense though. I know, I can hear the collective wince of all my fellow gadget-lovers out there. I used to update my technology as often as I could and always wanted to have the latest and the greatest.
While it makes sense to invest in technology that will save you significant time or effort in your daily work it is noteworthy that they keywords here are significant and daily. Technology is like vehicles, simply by purchasing a new car and driving it off the lot the value drops by roughly 20 percent.
To save on technology the magical word is wait. Avoid buying on credit, avoid leasing and simply wait. Yes I would love to exchange my 3-year-old MacBook Pro for a brand new one. In all honesty though would a new one really give me much more that my old one isn't?
The honest answer is no it wouldn't.
Hence the investment isn't really worth it for me and I'll wait. I'll figure out how much I would have spent each month paying off a new laptop and put that in a business savings account instead. That way the money will be there when it really comes time to bite the bullet and make the investment.
Photojournalist Mikael Karlsson has 26 years' experience of working for magazines and newspapers in more than 30 countries. He moved to the United States in 1998 from his native Sweden. He lives in Nebraska and is currently US correspondent for 11 Swedish magazines and a regular contributor to a wide variety of U.S. publications. Reach him at mike[at]photosource[dot]com.
Note that we don't include North American travelers because many of our members live in North America. Only travelers going abroad will be listed. Thanks
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Name: John Lander
Phone: +81-46-876-2454
Email: john[at]asiaimages[dot]net
dates#1: 11/23 - 11/29
destination#1: Kyoto
dates#2: 11/29 - 12/26
destination#2: Kamakura
dates#3: 12/26 - 1/10
destination#3: Manila
Comments: Following Manila, will be touring various destinations in the
Philippines: Cebu, Negros, Baguio to name a few. Will be glad to add
custom needs to shot lists...
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Name: Steve Lunetta
Email: Photos[at]pagetopage[dot]net
dates#1: Dec 5-8
destination#1: Cairo, egypt
dates#2: Dec 9-16
destination#2: Israel
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Name: Isabelle Le Penven
Phone: 0659306802
Email: ilp[at]laposte[dot]net
dates#1: all dec2009
destination#1: France
dates#2: jan2010-fev2010
destination#2: Germany, Spain & Italy
dates#3: mars2010-jun2010
destination#3: North Africa
Comments: From my unlimited World tour
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NATURE TRIPS -- "iFotoGuide: Arches" is the first in a series of digital guides for the iPhone providing nature photographers with a comprehensive resource for planning every
aspect of a photography trip. http://bit.ly/8r2uMs
PHOTOS OF SMALL KIDS. – Whether you join them at #251 or #453, you can count on the bloggers at 5 Photo Tips that we always need to go back to basics. Relearning them in Bite-size Morsels you’ll be able to digest them without that Thanksgiving dinner bloat!.
TAKEAWAY: There’s some bright new tips in here. It’s never too late to teach a new dog old tricks. http://5phototips.com/
LEARN FROM A PRO. – Greg Smith, Pulitzer prize-winning photographer, lays down the law, when it comes to starting out in the business of editorial photography. He pulls no punches, and throws in some great tips for bringing your work to the next level. SOURCE: PhotoShelter; Greg Smith http://tinyurl.com/thebusinessofphotos
DEELISHEEEEIIIIOUS ! -- Tips for Photographing Food - Miha Matei's photography makes you hungry, which is exactly what you want in a food photographer!
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=15748&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=3838
GROUNDED -- The airlines in-flight magazine EasyJet is withdrawing all copies of its in-flight magazine, easyJet Traveller, after a row erupted over a tasteless fashion shoot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.
http://www.newstatesman.com/2009/11/holocuast-memorial-easyjet-magazine
BOOK REVIEWERS NEEDED -- BeyondMegapixels each month receives many books to review and they have to turn away publishers due to resource issues or simply not having enough time to complete the review. If you are a writer and follow up on their request, send a copy of your review to us (info@photosource.com) and, if appropriate, we’ll publish it here
http://www.beyondmegapixels.com/2009/11/book-reviewers-needed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BeyondMegapixels+%28Beyond+Megapixels%29
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LOOK OFFICIAL when you are photographing in public. Wear a lapel name plate. Free catalog of name plates, decals, badges, and tags. Contact Oneida Nameplate Co., 1697 229th Avenue, Manchester, Iowa 52057
Call: 563-925-2586 Toll Free: 1-877-925-2586 Fax: 563-925-2585 E-mail: info[at]namepins[dot]com www.namepins.com
JUMP AHEAD by avoiding common marketing blunders. Success is sometimes called failure avoidance. Photobuyers can't be expected to point out the mistakes you might be repeating. Look for this column each month to provide you with a short cut to recognizing blunders to avoid. Refine your strategies for success. Whether you are starting out or starting over, you might recognize these pitfalls.
MAKE THE MATCH As much as your images are an art form, so is your marketing strategy. The process need not be cumbersome or terrifying if you understand the simple technique of making the right match: your work with the photobuyer's need. In other words, you match the direction, the way your photography is going with the publishing house(s) that are seeking your type, style, and subject matter of your photos. Once mastered, you can repeat the process over and over, gaining new buyers and shooting within the framework of subject matter that has great interest for you. and the publishing house(s) you have made the match with.
WHO? -- When Names Change to Anticipate the Future. APPLE dropped the word "computer" from its name in January 2007, soon after it introduced the iPhone. Likewise, Fuji Photo Film shortened its name to Fujifilm in 2006, when sales of its photography products slipped to less than one-third of total revenue. These moves symbolize fundamental shifts in how these companies see themselves and how others perceive them.
http://bit.ly/67Jvpi
TAKEAWAY: No longer does your ‘mark of trade’ need to describe what you do. Pepsi and Coke recognized this way back. Brand-building is more important these days. Witness Yahoo!, Google, BING. CORBIS
OPINION -- Microstock Creates New Markets? - No, It Devastates Existing Ones. http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/2009/11/microstock-creates-new-markets-no-it.html
TAKEAWAY: Hold on. People Buy Where Talent Lies. The businessperson/photographer asks, “Should I under-price or over-sell ? The protectionists may complain but the world will move on without them.
SIGN HERE -- Get It In Writing. A poorly drafted written agreement is worth little more than the verbal contract, and in some cases, even less. http://www.digitalphotopro.com/business/get-it-in-writing.html
GETTING NOTICED -- Online Photography Portfolios: Answering Your Questions - Wayne Ford answers a few of the most common questions following his column on Online Photography Portfolios.
http://rising.blackstar.com/online-photography-portfolios-answering-your-questions.html
TAKEAWAY: Ultimate traffic to your site comes from the “Twin Approach”, which is a combination of both a website and a blog.
WORKING AT HOME? Be prepared.
Click on this enlightening VIDEO here:
http://www.photosource.com/video/homework
How do you choose a specialized subject for the topic of your blog or website?
Brian Yarvin comments on a question about choosing a highly specific niche. Who knows, since many publishing firms are always in need of this subject, maybe it would be a good start.
And by the way, maybe you have several interest areas...You can establish several topics, -each in separate blogs --. Check it out.
How Microstock is Ripping Photographers Off
by Sidonsphotography.
Background: I hold a few photographs at Microstock agencies, probably around 8 photographs at each of them. Why so few? Well really because I have no intention of making money that way, and mostly what I use them for is getting free images for slide shows and presentations (I make enough off the 8 to pay for my image purchasing appetite). The only stuff I put up there is the photos I'm not too proud of.
The Ripping Off Part: I was searching for my web site's name on the Internet and found one of my images for sale at an agency I'd never heard of for $80 per download. Hmmm...no business relationship....hmmm....Houston we have a problem. I knew they had obtained the image from one of the Microstock sites, but there is no provision in the RF rights for selling the sales rights to the photo. I contacted this company.
The company informed me that they were a re-seller for one of the Microstock sites. In other words, every time they sold that photo for $80, the Microstock site was notified and provided me with my paltry $1. You gotta be kidding me....nope. That is what's happening, and if you read the fine print on your contracts with these devils they are working totally within their rights to do so.
Here's another kicker for you...the photo that they were selling was from an account that I had actually closed with the Microstock site.
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/ripping.html
The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
START WITH A GOOD CAMERA -- A reassuring point he makes early on is that you don't have to break the bank on expensive gear to shoot great photos. He offers great advise and timely tips on how to prioritize your budget (lion's share to the lens). I also liked his philosophy of "getting it right in the camera." No matter how sophisticated your software and post-production skills, if the image doesn't possess certain qualities coming out of the camera (i.e.: sharp focus), it's impossible to rehabilitate later. SOURCE: FCEtier
http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-the-digital-photography-book3/
SLIM BUDGET -- To save money, Playboy Magazine is outsourcing. It announced that it would outsource most operations of its magazine to American Media Inc. with a goal of restoring its profitability. “By joining forces with American Media, we will be able to significantly reduce our cost structure and leverage the economies of scale related to manufacturing, distribution and marketing that are available to this large, multi-title publisher,” PEI chief executive officer Scott Flanders said by 2011. SOURCE: MEDIA WEEK ; Lucia Moses
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/photo-news/editorial/e3ia7f0e1dcab3176849c97e20500909cc7
TAKEAWAY: To save money, it appears they have already exhausted their budget for garments.
WRONG PHOTO? -- Keith Ellison is a pretty safe bet to win his Minnesota district in 2010, but as of this week he officially has a challenger: Minneapolis lawyer Lynne Torgerson. But judging by the main photo on her Web site, it's unclear if Torgerson is ready to give up the law just yet. Beneath a "Torgerson for Congress" banner is a photo of Torgeson in front of ... the Supreme Court. http://bit.ly/4Dqgkw
TAKEAWAY: With the unbridled availability of stock photos, (and amateur researchers who know little about photo research) we’re going to see more mistakes like this. The picture behind the politician is the Supreme Court building,…not the Senate or House of Representatives. (Unless Ms. Torgerson is running for the Supreme Court!)
Why didn’t the editor buy my photo?
Ever ask that question?
Marketable photos are different
from ordinary photos you’ve been making.
Learn the right way here.
DON’T PEEP! -- Photography of secret police documents to be curbed (UK).
Britain's anti-terrorism chief, Bob Quick, stepped down after he was photographed
arriving in Downing Street holding sensitive documents relating to an anti-terrorism
operation. 'Some sensitive operational details about the investigation were visible
in press photographs and television footage taken of his arrival,' said Carlile who
added that the incident 'directly affected' the subsequent anti-terror arrests.
http://bit.ly/8S7KhV
DECEMBER 7th -- Pearal Harbor attack, Hawaii. (VIDEO) Here's an interesting story. Can you figure it out?
ANCIENT EVIDENCE -- Aerial photography detective mission not over yet The mission to analyze thousands of never-before-seen aerial reconnaissance photos that were used to help Britain's military during wartime may yet turn up more amazing discoveries, say researchers. http://bit.ly/8amG44
TIMES ARE NOT A-CHANGIN’ -- Bob Dylan makes another comeback with a little help from Ilford Photo. A film roll containing photographs of Bob Dylan has been unearthed and developed forthe first time 31 years after it was exposed, thanks to UK based Ilford Photo. The pictures demonstrate the capacity of old film technology to store images perfectly, giving rise to the question of whether digital pictures will last this long. http://bit.ly/57E2oi
GOTTA START SOMEWHERE – Talenthouse, a Web site that gives the entertainment and business world access to a bastion of creative talent. It’s a veritable blend of crowd sourcing and social network marketing, with contests and collaborations covering the fields of photography, music, film, fashion, writing and graphic design.
TAKEAWAY: If you like working for free, check this site out. You just might hit it big. http://tinyurl.com/talenthouselink
TWIT ON TWITTER? – Cathy, across the cubicle wall from you and any number of colleagues are taking to social gathering spaces. Can we be trusted to behave like professionals in a place offering so much anonymity?
TAKEAWAY: Maybe it seems like no one is watching. But they are. http://tinyurl.com/twitontwitter
GOOD INVESTMENTS. -- How to buy the greats like Weston and Stieglitz for as little as $10,000. THAT $30 MILLION REMBRANDT HEADED for the auction block may be out of your reach, but don't rule out all lionized artists. In photography, specifically, pieces by the great names of the field can be surprisingly affordable. http://bit.ly/5ly9si
"The How To Market Your Photos" eCourse produced by Rohn Engh, of my own state of Wisconsin, is an excellent way for stock photographers -both pros and amateurs-, to brush up on their marketing skills when it comes to learning what's going on in stock photography today. The audio-visual CD format is an excellent choice cause it is so much more engaging than a written format. I also valued the interview portions with other industry experts, as well as the use of photos to illustrate certain points. I think that people who purchase this course will feel their money has been well-spent!
- Patti Blair, Photographer, Milwaukee WI USA
ORDINARY? -- Demi Moore's 'photoshopped' W cover: is it really her body?
Demi Moore's W cover has hit the news again after bloggers claimed her 'photoshopped' body actually belongs to catwalk model Anja Rubik. Fashion observers have pointed out the remarkable similarity between the magazine image and photographs of Rubik wearing the same Balmain corset dress on the runway in Paris earlier this year. A spokesman for W said that the magazine "did not do anything unusual or out of the ordinary on Demi Moore for the photo on the cover of W. Demi is an extraordinarily beautiful woman and we feel our cover reflects that."
SOURCE: The TELEGRAPH (UK) By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6651870/Demi-Moores-photoshopped-W-cover-is-it-really-her-body.html
Colorado Photo Contest:
Images now being accepted
All images must have been shot in Colorado.
For complete rules, visit www.coloradoan.com/xpc
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20091201/ENTERTAINMENT06/91201020/%3Cb%3E+December+Xplore+Photo+Contest%3C/b%3E+Images+now+being+accepted
IS DIGITAL EASY? -- Even my dog could take that picture. Athena Lonsdale holds a picture of Cyrus, her dog photographer, on Tuesday at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography Gallery where she is mounting a show of her and Cyrus’ work. Cyrus, who died in September, was taught by Lonsdale, a professional photographer, to make pictures by hitting the shutter of a camera, and became somewhat famous in the process.
TAKEAWAY: Here’s a reminder of two things: In the last century, heavy emphasis was on the equipment. “depth of field, lens size, film development” and all that stuff. . Today, the photographer can spend more time on more important elements like, “What kind of story am I going to tell with this picture.?” SOURCE: Missoulian; Vince Devlin, Photo TOM BAUER/
http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_fcb81e56-df07-11de-b63c-001cc4c03286.html
- Francis Bacon {1561-1626 English Philosopher}
1893: December 12th; the first aerial photography patent was awarded to Cornele Berrien Adams for his "photogrammetry" method, which is a photo of the same tract taken from different points to obtain a topographic effect.
Charis Wilson dies at 95; model, muse and last wife of photographer Edward Weston. Wilson was deeply involved in Weston's career and influenced his work. She also was the author of several books, including, with her husband, 'California and the West.' http://bit.ly/54JKnk
29 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
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Reminiscences:
It's A Small World
by Rohn Engh
The world is getting smaller, and this story proves it.
In 1957, my wife, Jeri, who was on her way to attend her junior year of college at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, landed in London on the ocean liner the Queen Elizabeth. American students on board were greeted by British students who had volunteered to help the "Yanks" with their baggage and connecting trains to other parts of the British Isles.
Peter Johnston, a University of London student, introduced himself to Jeri, showed her London, and got her on the train to St. Andrews. They struck up a pen pal friendship. Thirty years later, when we visited him and his French wife, Clementine, in their home in Central England, I learned that Peter was a commercial pilot during the 60s and had flown out of the African town, Niamey, on the Niger River.
Niamey, then French West Africa, was familiar to me. A young German friend, Rudi Thurau, and I put in to the river port in 1957 after building a raft out of palm trees and gasoline drums and hooking it up to our motor scooter. Our trip ended halfway down river when I fell from a cliff while photographing, suffering a broken arm and internal injuries. I was released from the Niamey hospital shortly before Christmas, and wired my parents for passage to fly home.
When my parent's money was delayed, I got anxious and audacious. I approached the head of Texaco Petroleum in Niamey, a Mr. Locatelli, explaining my situation in French and asked to borrow $500. "I'd ike to be home for Christmas," I said.
We were strangers, but Monsieur Locatelli had heard about our attempt to raft down the Niger River, and how it had ended in a near-fatal accident. He was pensive for a long time, then pulled out his desk drawer and wrote out a check for the equivalent of $500 in French West African Francs. I bought my ticket to the USA.
On December 23rd, the money finally arrived from my parents. I paid Mr. Locatelli back, thanked him heartily and spent Christmas 1957 with my family in my home town, Ocean City, Maryland.
The following December 28th 1958, the Saturday Evening Post published 12 photos and my story of that ill-fated trip across the Sahara desert and down the Niger River.
Jeri, on her Christmas/New Year's vacation from her senior year in college, read the article, wrote to me. We arranged to meet and were married a year later!
But the story doesn't end there.
This past holiday, Peter Johnston and his wife, Clementine visited our farm from their current home on the west coast of France. It's a fishing village called Quimper.
Peter brought up the story about the fellow from Niamey who lent me $500. "Let me tell you something strange, "Peter said. "While visiting our local physician in Quimper, I just learned recently that my doctor, here in France, grew up in Niamey, West Africa."
"That's a coincidence," I said.
"I asked him what his father did in Niamey and he said he was the head of Texaco,", Peter said. "I asked him if his father ever mentioned the young adventurers who came through Niamey on their palm log raft hooked up to a motor scooter. "
'Sure did,' he said. 'That story is a legend in Niamey. And I often wondered if it were true...that my dad loaned a complete stranger from a foreign country $500. My father was no one to throw money away. I could never figure it out. He has since passed away, but always told that story around Christmas. I often wondered what happened to that American.'
"Well, guess what," Peter said to the physician. "My wife, Clementine and I are flying off tomorrow to visit Rohn and his wife, Jeri, in Wisconsin, USA. We'll wish him a Merry Christmas for you!"
I guess this really is a small world, huh?
(To view larger image, click on picture)
Rohn Engh, is publisher of PhotoStockNOTES. www.photosource.com
23 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
...PhotoStockNOTES will be on vacation next issue.
All good wishes for a happy holiday!
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PHOTOGRAPH WHAT MOVES YOU, THE DOLLARS WILL COME
Get On The Ball
I have a friend who loves photography, She also loves to play ping-pong, or as she calls it, table tennis.
It's a joy to watch her matches. She destroys her opponents (usually men) with an entertaining combination of ferocity and grace.
When she's not playing at her sport, she's photographing. The results are usually beautiful landscapes and rural scenics.
I once asked her if she ever sold her work.
"I've tried, but no dice. If I could just make a few sales, I could pay for my photography habit," she grumbled.
"But you can make sales, many sales," I said. “ Your roadblock is that you are putting your energy in the wrong direction."
"You mean I should stop my table tennis and concentrate more on my photography?"
"No, you should concentrate more on what you love doing most, - your table tennis. There are few photographers who understand the particulars of table tennis. You are one of them. At this moment, there are photobuyers looking for authentic pictures of table tennis."
"How do I find these buyers?" She asked.
"Photo editors look for table tennis pictures two ways: sometimes and always," I said. "The ‘sometime’ buyer is producing a textbook, brochure, DVD, video training, encyclopedia, etc. They might need a table tennis picture only once a year, or once a lifetime.
“The 'always' buyer is the photo editor who works for a special interest magazine, pr agency, or corporate publication that has table tennis as its focus."
"I know several of those," she said. "I never thought of supplying them with pictures."
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/theball.html
23 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Are you letting $$$ mysteriously slip away without knowing? Don’t operate your business blind folded. Our newest report by Mikael Karlsson shows you where you are losing out when it comes to cameras, software, office equipment, telephone, taxes and more.
Financial
One of the most well-known talk radio hosts on financial matters is Dave Ramsey. His mantra is always the same. Don't go into debt. If you can't afford to buy something without going into debt simply don't do it.
While this makes a lot of sense it's not always practical, especially for those of us who are running a business. Keeping up with demands from customers you'll sometimes find that you need to invest in new equipment before you can pay cash. There's also always the risk of technology and equipment simply breaking down and needing immediate replacement.
1. Protect Yourself
Insurance for your equipment is a very important part of being, and staying, in business. You shouldn't have too much and you shouldn't have too little. Too much will make you have to pay more than you need to and too little will leave you high and dry if you ever need to make a claim. There are specialized insurance companies, like Hill & Usher, that can offer you a tailor-made solution that will fit your specific needs.
I recommend separate business insurance. Yes, it can be a lot cheaper to get a rider, also known as an Inland Marine policy, on your homeowners or renters insurance. But, understand that if you have a claim, your insurance company might deem you a high-risk and drop your insurance. If they drop you it will be both hard and expensive to get a new company to insure you.
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/mysteriously.html
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Note that we don't include North American travelers because many of our members live in North America. Only travelers going abroad will be listed. Thanks
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Email rheaginger23[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
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Comments: Email is best way of contact
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Travelwriter Marketletter
for writers and photojournalists.
Travelwriter Marketletter is a monthly publication available online
( http://www.travelwriterml.com ) and in hard copy format. Travelwriter Marketletter is in its 29th year.
If you’re a travel writer or photographer, TWM tells you about new markets, pay scales, editors, specs and trips.
Contact Mimi Backhausen Phone: 571/214-9086
Fax: 208-988-7672 mimi[at]travelwriterml[dot]com
If you're a photographer, TWML will provide you with contact info about photobuyers.
If you’re in travel PR, TWML tells you which publications are likely targets.
If you’re a travel editor, TWML tells you about trips, and about your competitors.
If you’re a photo researcher TWML will direct you to travel photographers.
If you’re in travel PR, TWML tells you which publications are likely targets.
If you’re a travel editor, TWML tells you about trips, and about your competitors.
If you’re a photo researcher TWML will direct you to travel photographers.
mimi[at]travelwriterml[dot]com Request a sample copy of TWML: 571-214- 9086 (Mention PhotoStockNOTES)
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
BRRRRR -- Tips on basic digital camera and DSLR cold weather photography . Now that the cold weather has settled upon us, there are a few things you should remember when venturing outdoors with your camera this winter. They may mean the difference between elation and frustration. http://www.examiner.com/x-32308-Portland-Photography-Examiner~y2009m12d16-Tips-on-basic-digital-camera-and-DSLR-cold-weather-photography
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
For newcomers only...
Need to find markets for your areas of photography?
Most entry-level stock photographers make the mistake (like most beginners in any creative field) of creating first…and then trying to find a market for their product. It’s a recipe for disaster.
If you reverse it (find the market--then create), you’ll be successful. (I.e. find the markets that focus on the subject areas that you like to photograph.)
Thanks to the Internet, you can easily find what markets are out there waiting for your special interest pictures.
Go to a search engine such as Google and type in the name of your category of pictures (let’s use “childhood education” as an example), a space, the magazine, a space and then “guidelines” (three phrases).
The results are interesting: 733,000 for childhood education-oriented periodicals. Granted, search engines are not perfect, but if only one-tenth of those periodicals and publishing houses turn out to be markets for your area of specialization, you need look no further for buyers for your photography.
This system works for any category of specialization you might have. -
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Learn from the Pros. Here's a quick lesson on how to bring your photos up to the "marketable level."
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
GIVE NOT TAKE – Help-Portrait Movement Unites Communities Worldwide – The world stood still as photographers worldwide united in a photography movement called Help-Portrait, which gave more than 40,000 individuals portraits to treasure for a lifetime. More than 8300 photographers and volunteers participated in 715 locations in 42 countries. http://www.facebook.com/helpportrait Takeaway: Don’t just take pictures; Give them.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/helpportrait/prweb3365464.htm
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
ADVENTURE PIX – Grand Opening -- Extreme Nature Photography Adventure Gear Store.
ForestWander Nature Photography, the world wide source for royalty free quality stock nature pictures, has partnered with hundreds of affiliates to offer thousands of extreme nature photography adventure gear products. http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20091217/bs_prweb/prweb3338054
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
EDUCATED GUESSING -- Assessing Shoot Profitability with LookStat's New Collections Function - Dreamstime has an extremely useful function where contributors can see the total earnings from all the photos in a lightbox (only their own photos, of course). Now LookStat, has introduced 'collections' which does the same thing across multiple agencies. Lee Torrens created collections at LookStat for 31 of his shoots. As you would expect some show high earnings and others are disappointing.
http://www.microstockdiaries.com/assessing-shoot-profitability-with-lookstats-new-collections-function.html
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
PAPER NOSTALGIA – Popular Photography Magazine - In an era where newspapers and magazines are quickly being replaced by digital media and websites, the author holds onto physical, printed-on-paper, hold-in-my-hands magazine with fondness and a little bit of nostalgia for simpler times. http://www.beyondmegapixels.com/2009/12/review-popular-photography-magazine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BeyondMegapixels+%28Beyond+Megapixels%29
NEW WAVE -- Tablet-ready publications. PopSci publisher demos tablet-friendly magazines. Popular Science publisher Bonnier and the design group Berg today showed Mag+, a new magazine concept designed for an expected wave of tablets from Apple and others (video below). The approach would take advantage of both a touchscreen and an Internet connection to provide a more modern experience: articles would be continuous scrolls rather than pages and would need only a swipe to one side to change articles entirely.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/12/17/mag.plus.concept.made.for.touch.sharing/
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
This 102-page, information-packed book contains more than 50 practical tips and recommendations so you can start saving money and enjoy your time in Mexico right from the start!
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22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
How to Buy a Digital Camera
If you're new to using a digital camera , here are a few tips to keep in
mind:
· Consider the amount of megapixels. Generally the more megapixels you have, the better the quality of your image. This is especially important if you want to make enlargements. The reality is that a 3 megapixel camera will do the job for an 8x10 print, assuming that the optics, processor and firmware are of good quality. If you're printing at 11x14, a 6 megapixel camera will do the job, again, assuming the optics, processor and firmware are of good
quality. I
It's not necessary to spend a lot of money for a camera with 10
megapixels or more. Shooting at that image size will eat up a lot of disk
space quickly. Unless you're shooting for a high-end result, such as stock
photography, the higher megapixel count isn't necessary.
· Buy a camera with an optical zoom as this produces the best picture quality. While digital zoom is available, it reduces the size of your image (and resolution). If you want to create a digital zoom, you can easily do so after the fact using image editing software.
· Make sure that the camera uses removable memory cards. You don't want to get stuck with a fixed amount of memory.
· Make sure the camera has a large LCD and rangefinder option. In addition, make sure the LCD doesn't wash out in the bright glare of sunlight).
· Consider the size of your camera and that it fits comfortably in your hands. If it's too small you run the risk of dropping it.
· Make sure your computer can match the system requirements of the camera. If in doubt, check your computer manual for more information.
· Consider purchasing two cameras, one a point-and-shoot that fits in your pocket, the other, a higher quality camera (DSLR) with interchangeable lenses and a high quality chip for studio and location photography. DSLR cameras also perform better in low light situations. This is one area where point-and-shoot cameras don't fare very well.
· Make sure that the camera has an optical viewfinder. LCD's don't display well in sunlight and they consume batttery power quickly.
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Nathan Segal, from Victoria, BC, Canada, is a writer/photographer who has also been active as a digital artist for well over a decade. For the past 9+ years, he has written numerous articles for computer and photographic magazines and has provided his own illustrations and photographs for the articles. His articles have covered : software reviews, tutorials, computer tips and tricks, profiles and investigative reporting. visualartist49[at]gmail[dot]com; 1 408 844-4851
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22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Q&A -- How To Get (Or Give) Permission to Use a Copyrighted Work. http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=951
BOOK BURN -- French Court Finds Google Guilty of Copyright Infringement.
A French court has found Google guilty of copyright infringement for its ongoing efforts to scan books and put the content online.
The court imposed $430,000 in damages against the online behemoth and ordered it to remove online extracts of books published by French publisher La Martiničre. The court also imposed a daily fine of $14,300, effective until Google pulls La Martiničre extracts from its search results.
Though the French ruling applies only to France and only to a single publisher, it could provide a legal precedent for Google's increasingly controversial book scanning practice. Google began scanning books from US-based libraries five years ago and has now scanned about 10 million volumes; only 2 million of those books were scanned with the explicit consent of publishers, and about 2 million are no longer under copyright. SOURCE: Paul Thurrott
http://windowsitpro.com/mobile/pda/Article.cfm?ArticleID=103335&News=1
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
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22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
AT LAST -- Scotland Yard warns police officers over photography concerns (UK) John Yates, the assistant commissioner for specialist operations, advocated a "commonsense" approach and reminded officers there were no laws to stop people photographing buildings.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/15/yates-police-terrorism-powers-photography
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
AVOIDING TAXES -- Expert Advice on Taxes - Tips for Reducing Your Taxes . SOURCE: www.pdnonline.com. CPA Robyn Cohn
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/features/pdn-online/e3i96949e983b3a97e2f678ced056cac9c2
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
MORE IMAGING – The World's First "Office Photography Machine" Now Shipping. Taking its name from "facsimile", Photosimile 5000 is the next generation imaging device for the office.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1261150017.html
SPEEDING BIRD -- High-speed photography captures hummingbirds in mid-flight. Photographer Pat Hunt managed to effectively snap the wings and highlight their extraordinary detail by using high-speed lights, which flash for 1/25,000 of a second.
http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-10823.html
WEBSITE SOLUTION - For conducting business on the web and giving you the ability to "make money while you sleep," there are a number of excellent options for pros.
http://www.digitalphotopro.com/business/your-total-website-solution.html17
AFTER DARK -- Old and Busted: Tilt-Shift Photography; New Hotness: Light Trail Photography. Light trail photography is relatively easy to do, and can produce professional-quality images of night scenes that most travelers don't even bother to shoot. http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/12/19/125512/99/travel/Old+and+Busted%3A+Tilt-Shift+Photography%3B+New+Hotness%3A+Light+Trail+Photography
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
BIG CHANGE -- How social media changed our lives in 2009 – This years biggest social media stories of 2009: 1) Twitter valuation at $1 billion, 2) Facebook buys FriendFeed, 3) EA acquires Playfish for $275 million, 4) Zynga worth $1 billion, 5) MySpace acquires iLike for $20 million, 6) MOL acquires Friendster, 7) Citizen Journalism, 8) The Rise of Augmented Reality, 9) Google + Bing go real-time, 10) US Government 2.0 Takeaway: It would behoove you to be familiar with these new stories – we’re(journalism) in an informational revolution.
http://vator.tv/news/show/2009-12-14-top-ten-biggest-social-media-stories-of-2009
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
DOLLAR TOOLS -- Eye on Image-Making: Financial Planning, Financial-planning tools that should be part of your business plan are the profit/loss forecast and the cash-flow projection. Let's see what these tools help you accomplish and how they differ.
http://rising.blackstar.com/eye-on-image-making-financial-planning-part-2.html
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
"The PhotoSourceFolio looks great! Thanks for your efforts."
- Kenneth P Pagel, Photographer, Greenfield WI
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Coming in 2010...
Showcase a recent sale of one of your photos !
Beginning the first of the year, we will save this spot for stock photographers who have recently made a sale to a magazine, book publisher, website etc.* and wish to showcase it.
Send us a jpeg (70 dpi or so) medium size
and we'll show it here.
*Also email us a picture of you, too.(optional, but preferred)
Here are the requisites:
-Your name,city,state\province
- Company name
- Your website or blog address in case you want persons to contact you.
- If you want to make a comment about your image, such as circumstances about making the picture or selling it, include a text message along with your email (no more than 200 words).
-Your photo along with a note that it's o.k. to use your photo for this purpose.
-The name of the publication, website, etc. where the photo was published.
-Send to: info[at]photosource[dot]com attn: Bruce Swenson (1 800 624 0266)
*When possible, send us a picture that shows your photo in the actual layout of the publication or website or other use...
We reserve the right
to select which photo
entries we can use.
to select which photo
entries we can use.
When are we starting this? January 1st.
Rohn Engh
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
NOTE: It’s up to you if you want to enter any of the contests we list on this page. It’s well known that some photo contest sponsors ask for free commercial use of the winning entries (or sometimes all of the entries!). You don’t have to guess who the winner of that contest is. Don’t give up any of your rights. If your photo is good enough to win a national contest, it’s good enough to earn many dollars for you in the future. So, enter photo contests keeping this in mind.
The World Press Photographers
CONTEST
Deadline January 14th
http://www.worldpressphoto.org
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
UPSTART -- Schuss! At 94, Mammoth Mountain resort founder is shooting the slopes (with a camera). "Photography has made a young man out of Dave again," said Roma McCoy, his wife of 68 years. "He's creating new memories, not dwelling on old ones. I love it."
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-out-there15-2009dec15,0,1634933.story?track=rss
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
BETTER THAN HIEROGLYPHICS -- When the Caption Counts As Much As the Picture - If Pictory is anything to go by, it's clear that captions that include the photographer's story and add new meaning to the picture also make it more attractive, more interesting - and perhaps even more likely to sell.
http://blogs.photopreneur.com/when-the-caption-counts-as-much-as-the-picture?tm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotopreneurBlog+%28Photopreneur+Blog%29
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
"You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you. If you don't have that kind of feeling for what it is you are doing, you'll stop at the first giant hurdle." -- George Lucas (Creator of Star Wars)
22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
December 15th, 1839 – Celestial Photograph (first ever) was a daguerreotype of the moon taken by John William Draper, professor of chemistry at New York University, New York City. He exposed the plate 20 minutes. The image was one inch in diameter.
December 18th, 1879 – Photograph taken by incandescent electric light: The first known is a portrait of Charles Batchelor, made in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
16 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
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Thanks for your support !
No More Telephone
Collection Calls
Have you ever received a harassing telephone call from a bill collector? Assuming you are a struggling editorial stock photographer, attempting to keep the wolves from the door by paying your debts and credit card bills on time…
… and assuming you are making your best effort to keep your credit rating intact, here’s some information that might relieve you. After all, as editorial stock photographers, we want to put our energies to taking and marketing pictures, not battling the bill collectors.
I vividly remember the early days of my photography career when the “Incoming” box on my desk was filled, not with income, but with bills. If you’re now experiencing the same, take heart, the darkest hour is always the one just before sunrise.
Along with the exciting gratification of producing your photos, you have the demanding challenge of learning the marketing ropes. Also, it helps to consider the task of keeping ahead of the bill collectors, an equally adventurous aspect of your business.
You’re not alone. In times past, many a noted composer, writer, artist, or musician has been known to work feverishly on a composition or work of art in order to meet pressing debts. Dostoevsky, for example in 1879-80, wrote monthly installments of his now famous novel, “The Brothers Karamazov,” to appease the bill collectors. Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” to be able to pay for his mother’s funeral.
It is not only unethical, but in many cases illegal,
for bill collectors or their representatives to
harass you with phone calls. Most bill collectors
are ethical, and it’s the exceptional, overzealous
representative from the bill collection profession
that puts a bad light on the rest of them. Some
of their techniques are in violation of both criminal
statutes as well as telephone company
applicable tariffs. Be alert.
for bill collectors or their representatives to
harass you with phone calls. Most bill collectors
are ethical, and it’s the exceptional, overzealous
representative from the bill collection profession
that puts a bad light on the rest of them. Some
of their techniques are in violation of both criminal
statutes as well as telephone company
applicable tariffs. Be alert.
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/phone.html
16 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
CLEAN -- Tips for Keeping Your Camera Clean - Even if you don't live in the desert it's hard to keep your camera clean.
http://www.beyondmegapixels.com/2009/12/tips-for-keeping-your-camera-clean/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BeyondMegapixels+%28Beyond+Megapixels%29
PASSWORD PLEASE -- Protect your passwords, notes and serial numbers - Although not 100% photography related, this applies to pretty much all computer users. How do you store your important information? Where do you keep your passwords? What about serial numbers? For Mac users the best solution is only a click and $40 away, 1Password http://scottwyden.com/protect-your-passwords-notes-and-serial-numbers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scottwyden+%28Scott+Wyden+Imagery%29
KNOCK-KNOCK -- Ask the Photo Business Coach: To Cold Call or Not to Cold Call? - Beate Chelette answers the following question and if so, how should I go about it? Video Blog Posts http://rising.blackstar.com/ask-the-photo-business-coach-to-cold-call-or-not-to-cold-call.html
TAKEAWAY: This is good if you are a service photographer. But service photographers rarely read this blog. I like to always say, “The commercial photography workshop is over in Room 17..” It’s a way of orienting photographers that your editorial stock photography marketing approach is 180 degrees the opposite than the commercial service photographer’s. Don’t mix the two. Photo editors stand over a wastebasket when they read their incoming mail. They also use sophisticated screening methods for incoming phone calls and knock-knock visits.
Your visitors (online) should be coming to you, not the reverse. Why? Because your use of keywords on your website or blog have matched exactly what they are seeking through their search methods.
16 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Lifephoto.com the 1st to share full albums on Facebook – Have you seen a great photo on Facebook, but couldn’t access the full album? Lifephoto.com, an online digital photo gift store and photo sharing site, has added two new features that make photo sharing even easier for consumers. 1) a Photo Sharing Book Previewer can now be posted and shared on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites and 2) It has redesigned its personal photo galleries for registered users. Let’s hope the others follow suit! http://tinyurl.com/lifephotofacebook
TALKIES -- FotoTV Releases Internet News Show about Photography – The goods: News clips, events, interviews, exhibitions, portfolios, surf tips, and over 600 videos. Seemingly, every other industry has a specialized new show – now it’s our turn. For those of you preferring a download, the show is also available as a podcast. http://tinyurl.com/fototvshow
WHO AM I? -- Photographers should carry identification - In a statement released to
Amateur Photographer this afternoon, City of London Police said:
'Photographers should carry identification where possible and be prepared to
answer questions about why they are taking photographs, if they are asked.'
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Police_Photographers_should_carry_identification_news_292902.html
16 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
"A penny saved is a penny earned" Benjamin Franklin was famous for saying.
Mikael Karlsson is developing a "Savings Guide" for stock photographers. In the coming months, we're going to feature some articles from his bank of saving tips. This week the subject is "Growing Your Business".
Marketing
In times of financial and economical hardship one of the most common mistakes many business-owners make is to severely cut down on marketing. Without marketing you will not reach new customers and clients and sales will stagnate. Reaching new sources of income is crucial to grow any business, no matter how big, or small, the business or the customer base is.
Traditional marketing to reach editorial stock photography buyers consists of:
- postcards of all sizes
- promotional flyers
- and even printed catalogs in full color.
Needless to say both printing and mailing of these cost a lot of money.
A Web Site
If you don't have a web site, consider building one soon. It's a productive marketing tool and a great way to show off your photographs at a very reasonable price. There are free websites available, but these usually carry advertising or attach your free site to their main site as a sub-directory. Avoid these. They send a signal to photobuyers that you are at the entry level with your stock photography.
When starting out, your website doesn’t have to be intricate or large.
It can be simple, as long as it’s functional and updated often. Be sure to include prominent keywords in your source code to attract both search engines and potential clients who are looking for your specialty in stock photography.
I personally have a large web site with over 2,000 photos on-line. The reason is that many of the researchers I work with need to have a large selection of images and an easy way to access photos and forward them on to the authors and editors they work with.
Even though my photo gallery’s elaborate and large, the rest of my site is simple, very fast to load and easy to update. If you want to have a look, you can find my website at www.arrestingimages.com
Keeping up with the marketing and staying on the radar of photobuyers is vital to the survival of your business. Here are some ideas that will aid you in doing just that.
1. Tighten up your marketing list
If you send out 250 oversized postcards and you get 50 returned to you because of a wrong address, a company no longer in business, personnel changes, etc., you're still paying to mail those 20 percent of postcards that never reach their destination. Oversized postcards cost the same as a first-class letter. Currently $0.44 per postcard. 50 times $0.44 is $22. Since the total cost for mailing 250 postcards is $110, $22 is a large chunk to add to your cost.
In just five mailings you would be able to get one extra mailing out there with the postage savings by tightening up and updating your mailing list.
2. Print your postcards professionally
Printing 500 normal size postcards will set you back somewhere around $100 plus shipping and local taxes. If you compare this to printing your own you'll see that you can really save money by having the cards printed by a professional. If you print your own you have to weigh in cost of the card stock, cost of printer ink and wear and tear on your printer.
I outsource batches of 500 to 1,000 postcards three to five times per year. Each batch features a different full-color photo of mine.
Lately I have been experimenting with huge over-sized postcards and for me the adde d costs in printing and postage has been well worth it. There are a number of on-line printing services available and almost all of them offer coupons, rebates, discounts or other incentives. Personally I can recommend Modern Postcard and Vista Print. Both companies have delivered high-quality cards repeatedly to me over the years at a great price.
The only time when it doesn't make sense to print your cards professionally is when you operate with a very short mailing list. If you have fewer than 100 individuals on your mailing list, printing your own cards would make sense. My list is roughly 250 people, so a batch of 500 cards will cover two mailings. I rotate the batches so I don't send the same postcard too often.
3. Start A Blog
Marketing is about being visible. Having a blog that you link to from your website can be a great marketing tool. Promote it to your clients as yet another way for them to keep up with what you're doing; recent additions of photos to your files, upcoming photo-shoots etc.
Blog services such as Blogger, WordPress and others are typically free. Easy to set up and easy to get going. Be sure to post your best entries on your social networking accounts, Twitter, FaceBook, etc.
It takes a little initial effort to get your blog up and running. The trick with blogs is to keep updating and update often. The other trick is to keep it interesting and relevant. Keep to business related posts. Use key words in your posts that the search engines will pick up. This will result in a higher rank in Google and other search engine searches. This will result if free advertising for you.
Take advantage of the ease of adding photos to your posts. Use alt tags with your photos that will serve as keywords for you.
Once you start getting visitors you'll get feedback as to what people are reading. Use the free Google Analytics software to evaluate the productivity of your blog. This will give you insight of what works for your audience.
If you want to post things of a personal nature, please consider getting a separate blog for that. Some folks can find a great balance between personal and business related posts. For me personally, and my day-to-day situation, I can't think of a single thing in my personal life that would even slightly interest the photobuyers I regularly work with.
4. E-mail marketing
A good alternative to mailing postcards is to market through e-mail if your clients and photobuyers are open to it. It’s free. There are a number of services that will assist you in sending professional looking e-mails with opt out options and much more.
Constant Contact is one example and they offer a trial period free of charge so you can try it out and make sure it works for you and the folks you market to before you decide.
You certainly can rely on simply sending e-mails out from your own computer without subscribing to a service like that offered by Constant Contact and similar providers. Keep the e-mails simple and to the point.
Avoid animations at all cost. Use photographs but understand file sizes and how long it takes the recipients to download and open your e-mail messages. Consider sending your emails to photobuyers in both text and HTML format.
Remember to add a link to your blog and web site where visitors can sign up for your e-mail promotions and updates.
5. Spend a day at the library and bookstore
Constantly building and adding to your mailing list is a great way to expand your business. Buying address lists is very expensive and often the targeting leaves much to be desired. The good news is that you can easily build your own mailing list for zero dollars.
Spend a day at your local library and favorite bookstore. Browse books and magazines that cover the topic(s) that you specialize in. Write the titles and any contact information you can find down.
Use your computer to search Google or your favorite Internet search engine to find contact information you couldn't locate previously. If you don't have access to a computer or the Internet, your library is very likely to offer free access.
Search for new contacts and look through previous issues and publications to see what they have used in the past. This will assist you in tailoring your marketing exactly to the type of photographs individual photobuyers have a need for. As with any marketing effort the more you know about your target audience and their needs, the more successful your marketing will be.
6. The Internet
The Internet is another wealth of information about magazines, book publishers, journals, web sites etc. that might be interested in using your photographs. You can use this free service to find out who is looking for you and your photos at this moment. In the search bar of a search engine like Google, type in the words:
Publisher guidelines book magazine _________________ .
Where you see the “blank” above, fill it in with your particular specialty(s) in stock photography. You’ll find on the first two pages (20 entries) of the search, potential markets you never heard of. Some of the entries will lead to other markets that also need your category of stock photos.
Photojournalist Mikael Karlsson has 28 years' experience of working for magazines and newspapers in more than 30 countries. He moved to the United States in 1998 from his native Sweden. He lives in Nebraska and is currently US correspondent for 11 Swedish magazines and writes a how to photograph column for PhotoStockNOTES. To reach Mikael via email .
16 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
HOW TO FIND A PHOTOGRAPHY TAX ADVISOR
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Looking for a photography tax professional knowledgeable in the area of intellectual properties?
Some people mistakenly think they can turn to a neighbor, or Uncle Jim, or that retired bookkeeper down the block, who is “good at taxes.” The price might be right, but for photographers who go this route, it costs them in the long run. Moreover, they’re opening their checkbook to educate this tax-help person, since the average tax accountant or CPA seldom deals with intellectual properties, if at all.
The aim is to save on your taxes, not to just pay them.
(“To evade taxes is illegal, to avoid is your constitutional right!”)
You want a photography tax adviser experienced in intellectual properties, who will show you how to apply for and get the write-offs (deductions) that are due you as a working photographer.
A tax accountant experienced in intellectual properties may not be easy to locate in your local neighborhood. But here is a simple method to find one. Check around your community and find several successful creative persons who are doing well in their business: musicians, filmmakers, software developers, artists, songwriters, photographers, etc.
Call each one and ask who they use for their accounting and tax work. After awhile, the same name will keep cropping up. He is your man (or woman).
Be sure to check out our Tax Advisor, Julian Block. https://www.photosource.com/cart/taxtips.php
16 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
A reader asks:
"Hi, I am new to direct sales stock photography. I've licensed my images through small stock agencies in the past, but am new to working directly with photo editors. I recently subscribed to the PhotoDaily / Photoletter and have a few questions."
http:\\board.photosource.com
16 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
THE CUP OVER-FLOW-ETH -- The year in review and a look at the future - We managed to grow significantly in the worst possible economic times. We now sell three times as many files as we did back in 2006. What's amazing is the average number of downloads per contributor has also risen significantly since 2006. http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=151691
TAKEAWAY: With millions of images flowing onto the Internet daily, does that make the photo editor's job easier? It makes it longer to find that right photo. Your answer to circumvent this avalanche of photos is to KEYWORD your specialized photos so that photobuyers come to you first (through a 'search') before going to the microstock warehouse as a last resort.
16 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
New magazines keep coming along. Do they match your specialization area?
…a good way to find out is to Google them ..
In the search slot put:
magazine publisher photo guidelines
or also try
book publisher photo guidelines
Here are some new magazines. . .
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Natural Cat
www.catfancy.com/
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Fighters Only
www.fightersonlymag.com
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Loft Life
www.loftlifemag.com
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Guitar Aficionado Magazine
www.guitaraficionado.com
16 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Laptop Security:
Prevent Your Laptop From
Being Stolen
Being Stolen
Having a laptop is a great way to work....and if you travel, it offers excellent flexibility.
The down-side is...if you store personal and private information on your laptop, you could be subjected to Identity Theft if your laptop were ever stolen.
When traveling with a laptop, here are some important considerations:
1. Don't ever leave your laptop in your car
2. Use a router, either for LAN connections or for wireless (Asus makes a great one).
3. Never let your laptop out of your sight, especially in restaurants or coffee shops.
4. Use a security cable - and keep it locked.
5. Don't put your laptop on the floor in a restaurant or coffee shop. This reduces the risk of damage from spills.
6. Use a well-padded case.
7. If you have a movement alarm, use it.
8. Encrypt the data on your computer with software such as Identity Finder.
9. Protect your passwords with RoboFormtogo, which is a program that you can load on a flash drive and uses a secure password to access your system passwords.
10. If you have a business laptop and it's been stolen, notify your employer immediately and call the police. Also, take a look at the FTC web site and have a look at the section on deaing with data breaches.
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If you use the wireless capabilities on your laptop, be aware that while wireless access points are great for convenience and mobile Internet connectivity, there are some important things to keep in mind:
1. If you're on a home or business network, you should use encryption to protect your communications. Of your options, there is WPA (WiFi Protected Access) and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Of these two options WPA is the best.
2. Use both antivirus, anti-spyware protection, as well as a firewall.
3. Turn off Identifier broadcasting on your router.
4. Create strong passwords and change the router's preset password. Stronger passwords are tougher to crack.
5. Define which computers can access your network.
6. Public WiFi spots might not be secure. Don't send valuable information over this type of network.
7. Power down your WiFi network when you're not using it.
Nathan Segal, from Victoria, BC, Canada, is a writer/photographer who has also been active as a digital artist for well over a decade. For the past 9+ years, he has written numerous articles for computer and photographic magazines and has provided his own illustrations and photographs for the articles. His articles have covered : software reviews, tutorials, computer tips and tricks, profiles and investigative reporting. visualartist49[at]gmail[dot]com; 1 408 844-4851
Get more done in less time and make more money at DigitalArtistU.com Check out our samples page to improve your photography and your results. http://www.digitalartistu.com/public/main.cfm
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Travel Diary Specifically For The RVer, Motorhomer, Caravanner, Travel Trailer Or Camper. Includes A Trip Diary, Daily Journal, Photo Album, Campsite Journal, Fuel Consumption Records, And Much More. Can Be Used In Metric, Imperial, Or A Mixture Of Both.
Click Here!
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
FAMILY FOTO FELONY -- Family photo shoot at California's Seacliff State Beach highlights obscure state law On Friday, a State Parks ranger told McGhee and at least two other holiday card photographers they were breaking the law by shooting photos in front of the pier at the state beach without a permit. A little-known State Parks regulation requires commercial photographers to acquire a permit through the California Film Commission before embarking on still or motion picture shooting at any state-administered park or beach, including Seacliff.. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_13915205?
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
The Basic Book of DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY,
by Tom Grimm and Michele Grimm; published by Plume Books.
This book lives up to its name; it is basic. It is a combination of “How to,” “Show &Tell,” and general digital photography information that will be almost all outdated in a years’ time. That said, most photography books within this subject area, suffer the same outcome, and with updates in versions, usually make very useful adjuncts to a beginning digital photographer’s library.
This well illustrated handbook, is about an inch and half thick, and gives you practical advice about choosing and using digital cameras, camera settings, as well as creating pleasing compositions. It touches on “workflow” from camera to computer, as well as organizing your digital images so you can find them in the future on your computer. This covers about half the book and again, is very general in nature.
In chapter 14, Editing and Improving Your Photos with Computer Software, the authors mention a number of difference programs to improve your images, along with some very sound advise that, generally speaking about editing software. Again, this is general type information that could easily be applied to any type editing software – nothing specific.
This general approach to specific software is also applied to chapter 15, Printing Your Digital Photos At Home, and was very informative and useful in next two chapters.
Chapter 16 and Chapter 17, Using Local and Online Photo Services To Bring Your Digital Pictures, and Sharing and Showing Off Your Digital Photos, were great and really illustrated well, how to use the World Wide Web to help the beginning digital photographer to master the “show and tell” of digital photography.
The two appendixes at the end of the book are probably worth the price of the book alone: Glossary of Digital Photography Terms and Getting More Help – Photography Web Sites. If basic information was the primary reason for writing this book, these two authors did a very good job, and I would not hesitate to recommend it to any stock photographer who’s sharing their knowledge of digital photography with a beginning photographer
The Basic Book of DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, by Tom Grimm and Michele Grimm; published by Plume Books, at insidesales[at]us.penguingroup[dot]com - ISBN-13: 978-0452289550; $24.00 at bookstores or at Amazon.com @$16.32
Joseph Stanski has been an agricultural stock photographer for
the last twenty-five years. He has published in many
ag-oriented magazines as well as national publications. He retired as a
schoolteacher and is currently teaching photography and running his stock
photography business in Southeast Iowa. browncow108[at]lisco[dot]com
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Can you answer these questions?
· How do I get buyers to call me (instead of the other way around?)
· I’ve won 3 photo contests. Does that qualify me to be able to sell my photos? (You’ll be surprised at the answer…)
· If there are 3,500 markets out there to sell my photos to, how do I know which one(s) is waiting for me at this moment?
· How do I get people to cooperate and agree to be in my photos (even if they are strangers?)
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Hello,
I’m Rohn Engh, and I show photographers how they can successfully break into stock photography and make money with their photos.
Years ago, I had just returned from a European/African journey with loads of great pictures. I tried to sell them. Nobody bought. And then I learned what I was doing wrong.
I took the leap. My family and me settled on a farm in western
Wisconsin and I started selling out of my large size mailbox. When the Internet
came along, the selling task became even easier.
In the economy we find ourselves in now, you’re probably
looking for ways to sell those quality “extras” you’ve taken over the years.
Or maybe you’re a pro and would like to learn how to find even more outlets
for your images.
Here’s the deal I’ve developed a 21-unit eCourse that will answer all of your above questions and many more like, “With the way the Internet is going, why should I start now to develop ‘Vertical Markets’ or “Can I travel free as a stock photographer?”
The cost for the 21-unit course, delivered in CD format is $89.95 – but wait… I’m offering a special Holiday Sale on my course at half price. Yes, -for only $44.93 plus postage and handling you will receive my entire 21-unit eCourse. Happy Holidays!.
But you have to act quickly because this Holiday Sale ends on December 31st.
And if you act quick –take advantage of my Early Bird Sale.
If you sign up before December 24th you can receive an extra bonus.
[ ] How to Make The Marketable Photo. Photobuyers at books and magazines, newspapers, and ad agencies prefer a certain format and design in your submitted photos. Once you take this short course, you’ll be taking marketable pictures like the pros.
[ ] SAVE Money While Selling Your Photos.
Are you letting $$$ mysteriously slip away without knowing? Don’t operate your business blind folded. Our newest report by Mikael Karlsson shows you where you are losing out when it comes to cameras, software, office equipment, telephone, taxes and more.
Think about it.
Want to learn more about this holiday sale?
http://www.photosource.com/ecourse/sale.html
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
GETTING IT RIGHT -- Britain: Everyone Has a Right to Take Photographs in Public Places. In response to recent events between the U.K. police and photographers, Andy Trotter of the Association of Chief Police Officers sent an advisory to police forces in England and Wales via email: Officers and PCSOs are reminded that we should not be stopping and searching people for taking photos. http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=927
SQUEEZE ON PUBLIC PHOTOGRAPHY -- The “We're photographers, not terrorists-Society's” visual history is under threat of extinction. (UK) Photographers are being driven off the high street as CCTV surveillance takes over. It's time for the amateur and professional photographer to join together and reclaim our common law right to be able to make pictures in a public place. The government must scrap section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/dec/11/photographers-section-44-terrorism-act
STOP FELON !! -- Police stop church photographer under terrorism powers. One of Britain’s leading architectural photographers was apprehended by City of London police under terrorism laws today while photographing the 300-year old spire of Sir Christopher Wren's Christ Church for a personal project.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/08/police-search-photographer-terrorism-powers
TAKEAWAY: I found twelve pictures of Sir Christopher Wren's Christ Church just on the first page of Google Images. Wouldn't a terrorist have more than enough pictures of the spire there on Google? -- RE
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
COMPUTER VISION? -- At a loss for words? Google offers search by sight - The experimental search-by-sight feature, called Google Goggles, has a database of billions of images that informs its analysis of what's been uploaded, said Vic
Gundotra, Google's vice president of engineering. It can recognize books,
album covers, artwork, landmarks, places, logos, and more.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10410722-264.html?tag=mncol;title
WHAT’s UP? Yours for $45k - a 5200mm, f14, 100kg Canon lens - Nah... I'll pass and hold out for the f2.8 version. I work mainly in low light and don't mind the extra weight. http://tinyurl.com/yfbtqpn
SMILE! -- Shoot Movies With Your Digital Camera. This isn't still photography any more. Your HDSLR camera has grown another universe. "These cameras transcend video," says author Peter iNova. A new digital photography eBook, HDSLR: The Billion Things You Need To Know To Make Your Camera Shoot Movies, has been released by GMBooks.com in Los Angeles. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3327804.htm
CLIMBING UP -- What a $5,900 lens says about photography. The camera industry is in the throes of a digital photography revolution. But a new version of Nikon's 300mm telephoto lens announced this week, a $5,900 model intended for professionals, shows at least some parts of the photography market are constant even as the rest is overhauled. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10411550-264.html
KWIK PRINTS -- -- Shutterfly Wink turns digital photos into prints. Shutterfly has launched Wink, a web service that hopes to easily bring digital photos to printed material. With Wink's iPhone app or its Website, you can make simple adjustments and send 2x6 prints of your photos to your friends worldwide.
http://www.macworld.com/article/144969/2009/12/shutterfly_wink.html
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
PICK A SPECIALTY YOU LOVE -- Why You Should Market Yourself as a Specialist - Even If You're a Generalist - If you portray yourself as a generalist - by defining your talents broadly and mixing many types of photography on your Web site - you may well be viewed as a jack of all trades, but a master of none.
http://rising.blackstar.com/why-to-market-yourself-as-a-specialist-even-if-youre-a-generalist.html
TAKEAWAY: Technology and science today make the renaissance man of the last century obsolete. Consumers today would prefer the specialist in any field, medicine, law, education, etc. The specialist can serve not only as a photographer but as a consultant to publishers.
The romance of the do-it-all photographer is fading.
Specialization might sound like a boring proposition, but it needn’t be if you love the area you choose to specialize in – - horses, railroads, childhood education, antique airplanes, motorcycles. The photo world is getting bigger, and so are the specialization markets. -RE
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
BLOGGERS ALERT! -- Five Reasons Why Photographers Should Build A Blog Rather Than A Website - Scott Bourne visited 20 Flash-based photographer's websites this week. He was subjected to long load times, terrible - loud music, poor animation and a serious lack of good imagery. He was visiting to look at their entry into our Emerging Photographer of the Year Contest.
http://photofocus.com/2009/12/10/five-reasons-why-photographers-should-build-a-blog-rather-than-a-website/
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
DIGITAL FUTURE -- Big Publishers Push Digital Content - Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corporation and Time Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into an independent venture to develop open standards for a new digital storefront and related technology that will allow consumers to enjoy their favorite media content on portable digital devices.
http://www.creativepro.com/article/big-publishers-push-digital-content
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
"I really enjoy reading the PhotoStockNOTES. It helps me stay current on events and topics of concern in the photography world."-
Michael Wilson, Photographer, Hainesville, IL
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
NOTE: It’s up to you if you want to enter any of the contests we list on this page. It’s well known that some photo contest sponsors ask for free commercial use of the winning entries (or sometimes all of the entries!). You don’t have to guess who the winner of that contest is. Don’t give up any of your rights. If your photo is good enough to win a national contest, it’s good enough to earn many dollars for you in the future. So, enter photo contests keeping this in mind.
The 2010 Red Bull Illume Image Quest looks interesting and even exciting, with a good prize. The overall winner of the 2010 Red Bull Illume Image Quest will receive a Leica S2 camera and equipment to the value of €30,000. Further prize details to be announced. http://www.redbullillume.com/
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For folks interested in underwater photography, the North Carolina Aquariums 2009 Underwater Photo Contest should provide a challenge.
There is no entry fee. Cash prizes will be awarded in each of the three categories: First Place $500; Second Place $200; Third Place $100; Honorable Mention $50. Photographers may submit up to three digital images in each of three categories: 1) Underwater Open, which may include wide-angle photos of shipwrecks or other North Carolina underwater scenes; 2) Underwater Animal Close-ups (macro); and 3) Aquatic Life in the North Carolina Aquariums (any animal or group of animals displayed at any of the three North Carolina Aquariums). I’m not sure if the #2 category is limited to North Carolina waters or not. http://www.ncaquariums.com/2009-underwater-photo-contest
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The World Press Photographers contest is an annual event. The deadline for submitting entries to the 2010 World Press Photo contest is 14 January 2010, 23.59 Central European Time. http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=56&bandwidth=high
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Mandalay Bay Untamed Adventure Contest. The best contest--- if it fits your taste, doesn’t have a “cash” award, but could provide you with lots of interesting pictures if you won it.
Have you taken an extreme photo in Las Vegas this year? If so, the pic could win you an extraordinary New Year’s Eve prize in the Mandalay Bay Untamed Adventure Contest. Submit a photo and start voting through the weekend. Ten entries will be in the running for the grand prize of three New Year’s Eve room nights at the hotel, plus four tickets to see the Black Eyed Peas there on Dec. 30. Round-trip airfare and airport transportation is included, along with a $1,000 spending spree on food and drinks. You’ll also have VIP access to all the New Year’s Eve parties at Mandalay. Time is running out, so submit a photo or vote at Facebook.com/MandalayBay. How to enter this contest is not immediately obvious. Hmmmmmmmm. We finally figured out how: First you have to have a Facebook account. Then go to:
http://www.facebook.com/mandalaybay?v=app_353814715437
Click on Become a Fan at the top of the page and go to:
http://www.facebook.com/mandalaybay?v=app_353814715437#/photo_search.php?oid=141444980659&view=all
Now you should be able to “Add Photos” at the top of the page. Once the photo is in their system they put it into a “Gallery” where you can get your friends to vote for it. (Or maybe connoisseurs who recognize your talent!) http://apps.facebook.com/mandalay_photo/photos/show/39/86
Innnyway, if neon and decadence is your thing, good Luck!
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Digital Camera Sensor Inventors Receive Nobel Prize in Physics. Canadian scientist Willard Boyle, whose work in optics revolutionized photography, has received the Nobel Prize in Physics. Boyle, 85, shared the award with Americans George Smith and Charles Kao. They were honored for inventing a sensor used in digital cameras. http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/737491--canadian-s-work-changed-photography
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
HERE’s LENSBABY AGAIN -- Do you use Lensbaby? Have you taken a
great photograph that you would like to share? You can submit only two
images, submission deadline is December 31st at 6pm PST.
http://virtualphotographystudio.com/photographyblog/2009/12/09/want-to-be-a-published-photographer/
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
LIGHT DOCTOR -- Second Life is more than a popular web based community. It is a way of life for Dr. Howard Schatz, a longtime physician who took a sabbatical fourteen years ago to pursue his passion for photography. Schatz has worked as a professional photographer ever since then, and learned to incorporate his expertise as a surgeon into his photographic essays of bodies in motion.
http://www.westsidetoday.com/s9-1999/physician-photographer-illuminates-techniques.html
PhotoBlogger Highlight: John Hafner – This week’s blogger travels the world on assignment as an editorial photographer; his blog is his conduit to bring us along on his adventures. For those of who’s life dream is to be a globe-trotter, camera in hand, look to John Hafner for inspiration. Recent assignments: turkey hunting, a safari trip with Cabela’s, shooting range, etc.
http://www.johnhafnerphoto.com/blog/
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
“Finding the right subject is the hardest part.”
- Mary Ellen Mark
15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
1901 - December 6th - Photographer Eliot Porter, famous for his pictures of birds and natural landscapes, was born in Winnetka, Illinois.
1792 – The inventor of the first calculating machine, Charles Babbage, was born in London, England. He was obsessed with the notion of mathematical accuracy in his work and surroundings. He invented and built the Difference Engine, which could perform large calculations with the turn of a crank.
1947 – The transistor was invented, leading to a revolution in digital communications and electronics.
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
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09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
That First Published Photo
Can you remember your first published photo? I would guess it’s still vivid in your unfaded memory, if not even hanging on your den wall.
If you know a pro stock photographer, ask him or her what they received as payment for that first “sale”. A surprising number will say they received nothing.
Others will say they received a low payment they could not accept today, and they discourage beginners from accepting a token ‘credit line’ in payment for free use of a photo.
It's ironic that many photographers got their start with no pay or low pay. Yet they work to create roadblocks in the marketplace to prevent beginners from accepting opportunities to get their start in the same way.
It's somewhat like Hollywood actors who get their start in independent films or "B" movies, but when they reach stardom, try to repress the vehicles that gave them the chance to start out.
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"We know that beginning photographers when starting out,
don't have a track record yet, either in technical expertise or
in dealing professionally with photobuyers that would enable
them to jump right in with the rest of the pros, even though
their talent can match that of the pros."
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"We know that beginning photographers when starting out,
don't have a track record yet, either in technical expertise or
in dealing professionally with photobuyers that would enable
them to jump right in with the rest of the pros, even though
their talent can match that of the pros."
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Or guitar pickers in Nashville. If a CD producer shouted out a studio window that he wanted someone to fill in, for free, -- two dozen guitarists will rush down the street to respond – and among them would be talent that could compete with the best in the world.
By the way, Luciano Pavarotti, the famous opera star who died recently, got his start by singing in a local. contest.
Until digital photography came along, much good photography was tucked away in shoe boxes and closets. The photographers were unknowns.
HIGH FEES
Why do ad agencies pay high fees (top dollar) to photographers and stock agencies? We know it's not benevolence, or out of the goodness of their heart.
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/published.html
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Note that we don't include North American travelers because many of our members live in North America. Only travelers going abroad will be listed. Thanks
Name
Phone
Itinerary Dates Destination
Itinerary Dates Destination
Itinerary Dates Destination
Comments:
Name: Stephen Giordano
Phone: 9085911984
Email: stephen@2thirdsphoto.com
dates#1: 1/25/2010-1/31/2010
destination#1: Cozumel, Mexico
Comments: Underwater & Topside Photography
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Name: Emmanuel Lacoste
Phone: 1234567890
Email: lacosteemmanuel[at]yahoo[dot]com
dates: 3 January 2011
destination: Lombok Komodo Indonesia
Comments: This will be a brief trip to Lombok and Komodo Island to shoot the Komodo Dragon for an Editor. If you need something in the area, let me know.
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Name: Rabah Seffal
Phone: 309-578-3321
Email: rabah_97[at]yahoo[dot]com
Dec 15-dec 24
destination: Paris, france
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Name: Jeff Tiefenthaler
Phone: 253-228-2348
Email: Jeffreytief33[at]hotmail[dot]com
dates: December 23, 2009-April 26, 2010
destination: World Cruise with Holland America
Comments:
ports:
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Huatulco, Mexico
Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
Fuerte Amador, Panama
Fuerte Amador, Panama
Enter Panama Canal Balboa
Exit Panama Canal Cristobal
Cartagena, Colombia
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
Enter Panama Canal Cristobal
Exit Panama Canal Balboa
Fuerte Amador, Panama
Fuerte Amador, Panama
Manta, Ecuador
Callao (Lima), PeruON
Callao (Lima), Peru
Arica, Chile
Coquimbo (La Serena), Chile
Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile
Isla Robinson Crusoe, Chile TR
Puerto Montt, Chile
DARWIN CHANNEL CHILEAN FJORDS
AMALIA GLACIER CANAL SARMIENTO
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN
Punta Arenas, Chile
COCKBURN AND BEAGLE CHANNELS
ROMANCHE, ALEMANIA GLACIERS
Ushuaia, Argentina
CAPE HORN AND DRAKE PASSAGE CO
WILHELM ARCHIPELAGO
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
THE ANTARCTIC SOUND
Pt. Stanley, Falkland Islands TR WP
Buenos Aires, Argentina ON
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Montevideo, Uruguay
Walvis Bay, Namibia
Luderitz, Namibia
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Durban, South Africa
La Possession, Reunion
Port Louis, Mauritius
The Seychelles
The Seychelles
Mumbai (Bombay), India
Mumbai (Bombay), India
Marmagao (Goa), India
Port Kelang, Malaysia
Singapore
Singapore
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Phu My, Vietnam
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Hon g Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Shanghai, China
Shanghai, China
Xingang (Beijing), China
Xingang (Beijing), China
Jeju (Cheju) City, Korea
Kagoshima, Japan
Kobe, Japan
Kobe, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Hakodate, Japan
Petropavlovsk, Russia
Cross International Dateline
Vancouver, British Columbia
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
BASICS – “Preparing Images for Delivery” (A technical paper ) – When you have a few moments, sit down and consider what happens after you take your shot - the period between the captured moment and the delivery of your image to the one willing to put money down for it. Great insight shared along with Photoshop screen shots for image resizing, sharpening, file formats, and a delivery checklist to help keep everything straight . SOURCE: Jeff Schewe. Adobe Systems Incorporated. 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110;. http://tinyurl.com/deliveryprep
NEW START? New Year's Resolutions - Project Time - With 2010 just around the bend, it's
time to start thinking about a New Year's Resolution. What a perfect time to start a photography project! http://photofocus.com/2009/12/04/new-years-resolutions-project-time/
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
JUMP START -- New Year’s Inspiration – Do you need some creative inspiration for the new year? Photopreneur.com, a blog written for photographers by photographers, gives us a long list of content to follow-up on. If your work is getting stale, or you just want to take some fresh images for the fun of it, check this post out. SOURCE: http://photopreneur.com/ http://tinyurl.com/2010inspiration
FREE SCANS -- For Twitter, Facebook and other network members – through December 30, 2009. in appreciation for reading the ScanMyPhotos blog. http://blog.scanmyphotos.com/2008/12/1000-free-photo-scans-for-twitter.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TailsFromTheWorldOfPhotoScanning+%28Tails+From+the+World+of+Photo+Scanning%29
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Do you need to know address and e-mail changes of photobuyers? Then you should subscribe to the weekly PhotoStockNOTES.
For more information: -- www.photostocknotes.com
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
ALL YOU NEED – New Photographers’ Resource Website Initiative by ASMP – A new resource hub brought to you by trusted trade organizations, The Library of Congress and American Society of Media Photographers. It’s chock full of valuable resources like “best practices”, “workflow”, and a “quick reference guide” designed just for you. http://tinyurl.com/resourcewebsite
TAKEAWAY: Your first holiday gift!
THERE’s HELP -- Have you considered hiring an assistant? – This week’s Photopreneur.com blog post brings up what might seem like an impossible option for career photographers; however, keep an open mind. Someone you know may know someone…and they might be just what your business has been missing… http://tinyurl.com/photoassistants
TAKEAWAY: Someone to boss around.
PROMOTIONS -- Top ten things you can do to promote your stock photography and vector portfolio and get more sales -
http://blog.cutcaster.com/2009/11/18/top-ten-things-you-can-do-to-promote-your-stock-photography-and-vector-portfolio-and-get-more-sales/
LEDGER LOOK -- End of Year Planning Now for Your Photography Business - The holidays are a wonderful time to relax and enjoy time with your friends and family. The Holidays are also a good time to assess your photography business to make sure that you are doing what you can to protect yourself and your assets. SOURCE: PhotoAttorney.com ; http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=866
BE A BRAND -- As a freelance photographer, you might not think you have much in common with global brands like Coca-Cola, Mercedes-Benz, Apple or Nike. But no matter how small or large your business is, branding can be just as important to you as it is to these corporate titans. You have the opportunity to brand your business whenever and wherever you make contact with a prospective client. It’s important to create a consistent look and feel for your Web site, mailers, invoices, letterhead, and all of your other communications. SOURCE: Wayne Ford in Business of Photography . Rising.Blackstar.com http://bit.ly/6n8Vu8
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
SPOOKS GALORE -- On Street Photographers, Spies, Perverts and Pedophiles - Michael Coyne: "Everywhere I go I see people pointing their phone cameras at everything and anything - but
bring out a Digital SLR and the whole world goes into panic. I can never
work this out. Does it mean that spies only use a Nikon D3 with a large zoom
lens? SOURCE: BlackStar Rising. Michael Coyne
http://rising.blackstar.com/of-street-photographers-spies-perverts-and-pedophiles.html
TAKEAWAY: Here are two suggestions for this dilemma
1.) Tourists are harmless, non-threatening photographers. Dress like one (straw hat, Hawaiian shirt/shorts, flip-flops) and smile at security guards and self-appointed vigilantes.
2.) Don’t fight it. Join ‘em. Convince Nikon et al, to design and build a powerful camera that looks just like your brother-in-law’s ipod. Always take photos with it left-handed. As an added precaution, wear a suit and tie. -RE
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
MORE IS NOT BETTER -- “Woah! That’s a really nice camera. I bet it takes awesome pictures. Was it expensive?” Does an expensive camera make your photos award-winning works of art capable of being sold for thousands if not millions of dollars? Kershner: "In my experience, that couldn’t be further from the truth. "SOURCE: Tim Kershner, The Independent Collegian > http://bit.ly/8AYjFG
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
E-FRIENDLY -- Unveiling e-Reader Product . Time Inc.'s Sports
Illustrated is the latest publisher to reveal how it would translate a print
magazine to magazine-friendly e-readers that are expected to come out in the
next several months. You can view a video demo of the SI tablet version
here. SOURCE: pdONLINE.com
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/features/pdn-online/e3idf30b42a15c2d86a7ed95d563daaf028
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Learn How To Quickly And Easily Start Taking Awesome Photos With Your Digital Camera, Even If You Are A Complete Newbie -
Click Here!
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
How to avoid it…
Fake Software: What is it?
by Nathan Segal>
One of the fastest growing online scams is “fake software”, sometimes known as fake anti-malware software, or "Rogue" software.
It's marketed by advertising that looks like genuine software programs. You'll encounter seemingly legitimate names such as: DriveCleaner, AdvancedPCTweaker, PC Cleaner 2008, and many, many others.
Here are some things to know about rogue/fake anti-malware software:
When you visit one of these sites, you'll be encouraged to run a scan on your computer for spyware. The scan will inevitably find that your computer is infected with spyware (whether you have it or not) and will try to scare you into paying for the software to remove it.
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If that software gets on your computer, it can cause all sorts of problems. Your machine will almost certainly slow down, you could encounter random popups, secondary infections and you could be charged for additional "services" or software you didn't purchase.
CAN I GET A REFUND?
Obtaining a refund is next to impossible because these companies frequently change name and URL's. To make matters worse, you could easily have become a victim of identity theft. If you suspect that your identity has been compromised, file a report with the FTC.
If you are considering installing anti-malware software on your computer, here's what I recommend, call your local computer store for a recommendation or go to a trusted friend and see what they use. Don't buy anything online unless you know that the program is legitimate. It's far too easy to buy fake software, which could damage your computer and cost you hundreds of dollars to repair.
Your machine will almost certainly slow down, you could encounter random popups, secondary infections and you could be charged for additional "services" or software you didn't purchase.
Fake software is an enormous scam which affects users all over the world. It's extremely insidious and the names online make it even worse. According to one list I discovered, there were well over 400 different names for this software.
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Fake software.a It's a common problem. Give me 10 minutes of your time and I'll show you how to speed up your computer, rid yourself of computer infestations and protect yourself online.
Nathan Segal, from Victoria, BC, Canada, is a writer/photographer who has also been active as a digital artist for well over a decade. For the past 9+ years, he has written numerous articles for computer and photographic magazines and has provided his own illustrations and photographs for the articles. His articles have covered : software reviews, tutorials, computer tips and tricks, profiles and investigative reporting. visualartist49[at]gmail[dot]com;
Get more done in less time and make more money at DigitalArtistU.com Check out our samples page to improve your photography and your results. http://www.digitalartistu.com/public/main.cfm 1 408 844 -4851
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Head and Shoulders Portrait Photography
Jeff Smith's Guide to Head and Shoulders Portrait Photography The goal of portrait photography is to capture the likeness of a person or a small group of people, typically in a flattering manner. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of photograph is the person's face, although the entire body and the background may be included.
He is a professional portrait photographer, studio owner, and photography instructor. He covers in detail posing a subject to make the most of their features and minimize any problem areas and how to use carefully executed lighting to make each subject look their very best.
Jeff Smith's Guide to Head and Shoulders Portrait Photography is targeted to the professional portrait photographer who would like to make head and shoulder portraits more creative, more flattering, and more profitable. Any serious amateur photographer will also benefit by Jeff’s techniques.
In "Guide to Head and Shoulders Portrait Photography" Jeff Smith shows the photographer how head and shoulders portraits can be just as rewarding as full-length portraits--both creatively and financially. From designing a customized portrait concept that clients will love (and buy), to lighting and posing the subject for a flawless effect, and to simple retouching for a polished look, Smith guides the photographer through the process from start to finish.
Also he explains how to get the perfect expression, whether it's a serious business headshot, a smiling portrait for Morn, or a photograph of the photographer's favorite model.
Published by Amherst Media, ISBN m : 978-1-58428-256-3 . www.amherstmedia.com Buffalo NY 14226 . Soft cover, 8 1/2 X 11,120 pages, 150 color photos, $34.95 US
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Editorial stock photography in the New Age…
Watch for Rohn Engh’s new Home Study (weekly) Course
Coming!
JANUARY 2010
JANUARY 2010
“…Make 2010 the year you learned how to do it RIGHT!…”
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
U-TURN -- Photographers' U.K.campaign forces police 'U-turn': AP comment – British police have pledged to change the way they treat photographers who take pictures in public following a lengthy campaign sparked by the experiences of Amateur Photographer (AP) magazine readers.
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Photographers_campaign_forces_police_Uturn_AP_comment_news_292612.html
FREEDOM STOPPER -- Photography is our right, our freedom (UK). The stories of photographers being prevented from taking pictures under terror legislation are numerous. The abuse of (UK) section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is infringing on the freedom of photographers – it has to stop. http://bit.ly/8dOeXA
SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR -- Photographer restrictions… how long has it be going on? Here’s an example from 1996 http://bit.ly/5zgC0h
SOURCE: Carolyn E. Wright. (ThePhotoAttorney) http://www.photoattorney.com
Join Carolyn E. Wright, the Photo Attorney for a presentation in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, December 12.
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09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
KWIK PIX. – When Polaroid finally yanked its trademark instant film from the market last year, enthusiasts mourned the death of analog photography. But consolation came quickly: Fujifilm has recently released its own line of instant film cameras, the Instax. http://bit.ly/6WSAI3
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
ENOUGH SPACE? -- Buy the Right SD Card for Your Camera. If a new digital camera is on your shopping list this season, you'll also need a memory card to store photos on. While some cameras come with a small starter card, most don't. In either case, you'll want to invest in a good card with lots of room for your pictures. These days, memory card capacity is typically measured in gigabytes. For hobbyist photographers, I recommend a minimum card size of 2GB. If you shoot a lot of photos or shoot in Raw mode (which produces significantly larger image files) you'll probably be happier with 8GB. SOURCE: MACWORLD; Derrick Story http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/184082/buy_the_right_sd_card_for_your_camera.html
LONG DISTANCE -- Providing professional photographers a solution to quickly and securely transmit, manage and track images as they are taken from their cameras to a remote system, editing studio or printer. http://bit.ly/6CSW8N
GETTING THE BUG OUT -- The Motorola DROID’s bizarre date-related camera bug will apparently be addressed "within the coming weeks" according to Verizon, who is promising an over-the-air (OTA) firmware update that will prevent the cyclical "bad autofocus" issue from reoccurring. http://bit.ly/87JVPl
09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
ECO-FRIENDLY -- What Comes Next After Digital Photography? Meet Courtney Dailey, an aspiring green fashion photographer. Also see her gorgeous shots of green models. As a budding green fashion photographer, Courtney Dailey is pushing the envelope of eco-friendly trends. Her work has appeared on Ecorazzi and other green blogs, as well as in ESPN, Marie Claire (also owned by TDG parent Hearst), Indeed Magazine, Ace Magazine, Ambassador Magazine and elsewhere. SOURCE: THE DAILY GREEN; Brian Clark Howard
http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/recycling-design-technology/green-photographer-courtney-dailey-461209
08 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
“Rohn, Lela, and the PhotoSource group,
I'm writing this letter to let you know how much I appreciate all the help you have given me. I've been away from photography for twenty years. I feel like Rip Van Winkle.
Due to circumstances, I am unable to process as rapidly as I would like. Thanks to the information that has been sent to me and the advice that has been given to me, I am confident that I can reach my goal in photography.
Both Rohn and Lela are very generous with their time. I know that PhotoSource International is a very successful business. I now know the secret of their success. They do not have customers, they have friends!
Thank you very much. Your new friend.”
- Dennis Carroll, Photographer, Las Vegas, NV
08 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
DIGITAL NEGATIVES -- Beware: Slick Web Sites Use Trick Photography. Travel Web sites have taken the place of a trusted travel agent when it comes to shopping for a vacation. But a "20/20" investigation found that when it comes to the Web, what you see is oftentimes not what you get. '20/20' Investigates: Hotel Ads Online and Weight-Loss Photos Altered for Picture-Perfect Results. http://bit.ly/5sRyIZ
08 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
NOTE: It’s up to you if you want to enter any of the contests we list on this page. It’s well known that some photo contest sponsors ask for free commercial use of the winning entries (or sometimes all of the entries!). You don’t have to guess who the winner of that contest is. Don’t give up any of your rights. If your photo is good enough to win a national contest, it’s good enough to earn many dollars for you in the future. So, enter photo contests keeping this in mind.
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A Christmas Tree Contest
Do you have a Charlie Brown Christmas tree?
(Contest ends December 28.)
A pathetic, puny tree with a lot of heart? If so, please share a photograph in the Holiday Trees gallery by clicking here. We will not mock you. Instead, we will pick out the best photo and award the winner with four passes to the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California, and a cuddly stuffed Snoopy.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/detail?entry_id=53036#ixzz0ZDyPTCLs
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2010 World Press Photo Contest
World Press Photo invites professional photographers and photojournalists from around the world to enter the 53rd World Press Photo contest. The web entry site is open for uploading entries from 1 December 2009 until the deadline of 14 January 2010. The web entry site can be accessed via www.worldpressphoto.org/contest. For the 2010 contest, it is no longer possible to submit entries by post on a CD/DVD. Entries submitted by email are also not accepted.
Participants need to apply for a username and password to access the site before midnight on 8 January 2010, but can continue to upload and edit their submissions until 14 January. Previous usernames and passwords are not valid for the 2010 contest. The entry site is easy to use and available in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
For more information please contact Anna Lena Mehr at anna[at]worldpressphoto[dot]org
or +31 (0)20 676 6096.
or +31 (0)20 676 6096.
08 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
SHOOTING PHOTOS -- "Photography saved my life". The photographer is using his own prison experiences to document ex-inmates trying to re-adjust to life outside prison. http://bit.ly/8eSivD
COLORADO ISSUES Jessica Feis to Publish an Editorial Photography Book on Colorado
She will be publishing a Colorado editorial photography book that explores social, environmental, and economic issues confronting the state. The book will feature a pictorial journey of Colorado’s urban and natural landscapes with an ongoing narrative that raises awareness of the major issues impacting the state from the point of view of a local life-long resident. The Way Things Are Publications is a publisher of fiction, non-fiction, and periodicals that share philosophical sensibilities and strive to elevate social consciousness. The company chooses publications to distribute and market based upon the social relevance of the material and the author’s intention to address the philosophical nuances of our society and civilization.
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091201005587&
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THE PHOTOGRAPHER PROJECT -- providing an exclusive glimpse into the world of celebrities. This new coffee table staple consists of full-length studio portraits of entertainment photographers who are based in New York City, along with ten standardized questions they answered about celebrities and celebrity photography. http://bit.ly/4tfUrV
08 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
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SHOWCASE -- Pictory Tells Stories with Photos - Pictory is a showcase for people around the world to document their own lives and cultures. Anyone can submit one large, captioned image to each of Pictory's editorial themes.
http://www.creativepro.com/article/pictory-tells-stories-photos
PRIMATE PREVIEWS -- Monkey Business & Photography. It said that if you give a typewriter to a monkey and a lot of time, eventually he will write a Shakespearean play. So what happens when you give a camera. A 33 year old Orangutan named Nonja who lives in a zoo in Austria has been given a camera this Tuesday and has since been snapping happily. SOURCE: http://blog.melchersystem.com http://bit.ly/5EMhiJ
08 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
NORMAN TAYLOR -- Sight loss photographer honours his garden shed
An amateur photographer in Britain with sight loss is opening an exhibition of images featuring only his garden shed. Norman Taylor, of Gatehouse-of-Fleet, has a collection of more than 1,000 images of the simple wooden structure. http://bit.ly/7TqjoM
08 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
“Like in Hollywood, you don’t pitch a movie idea, you pitch a business opportunity. Then the producer will listen to you. – H.T. White
08 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
1861 - December 4th - Singer and Actress Lillian Russell, the most photographed woman of her era, was born in Clinton, Iowa.
1927 – December 12th – One of the inventors of the microchip, Robert N. Noyce, was born, in Iowa.
1973 – December 29th – First comet photograph taken from space, was taken of the comet Kohoutek, by Dr. Edward George Gibson and Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Paul Carr, U.S. Marine Corps, from Skylab 3.
03 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
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02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
The Great Library of Alexandria Lives On...
The Dawn of
Digital Pictures
In 1989 I heard about a lumbering digital Goliath, mysteriously gobbling up individual collections of transparencies, photo libraries, manuscripts, woodcuts, and illustrations. That was in '89.
CONTINUUM Productions Corporation (once called IHS (Interactive Home Systems) and later, in ‘94, CORBIS*, was the inspiration of Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates.
Early in 1994 I traveled out to Bellevue, Washington to their original HQ, a two-story building, to see what it was all about. CONTINUUM was still the banner name at that point.
CONTINUUM was on a roll and about to fly as a one-stop digital archive company that would encompass a wide range of subject areas.
Fine arts, culture, history, technology, science, and so on, would all be included. In the continuing process of expanding the archive, CONTINUUM was creating wide-ranging relationships with photographers, museums, private institutions, and government sources.
CONTINUUM actually was to be two organizations. The Content Licensing operation (IHS) was primarily a business-to-business digital stock photography service that launched in the fall of ’89. "Many people in the professional photography industry are thinking of us as a massive stock agency," said Charles Mauzy, Acquisitions Manager at that time.
"CONTINUUM is not limiting itself to the business of the stereotype agency with traditional content, markets, business, and administrative processes. The company's licensing business will develop and reach many new as well as traditional markets in the commercial and editorial marketplaces," Mauzy said.
The aim of the publishing side of CONTINUUM was to fulfill the company's original goal: to acquire visuals, audio, and text to produce multimedia products for traditional as well as the upcoming new age media: CD-ROM, (DVD’s hadn’t been invented yet), on-line searching, video clips, sound bites, etc.). Educational markets and home consumers were included in their target markets.
“Can it be done?” we were all asking then.
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/dawn.html
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
by Bill Hopkins
GREEN TVs? California (May Be) Leading The Way. As California goes, so goes the nation, or so we’ve heard. Therefore, this may be something to watch. The California Energy Commission, CEC (www.energy.ca.gov) has proposed changes to the Appliance Efficiency Standards that would increase the energy efficiency of new TVs sold in California. Beginning in 2011, new sets would have to reduce energy consumption by 33%, and by 49% starting 2013. Already, over 1000 sets currently meet the 2011 standards. This is important because, energy-wise, those big TVs consume about 10% of a home’s electricity. Some say big sets would disappear in CA, others say no way. There will be public hearings, etc., as in any proposed rule-making.
LOOKING FOR A DEAL…? We all know about Black Friday. And we’ve heard about Cyber Monday. Black Friday is the day of the year most major retailers rely on to get into the black on their balance sheets. Or so they say. In reality, Black Friday originated with the Philadelphia police in the 1960s, using it to describe the heavy city traffic on the day after Thanksgiving caused by all the shoppers looking for a deal. Fearing that the negative spin and visions of heavy traffic would keep shoppers away, retailers started saying it was the day they’d turn a profit. And Cyber Monday, the Monday after Black Friday, was originally a marketing gimmick created five years ago to get shoppers using the web. And it’s never been the top online sales day. So, did you contribute to Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or did you split your allegiance?
HTTP//:www.xyz@#-$-%^apres/vous>IV<&*.com…Internet Addressing.. It’s taken a few years, but top-level domain names will soon be able to be written in other than the Roman alphabet. Currently, portions of a web address can be written in other characters, but the familiar .com and other suffixes must be in Roman. The change will allow the top-level domain to be written using 17 other languages including traditional and simplified Chinese, Russian Cyrillic, Arabic, French, Korean Hangul and Hebrew.
Bill Hopkins is the Webmaster of PhotoSourceFolio* (www.photosourcefolio.com) and a regular contributor to PhotoStockNotes. Send comments via e-mail to wh[at]photosourcefolio[dot]com. Fax: 1 818 831-0916. (*Display 6 of your own images for photobuyers to view on your own page on the PhotoSource website.) For on-line questions, contact Bill on the Kracker Barrel at www.photosource.com/board.
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
by Mikael Karlsson
Note: Here's Mike's helpful tips on how you can SAVE ,,,
This week's article is:
Communications and Technology
Here are some ideas for savings that are often overlooked simply because we get stuck in a routine. I'm as guilty of it as everyone else and most of these tips are based on my own personal experience and recent savings.
1. Negotiate your cell-phone plan
How long ago did you sign up for your current cell-phone plan? I had gone one year beyond my contract. Upon contacting my carrier I asked if they had any current incentives for the kind of plan I already had. It turned out that they did and if I was prepared to sign up for a two-year contract I would be able to save $18 per month keeping the same service, minutes and coverage. That is $216 per year.
2. Change your cell-phone plan
When I signed up for my current cell-phone plan I was working a lot for various state agencies and needed instant access to e-mail all day every day. These days I honestly don't need it even though I still like it. But once I looked at the numbers I realized I didn't like it enough to warrant the high fees I was paying. My plan ran roughly $110 per month.
By simply changing plans from a data plan (allowing for e-mails and web access) and switching to a voice plan I saved $55 per month. That's a whopping $660 per year!
3. From land-line to VOIP
Do you use your regular land-line phone for business? Do you end up spending a lot of time on the phone with clients, researchers and editors every month? If so it might make sense to you to switch from a regular phone to a Internet-based phone service. VOIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, allows you to place calls to any phone anywhere in the world through your computer. I eliminated my business phone line and switched to Skype. For an amount that is much lower than that of my old phone-line I pay the monthly fee and get free calls to anywhere in the US and Canada. I also get free calls to any other Skype subscribers in the world as well as a very low per-minute cost when I need to call clients or family back in Europe. The savings on the plan alone amounts to $19 per month or $228 per year. My cost for calling have dropped by more than double, averaging $40 per month. All in all a grand total savings of slightly more than $700 per year.
Budget for a good headset with a noise-cancelling microphone. I recommend looking for one with a volume control and a mute button built in. VOIP works fine on both PCs and MACs. You don't need the latest and greatest computer. You do need Internet broadband service though.
Note that some VOIP services do not work with 911 Dispatch locator services and if you have an emergency and call 911 they might not be able to find your location automatically. This locator service can be essential for Dispatch and First Responders to be able to find you in a state of emergency. Some VOIP providers offer 911 locator service in some areas. Make sure you check with your provider before signing up if this is an important feature to you. Also ask your local Police Department or Sheriff's Office Dispatch if they have any good, or bad, experiences with calls from VOIP-phones.
Also worth noting is that if your Internet is down or if there's a power outage your Internet based phone service will not work.
4. Re-negotiate your internet plan
As editorial stock photographers we often need to e-mail large digital photos. There's also the need to update web sites, send files by FTP and many other tasks that a fast Internet service makes easier and faster. But, infrastructure for providers is updated and expanded more often these days. This means it gets cheaper and more efficient for your Internet provider to offer high-speed access. Often plans that are only a couple of years old are already outdated as far as the speeds offered and the price paid. Because of this it is worth your while to contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and ask them for current incentives if you're willing to sign a contract with them for a year or two. Compare speed offered with monthly fees. Fees for usage over a certain amount each month is a thing of the past and should be negotiated out of any contracts.
5. Wait with investment.
Yes, having the latest technology gadgets and gizmos is nice and a lot of fun. In reality it makes very little fiscal sense though. I know, I can hear the collective wince of all my fellow gadget-lovers out there. I used to update my technology as often as I could and always wanted to have the latest and the greatest.
While it makes sense to invest in technology that will save you significant time or effort in your daily work it is noteworthy that they keywords here are significant and daily. Technology is like vehicles, simply by purchasing a new car and driving it off the lot the value drops by roughly 20 percent.
To save on technology the magical word is wait. Avoid buying on credit, avoid leasing and simply wait. Yes I would love to exchange my 3-year-old MacBook Pro for a brand new one. In all honesty though would a new one really give me much more that my old one isn't?
The honest answer is no it wouldn't.
Hence the investment isn't really worth it for me and I'll wait. I'll figure out how much I would have spent each month paying off a new laptop and put that in a business savings account instead. That way the money will be there when it really comes time to bite the bullet and make the investment.
Photojournalist Mikael Karlsson has 26 years' experience of working for magazines and newspapers in more than 30 countries. He moved to the United States in 1998 from his native Sweden. He lives in Nebraska and is currently US correspondent for 11 Swedish magazines and a regular contributor to a wide variety of U.S. publications. Reach him at mike[at]photosource[dot]com.
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Note that we don't include North American travelers because many of our members live in North America. Only travelers going abroad will be listed. Thanks
Name
Phone
Itinerary Dates Destination
Itinerary Dates Destination
Itinerary Dates Destination
Comments:
Name: John Lander
Phone: +81-46-876-2454
Email: john[at]asiaimages[dot]net
dates#1: 11/23 - 11/29
destination#1: Kyoto
dates#2: 11/29 - 12/26
destination#2: Kamakura
dates#3: 12/26 - 1/10
destination#3: Manila
Comments: Following Manila, will be touring various destinations in the
Philippines: Cebu, Negros, Baguio to name a few. Will be glad to add
custom needs to shot lists...
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Name: Steve Lunetta
Email: Photos[at]pagetopage[dot]net
dates#1: Dec 5-8
destination#1: Cairo, egypt
dates#2: Dec 9-16
destination#2: Israel
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Name: Isabelle Le Penven
Phone: 0659306802
Email: ilp[at]laposte[dot]net
dates#1: all dec2009
destination#1: France
dates#2: jan2010-fev2010
destination#2: Germany, Spain & Italy
dates#3: mars2010-jun2010
destination#3: North Africa
Comments: From my unlimited World tour
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Travelwriter Marketletter
for writers and photojournalists.
Travelwriter Marketletter is a monthly publication available online
( http://www.travelwriterml.com ) and in hard copy format. Travelwriter Marketletter is in its 29th year.
If you’re a travel writer or photographer, TWM tells you about new markets, pay scales, editors, specs and trips.
Contact Mimi Backhausen Phone: 571/214-9086
Fax: 208-988-7672 mimi[at]travelwriterml[dot]com
Fax: 208-988-7672 mimi[at]travelwriterml[dot]com
If you're a photographer, TWML will provide you with contact info about photobuyers.
If you’re in travel PR, TWML tells you which publications are likely targets.
If you’re a travel editor, TWML tells you about trips, and about your competitors.
If you’re a photo researcher TWML will direct you to travel photographers.
If you’re in travel PR, TWML tells you which publications are likely targets.
If you’re a travel editor, TWML tells you about trips, and about your competitors.
If you’re a photo researcher TWML will direct you to travel photographers.
mimi[at]travelwriterml[dot]com Phone: 571/214-9086
Request a sample copy of TWML: 571-214- 9086
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
NATURE TRIPS -- "iFotoGuide: Arches" is the first in a series of digital guides for the iPhone providing nature photographers with a comprehensive resource for planning every
aspect of a photography trip. http://bit.ly/8r2uMs
PHOTOS OF SMALL KIDS. – Whether you join them at #251 or #453, you can count on the bloggers at 5 Photo Tips that we always need to go back to basics. Relearning them in Bite-size Morsels you’ll be able to digest them without that Thanksgiving dinner bloat!.
TAKEAWAY: There’s some bright new tips in here. It’s never too late to teach a new dog old tricks. http://5phototips.com/
LEARN FROM A PRO. – Greg Smith, Pulitzer prize-winning photographer, lays down the law, when it comes to starting out in the business of editorial photography. He pulls no punches, and throws in some great tips for bringing your work to the next level. SOURCE: PhotoShelter; Greg Smith http://tinyurl.com/thebusinessofphotos
DEELISHEEEEIIIIOUS ! -- Tips for Photographing Food - Miha Matei's photography makes you hungry, which is exactly what you want in a food photographer!
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=15748&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=3838
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
GROUNDED -- The airlines in-flight magazine EasyJet is withdrawing all copies of its in-flight magazine, easyJet Traveller, after a row erupted over a tasteless fashion shoot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.
http://www.newstatesman.com/2009/11/holocuast-memorial-easyjet-magazine
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
BOOK REVIEWERS NEEDED -- BeyondMegapixels each month receives many books to review and they have to turn away publishers due to resource issues or simply not having enough time to complete the review. If you are a writer and follow up on their request, send a copy of your review to us (info@photosource.com) and, if appropriate, we’ll publish it here
http://www.beyondmegapixels.com/2009/11/book-reviewers-needed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BeyondMegapixels+%28Beyond+Megapixels%29
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http://www.theobamatimecapsule.com/how_to_make_a_book
http://www.amazon.com/OBAMA-TIME-CAPSULE-History-Making/dp/B0025VKZ02
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
LOOK OFFICIAL when you are photographing in public. Wear a lapel name plate. Free catalog of name plates, decals, badges, and tags. Contact Oneida Nameplate Co., 1697 229th Avenue, Manchester, Iowa 52057
Call: 563-925-2586 Toll Free: 1-877-925-2586 Fax: 563-925-2585 E-mail: info[at]namepins[dot]com www.namepins.com
JUMP AHEAD by avoiding common marketing blunders. Success is sometimes called failure avoidance. Photobuyers can't be expected to point out the mistakes you might be repeating. Look for this column each month to provide you with a short cut to recognizing blunders to avoid. Refine your strategies for success. Whether you are starting out or starting over, you might recognize these pitfalls.
MAKE THE MATCH As much as your images are an art form, so is your marketing strategy. The process need not be cumbersome or terrifying if you understand the simple technique of making the right match: your work with the photobuyer's need. In other words, you match the direction, the way your photography is going with the publishing house(s) that are seeking your type, style, and subject matter of your photos. Once mastered, you can repeat the process over and over, gaining new buyers and shooting within the framework of subject matter that has great interest for you. and the publishing house(s) you have made the match with.
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
WHO? -- When Names Change to Anticipate the Future. APPLE dropped the word "computer" from its name in January 2007, soon after it introduced the iPhone. Likewise, Fuji Photo Film shortened its name to Fujifilm in 2006, when sales of its photography products slipped to less than one-third of total revenue. These moves symbolize fundamental shifts in how these companies see themselves and how others perceive them.
http://bit.ly/67Jvpi
TAKEAWAY: No longer does your ‘mark of trade’ need to describe what you do. Pepsi and Coke recognized this way back. Brand-building is more important these days. Witness Yahoo!, Google, BING. CORBIS
OPINION -- Microstock Creates New Markets? - No, It Devastates Existing Ones. http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/2009/11/microstock-creates-new-markets-no-it.html
TAKEAWAY: Hold on. People Buy Where Talent Lies. The businessperson/photographer asks, “Should I under-price or over-sell ? The protectionists may complain but the world will move on without them.
SIGN HERE -- Get It In Writing. A poorly drafted written agreement is worth little more than the verbal contract, and in some cases, even less. http://www.digitalphotopro.com/business/get-it-in-writing.html
GETTING NOTICED -- Online Photography Portfolios: Answering Your Questions - Wayne Ford answers a few of the most common questions following his column on Online Photography Portfolios.
http://rising.blackstar.com/online-photography-portfolios-answering-your-questions.html
TAKEAWAY: Ultimate traffic to your site comes from the “Twin Approach”, which is a combination of both a website and a blog.
WORKING AT HOME? Be prepared.
Click on this enlightening VIDEO here:
http://www.photosource.com/video/homework
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
How do you choose a specialized subject for the topic of your blog or website?
Brian Yarvin comments on a question about choosing a highly specific niche. Who knows, since many publishing firms are always in need of this subject, maybe it would be a good start.
And by the way, maybe you have several interest areas...You can establish several topics, -each in separate blogs --. Check it out.
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
How Microstock is Ripping Photographers Off
by Sidonsphotography.
Background: I hold a few photographs at Microstock agencies, probably around 8 photographs at each of them. Why so few? Well really because I have no intention of making money that way, and mostly what I use them for is getting free images for slide shows and presentations (I make enough off the 8 to pay for my image purchasing appetite). The only stuff I put up there is the photos I'm not too proud of.
The Ripping Off Part: I was searching for my web site's name on the Internet and found one of my images for sale at an agency I'd never heard of for $80 per download. Hmmm...no business relationship....hmmm....Houston we have a problem. I knew they had obtained the image from one of the Microstock sites, but there is no provision in the RF rights for selling the sales rights to the photo. I contacted this company.
The company informed me that they were a re-seller for one of the Microstock sites. In other words, every time they sold that photo for $80, the Microstock site was notified and provided me with my paltry $1. You gotta be kidding me....nope. That is what's happening, and if you read the fine print on your contracts with these devils they are working totally within their rights to do so.
Here's another kicker for you...the photo that they were selling was from an account that I had actually closed with the Microstock site.
Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/ripping.html
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
START WITH A GOOD CAMERA -- A reassuring point he makes early on is that you don't have to break the bank on expensive gear to shoot great photos. He offers great advise and timely tips on how to prioritize your budget (lion's share to the lens). I also liked his philosophy of "getting it right in the camera." No matter how sophisticated your software and post-production skills, if the image doesn't possess certain qualities coming out of the camera (i.e.: sharp focus), it's impossible to rehabilitate later. SOURCE: FCEtier
http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-the-digital-photography-book3/
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
SLIM BUDGET -- To save money, Playboy Magazine is outsourcing. It announced that it would outsource most operations of its magazine to American Media Inc. with a goal of restoring its profitability. “By joining forces with American Media, we will be able to significantly reduce our cost structure and leverage the economies of scale related to manufacturing, distribution and marketing that are available to this large, multi-title publisher,” PEI chief executive officer Scott Flanders said by 2011. SOURCE: MEDIA WEEK ; Lucia Moses
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/photo-news/editorial/e3ia7f0e1dcab3176849c97e20500909cc7
TAKEAWAY: To save money, it appears they have already exhausted their budget for garments.
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
WRONG PHOTO? -- Keith Ellison is a pretty safe bet to win his Minnesota district in 2010, but as of this week he officially has a challenger: Minneapolis lawyer Lynne Torgerson. But judging by the main photo on her Web site, it's unclear if Torgerson is ready to give up the law just yet. Beneath a "Torgerson for Congress" banner is a photo of Torgeson in front of ... the Supreme Court. http://bit.ly/4Dqgkw
TAKEAWAY: With the unbridled availability of stock photos, (and amateur researchers who know little about photo research) we’re going to see more mistakes like this. The picture behind the politician is the Supreme Court building,…not the Senate or House of Representatives. (Unless Ms. Torgerson is running for the Supreme Court!)
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Why didn’t the editor buy my photo?
Ever ask that question?
EVERYONE KNOWS
WHAT A GREAT PHOTO IS…
BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW
WHAT A GREAT MARKETABLE PHOTO IS?
WHAT A GREAT PHOTO IS…
BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW
WHAT A GREAT MARKETABLE PHOTO IS?
Marketable photos are different
from ordinary photos you’ve been making.
Learn the right way here.
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
DON’T PEEP! -- Photography of secret police documents to be curbed (UK).
Britain's anti-terrorism chief, Bob Quick, stepped down after he was photographed
arriving in Downing Street holding sensitive documents relating to an anti-terrorism
operation. 'Some sensitive operational details about the investigation were visible
in press photographs and television footage taken of his arrival,' said Carlile who
added that the incident 'directly affected' the subsequent anti-terror arrests.
http://bit.ly/8S7KhV
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
DECEMBER 7th -- Pearal Harbor attack, Hawaii. (VIDEO) Here's an interesting story. Can you figure it out?
ANCIENT EVIDENCE -- Aerial photography detective mission not over yet The mission to analyze thousands of never-before-seen aerial reconnaissance photos that were used to help Britain's military during wartime may yet turn up more amazing discoveries, say researchers. http://bit.ly/8amG44
TIMES ARE NOT A-CHANGIN’ -- Bob Dylan makes another comeback with a little help from Ilford Photo. A film roll containing photographs of Bob Dylan has been unearthed and developed forthe first time 31 years after it was exposed, thanks to UK based Ilford Photo. The pictures demonstrate the capacity of old film technology to store images perfectly, giving rise to the question of whether digital pictures will last this long. http://bit.ly/57E2oi
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
GOTTA START SOMEWHERE – Talenthouse, a Web site that gives the entertainment and business world access to a bastion of creative talent. It’s a veritable blend of crowd sourcing and social network marketing, with contests and collaborations covering the fields of photography, music, film, fashion, writing and graphic design.
TAKEAWAY: If you like working for free, check this site out. You just might hit it big. http://tinyurl.com/talenthouselink
TWIT ON TWITTER? – Cathy, across the cubicle wall from you and any number of colleagues are taking to social gathering spaces. Can we be trusted to behave like professionals in a place offering so much anonymity?
TAKEAWAY: Maybe it seems like no one is watching. But they are. http://tinyurl.com/twitontwitter
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
GOOD INVESTMENTS. -- How to buy the greats like Weston and Stieglitz for as little as $10,000. THAT $30 MILLION REMBRANDT HEADED for the auction block may be out of your reach, but don't rule out all lionized artists. In photography, specifically, pieces by the great names of the field can be surprisingly affordable. http://bit.ly/5ly9si
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
"The How To Market Your Photos" eCourse produced by Rohn Engh, of my own state of Wisconsin, is an excellent way for stock photographers -both pros and amateurs-, to brush up on their marketing skills when it comes to learning what's going on in stock photography today. The audio-visual CD format is an excellent choice cause it is so much more engaging than a written format. I also valued the interview portions with other industry experts, as well as the use of photos to illustrate certain points. I think that people who purchase this course will feel their money has been well-spent!
- Patti Blair, Photographer, Milwaukee WI USA
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
ORDINARY? -- Demi Moore's 'photoshopped' W cover: is it really her body?
Demi Moore's W cover has hit the news again after bloggers claimed her 'photoshopped' body actually belongs to catwalk model Anja Rubik. Fashion observers have pointed out the remarkable similarity between the magazine image and photographs of Rubik wearing the same Balmain corset dress on the runway in Paris earlier this year. A spokesman for W said that the magazine "did not do anything unusual or out of the ordinary on Demi Moore for the photo on the cover of W. Demi is an extraordinarily beautiful woman and we feel our cover reflects that."
SOURCE: The TELEGRAPH (UK) By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6651870/Demi-Moores-photoshopped-W-cover-is-it-really-her-body.html
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Colorado Photo Contest:
Images now being accepted
All images must have been shot in Colorado.
For complete rules, visit www.coloradoan.com/xpc
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20091201/ENTERTAINMENT06/91201020/%3Cb%3E+December+Xplore+Photo+Contest%3C/b%3E+Images+now+being+accepted
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
IS DIGITAL EASY? -- Even my dog could take that picture. Athena Lonsdale holds a picture of Cyrus, her dog photographer, on Tuesday at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography Gallery where she is mounting a show of her and Cyrus’ work. Cyrus, who died in September, was taught by Lonsdale, a professional photographer, to make pictures by hitting the shutter of a camera, and became somewhat famous in the process.
TAKEAWAY: Here’s a reminder of two things: In the last century, heavy emphasis was on the equipment. “depth of field, lens size, film development” and all that stuff. . Today, the photographer can spend more time on more important elements like, “What kind of story am I going to tell with this picture.?” SOURCE: Missoulian; Vince Devlin, Photo TOM BAUER/
http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_fcb81e56-df07-11de-b63c-001cc4c03286.html
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
“There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.”- Francis Bacon {1561-1626 English Philosopher}
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
1893: December 12th; the first aerial photography patent was awarded to Cornele Berrien Adams for his "photogrammetry" method, which is a photo of the same tract taken from different points to obtain a topographic effect.
02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn
Charis Wilson dies at 95; model, muse and last wife of photographer Edward Weston. Wilson was deeply involved in Weston's career and influenced his work. She also was the author of several books, including, with her husband, 'California and the West.' http://bit.ly/54JKnk
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