Category: Business & Industry

March 5, 2012

When We Struggle to Report On Our Own …

I think we’re in trouble. Carlos Miller, who runs the Photography is Not a Crime blog on Pixiq, is a bit of a controversial figure in some folks eyes. He has been arrested by police multiple times while doing his job as a photojournalist. So when the Miami Herald ran a story about him being arrested during Occupy Miami protests...

Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal

March 3, 2012

The Guardian and Open Journalism

Well, if this doesn’t get you excited about journalism, please lean in close to the nearest mirror … (Thanks to Walt Stricklin of the Birmingham News for the link.)

Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Thoughts & Theory

March 1, 2012

UGA Career Week

This is a long, long post, so it will continue after the break … While we believe that a university education should prepare you more to be a productive member of society than for a specific career, we understand there’s a need for that latter directive. We teach a lot of classes, talk about industries and prepare kids, intellectually and...

Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory/Video

February 28, 2012

SEO for Photographers

Photoshelter has posted a new edition of their SEO for Photographers Workbook & Bootcamp, a free publication to help you get found. I’ve been a fan of Photoshelter for a while (though not a client) (yet). They provide a ton of really good information and … well … stay tuned, we’ll have a special announcement about them here in the...

Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry

February 22, 2012

French Photojournalist Rémi Ochlik Killed in Syria

The New York Times is reporting that Rémi Ochlik, a French photojournalist, and American reporter Marie Colvin were killed Wednesday in Syria.

Categories Business & Industry

February 20, 2012

Is There a Difference Between Stealing a Photo and Stealing a Car?

It’s an excellent (if, admittedly, ridiculous) question. If you recall, The Telegraph stole an image from Jonathan Kent a while back and, when caught, said: Our industry therefore adopts the stance that if a picture has no overwhelming artistic value and if there is no issue of exclusivity (ie it is already being published online or elsewhere) then no reasonable...

Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal

February 19, 2012

It Ain’t Broke, So Why Fix It?

David Jacobs is the Publisher of the Boston Courant, a weekly news organization with 40,000 subscribers. But I can’t link to it because, even though he founded the company in 1995, he hasn’t put it on the web. That’s right – no Twitter, no YouTube channel, no web site. Nothing. The only way to read it is to order up...

Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Journalism

February 16, 2012

Students: Shoot Stock, Make Money

Alamy has created a program where student photographers can submit images to the stock agency and get 100% of the royalties for up to two years. Do your own research, but it may be worth looking into. (Thanks to Stanley Leary for the lead.)

Categories Business & Industry

February 9, 2012

Kodak is Out of the Camera Business

An extension of already bad news, I suppose, but Reuters is now reporting that Eastman Kodak Company is planning to stop production of all cameras – still and video – as well as digital picture frames. The company that put cameras in the hands of the masses … it’s just sad, really.

Categories Business & Industry/Tech Talk

February 8, 2012

The Education of Walter Iooss, Jr.

Sports Illustrated has posted an autobiographical piece by one of their legends, Walter Iooss, Jr. It’s a long read, but worth it as he tells tales of shooting the greats over the last 50 years. My self-aggrandizing moment: I assisted for Iooss once, in about 1995, on a shoot of Mo Vaughn at Fenway Park. Learned a ton, even if...

Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism