Archive for the 'Photography Business' Category

Are Photo Awards worth the effort?

photo credit: evelynishere Reading one of my favourite blogs this morning “A Photo Editor” who references a piece in Advertising Age by Jeff Goodby on the relevance of Awards in advertising. Jeff asks his audience if they are becoming “award-chasers” rather than producing relevant advertising material that can really impact how people think.

How to deal with clients who want your photography for the cheapest possible price

photo credit: PetroleumJelliffe I was sent a link to a video on YouTube this week by a friend who laughed and said “this always happens to me”. I don’t know who made this video but it shows the kind of problems many photographers face on a daily basis. Especially in this current recession.

Alamy announce a ‘Find a Photographer’ service

photo credit: Caveman 92223 Alamy have announced today that they’re going to set up a section of the website where buyers of photography can “Find a Photographer”. Hats off to Alamy for a great photographer friendly initiative.

12 easy ways NOT to succeed in business as a new professional photographer

photo credit: °Florian PP presents an easy to follow tutorial. “12 easy ways NOT to succeed in business as a new professional photographer”. Follow these tips and you’ll be flipping burgers inside 48 months.

When does fair use of a photo become copyright infringement?

photo credit: bloomsberries Good question. I saw a statistic somewhere on the number of blogs that are created each week and it’s mind boggling. The number that make it to any sort of maturity is only a small proportion but its still, on a global scale, quite a few! Now imagine those blogs had no [...]