We’ve always stressed in our talks that as creative people it’s important to know the customs, culture, specific language, and the “rules” of the industry and the people who you work with and that of those who hire you. Wedding photographers have their own vocabulary and culture as does advertising photographers and as does photojournalists. […]
BEER HERE!
Aug 4
Image Lie Detectors
Jul 29
Heard of CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) on TV? How could you not, it’s on like 24/7 in various forms? Well, now we have ISI (Image Scene Investigation), or at least that’s our name for a new company that is in the forefront in the new of image forensics. Image forensics is the “analysis of digital […]
This is from a New York Daily News Gossip section, but funny how these things turn out to be more than just gossip. The Daily News is reporting that Getty’s celebrity photo division, WireImages, might be in play to be bought by the Reuters Group, who has no such celeb photo division. You can read […]
Free Stuff!! Really?
Jul 25
We have always tried to remind our readers that copyright infringement is not without its flesh and blood victims. Every time a photo, movie, illustration or artwork is stolen via copyright infringement someone is seriously harmed. The livelihoods and very financial existence of creators, is dependent upon the prevention of theft via downloading, scanning, copying […]
Proof of Life After Death
Jul 23
Many photographers have been contacted by the estates of celebrities who have passed on to the silver screen in the sky, for portraying said celeb in a photo recreation, such as Marilyn Monroe look-a-likes. Such contacts have usually resulted in transfer of money from photographer to estate. One friend of ours was contacted because without […]
We ran across a great article by David Saxe at Black Star Rising, headlined Professionalism Trumps Talent Every Time http://tinyurl.com/64whg9l Even though the story is about hiring a copywriter and such, it really hits home. We always stress issues like having your paperwork in order, acting in a professional manner in sticky situations, and so […]
The Hidden Cost of Stealing
Jul 19
A rose by any other name still smells the same. We been talking recently and reading about many cases involving appropriation, adaptation, influence, sampling, remixing, reiterations, sequels, ganking, detournment , and reconfiguring. We simply call it as we see it- stealing. But at what cost these days? There is a cost to those who are […]
This post is brought to you by all those photographers that found out too late, if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself. We write, consult and lecture daily that photographers ought file their own registrations and never pay any service to do this. Any photographer or illustrator can and must do […]
We want to wish you all a very happy 4th. The year, 2011 is half over already. Time sure flies. Now that we’re in summertime, we’re busy gathering up a bunch of new material, writing, and gearing up for our early September appearance at Photoshop World in Vegas. We’ll post our schedule and topics there […]
We’re Coming Back Soon!
Jun 28
Sorry all, Ed and Jack have been busy actually making a living. Jack has been hitting the old shutter button and Ed has been tied up, figuratively, in court. But we’ve decided to carve out time again for this blog and will be starting posts again during the first week in July, otherwise known as […]
