Most photographers, artists, and other creative people are…well…creative. They depend on their agents and representatives in the commercial, fine art, and other areas to deal with those sticky negotiating and icky money things. Recently Ed testified as an expert witness at a hearing. The issue in dispute was the severance provision contained in the written […]
A Collar of Pain
Jun 17
Gonna Write me a Letter
Jun 11
So, this wedding photographer hires a second photographer to assist and help photograph a wedding. Lots of things happen very fast at a wedding and you only get one shot at it. Having another photographer there is a huge help and frankly, smart business at a time when professionals have to separate themselves from “Uncle […]
If you are a professional photographer who does editorial work the odds are very high that you spend most days doing something other than “being on assignment”. If you are, or more likely were a professional photojournalist and for some reason still believe you can support yourself try this: click on CNN.com. There you will […]
See ya in Las Vegas!
May 30
Catch both of us, Jack and Ed, in Ed’s favorite US City – Las Vegas! This coming September 2010 at Photoshop World. We’ll be playing the big room and the lounge on September 2nd and 3rd. The Conference starts on the 1st. We’ll be doing a session called “The Copyright Zone” and another on “Model […]
So Sygma with 50 million images has been put out of business as a result of a judgment of under 2 million dollars? According to a report by AFP, Sygma is insolvent. Sygma with 50 million images in its possession, custody and control has been rendered “insolvent”. The AFP report say Sygma “can’t pay its […]
Act 3 – The Flashback
May 22
Finally, act three is a flashback in our timeline. For the convenience of those of you who will be seeking to retrieve images from Paris, here is a portion of a May 15, 2009 press release issued by Corbis: +++++++++++++ Corbis Opens Sygma Preservation and Access Facility New Facility Outside Paris Will Preserve Sygma’s Extraordinary Photography […]
Act 2- The Obituary
May 22
No need here to recount the former glory of Sygma. Participants in the photojournalism aspect of the industry have known for years that Sygma existed in name only. Many trace the commencement of the demise to the acquisition of Sygma by Corbis. We note in the previous Act 1, the passing/closing/demise of Sygma as described […]
Our saga opens on a dark and stormy night (not really, it’s a sunny day in May, but we always wanted to say that ala that great mystery writer, Snoopy) with a letter from Corbis to the Sygma photographers. Sygma is being “liquidated”. ++++++++++++ Dear Corbis Contributor, We would like to inform you that Corbis […]
As if there aren’t enough methods by which creators’ works are being stolen, copied, scanned and otherwise appropriated, we can now add another to our “Infringement Threatdown” (Tip of the Hat to Stephen Colbert). Over the years we have dealt with infringement cases where none of the players were able to ascertain the source or […]
Letter to the Judge In order to give all sides of this very important issue to photographers, click on the link above to read a letter sent today from Muench’s lawyers to Judge Priska. You will need to click on the article to make the link workable. It will not link if you are just […]
