There’s a Contest For That
Who say’s You Can’t Make money off photography? I’m sorry, did I say photography… I meant photographers.
Photo contests… there are many many out there. What prompted me to write this post was that today alone I received four emails for photo contests in less than an hour (and then a couple more by the end of the day). Most contests charge a hefty per image price just for the honor of being judged and hopefully included as a “winner.” Some contests are good and some are bad (most are bad). These are the contests from PDN alone: Read More…
iPad: The Future Of Everything Everywhere
If this is the future of publishing… we’re screwed. Ok, maybe that’s a little over dramatic given the iPad has only been around for a couple weeks. But, taking a look at the ratings and comments on the current crop of magazines and newspapers available on the iPad, people aren’t too impressed. Obviously all of the magazines are still trying to figure things out… But I was hoping for something better than what we got for the iPad debut.
The biggest complaint in the user reviews… surprise surprise… was pricing. Yes, as hard as it is to believe, people don’t want to pay for anything anymore. It’s not even that they could get the same content for free on a website… I believe people would still complain about paying for things like news, photography, and media, even if all the free content were to go away. It’s just the unfortunate current mindset.
iPad Portfolio: Game Changer HD
After the iPad was announced I wrote about the potential for using an iPad as a portfolio… Well now the iPad is here (yes, i was one of the loser dorks standing in line at 6:30am) and I did a quick test with a few images to try it out.
I’m writing this on my iPad, and let me tell you, after only a day of use it’s still a major PITA. And don’t worry, I’m not going to talk about anything other than the iPad’s functionality as a portfolio… I’m quite certain there are thousands of iPad reviews out there by now for all the other stuff.
Investment Advisor Cover
The above image was used on the cover of the January 2010 issue of Investment Advisor (as if you couldn’t read).
I’m not big on compositing. I tend to like straight photography (although, now days you never can be too sure). Whenever I see a photographer who does those big time 52 images to make one image, I’m never really impressed. But, a lot of times I’ll go to the “personal work” section of their website and see straight images that I like.
Studio Wall
Similar to the image I posted last week (although this one was shot first). I’ve been throwing people up against the wall in my studio lately. Simple enough. I like the look of it. I’ll probably be doing more.
