Tag: photographs
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An editing exercise – part two of two parts (a video)
This podcast takes you through the second section of a two part process of editing a large number of images down top a select few.
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An editing exercise – part one of two parts (a video)
This podcast takes you through the process of editing a large number of images down top a select few.
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Moving, water (a video)
This podcast plays with your perception of moving water.
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Mountain, time (a video)
This photography podcast uses audio, images and animation to take the viewer to the mountains of Guatemala.
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Pricing images for publications: Part Two
In the last blog entry, I explored a scenario where you (or me) would need to calculate the use fee for an image to be used in a publication. I directed readers to a few useful resources for calculating that proposed licensee fee. Now, I want to offer a few thinking points that should be
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Pricing images for publications: Part One
A friend/former student wrote me with a great question. He wrote: “I have an opportunity to license some images to a travel company for their brochures. I’ve never done this before and therefore I’d love to get your quick opinion of what the right price range should be. The email below is from the director
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… in Bangalore traffic (a video)
This podcast portrays the chaotic nature of road traffic in Bangalore, India
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An “Auto” view of India (a video)
This enhanced podcast takes the viewer on a visual journey through India while riding on an auto rickshaw, a traditional mode of transportation.
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Exactly what is “stock photography?”
I make most of my income from what is called “stock photography.” It is, according to www.stockphoto.net, “existing photography that is available for commercial use — as opposed to assignment photography, which is custom made to someone’s specifications.” Getting paid for existing images sounds like easy money, but it is anything but easy.
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Marketing is the key to being a professional photographer
The longer I work as a professional photographer, the more I am reminded that taking pictures is the easiest part of this job. The hardest part is marketing your work and yourself. I have tried various marketing strategies over the years, some more successful than others. All of them are built on the idea of