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Great Photo Biz Links for the week June 15

From Don Giannatti: Preparing yourself for getting out there as a professional photographer. A great first post in a planned series. Lots of good heads-up info you need to know if you're thinking that being a pro photographer is in your future. From Scott Bourne: Get Creative: Telling Stories with…

Gary CrabbeJune 19, 2009

Photo Business Photos Stock Photography Travel Utah Workshops

Announcement: Photo Business Workshop in Utah

Picture: Sunrise behind Thor's Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. I'm very pleased to announce that I will be co-teaching a workshop on The Business of Outdoor and Nature Photography in conjunction with fellow photographer Charlie Borland and Aspen Photo Workshops. The workshop will be held November 5th through 8th,…

Gary CrabbeJune 11, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photo Business Photos Stock Photography Travel

Wrapping up the Mediocre fiasco & how to do it right.

Picture: Sunset light on the face of Half Dome, from Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California. In my last two blog posts, I reported on the mediocre quality of images used by Travel & Leisure Online for their Best Views from US National Parks feature, and the subsequent post when…

Gary CrabbeJune 8, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photo Business Photos Rants and Raves Stock Photography Travel

OMG – I’m one of the mediocre Travel & Leisure photogs

Photos: Storm over Half Dome from Sentinel Rock, Yosemite National Park, California Yesterday, I made a post critical of the mediocre quality of photos used by Travel & Leisure in their online feature, Best US National Park Views. I said a couple were decent at best, a couple were "OK",…

Gary CrabbeJune 4, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photo Business Photos Rants and Raves Stock Photography Sunset Travel

Travel & Leisure; When Best barely even equals Mediocre

Picture: Alpenglow on clouds in evening above Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by an editorial intern at Travel & Leisure (Online) requesting permission to use an image of mine of Yosemite National Park for a feature…

Gary CrabbeJune 3, 2009

Photo Business

Should I work for Free?

On a photographer forum that I frequent, a young photographer boldly and bravely stepped up to ask one of the most commonly asked questions by aspiring pros; "Should I work for free?" The situation was a magazine that had contacted him and said, "We want you to shoot this. In…

Gary CrabbeMay 27, 2009

Newsworthy Photo Business Stock Photography

Thud; the sound a body makes…

Thud. It's a sound often heard when one body impacts something else. Today it's the sound of the Stock Photo market impacting the bottom of the Marketplace. PDN Newswire is carrying the story of microstock agency Fotolia now offering a library of over a quarter million photos for Free. Yes,…

Gary CrabbeMay 21, 2009

Legal Photo Business Photographers

By Order of the Chief: Photography Allowed

New York City Attorney and Photographer Rights Advocate Edward C. Greenberg was nice enough to send me a note and pdf file that contains a one page Operations Order memorandum issued by the New York Police Department (NYPD) to its patrol officers detailing the position and behavior of police officers…

Gary CrabbeMay 18, 2009

Newsworthy Photo Business

A Sad Farewell to NewLab

I must have missed the earlier announcements while digging out of my huge backlog of work and new business. But today, I saw an email from the Northern California chapter of ASMP about a liquidation sale happening at the NewLab. The NewLab has posted a letter on their web site…

Gary CrabbeMay 16, 2009

Noteworthy legal tidbits re: books and the NT

Picture: Fountain Garden at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Cotswolds Region, Oxfordshire, England A couple legal tidbits worth noting: First; Are you an author? Do you have a book of your photography or writing that's been published before Janunary 5th, 2009? If so, you may want to look over the following pdf…

Gary CrabbeApril 28, 2009

Digital Newsworthy Photo Business Photo Contests Photos

How Much is Too Much Image Post Processing?

Pictures: Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove, Monterey Peninsula, California. The first is a straight RAW file; the second represents my standard image processing, which took less than 30 seconds, and the third is a "hyper-processed", highly-saturated image like might often be seen on Flickr. Processing note; the only other manipulation…

Gary CrabbeApril 22, 2009

Photo Business Photographers Stock Photography

And speaking of reading, writing, and watching

Most here will know that my recent recovery period allowed me a chance to catch up on some reading, both online and offline. I want to take a quick moment to pass along a few items that have caught my interest in the online world. I hope that if you're…

Gary CrabbeApril 17, 2009

Photo Business Stock Photography

Updates to the weblog – Business Resources

My recovery continues; I still can't hold a camera, but it is getting easier to type. Thankfully, I've been putting some of my typing time to good use, updating areas to my weblog. If you find them useful, I hope you'll feel free to bookmark them or pass them along…

Gary CrabbeApril 6, 2009

Licensing Copyrights & Copywrongs on the Left Coast

And now back to our regularly scheduled business programmig: First is an announcement for those living and working in the Southern California region, and following that is a strong suggestion for everyone who dabbles in stock photography The West Coast Chapter of the ASPP (American Society of Picture Professionals) is…

Gary CrabbeMarch 28, 2009

Mountains Photo Business

Are you a Pro?

Picture: Photographers lined up at sunset to photograph Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California Every so often when I see other photographers in the field, I'll ask, "are you a Pro?" I do this mainly because I pay attention to photography credit lines, and I wonder if they are someone…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 19, 2009

Digital Photo Business Stock Photography

Testing LicenseStream One Two Ten Thousand

A good number of companies came racing to the aid of photographers in the wale of the Digital Railroad trainwreck. Like purveyors of private ambulance services, many touted the line "let us help save you". One company that has surfaced is LicenseStream. The company seems to be in a beta…

Gary CrabbeNovember 3, 2008

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Photo Business

Great Photo Biz Links for the week June 15

Announcement: Photo Business Workshop in Utah

Wrapping up the Mediocre fiasco & how to do it right.

OMG – I’m one of the mediocre Travel & Leisure photogs

Travel & Leisure; When Best barely even equals Mediocre

Should I work for Free?

Thud; the sound a body makes…

By Order of the Chief: Photography Allowed

A Sad Farewell to NewLab

Noteworthy legal tidbits re: books and the NT

How Much is Too Much Image Post Processing?

And speaking of reading, writing, and watching

Updates to the weblog – Business Resources

Licensing Copyrights & Copywrongs on the Left Coast

Are you a Pro?

Testing LicenseStream One Two Ten Thousand

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