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ASMP RF v RM

Someone posted a link in one of the newsgroups I belong to, pointing to a Buyer's Awareness article posted at the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) web site. The article warns of some of the dangers buyers face when choosing between Royalty Free and Rights-Managed Photography. I've added a…
Gary Crabbe
May 13, 2006
Photo BusinessStock Photography

The Good Old Days

Here I sit, again pondering the changes in how I work since turning from film to digital last year. The week in Yosemite yielded a good number of images. But the working process sometimes leaves my head spinning whenever I contemplate the efforts once the shutter has been tripped. Here…
Gary Crabbe
April 27, 2006
Photo BusinessStock Photography

Required Reading 101a

One of my favorite weblogs, About the Image, posted a must-read article by retiring PACA President Jeffery Burke entitled "The State of the Stock Picture Licensing Industry 2006." For those that don't know, PACA stands for the Picture Archive Council of America, whose membership is made up of Stock Agencies…
Gary Crabbe
April 11, 2006
PeoplePhoto BusinessPhotos

Models Models Everywhere

One of the biggest questions emerging and established photographers often ask is, "When do I need a Model Release, and where can I find one?" Apogee Photo Magazine has a great online article that I've linked to from my Photography > Resources page. Author Michael Faulks has written, The Model…
Gary Crabbe
April 5, 2006
Photo Business

Common Cents Sense

Photographer, Producer, and Designer Mark Loundy has a wonderful industry resource that includes many "must read" articles in an almost-monthly mini industry e-zine called Return to Common Cents. I've also included a permanent link on my Photography > Resources page. From his site: Common Cents is an unapologetic, opinionated, and…
Gary Crabbe
March 30, 2006
Photo Business

Sold out

No, I don't mean I sold out by selling my images on microstocks. But, keeping myself overly busy in the last couple weeks, I didn't even get a chance to post here that I was doing a seminar in San Mateo on April 2nd. And now, it's too late. I…
Gary Crabbe
March 27, 2006
NewsworthyPhoto BusinessTrademark

Railroaded by the Railroad

What do you do if you're getting railroaded by a railroad company? Well one answer, according to a photographer in Vancouver British Columbia, is to make a stand against the oncoming legal locomotive. According to a report in Trans Talk, a specialty blog on Vancouver transportation issues, The Union Pacific…
Gary Crabbe
February 23, 2006
NewsworthyPhoto BusinessPhotos

Non-Commercial Art For Sale

When can you make money selling photo prints of another person for tens of thousands of dollars, not pay the subject anything in return, get sued by an elder New York City Orthodox Jewish man, and win? Why, when you're selling ART, of course! At least, so says Manhattan Supreme…
Gary Crabbe
February 18, 2006
Photo BusinessStock Photography

A Love Hate thing

The last few years have seen a real intrusion on my love for taking pictures; Keywording. It's a hate thing, really. I call it the bane of my (professional) existence. But it is the necessary evil in the stock photo industry. I have a hard time feeling like anyone else…
Gary Crabbe
February 9, 2006
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