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What kind of photographer are you?
What kind of photographer are you? There are several different ways to categorize the work photographers do—what we might call business models. When finding your niche, keep in mind these models can produce dramatically different lifestyles and daily work routines.
Stock versus Assignments (Selling Photos versus Services)
The first and most common division is between those who sell images (“stock” shooters) and those who sell their services (assignment photographers). Stock photographers take photos on their own time and resources, accumulate large libraries of images, and sell the rights to use those images. Assignment photographers, by contrast, are paid to take the specific images that clients need. After the assignment, they may or may not retain rights to those images. Continue reading
Posted in Photography Business
Also tagged assignment, business models, commerical, editorial, stock, types of photography
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No Second Chances
Since I started writing for DSLRBlog.com (all of a few days ago), it got me thinking just how long it’s been since I’ve really been actively into photography, and looking through some of my old archives. It really got me thinking about how every photo is its own moment, and you can’t really go back and capture that same moment ever again. It also hit me that the first pile of photos I took really piss me off when I look at them now.
Thousand Islands at Sunset.
Take the photo above for example. It’s one of the very first photos I took with my current camera (a Nikon d70s), taken from the top of a sightseeing tower over-looking the Thousand Islands at sunset while trying not to fall the 300 and some feet and break my neck. It was a fun shot to get, if only for the experience.
I think back to that moment now and realize just how much better a photo I could have taken if I knew then what I know now, and it aggravates me just a little. Still though, it makes for a great reminder about learning from your work.
That photo is essentially a reminder to myself to always take something away from the experience of taking a photo, whether good or bad. I’ve taken horrible photos at times that have taught me an insane amount to improve on for the next time, and I’ve taken great photos that have given me experience in other ways. This shot is far from my best work, but it is probably my biggest inspiration out of my personal archive.
Anyone else have a photo you’ve taken or an experience you’ve had (good or bad) that serves as inspiration for you personally? What about other people’s work? Am I alone in pulling inspiration from a photo that is nowhere near as good it could have been?
Vista Considered Harmful to Photographers
What is it they always say, “Never use version 1″. Good advice, particularly when considering upgrading an operating system. I switched to Mac but I still need to have one foot in the Microsoft camp. It turns out Windows Vista Destroys Photo Metadata. This news doesn’t add any incentive to upgrade.
A bit of bad news about Vista if you’re a photographer. Apparently if you tag a photo’s metadata in Vista, it destroys other important metadata used by image editing apps such as Photoshop. Microsoft’s gotten reports of RAW files generated by Nikon cameras being unreadable after being tagged with Vista or Microsoft’s Photo Info tool.
Now before the anti-Microsoft crowd start foaming at the mouth or the pro-Microsoft guys lynch me, this is not all Microsofts fault. If only the camera manufacturers would produce a standardised format perhaps cockups like this wouldn’t happen?
Posted in News and Commentary, Photo Editing and Digital Workflow
Also tagged formatting, metadata, MS Vista, Photoshop, problems
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Cool Travel Panorama Photographs
Check out these brilliant Panorama Photographs taken by Lee & Sachi during their world travels. It’s almost like being there but without the dodgy digestion, mosquitoes and sunburn, heh. Here is a small selection to show you what I mean …
Via: DarrenBarefoot
Technorati Tags: panoramic, photographs, travel, photography, news
DSLRBlog Updates – In the post
Every day for a couple of weeks has been like my birthday, I have gotten to look forward to the postie arriving every morning to see what he might bring me. This has mainly been because of my (admittedly excessive) eBay activities, but also this morning two special deliveries cheered me right up.
My latest eBay arrival was actually one of my first purchases. Big tip, if you want something quick do not pay by cheque, move on to the next auction where paypal is accepted. I “won” this SB-28 flash on the 9th of September, it arrived on the 30th! I will be doing a review of these flashes along with the SB-26 and how they compare to my 580ex soon now I have got some use out of them.
The surprise parcels this morning were my moo cards and my first ever published photograph.
First the moo cards. They are really really nice. I will definitely be buying a set even though I don’t really have a pressing need for them like Mark.
I’m not sure what the done thing is with these cards, do you just take a random selection of your recent pictures (as I did with the free 10) or choose only your best work (if not your own choice, in who’s opinion? interestingness?) or is it better to actually design an image to use?
The best parcel has to be the British Airways in-flight magazine with my picture in it! For the professionals who see your work in print all the time you will probably think this is really lame but it was quite a moment for me when I opened up this magazine and saw my name under my photograph.
Maybe next time someone might be willing to even pay me…
Seeing as I didn’t win the Strobist competition (boo!) I have ordered a set of Dean Collins DVDs and am also considering buying a set of “ebay radio slaves” so hopefully soon I will have another “birthday moment” soon, heh.
Technorati Tags: photography, nikon, sb-28, ebay, moo, printing, news
Posted in News and Commentary, Online Photography Community, Photography Gear
Also tagged ebay, moo, news, Nikon, printing, sb-28
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UK Photographers – Have You Got Your Photography License?
No? You haven’t got your photography license?
Oh dear.
Then Middlesborough police want a word with you …