Photographers are hired for brains and not gear
Surprise It is pretty standard for me to show up at a photo shoot and find out that the person hiring me is an amateur photographer with a lot of gear. Those amateur customers have…
Month: August 2013
Advice to the Humanitarian Photographer on Getting Published
A young boy in the village of Konadouga, Burkina Faso, whose native language is Senara and the formal language taught in French. This is just a mile from the Ivory Coast border where rebels had…
Should a photographer list their prices on their website?
Yes and No: It Depends Listing your prices depends on what type of customer you have. For example, if you are shooting for public portraits and weddings, you should have your prices listed. Another way…
Tips for contacting professional photographers for help
Ways to connect You can contact photographers in many ways. But first, it is essential to know some basic etiquette for connecting. Introduce yourself Tell the person you are and why you want to connect.…
I am switching to USB Flash Drives from DVDs, and I advise you to do the same
Apple kills Flash for websites. I have a Love/Hate relationship with Apple. When they rolled out their iTouch, iPhones, and iPads, they refused to support Flash—killing it as a platform. If your website used Flash,…