I was recently told that on some David LaChapelle shoots, David shows up on the set with the music from his DJ cranking and starts dancing around. His 1st assistant can often be seen shooting while he is in the midst of grinding up against an Art Director. I also understand that Terry Richardson does something similar on his sets, multiple point-and-shoot cameras can be seen clicking away; models, assistants and Terry are working that index finger. I’m told that confidentially agreements are passed out and signed on some shoots. I wonder if that agreement includes a transfer of copyright from assistant and/or model to photographer?
I also hear of stock photographers doing this: Having multiple photographers shooting on a shoot that they pay, to produce.
Wedding Photographers sometimes have second shooters, or assistants shoot during the course of the wedding or reception. This is work for hire if an agreement is signed.
How does anyone who is an assistant feel about shooting on a photographer’s set? Have you ever done this?
Respond to post here or on www.gregceoblog.com
If you are a photographer, have you ever let your assistants shoot on your set? Do you then believe it is your work?
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Portrait photographer Jim Salzano has sold his studio
By greg on October 29, 2009
Jim Salzano, www.salzanophoto.com, sold his studio in New York a few weeks ago. He hasn’t quit the business, but he has sold the real estate that he bought many years ago. It appears that he is still being represented by Marianne Campbell Associates. I don’t know how many photo jobs Salzano is doing these days, but classic portrait photography seems to be a tough way to make a living at present.
(See the full story on www.gregceoblog.com)
By greg on October 29, 2009
Jim Salzano, www.salzanophoto.com, sold his studio in New York a few weeks ago. He hasn’t quit the business, but he has sold the real estate that he bought many years ago. It appears that he is still being represented by Marianne Campbell Associates. I don’t know how many photo jobs Salzano is doing these days, but classic portrait photography seems to be a tough way to make a living at present.
(See the full story on www.gregceoblog.com)
SCADDY Awards Call for Entries
Click entry form image to enlarge and/or print.
DEADLINE: Friday, November 20th, 5pm
Category 21.: Elements of Advertising, Advertising Photography
A commercial photograph suitable for use in a print ad or poster. Submit pdf files of the photo and the ad or poster to show the judges how it was used (if available).
Category 26: SCAD Collaboration Award
This special award honors work created and produced by SCAD students from different majors working together. Entries must be the result of interdisciplinary collaboration between two or more students from different majors.
Awards Ceremony will be Friday, January 22nd at Trustee's Theater.
Entries may be dropped off at Adler Hall Lobby.
Please forward any questions to Denise Duncan, dduncan@scad.edu or Mark Bazil, mbazil@scad.edu
Project Basho/Onward Call for Entries. Exhibition to Coincide with SPE National Conference in Philly
Juror: Debbie Fleming Caffery
Deadline 11/13/09
Project Basho is pleased to announce "Onward," an annual, juried photography competition exclusively featuring the works of new and emerging photographers with unique vision. Selected work will be included in a group exhibition at Project Basho Gallery and published in an online feature at Flak Photo (www.flakphoto.com) in 2010. For more information, please visit:
http://onward.projectbasho.org
SCAD SPE National Scholarship Opportunity, 2010 Philadelphia
The Society for Photographic Education will host the 47th annual National Conference in Philadelphia March 4-7, 2010. SCAD Photography is offering two $500 scholarships, one for an undergrad, one for a grad, to support travel/accommodations for this event.
ENTRY GUIDELINES:
Eligibility limited to current, full-time undergraduate and graduate photography majors.
Award of $500 must be used for conference travel, fees, hotel, etc. for the 2010 Nat'l SPE conference.
DEADLINE:
Friday, November 13, 2009, 5pm EST
SUBMISSION:
Email submission to Rebecca Nolan, rnolan@scad.edu. Put "SCAD Undergraduate" or "SCAD Graduate" in the subject line.
Include:
All images JPG format at screen resolution (72 dpi), longest dimension 1024 pixels. Title as follows: image number_lastname_title. (example: 01_Lastname_Title.jpg)
Questions? Contact Rebecca at rnolan@scad.edu or 525-6503
ENTRY GUIDELINES:
Eligibility limited to current, full-time undergraduate and graduate photography majors.
Award of $500 must be used for conference travel, fees, hotel, etc. for the 2010 Nat'l SPE conference.
DEADLINE:
Friday, November 13, 2009, 5pm EST
SUBMISSION:
Email submission to Rebecca Nolan, rnolan@scad.edu. Put "SCAD Undergraduate" or "SCAD Graduate" in the subject line.
Include:
- Full name, student number, year in school, local address, phone number, student email
- Submit a cohesive portfolio of 10 images following the file guidelines below
- Attach a word document with image identification page that corresponds with numbered images and includes: name, title, medium, size, date
- Optional: Artists statement and/or resume
All images JPG format at screen resolution (72 dpi), longest dimension 1024 pixels. Title as follows: image number_lastname_title. (example: 01_Lastname_Title.jpg)
Questions? Contact Rebecca at rnolan@scad.edu or 525-6503
Call for Entries Positive/Negative 25
Open to all media.
DEADLINE December 11th, 2009
Juror: Julien Robson, Curator of Contemporary Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
For a prospectus and entry forms, to to http://www.etsu.edu/cas/art/slocumb
DEADLINE December 11th, 2009
Juror: Julien Robson, Curator of Contemporary Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
For a prospectus and entry forms, to to http://www.etsu.edu/cas/art/slocumb
SCAD National SPE Scholarship
The Society for Photographic Education will host their 47th annual national conference in Philadelphia, March 4-7, 2010. SCAD is offering one $500 scholarship for an undergraduate and one $500 for a graduate student to support student travel to this WONDERFUL event.
Deadline Friday, November 13, 5pm EST
Please see details on form provided.
Questions email Rebecca Nolan, rnolan@scad.edu
Deadline Friday, November 13, 5pm EST
Please see details on form provided.
Questions email Rebecca Nolan, rnolan@scad.edu
Lorena Turner's "Made in China" Opens in Atlanta
Opening Reception November 13th, 7-9 pmCartel Studios + Gallery
Click image to enlarge and for more information.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
DEADLINE IS TOMORROW!!!
SUBMIT WORK FOR THE deFINE ART EVENT!!!!
NEW SCAD FINE ARTS EVENT!!!
DEADLINE IS THURSDAY OCTOBER 29TH!!! SEND ENTRIES ASAP!
These exhibitions will be held at the River Club and in Alexander Hall during the rapidly approaching deFINE ART festival (Nov. 10 - 14, 2009).
The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2009. No late submissions will be considered.
To submit work for consideration please email completed entries to Senior Curator Melissa Messina via mmessina@scad.edu using deFINE ART 2009 in the subject line (incomplete submissions will not be considered). Submission should include:
• up to 4 image(s) of a major individual work (showing the whole, and details as necessary). Or you may submit a small series of completed works (4 or less, with framing shown, if applicable). These should be sent as JPEG files, not to exceed 1 MB in total.
• a Word document including full contact information (name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number) with a checklist of works submitted which must include full credit information (title of work, year, medium, dimensions, artist price). Please note that for faculty, alumni and staff, artist price is marked up 50%, it is 30% for matriculated students. If you have a current resume or CV, that may also be attached.
Notifications will be made on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. We encourage submissions that truly participate in how we define art, or hope to redefine art at SCAD. Information about delivery and return of works will be sent with formal notifications.
NEW SCAD FINE ARTS EVENT!!!
DEADLINE IS THURSDAY OCTOBER 29TH!!! SEND ENTRIES ASAP!
These exhibitions will be held at the River Club and in Alexander Hall during the rapidly approaching deFINE ART festival (Nov. 10 - 14, 2009).
The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2009. No late submissions will be considered.
To submit work for consideration please email completed entries to Senior Curator Melissa Messina via mmessina@scad.edu using deFINE ART 2009 in the subject line (incomplete submissions will not be considered). Submission should include:
• up to 4 image(s) of a major individual work (showing the whole, and details as necessary). Or you may submit a small series of completed works (4 or less, with framing shown, if applicable). These should be sent as JPEG files, not to exceed 1 MB in total.
• a Word document including full contact information (name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number) with a checklist of works submitted which must include full credit information (title of work, year, medium, dimensions, artist price). Please note that for faculty, alumni and staff, artist price is marked up 50%, it is 30% for matriculated students. If you have a current resume or CV, that may also be attached.
Notifications will be made on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. We encourage submissions that truly participate in how we define art, or hope to redefine art at SCAD. Information about delivery and return of works will be sent with formal notifications.
Large Format Photography II - Winter Quarter
PHOT 350 Large Format II, Winter Quarter 2010
• 8x10 film size, 11x14 Studio Camera
• Development by Inspection
• How to Drum Scan
• Contact printing to Mural printing
• Printing out Papers
• Self Directed Project for the quarter
Artists Using Big Film
- Alec Soth
- Olivia Parker
- Matt Gamber
- Tom Fischer
- Mike Smith
- Edward Burtynsky
- Sandy Skoglund
Questions contact Rebecca Nolan mailto:rnolan@scad.edu
• 8x10 film size, 11x14 Studio Camera
• Development by Inspection
• How to Drum Scan
• Contact printing to Mural printing
• Printing out Papers
• Self Directed Project for the quarter
Artists Using Big Film
- Alec Soth
- Olivia Parker
- Matt Gamber
- Tom Fischer
- Mike Smith
- Edward Burtynsky
- Sandy Skoglund
Questions contact Rebecca Nolan mailto:rnolan@scad.edu
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Follow Alumnus David Field in the Hasselblad Challenge
Alum, David Field has been chosen as one of 3 photographers competing to win a new Hasselblad H4D. Follow him here: http://www.hassynyc.com/ or on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/davidfield1
Be sure to watch this blog for news on when it's time to vote!
Be sure to watch this blog for news on when it's time to vote!
Sean Starwars Artists Lecture and Opening Reception
Artists Lecture Thursday, October 30th, Alexander Hall Auditorium, 7:30 pmOpening Reception for Alexander Hall Installation Friday, October 31st, 5-7 pm
Emily Metzguer MFA Thesis Exhibition
Still Moving
Truspace, 2427 DeSoto Avenue
Friday, October 30th, 6pm - 9pm
Karaoke by Wrath Nasty
Moonbounce!
Refreshments
Suzannah Hoover MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening
SIDA: A Story of A Country Conquering an Epidemic
Desotorow Gallery
Opening Reception: October 30th from 6 to 9pm.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Great New Elective for MAs and MFAs
ARTH 710E (TTh 8-10:30am, Arnold Hall)
Contemporary Photography: Critical and Theoretical Approaches
Covering the history of photography from roughly 1950 to the present, students will examine major photographic movements, styles, critics, and theoretical perspectives. The focus will be on the rich and varied critical and theoretical discourse circulating between photographs, or images using photography, and the texts which helped frame the most significant contributions to contemporary photography.
Contemporary Photography: Critical and Theoretical Approaches
Covering the history of photography from roughly 1950 to the present, students will examine major photographic movements, styles, critics, and theoretical perspectives. The focus will be on the rich and varied critical and theoretical discourse circulating between photographs, or images using photography, and the texts which helped frame the most significant contributions to contemporary photography.
Savannah in Plain View Artists Talk
Photographer Kathy Smith will discuss her most recent project, "Savannah in Plain View" and the business of fine art book publishing.
TOMORROW! Tuesday, October 27th, 2pm Student Center, 120 Montgomery St.
"Fine-art photographer Kathy Smith turns her Classic Diana Toy Camera (circa 1962) on Savannah, Georgia, capturing in a unique way familiar and beloved images for tourists, residents, and art lovers alike. The nostalgic, dreamy photos are organized as a walking tour of the city, including the Historic District, the Waterfront, Bonaventure, and more."
Books will be available for purchase and signing, and a limited number of copies of "Seattle in Plain View" will be given out!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Are you under 25? When is the last time you bought a newspaper?
Are you under 25? When is the last time you bought a newspaper?
If you won’t pay to see someone else’s work, why do you expect people to pay to see your work?” “How do you expect to make a living as a photojournalist?” “Who is your audience?”
See the entire post: www.gregceoblog.com
If you won’t pay to see someone else’s work, why do you expect people to pay to see your work?” “How do you expect to make a living as a photojournalist?” “Who is your audience?”
See the entire post: www.gregceoblog.com
SCAD deFine Art Festival Call for Entries!!!
NEW SCAD FINE ARTS EVENT!!!
DEADLINE IS THURSDAY OCTOBER 29TH!!! SEND ENTRIES ASAP!
The Exhibitions Department in collaboration with Steve Bliss, Dean of Fine Arts, is issuing a call for entries to be considered for juried exhibitions featuring fresh, innovative and exceptional student, faculty and alumni work from SCAD's Fine Art Departments. These exhibitions will be held at the River Club and in Alexander Hall during the rapidly approaching deFINE ART festival (Nov. 10 - 14, 2009).
The mission of deFINE ART is to establish a fall festival highlighting the School of Fine Arts on par with the annual spring SCADstyle festival. These exhibitions are intended to complement the festival's programming with Open Studios and related events to be held on Saturday, November 14, 2009 as the festival anchor.
We need your help to make this show the best it can be- Apologies for the fast turnaround request BUT this festival will bring a broad range of noted art professionals to Savannah and each of these professionals will be toured through these exhibitions (list of confirmed participants attached below). This is your opportunity to represent the achievements and outstanding caliber of SCAD’s Fine Art Departments. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2009. No late submissions will be considered.
To submit work for consideration please email completed entries to Senior Curator Melissa Messina via mmessina@scad.edu using deFINE ART 2009 in the subject line (incomplete submissions will not be considered). Submission should include:
• up to 4 image(s) of a major individual work (showing the whole, and details as necessary). Or you may submit a small series of completed works (4 or less, with framing shown, if applicable). These should be sent as JPEG files, not to exceed 1 MB in total.
• a Word document including full contact information (name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number) with a checklist of works submitted which must include full credit information (title of work, year, medium, dimensions, artist price). Please note that for faculty, alumni and staff, artist price is marked up 50%, it is 30% for matriculated students. If you have a current resume or CV, that may also be attached.
Notifications will be made on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. We encourage submissions that truly participate in how we define art, or hope to redefine art at SCAD. Information about delivery and return of works will be sent with formal notifications.
DEADLINE IS THURSDAY OCTOBER 29TH!!! SEND ENTRIES ASAP!
The Exhibitions Department in collaboration with Steve Bliss, Dean of Fine Arts, is issuing a call for entries to be considered for juried exhibitions featuring fresh, innovative and exceptional student, faculty and alumni work from SCAD's Fine Art Departments. These exhibitions will be held at the River Club and in Alexander Hall during the rapidly approaching deFINE ART festival (Nov. 10 - 14, 2009).
The mission of deFINE ART is to establish a fall festival highlighting the School of Fine Arts on par with the annual spring SCADstyle festival. These exhibitions are intended to complement the festival's programming with Open Studios and related events to be held on Saturday, November 14, 2009 as the festival anchor.
We need your help to make this show the best it can be- Apologies for the fast turnaround request BUT this festival will bring a broad range of noted art professionals to Savannah and each of these professionals will be toured through these exhibitions (list of confirmed participants attached below). This is your opportunity to represent the achievements and outstanding caliber of SCAD’s Fine Art Departments. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2009. No late submissions will be considered.
To submit work for consideration please email completed entries to Senior Curator Melissa Messina via mmessina@scad.edu using deFINE ART 2009 in the subject line (incomplete submissions will not be considered). Submission should include:
• up to 4 image(s) of a major individual work (showing the whole, and details as necessary). Or you may submit a small series of completed works (4 or less, with framing shown, if applicable). These should be sent as JPEG files, not to exceed 1 MB in total.
• a Word document including full contact information (name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number) with a checklist of works submitted which must include full credit information (title of work, year, medium, dimensions, artist price). Please note that for faculty, alumni and staff, artist price is marked up 50%, it is 30% for matriculated students. If you have a current resume or CV, that may also be attached.
Notifications will be made on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. We encourage submissions that truly participate in how we define art, or hope to redefine art at SCAD. Information about delivery and return of works will be sent with formal notifications.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
SPE SE National Conference Scholarship
2010 SPESE Student and Adjunct Instructor Scholarship Award
Deadline December 1, 2009
The Southeast region of SPE would like to offer three scholarships of $500 each plus the member’s conference registration fee for the 2010 National Conference in Philadelphia, PA, March 4-7, 2010. Applicants must reside in the southeast region as defined by SPE National. One scholarship each will be awarded to an undergraduate student, a graduate student, and an Adjunct Instructor. The winners will be invited to present their work at the next SPESE regional conference in the fall 2009, (optional).
Award winners will be announced and contacted by December 18, 2009 and the winners will be posted on the regional website. The awards will be in the form of a check to be presented to the winners at the Southeast Regional Members Meeting at the National Conference in Dallas, Texas. Attendance at this meeting is required for the award winners.
Click on Form below for ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline December 1, 2009
The Southeast region of SPE would like to offer three scholarships of $500 each plus the member’s conference registration fee for the 2010 National Conference in Philadelphia, PA, March 4-7, 2010. Applicants must reside in the southeast region as defined by SPE National. One scholarship each will be awarded to an undergraduate student, a graduate student, and an Adjunct Instructor. The winners will be invited to present their work at the next SPESE regional conference in the fall 2009, (optional).
Award winners will be announced and contacted by December 18, 2009 and the winners will be posted on the regional website. The awards will be in the form of a check to be presented to the winners at the Southeast Regional Members Meeting at the National Conference in Dallas, Texas. Attendance at this meeting is required for the award winners.
Click on Form below for ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Registration for Hyeres 2010 is open
From Conscientious
This sounds fun. JM Colberg says:
This sounds fun. JM Colberg says:"At Hyeres, ten photographers - picked from the pool of applicants - get the chance to meet ten jury members over the course of several days. You can think of this as portfolio reviews, except that each portfolio review can take as much time as it needs to - and all that overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The jury picks a winner, who gets commissioned to do work for the next year's festival, but it's not really about the winning; or rather, the winning is being one of the ten photographers.Just to give you an idea of what the festival will do if you're one of the ten: They will print your exhibition prints, at the best facilities they have in Paris - at their expense."
http://www.villanoailles-hyeres.com/hyeres2010/photo/index.html
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Call for Entries
Click on the image to enlarge and/or print.
We are currently accepting submissions for our fourth annual juried show - New Directions.
New Directions seeks to discover new talent in the world of photography. Past shows have included the works of Joseph O. Holmes, Priya Kambli and Joelle Jensen. Each year emerging artists have an opportunity to have their work seen by a nationally recognized figure in the field of photography. From these entries a cohesive show emerges for display at Wall Space in January, and this year we are excited to have 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland join forces to show ND10 in Portland during the month of February.
All submissions for this exhibition are considered for gallery representation. wall space directors and associates, as well as 23 Sandy Gallery will review the work, however the galleries review will not affect the outcome of the selection process.
Juror - Carol McCusker, PhD - Curator of Photography, Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA), San Diego, CA
About Ms. McCusker
Carol McCusker is curator of photography at the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego. She received her Ph.D. in art history with an emphasis on the history of photography and film history at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Albuquerque. She has curated numerous exhibitions at MoPA and UNM, and is contributing author to Paul Outerbridge (Taschen, 1999); First Photographs: William Henry Fox Talbot and The Birth of Photography (powerHouse, 2002); James Fee: The Peleliu Project (Seraphin, 2002); Phil Stern: A Life's Work (powerHouse, 2003); Terry Falke: Observations in an Occupied Wilderness (Chronicle, 2006); and Breaking the Frame: Pioneering Women in Photojournalism (MoPA, 2006) The Roads Most Traveled: Migration Photographs by Don Bartletti (2006), Rebels & Revelers: Experimental Decades 1970s-1980s (2007), Public Privacy: Wendy Richmond's Surreptitious Cellphone (2007), and The Photographer's Eye (2008) McCusker's freelance writing has been published in The Photo Review, Communication Arts, and she is a regular contributor to B&W and Color magazines. In recent years, McCusker has reviewed portfolios at Houston Fotofest, Review Santa Fe, Photo L.A., Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Photo Lucida, and in November, the Lishui Photo Festival, China. She was also a nominator for the 2009 ICP Infinity Awards, and a Juror for the 2008 Julia Dean Berenice Abbott Award.
The request from Ms. McCusker -
This call for entries privileges two points of view: looking down from a high vantage point, and looking out to a vanishing horizon. Art historian, Albert Boime, described the former as a "Magisterial Gaze" that gave early Americans, through painting and printmaking, a view at one with God, hence, Manifest Destiny. The latter may simply be the romance of the road, or curiosity about what lies just out of sight - an American impulse from early pioneers to Jack Kerouac.
Numerous painters and photographers have employed these vantage points, subsequently, they run the risk of cliché. When done well, however, each reveals the unexpected, as in Szarkowski's photograph above (he captures both in one image). The optimist in me delights at the disorienting perspective of looking down whereby familiar objects become abstract and dizzyingly beautiful, to looking out, with that forward motion promising adventure or escape.
The title Down & Out might conjure images of ne'er-do-wells (risky, if the public decides not to inquire further). What I hope the photographs provide, however, is pleasure in the variety of ways 'down' and 'out' can be imaged, and what emotional liberation such points-of-view can have on our often confined and overly responsible psyches.
About wall space gallery -
wall space is a gallery focused on photography, featuring new and emerging artists.
The gallery opened in 2004 in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle, showcasing local and national talents. wall space promotes artists with unique and creative visions in photography, using both traditional and alternative techniques. Showcasing artists who transcend the medium, looking to expand the photographic arts, the gallery highlights creativity in storytelling.
About 23 Sandy -
23 Sandy Gallery is a fine art gallery located just east of downtown, in Portland’s central east side arts district. We present local and national artists working in contemporary book arts, painting, photography and printmaking. The gallery also serves as a community gathering space with lectures, workshops, salons, readings and more.
For more information please contact the gallery.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Greg Ceo's Blog
Greg Ceo's blog has launched:
www.gregceoblog.com
Photo Industry Insider Info and even a "Photo of the Day."
www.gregceoblog.com
Photo Industry Insider Info and even a "Photo of the Day."
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Reps talk about Self Promotion....Posted on Stockland Martel Blog
Out of the mouths of reps
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On Tuesday, I went to a panel discussion led by creative consultant Louisa Curtis that centered on the photo industry from the reps’ perspective. The event was geared toward photographers, so the questions were mostly about how the reps market their agencies and their photographers; what they expect from someone they rep; and the importance of relationships and networking.
The panelists were Neil Binkley of Wonderful Machine, David Laidler of Aurora Select, Frank Meo of Meo Represents, Laura Reid of Redux, Tricia Scott of MergeLeft, Robert Bacall of Robert Bacall Representatives, and Gary Hurewitz of Greenhouse Reps.
For me, these were some of the most interesting points made at the event, which was held at Adorama:
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Product photography is going the way of CGI. Robert Bacall noted that still life used to be his bread and butter. Then he gestured to a water bottle at his side and remarked that you might see that bottle in an ad, but it never actually existed—it was all created on the computer.
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It’s not enough to shoot great photos. Many of the reps are encouraging their photographers to expand into video. At Stockland Martel, we’ve been referring to our talent as image makers, an intentionally broad term. Bacall uses the term “media solution providers.”
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E-blasts are out, and direct mail is back in. Well, that’s how the panelists first explained their take on the efficacy of email marketing. They eventually acknowledged that they all still send out e-blasts, but they weren’t very enthusiastic about them as a marketing tool. Everyone talked about how art buyers and creatives spend half their day just deleting emails from their inbox without reading them because they are overwhelmed. A print piece that shows up in their stack of snail mail, on the other hand, at least guarantees that the recipient will see the image and the name. Gary Hurewitz said he’d all but abandoned e-blasts a couple of years ago, when he noticed that everyone else was doing it. He figured if there were fewer direct-mail pieces going out, then his had a better chance of being seen. Makes sense.
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Photographers need to market themselves and not rely on Mommy and Daddy (I mean, their reps) to do it all for them. No further explanation needed on that one…
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This is a relationship business, and you have to network. Get out there and make a physical appearance in the photo community, urged Tricia Scott. Facebooking and emailing are not enough; the old-fashioned in-person conversation is still king when it comes to making a solid connection with someone.
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Because this is a relationship business, people want to work with photographers they get along with. The reps have a brand they’re trying to protect too (for the benefit of their talent as well as themselves), and it’s just not an option to send out a photographer who’s going to ego-trip his way through a project and irritates the client. That’s why, the panelists explained, when a rep looks at a potential new photographer, they assess not just the work but also the personality behind it.
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You have to spend money to make money. A major cliché, I know. But it came up several times. Bacall once ponied up $22,000 to promote a photographer’s baby images. The promo, which was as clever as it was costly, consisted of Fisher Price View Masters for which he had created custom reels of the photographer’s work. A cute way to get potential clients to look at the work while providing a tangible indication of the photographer’s affinity with kids.
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Louisa tells me that she lists upcoming events in her monthly Chatterbulletin, which she archives at her blog.
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On Tuesday, I went to a panel discussion led by creative consultant Louisa Curtis that centered on the photo industry from the reps’ perspective. The event was geared toward photographers, so the questions were mostly about how the reps market their agencies and their photographers; what they expect from someone they rep; and the importance of relationships and networking.
The panelists were Neil Binkley of Wonderful Machine, David Laidler of Aurora Select, Frank Meo of Meo Represents, Laura Reid of Redux, Tricia Scott of MergeLeft, Robert Bacall of Robert Bacall Representatives, and Gary Hurewitz of Greenhouse Reps.
For me, these were some of the most interesting points made at the event, which was held at Adorama:
…
…
Product photography is going the way of CGI. Robert Bacall noted that still life used to be his bread and butter. Then he gestured to a water bottle at his side and remarked that you might see that bottle in an ad, but it never actually existed—it was all created on the computer.
…
It’s not enough to shoot great photos. Many of the reps are encouraging their photographers to expand into video. At Stockland Martel, we’ve been referring to our talent as image makers, an intentionally broad term. Bacall uses the term “media solution providers.”
…
E-blasts are out, and direct mail is back in. Well, that’s how the panelists first explained their take on the efficacy of email marketing. They eventually acknowledged that they all still send out e-blasts, but they weren’t very enthusiastic about them as a marketing tool. Everyone talked about how art buyers and creatives spend half their day just deleting emails from their inbox without reading them because they are overwhelmed. A print piece that shows up in their stack of snail mail, on the other hand, at least guarantees that the recipient will see the image and the name. Gary Hurewitz said he’d all but abandoned e-blasts a couple of years ago, when he noticed that everyone else was doing it. He figured if there were fewer direct-mail pieces going out, then his had a better chance of being seen. Makes sense.
…
Photographers need to market themselves and not rely on Mommy and Daddy (I mean, their reps) to do it all for them. No further explanation needed on that one…
…
This is a relationship business, and you have to network. Get out there and make a physical appearance in the photo community, urged Tricia Scott. Facebooking and emailing are not enough; the old-fashioned in-person conversation is still king when it comes to making a solid connection with someone.
…
Because this is a relationship business, people want to work with photographers they get along with. The reps have a brand they’re trying to protect too (for the benefit of their talent as well as themselves), and it’s just not an option to send out a photographer who’s going to ego-trip his way through a project and irritates the client. That’s why, the panelists explained, when a rep looks at a potential new photographer, they assess not just the work but also the personality behind it.
…
You have to spend money to make money. A major cliché, I know. But it came up several times. Bacall once ponied up $22,000 to promote a photographer’s baby images. The promo, which was as clever as it was costly, consisted of Fisher Price View Masters for which he had created custom reels of the photographer’s work. A cute way to get potential clients to look at the work while providing a tangible indication of the photographer’s affinity with kids.
..…
Louisa tells me that she lists upcoming events in her monthly Chatterbulletin, which she archives at her blog.
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THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECTINSPIRES POLAROID® TORELAUNCH INSTANT CAMERAS
Dear Polapremium Customer,
we can not wait another day to proudly bring you some very important news which was presented by Polaroid itself at a press conference on October 13th in Hongkong.THE IMPOSSIBLE POLAROIDAfter all the difficulties and changes of ownership during the last years, the new management of Polaroid now understands the source of the brand's attraction - which is surprisingly not based in digital cameras but in Dr. Edwin Land's groundbreaking 1948 invention of Instant Photography, which he ingeniously devised and passionately developed with a lot of care and devotion.
We have understood this since 2005, when it was our honour and pleasure to celebrate and evoke the sensational and almost mysterious power of Instant Photography in memoriam of Dr. Land. Doing everything in our power to keep this beloved and unique photographic medium alive, we grabbed the chance to take over the last factory producing Instant films from the old Polaroid management and to start The Impossible Project in 2008. Re-inventing a new analog integral film, we are now preparing, supporting and managing the comeback of Instant Photography.
Accomplishing this mission and proudly owning the former Polaroid plant in Enschede (NL), as well as already holding the first working hand-coated samples in our trembling hands, we are pleased to herewith announce a history-making cooperation between The Impossible Project and Polaroid:Polaroid will re-launch the legendary Polaroid One Step Camera and is therefore commissioning The Impossible Project to develop and produce a limited edition of Polaroid® branded Instant Films in the middle of 2010.[Photo]We feel proud and excited that our ambitions and all the relentless work we have already invested are now becoming the foundation for Polaroid's comeback as a producer of Instant Cameras.
Large-scale production and worldwide sale of The Impossible Project's new integral film materials under its own brand will already start in the beginning of 2010 - with a brand new and astonishing black and white Instant Film and the first colour films to follow in the course of the year.
we can not wait another day to proudly bring you some very important news which was presented by Polaroid itself at a press conference on October 13th in Hongkong.THE IMPOSSIBLE POLAROIDAfter all the difficulties and changes of ownership during the last years, the new management of Polaroid now understands the source of the brand's attraction - which is surprisingly not based in digital cameras but in Dr. Edwin Land's groundbreaking 1948 invention of Instant Photography, which he ingeniously devised and passionately developed with a lot of care and devotion.
We have understood this since 2005, when it was our honour and pleasure to celebrate and evoke the sensational and almost mysterious power of Instant Photography in memoriam of Dr. Land. Doing everything in our power to keep this beloved and unique photographic medium alive, we grabbed the chance to take over the last factory producing Instant films from the old Polaroid management and to start The Impossible Project in 2008. Re-inventing a new analog integral film, we are now preparing, supporting and managing the comeback of Instant Photography.
Accomplishing this mission and proudly owning the former Polaroid plant in Enschede (NL), as well as already holding the first working hand-coated samples in our trembling hands, we are pleased to herewith announce a history-making cooperation between The Impossible Project and Polaroid:Polaroid will re-launch the legendary Polaroid One Step Camera and is therefore commissioning The Impossible Project to develop and produce a limited edition of Polaroid® branded Instant Films in the middle of 2010.[Photo]We feel proud and excited that our ambitions and all the relentless work we have already invested are now becoming the foundation for Polaroid's comeback as a producer of Instant Cameras.
Large-scale production and worldwide sale of The Impossible Project's new integral film materials under its own brand will already start in the beginning of 2010 - with a brand new and astonishing black and white Instant Film and the first colour films to follow in the course of the year.
5B4 is great.
Here is a blog entry about a blog, the photo book blog 5B4. They have a feature on the Best photo books of 2008 that makes for a good contemporary reading list...there are some rehashed classics there as well. Like the Solitude of Ravens by Masahisa Fukase
Monday, October 12, 2009
5th Annual Internship Panel Discussion
Wednesday, October 14th, 7:00 pm, Student Center
The photography department will host the 5th Annual
Internship Panel Discussion
Please join us with your questions about the importance of internships and how to find the right one for you! Representatives from the Career Center will discuss what their office can offer.
The following students will share their internship experience:
Sami Fox interned with Skip Hop
Katy Danca Galli, Field and Stream Magazine, NYC
Assisted with Dan Saelinger
Karen Hulse, Photography Internship
National Geographic’s Traveler Magazine
Katie McDonald, Interned at a photo studio in Los Angeles
Matt Beard Studio 1444
Kara Powers, Internship in Art History and Photography
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Janelle Proulx, Interned with Fashion Photographer, London
Sandra Freij
Jordan Singer, Internship with Joel Meyerowitz, NYC
Internship Panel Discussion
Please join us with your questions about the importance of internships and how to find the right one for you! Representatives from the Career Center will discuss what their office can offer.
The following students will share their internship experience:
Sami Fox interned with Skip Hop
Katy Danca Galli, Field and Stream Magazine, NYC
Assisted with Dan Saelinger
Karen Hulse, Photography Internship
National Geographic’s Traveler Magazine
Katie McDonald, Interned at a photo studio in Los Angeles
Matt Beard Studio 1444
Kara Powers, Internship in Art History and Photography
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Janelle Proulx, Interned with Fashion Photographer, London
Sandra Freij
Jordan Singer, Internship with Joel Meyerowitz, NYC
The South Magazine Internship Opportunity
This from The South magazine:
I am the Marketing Director at South magazine and am in desperate need of some event photography interns. The position is unpaid, but there are added bonuses of being able to partake in the events they shoot. I also have a program currently, where the photographers receive a gift card to local restaurants, spas, and hotels for every five events they shoot for us. Events range from black tie fundraisers to chef's table dinners to picnics in the park -- it really depends on the events my clients are putting on. A lot of the photographers I've used in the past, are no longer available because they booked so much freelance work while shooting our events. Which is great for them!
Most of our event photography interns work their way up to shooting paid editorial assignments, but we like to start everyone at the same level.
I have events starting tomorrow that people can shoot.
Contact:
Tara Michelle Henderson
Marketing Director
The South Magazine
p 912.236.5501
c 317.696.3355
tara@thesouthmag.com
I am the Marketing Director at South magazine and am in desperate need of some event photography interns. The position is unpaid, but there are added bonuses of being able to partake in the events they shoot. I also have a program currently, where the photographers receive a gift card to local restaurants, spas, and hotels for every five events they shoot for us. Events range from black tie fundraisers to chef's table dinners to picnics in the park -- it really depends on the events my clients are putting on. A lot of the photographers I've used in the past, are no longer available because they booked so much freelance work while shooting our events. Which is great for them!
Most of our event photography interns work their way up to shooting paid editorial assignments, but we like to start everyone at the same level.
I have events starting tomorrow that people can shoot.
Contact:
Tara Michelle Henderson
Marketing Director
The South Magazine
p 912.236.5501
c 317.696.3355
tara@thesouthmag.com
Friday, October 9, 2009
Internship Panel Discussion
Join us for the 5th Annual Internship Panel Discussion
The photography department will host the 5th Annual Internship Panel Discussion
Wednesday, October 14th, 7:00 pm, Student Center
Representatives from the Career Center will discuss what their office can offer students. Students will share their internship experiences with the audience. Please join us with your questions about the importance of internships and how to find the right one for you!
The photography department will host the 5th Annual Internship Panel Discussion
Wednesday, October 14th, 7:00 pm, Student Center
Representatives from the Career Center will discuss what their office can offer students. Students will share their internship experiences with the audience. Please join us with your questions about the importance of internships and how to find the right one for you!
APPLY FOR AN EXHIBITION AT REDUX
http://www.reduxstudios.org/exhibitions/apply.htmlRedux is the premier contemporary art venue in South Carolina offering opportunities for emerging and established artists to exhibit in historic downtown Charleston, SC. Exhibitions are not limited to any media, and all applicants will be considered for solo, group, and two person shows.
This years exhibitions and residencies:
The official deadline for all entries is postmarked November 16th 2009
More info on residency program »
Artists will be notified of results by mail on or before December 15th 2009
Please see below for answers to frequently asked questions
To apply for an exhibition you must submit the following:
• Application [PDF] click to download »
• $35 Application Fee (pay online below or mail a check with your application)
• portfolio of recent works (5 - 10) that can be in slide, cd, dvd, or video format. (both mac and pc formatted discs accepted - please send still images at a minimum of 1000 pixels wide at 72 dpi and in JPEG format)
• Inventory list including titles, dates completed, sizes, and mediums.
• Artist Statement
• Artistic Resume
• SASE for return of materials
Submit all materials to:
Redux Contemporary Art Center
136 St. Philip Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Filter Photo Portfolio Review
http://www.filterphoto.org/Registration - DEADLINE EXTENDED to Oct. 10th
We have a couple of slots left, so have extended the deadline to October 10th!Four 20-minute reviews cost just $175.
Eight reviews cost $300.
Students pay $100 for 4 reviews! Spaces are limited, so sign up now!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
ASMP New York's New Rallying Cry
A new online ad campaign from the New York chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers tries to inform people that copyright infringement hurts photographers.
Their slogan? "Don't Screw Us."
ASMPNY worked with ad agency Gigantic to produce a microsite, Twitter feed and aYouTube video based on that message. Take a look at the video:
Think this will work?
Irving Penn Dies at 92
NEW YORK – Irving Penn, whose photographs revealed a taste for stark simplicity whether he was shooting celebrity portraits, fashion, still life or remote places of the world, died Wednesday at his Manhattan home. He was 92.
The death was announced by his photo assistant, Roger Krueger.
"He never stopped working," said Peter MacGill, a longtime friend whose Pace-MacGill Galleries in Manhattan represented Penn's work. "He would go back to similar subjects and never see them the same way twice."
Penn, who constantly explored the photographic medium and its boundaries, typically preferred to isolate his subjects — from fashion models to Aborigine tribesmen — from their natural settings to photograph them in a studio against a stark background. He believed the studio could most closely capture their true natures.
Between 1964 and 1971, he completed seven such projects, his subjects ranging from New Guinea mud men to San Francisco hippies.
Follow link to rest of the article -- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091007/ap_on_en_ot/us_obit_irving_penn
Irving Penn has died at the age of 92
Here is the link to the NY Times story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/arts/design/08penn.html?_r=1&hp
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/arts/design/08penn.html?_r=1&hp
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOUR WORK PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN PHOTO ON CAMPUS!!!
DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY!!!
If you would like to be considered for publication of your work in American Photo on Campus' November issue, please email screen res jpgs of your work and an email contact to Professor Greg Ceo ASAP. Decisions will be made by APOC editors, and chosen students will be contacted to provide hi-res files.
gceo@scad.edu
If you would like to be considered for publication of your work in American Photo on Campus' November issue, please email screen res jpgs of your work and an email contact to Professor Greg Ceo ASAP. Decisions will be made by APOC editors, and chosen students will be contacted to provide hi-res files.
gceo@scad.edu
Monday, October 5, 2009
Conde Nast shuts down 4 magazines
Anybody Want to Hire an Ex-Condé Nast Editor?
Staff at the four Condé Nast magazines being shut down are likely to lose their jobs; two reports say the layoffs today number about 180.
Here are the names of the art and photo staffers for Gourmet, Cookie, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride:
Follow the link for a list of layoffs -- http://www.PDNPulse.com/2009/10/anybody-want-to-hire-an-excondé-nast-editor.html
Turn your $2000 DSLR into a $12 camera instantly
That's right. While I am not a big toy camera shooter, I can tell from the amount of images we see here that many of you are. The Lens Baby has been around for years but at a hefty little price tag. Why not just buy a Holga and stick with film? Well now you have a $12 alternative. Well not really $12, you still have to have a Diana lens laying around or buy one (starting at around $40). The really creative among you may well be able to find some things to do with some of your old toy cameras no longer in service. Frankenstein something together and see what happens.
While it may not be the least expensive option it may well be a conversation starter on your D3. It also gives you a little more creative freedom when shooting with exposure time. So get out there and make some fuzzy pics with your really expensive camera!
You can see the the adapters here. Seen on Fraction Magazine
Saturday, October 3, 2009
THIS MONDAY!
Please join the Photography Department in welcoming talented editorial/photojournalism photographer, Vincent Laforet. Mr. Laforet has been published in National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Time, Vanity Fair, and many other national and international publications. He will lecture on his work on MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH at 7pm at ARNOLD HALL Auditorium.
To see additional work and to read a bio, click HERE
Warhol at the SCAD Museum of Art
The SCAD Museum of Art presents the exhibition “A Warhol Trio: Photos, Prints, and Silver Clouds” (Oct. 14-Dec. 11, 2009) with approximately 150 photographs by the iconic 20th-century artist Andy Warhol recently donated by the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts. In addition to about 100 Polaroids and 50 gelatin silver prints, 36 prints are featured from the collection of Wesley and Missy Cochran. The prints include two complete series “Myths” and “Cowboys and Indians”, as well as other large-scale works. Also on view, recreating Warhol's 1966 show at the Leo Castelli Gallery, are “Silver Clouds” with 100 helium-filled silver Mylar pillows that Warhol called “floating sculpture.” The opening reception is on Wed., Oct. 14th, 5-7 pm at the SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (two doors north of the Visitors Center). The museum is open to the public free of charge Mon.-Fri. 10am-5 pm and Sun. 1-5 pm. For more information, please call (912) 525-7191.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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