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I’d like to thank my friend Thom for sitting on the other end of a live television feed while I placed him in a rat infested attic without a lighter. The patch didn’t work but we’re thinking this immersion method will.
I loved playing soccer. It was the highlight of my week. I could never figure out how to do the flip throw from out of bounds like this kid.
I remember my mother used to teach me reflexes like this. I think that’s why I became a photographer. Good hand-eye coordination.
Never underestimate the power of Bert & Ernie in educating our youth. They taught me gangsta rap with this episode:
It’s still cold…and I’m still sick. Here’s a good list if you’re in the same situation:
Changeling
Taken
Tell No One
Iron Man
In Bruges
The Dark Knight
Bigger Stronger Faster
Wall – E
Let The Right One In
Role Models
Honorable Mention: Slumdog Millionaire
It’s too cold to talk about business. Music for now. The best albums of 2008:
Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
Santogold – Santogold
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
Adele – 19
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
M83 – Saturdays =Youth
Frightened Rabbit – The Midnight Organ Fight
Kings of Leon – Only By The Night
Portishead – Third
Honorable Mention: Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
It’s refreshing to travel to a foreign place, to wander and photograph all for yourself…no deadlines, no expectations. Japan was a fascinating country. Here are some of the images during my latest wanderlust.
Commercial photography consultant Leslie Burns-Dell’Acqua has a podcast called Creative Lube (listed on iTunes) that talks about the most important aspects of marketing and running a photography business.
Also, her site, has a wealth of information, manuals on marketing, and her “Super Premium Blog” is worth reading.
Dell’Acqua is a very trusted name in the business, and her straightforward advice is golden for photographers looking for some direction.
The Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS) Coalition:
“is an international non-profit initiative on a mission to simplify and facilitate the communication and management of image rights.”
If you haven’t already seen it, check it out (www.useplus.com)
After specifying licensing details with a client, PLUS lets you generate a machine-readable license and embed it (via XMP) into the image file.
The benefits for photographers:
• PLUS attempts to standardize licensing terms in contracts, eliminating confusion between you and clients.
• PLUS licenses are written in the PLUS code, which can then be translated into the native language of the client. Useful for images that get used worldwide.
• The license details travel with the images. Allows clients to view the details of the image license and “discourages innocent infringement” of copyright.
The site says it enables you to track an image and how it being used, but I haven’t found out how yet.
With big names involved in the collaboration (Adobe, IPTC, Getty, Jupiter, Photoserve, etc.), it’s sure to be the standard.
