Why are there so many cheesy backgrounds out there? It’s like Olan Mills (or Glamour Shots, depending on which one you hate more) exploded all over the place… I saw an advertisement for $99 muslin backgrounds, so I clicked on it:
Hasselblad for free?!?
Oh, if only I lived near a Calumet store… They have a chance to “test drive” the new Hasselblad H3DII for a couple days. They do have an option for shipping a demo to you, but I’m not sure I need to have them ship a $20k camera to me right now. Besides, I’m not in a position to buy one of these beauties at the moment, so I’d feel bad “borrowing” a demo without any serious intention of purchasing one. But, man!!! How cool would it be to sport around town with one of those for the weekend?!?
Sewer video…
Sounds gross? Well, I was asked to shoot a video assignment about a group of “explorers” that trek through the Dallas storm drains. See the video here:
Are you asking for it?
I’ve known this for a long time, but it always helps to hear it again. You have to ask for it! Yes, just remember those simple words when planning your marketing strategy. Your professional photography business won’t get clients if you don’t ask them for their business. This isn’t Field of Dreams and they won’t come just because you built it.
Dropping like flies…
Seriously, do I have to say more?!?
Yet another one falls…
I think this will start happening at an alarming rate, now that a few newspapers have folded or gone to web-only daily editions:
ASMP, of course!!!
Where are you going to get the best info for starting and running a photography business? The ASMP, of course! And they now have a new blog, starting with some videos (for those of you that think reading is overrated). Especially interesting is the video on Copyright:
150 update…
I’ve had some people ask me about my last post, and if I was suggesting that social networking websites (like facebook) are a waste of time and effort. That’s not really what I was trying to say…
150?
Read this link, then come back and tell me your thoughts. I’ll wait for you to finish…
Leeson’s Insight…
I’ve known David Leeson for almost a decade now. I met him when I started doing freelance photography at the Dallas Morning News in December 1999. In case you didn’t know, he is a Pulitzer Prize winner, which makes him cooler than me and you. He shoots still and video, and it looks like Canon has asked him to do some work with their new 5D Mark II…