Cross-posted from Fstoppers [by CS Muncy] No matter how long you’ve been shooting, there’s always been a kind of base level of stress that hangs in the background for every photographer, just out of sight. It’s one of those things that’s always there, even if you don’t notice it. For some photographers, it comes from the uncertainty of the job. Will I be able to make rent this month? Do I have to choose between food or…
Cross-posted from Hyperallergic. [by Albert Mofilio] Garry Winogrand is famous for his black-and-white street photography; however, he loved Kodachrome, and shot lots and lots of it. “If the nostalgic atmosphere of the photographer’s black-and-white images threatens to obscure his compositional acuity these Kodachrome slides dispel it handily.” Garry Winogrand in Living Color
Cross-posted from Fstoppers [by Jack Alexander] A pair of British wedding photographers have found themselves called “unprofessional” and “appalling” after declining to work for an influencer for free. A PR rep of the influencer had requested 1,000 photos and two videos, and in return would offer their followers a 25% off the photographers’ services — a discount the photographers don’t even offer. Photographers Frankie Lowe and Laura Dunning of Betrothed & Co were the lucky souls recently contacted…
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Cross-posted from Artsy. [by Alina Cohen] “Publications rely on stellar portrait photographs to illustrate some of their most important articles—namely, their profiles. It may be a cliché to say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but a portrait is often a reader’s entrée into a story and subject, and has the potential to make an article or magazine cover go viral.” “What the reader doesn’t see is the energy and extensive collaboration that often…
One good professional relationship doesn’t necessarily lead to another. Here’s how to navigate client referrals — and spot bad ones. Cross-posted from Freelancers Union [by Suzanne Scacca] I take a lot of pride in the services I provide. Which is why I’m always flattered when clients send referrals my way. It’s one thing to have people approach me because something I wrote online resonated with them and it’s another to have them say, “Hey, your…
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