Lavarn Harvell (R) connects on Tony Pietrantonio (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)If you've ever wondered what it was like to get punched in the head — really hard — fortunately, you don't have to climb into the ring and find out yourself. Photographer Tim Shaffer gives you a pretty good idea of what it is like with his photo of Lavarn Harvell's knockout of Tony Pietrantonio in Atlantic City, N.J., on Saturday.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
RIP IZZY
Just wanted to let Alex's friends and family know she unexpectedly lost her devoted and loving companion of 11 years, Izzy, early this morning. Alex is devastated by her loss. If you have the time I know it would help hearing from everybody. Thank you. RIP Izzy Bella
FIRST Glamour Shot Together 2002.
FIRST Glamour Shot Together 2002.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Center for Fine Art Photography
Black & White | April 6 – May 19, 2012
Artists' and Public Reception: April 6 from 6-9pm
Thursday, April 19, 2012
2012 Pulitzer Prize photography winners announced
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2012 Pulitzer Prize photography winners announced
Apr 17, 2012 at 17:09:54 GMT
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Columbia University has announced the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners for photography. The prize for Breaking News Photography was awarded to Massoud Hossaini of Agence France-Presse for, 'his heartbreakinlitzer Prize winners for photography. The prize for Breaking News Photography was awarded to Massoud Hossaini of Agence France-Presse for, 'his heartbreaking image of a girl crying in fear after a suicide bomber’s attack at a crowded shrine in Kabul.' The winner in the Feature Photography category is Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post, 'for his compassionate chronicle of an honorably discharged veteran, home from Iraq and struggling with a severe case of post-traumatic stress.' The annual awards include a cash prize of US$10,000. Information on this year's awards and the winning photographs can be found on the Pulitzer Prizes site.age of a girl crying in fear after a suicide bomber’s attack at a crowded shrine in Kabul.' The winner in the Feature Photography category is Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post, 'for his compassionate chronicle of an honorably discharged veteran, home from Iraq and struggling with a severe case of post-traumatic stress.' The annual awards include a cash prize of US$10,000. Information on this year's awards and the wi
Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post - December 29, 2011 |
nning photographs can be found on the Pulitzer Prizes site.
Massoud Hossaini is an Afghanistan-born photographer, raised in Iran, who became a political activist during that country's 'Reformists Movement' in the late nineties. It was during this time that he chose photography as a means of documenting the events around him, covering the plight of Afghan refugees and the post-9/11 War on Terrorism in Afghanistan. He has worked for Agence France-Presse since 2007.
Craig F. Walker has been a staff photojournalist at the Denver Post since 1998. He has chronicled personal stories of domestic AIDs survivors as well as the World Trade Center attack and US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a previous Pulitzer Prize winner (2010) for a his series of images about a teenage American soldier during the height of violence in Iraq.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
The Center for Fine Art Photography "Illusion" Contest
So I finally took the initiative and entered a show on-line from a web site that Kate had e-mailed her students. I really like this web site. It will help give me ideas when writing about my work for the final. Lots of wonderful images from other members on this site. As always the documentary portraits are my fav.
The show theme I entered is "Illusion" My images aren't the traditional type of abstract imagery I associate with illusions. My image illusions allude to the disillusions of everyday occurrences in life.
1st image title- "Caught at the Mid-Blink"
2nd image title- "The Illusionary Smile"
3rd image title- "Just Say No to Junk Food"
The show theme I entered is "Illusion" My images aren't the traditional type of abstract imagery I associate with illusions. My image illusions allude to the disillusions of everyday occurrences in life.
1st image title- "Caught at the Mid-Blink"
2nd image title- "The Illusionary Smile"
3rd image title- "Just Say No to Junk Food"
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Psychology for Photographers > psychologyforphotographers.com
Tip Jars & Copycatting |
When I needed a contract, I couldn’t afford a lawyer to create one from scratch. I created a draft contract based on research, my own experience, and some free legal examples online – and then I traded a photoshoot for a contract review with a lawyer. Even though I had done my research, the lawyer rearranged language, strengthened wording, and added provisions that I never would have thought of, but have since been thankful for. Although I have had next to no issues with my clients, the couple of times something has come up I handled the situation with much more ease because I knew I had a solid contract to back me up. I’d trade a hundred photoshoots for that peace of mind! |
2) Pricing.
Bottom line, you don’t know what their profit margins are, or whether their price list is actually making them any money. And when clients come to haggle, it’s also more tempting to cave and lower your prices if you just pulled them off of someone else’s website. It may seem innocuous to give a client a 30% discount off of their order unless you know that your profit margin is 66%, and giving that discount actually results in a 45% net profit loss. If that sentence made your eyes glaze over, I don’t blame you. But it’s easier to stand your ground when you immediately translate a “30% discount” into “they want me to take a 45% pay cut.” That can only happen if you know exactly how the numbers on your price list were created. |
To set profitable pricing, I can’t recommend Easy As Pie enough. Incidentally, they are having their big mega sale this very month, starting 8 days from now. I’ll talk more about this soon…but for now, let’s end with:
3) Website wording.
I know that not everyone loves writing, or finds it easy to express themselves in words. But I ask: If you’re going to put in the time and energy into creating a website, why not use it as a chance to truly shine as an individual? Why go through all that effort to get someone to your website, only to hand the microphone to someone else and let them talk? This is YOUR chance to take center stage and show prospective clients how different you are from anyone else, and how YOU are the one who can fulfill their needs. |
If it’s truly a struggle, there are professionals who can help you with your website wording, classes to take, books to read. I recently ghost-wrote some web pages for another photographer, but only after extensive discussions about her brand, her goals, the type of client she wanted to reach, and the emotions she wanted to elicit. The wording on your website should use all of that information to pull the reader in, relax them, allow them to steep in your images, and push them toward booking you for the unique artist that you are, not just someone-kinda-like-you.
I’m definitely not suggesting that we should never look around at the industry, find good ideas, and build upon them.
Rather, I want us to be crystal clear on why we’re driven to do that, and aware of the dangers inherent in that practice.
If you’re uncertain about how to do something and don’t have the money for education, or the time to figure it out for yourself, it’s really hard not to just copy what someone else is doing. You’re literally fighting an instinct you’ve had since the day you were born. But be warned, you may also be setting yourself up to be legally unprotected, to lose out on profits, or to fade into the background of many other photographers who all sound kinda like you. Better to dig deep into who you are, educate yourself as much as possible, and create solid business practices that will support you.
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