A Life in Pixels

 This can be a touchy subject for both the photographer and the potential client, but I feel that ta recent post by Lori Osterberg does a good job of highlighting the merits of choosing a professional photographer. I have had to enumerate some of the many tasks that I take on in the process of preparing, shooting and processing a job for clients and sometimes it is an eye-opener for them. Other times,  I suppose it sounds like a sales job, but nonetheless it does require much more than just showing up with a camera and shooting.  The best photographers have great technical skills that seamlesly serve their creative impulses, resulting in stellar work for their clients.  In the end, everyone wants memorable images and that is what we strive to produce.

Posted article is located here: http://hubpages.com/hub/10-Reasons-Professional-Photographers-Charge-What-They-Do

My photostream:  http://spinningpixel.com/pixelpost

2 very different photographers who both do marvelous work.

1) Philip Jones Griffiths, who recently passed away in London, was a master of conflict imagery and the horrible aftermath of war. Magnum Photos has a fine sampling of his work.

© Philip Jones Griffiths / Magnum Photos

2) Bert Teunissen had an interesting conversation with Jörg Colberg over at Conscientous. I am not used to a photographer going off like he does with his theories about food, the poor,etc. I do agree with him on some of his points. His work is certainly more reserved than the interview and makes for an odd counterpoint if you look through it afterwards. It does make me wonder if it is possible to say too much about your work.

© Bert Teunissen

just cruising around today. thought you would like to see some talented photogs:

Dawid Markoff .: main blog Miri Bratu .: main blog

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btw, not including my work in the ’stylish’ title of this post (that is for you to say)

staying with a dining room theme

I have mixed feelings, as I suppose many photographers do, about the rise of Flickr and other photo sharing sites. it really comes down to a copyright and artist’s rights issue for me, but here are a few thoughts:

On the + side:

*there is a lot of great work out there that you might never see.

* it’s a great way to connect with people around the world and share pictures with family and friends.

On the -side:

* people swipe images since the feeling is, “hey, it’s the internet and we are all sharing”. this really feeds into the problem that Google and Yahoo image searches have blown wide open: it’s easy to grab a photo for your project or website, so why worry about crediting (not to mention paying) the photog or agency you got it from. Everyone has been guilty of this at one time or another, sometimes without even knowing it.

I really hope that an image format will come down the line that can retain metadata and protect the use of the file. I am sure it can be done , but until it happens I think photographers , particularly stock shooters, will keep on losing money.

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time for a little peek into my world:

sunrise silhouette over E. Houston .

Hanukkah at Sundown on the Magnum agency site. -> there is also a related section of images on Rosh Hashana

print and color one for yourself or your kids

not quite sure what this Hanukkah (or Hanukka, Chanukkah, Chanukka, ) bidness is all about? perhaps you’re a Gentile and are a bit curious?
try these sites:

wikipedia

judaism 101

chabad.org

aklah.com