After reading photography forum speculation on impending and likely technological improvements in imaging I suffered a sleepless night and had this insomniacle (did I evolve a word there?) vision of the future of stock photography. Cameras are obsolete. Museum pieces. We are imaging devices, all of us, if we choose to be. Goliath makes it [...]
December 5, 2011
The economy is fraying at the edges having been battered by multiple storms and the outllook still looks gloomy. So what are the prospects for the jobbing photographer and stock image producer? With austerity, recession and credit crunches on every page it is easy to feel pretty gloomy about business prospects at the moment. However [...]
October 17, 2011
If you’ve been thinking of investing in Photoshop now could be the time; Adobe have a one day offer on the 19th October (Wednesday) taking a whopping 30% off the regular price. In the UK that equates to a saving of around £200, so the 19th is definitely the day to buy if you’re going [...]
September 22, 2011
Annual events and festivals are always worth shooting as there is obviously a recurring demand, especially for fresh contemporary images. Often it pays to stage events well in advance of their reality in order to get fresh material into the market at the right time. Shooting the reality shouldn’t be ignored either though of course, [...]
September 13, 2011
This is the first in what I’m planning will be a regular theme of posts under the category of ‘exposure’. Each post will look at one image, the idea being to obviously give the photo and its creator some www exposure while at the same time providing some insight into the ideas behind the image, [...]
September 1, 2011
So this is by no means an extensive study or telling insight into the health of the UK retail consumer economy. It’s literally five minutes strolling through the Princesshay city centre retail / mixed use development in Exeter which is relatively new and occupied by good quality stores. I was struck by how many had [...]
August 7, 2011
Adobe are having an August sale so until the 29th you can grab a copy or upgrade and save 30% off the Full version of Photoshop Lightroom 3. The offer is available for photographers in the following countries: Eastern Europe, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, [...]
July 25, 2011
Probably the world’s smallest full length portrait studio? It is 3 feet wide by 5 feet long. Think of a toilet cubicle and you’ve got it! I was painting the walls ready to make it into a pantry space when I thought, hang on, maybe I could do something more interesting with this? Forget [...]
May 26, 2011
Whenever I stumble across a big photo competition I approach with caution. The bigger the promoter(s) and prize(s) on offer the greater my caution. The first port of call is always the terms and conditions where depressingly often you’ll find some legalise along the following lines; grant us an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual right and [...]
April 30, 2011
Free images, on the face of it, appear to be a great deal for photo buyers users and a kick in the teeth for working stock photographers. Or is there a way free could actually work for photographers seeking to make money from their images? Making a reasonable return from stock photography in the current open and competitive [...]
January 14, 2012