A MENTOR’S JOURNAL
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Visuals Can Be Currency
Andrew Scrivani is a food photographer in NYC. He has noted a trend among marketers that shows how powerful they regard visuals. "So, this latest, most disturbing turn involves a PR company calling me to ask if I would do a “takeover” of their Instagram feed for an...
Big Images on Websites: The Truth
From the article on Crazy Egg: "It is easy to see why this is becoming a regular practice among websites, it gives your site a very sexy look. A good looking website is one of the first aspects of your site that your visitor responds to, both consciously and...
Are You “Wandering”?
It's all good. Sometimes what others see as wandering is really us looking at all the different paths.
Will “Native Advertising” Become More Powerful for Small Businesses?
What is Native Advertising you ask? Let's explain it this way... an ad that takes the form of something native to the site it is being shown on. An example: A regular ad would be something like a banner for an accounting firm placed on a community page. It may be a...
An Old Acquaintance Died Yesterday, RIP Dude
Stock photo from the stupid CC collection at Flickr. A friend died yesterday. Well, not really a friend, more of an acquaintance really. We never did see eye to eye on what my friend's real goals were. Oh, I hung around him for a few years. Coffee. Lunch now and then....
Crisis in Event Photography?
Horse Show Photographers Are Facing A Crisis From Chronicles of the Horse... Wow... you can just feel the pain and hurt in the words. "I don’t think photo thieves realize how much of our life is consumed by the photos that they are so quick to take without paying. I...
“There are few overnight successes and many up-all-night successes.”
On Creativity: "Time is the raw material of creation. Wipe away the magic and myth of creating and all that remains is work: the work of becoming expert through study and practice, the work of finding solutions to problems and problems with those solutions, the work...
Create Better “SEO” With Your Copy
This infographic is by Backlinko.
More Information on the Licensing of Photographers
**UPDATE ON LICENSING OF PHOTOGRAPHERS ** Breaking News: The Governors of New Jersey, North Carolina, Nebraska and Arizona have issued a joint statement (In Colorado and Washington this means something different) on the licensing of Photographers. A spokesman for the...