Simon Ridgway Photography

Here’s a video that everyone involved in the creative industries should watch – buyers and sellers. Its so absolutely on the money that its (almost) not funny…

Leslie Burns-Dell’Acqua is an internationally known creative marketing consultant who specializes in working with commercial photographers. She has an excellent website devoted to marketing tips for photographers.

International photo agency Black Star have released an e-book called “When to Use Assignment Photography”.

In the movie world, the term “post-production” is used to describe all the work that goes into turning the raw footage into the finished film that you see in the cinema. Its the same in the world of professional photography.

“What is copyright? How do I protect my work? What do I do if someone asks to use my photographs? What can I do if someone uses them without asking? Why should I even care?”

High quality professional photography can seem expensive. So why spend your budget on commissioning photography for your business when there’s all those other “more important” things you have to try and find the money for? After all, we’re in the middle of a recession, so we’ve all got to cut costs, right?

I would agree with every one of these points and I think this is just as relevant as a list for clients to keep in mind when commissioning as it is for photographers when working.

I’ve just joined LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com), the social networking site. I know everyone and their hamster seems to be on Facebook at the moment, but I had a look at Facebook and didn’t really like it.

“A Photo Editor” on PR photography… Get a clue people, the better the photography, the more coverage you will receive in magazines. In general this translates to spending more on photography.

I’m a Mac user. And I need to keep track of my accounts. And I’m based in the UK. Usually this is not a good combination.