Category Archives: General Interest

Required Reading: Being an Art Buyer

I highly recommend taking a peek at Heather Morton’s new post on her blog, Heather Morton Art Buyer. Heather provides interesting and extremely valuable insight into her process. Many are quick to vilify an art buyer when the job doesn’t go their way, but it isn’t always as simple (or as personal) a decision orContinue reading “Required Reading: Being an Art Buyer”

Dire Financial Condition

For as long as I’ve lived and worked in NYC, there have been rumors suggesting the financial difficulties of Annie Leibovitz. As a young assistant, I had first hand experience with this. In the late 1980s I worked for her as a freelance photo assistant on a shoot for Vanity Fair Magazine. The job wentContinue reading “Dire Financial Condition”

Q&A: Role of personal work?

What is the role of a photographer’s personal work? As a photographer, how do you negotiate the two halves of your creative self? Does there have to be a separation between the two? As a buyer, do separate bodies of work confuse things or make an individual more interesting? What if a photographer’s personal andContinue reading “Q&A: Role of personal work?”

New Work from Miha Matei!

Miha Matei recently photographed for Tia’s Bakery in the LA area. As expected, the photos look gorgeous! Tia’s Bakery is launching a rebranding campaign for their new website. “Their sweets are agave sweetened, gluten free, grain free, soy free and are vegan. I’m not really sure what they put in them, but they taste asContinue reading “New Work from Miha Matei!”

Art & Commerce

Elizabeth Eiten / Rhode Island School of Design contributor: Indigo Jones A site that provides a forum for emerging student artists to showcase their work, and has a philanthropic twist? Count us in!! We love the Student Art Gallery, launched last June by two Arizona entrepreneurs, Jeff Skoglind, and Danny Wojtenowski. Their mission is simple:Continue reading “Art & Commerce”

Brent Humphreys – Le Tour

Ok. I know this is old news and most of you already know about this project….but….for those of you who have been too lazy to check it out, I’d like to throw my endorsement into the hat to push you towards the light. Even though I’ve seen these images before they still blow me awayContinue reading “Brent Humphreys – Le Tour”

Freefall

“In the current economic, environmental, and political climate, change seems the only constant we can hold onto. And with change comes movement. From shifting markets and politics to 24/7 Facebook feeds and global travel, flux defines our times. Even the production of a print magazine is a shifting series of negotiations, creative processes, and re-interpretations.Continue reading “Freefall”

NASA deletes history…

This from PDN Pulse: “The next time you erase an important file by mistake, remember it happens to the best of us. NASA, for one. The space agency just acknowledged that it can’t find the original tapes that contained the video transmissions of the Apollo 11 moon landing 40 years ago. “A three-year search forContinue reading “NASA deletes history…”

PDN’s five biggest photographers online

Here is an interesting article on PDN about photographers who have successfully marketed themselves online using social networking. The most important thing to remember…. “It’s clear that success online doesn’t always translate into jobs. A hit YouTube video won’t make your phone ring, and a Twitter stream alone generates no revenue… However, all of theseContinue reading “PDN’s five biggest photographers online”

Twitter Taboos

If you’re thinking about being one of the masses who tweets and twits, think before you start your running commentary. Ad Age reminds us in a recent article that not every moment of your daily life should be broadcast into space, particularly when dealing with confidential information. The article also discusses what they see asContinue reading “Twitter Taboos”

Legally Blind Photographer

Many years ago I met a wonderful photographer who was legally blind. She was determined to keep shooting. She contacted Konica, one of the first camera manufacturer to come out with an auto focus camera. As a result of here new system she was able to continue to shoot and exhibit her work. Once againContinue reading “Legally Blind Photographer”

Essay: Slow Photography in an Instantaneous Age

Digital photography, we’ve come a long way in a short amount of time.  Where will it take our profession? How will it affect how we approach photography. Well, this post isn’t about digital photography. It’s about shooting beautiful black and white film. Check out New York Times photographer Fred Conrad’s latest post to “LENS” FastContinue reading “Essay: Slow Photography in an Instantaneous Age”

Forgotten by Capitalism

Check out the latest issue of Design Mind. It features the photos of  photographer Rob Hornstra and a fascinating article on the Russian elite. In the book 101 Billionaires, Norwegian photographer Rob Hornstra reveals the raw reality lurking behind the facade of the Russian power elite. Photography by Rob Hornstra, from his 101 Billionaires book.Continue reading “Forgotten by Capitalism”

If you value art so much…

…then pay artists! Google recently offered dozens of artists the chance to design skins for their new browser. However, when they asked how much they’d be paid, Google responded that their payment would be no more than really glorious exposure. I do understand there are thousands of struggling designers out there who would love theContinue reading “If you value art so much…”

Sebastiao Salgado, “Genesis”

“Africa”  latest body of work currently on exhibit at the Peter Fetterman Gallery in Santa Monica, California also includes photographs of Sebastio Salgado’s current project  “Genesis”. “Genesis” should be completed in 2012 and plans are being made to display this ecological photo essay in Central Park, New York City. Sebastião Salgado at the Peter FettermanContinue reading “Sebastiao Salgado, “Genesis””

Dollar Rede$ign Project

If advertising agencies ran the world (and admittedly they almost do) they would solve all our economic problems with a total rebranding campaign! Check out the Dollar Redesign Project, the brain child of Richard Smith, a creative strategy consultant of Think Create Believe. It is one part reflection on the power of advertising, five partsContinue reading “Dollar Rede$ign Project”

Tiny Art Director

This morning I’m feeling very jealous of all of you from California… It’s raining here in New York, which only makes this gray city even more monochrome. The only solace I can provide for you is an amazing blog I found this morning while drinking my coffee before work. It’s called Tiny Art Director andContinue reading “Tiny Art Director”

Photographers looking for reps, read me!

If you’re not reading A Photo Editor regularly, I’d recommend making it part of your routine. Here is an amazing interview with Deborah Schwartz, a great rep on the west coast, who talks about which photographers actually need reps and some of the mistakes photographers make wanting to be represented too early in their career.

Sad but beautiful photo essay

As image-makers, photographing is the way we deal, the way we understand, and the vehicle to survive within our world. Many times it is the only vehicle to move forward from tragic events. I’ve seen a great deal of photo projects surrounding families and the loss of those close to us. I just came acrossContinue reading “Sad but beautiful photo essay”

Vendor/Client Virval Video

Here is a hilarious video which is appearing all over the photo-world. Let it be known that I realize this is a completely one-sided argument. Photographers should always hold firm on the value of their images and their work. That being said, business is always going to be a give and take… everyone involved needsContinue reading “Vendor/Client Virval Video”

Women in Photography

I would like to introduce you to a new web site that I stumble upon, Women in Photography. Although established in 2008 it appears to be well established and worth visiting. Here is an excerpt from their last group show. Women in Photography launched in June of 2008 as an outlet for women photographers toContinue reading “Women in Photography”