Court Ruling on Copyrights
Let’s take a look at this astounding court decision. First, some background… A company that organizes a film festival took a cropped version of a photographer’s photo and posted it to their website. The suit states the website is a reference guide for filmmakers to have information about the local area where the film festival is to take place, such as things to do and lodging. Continue reading
I Can Thnk of Many Reasons for Wine
Research suggests there are apparently various positive reasons to drink wine for better health. Here are 5 more, sourced from Good Housekeeping. You can read the full article, a summary below, or skip to the break and watch it instead. Continue reading
On Home Business Magazine
As published in Home Business Magazine. Read the full article there.
If you’re looking to start a home-based business to sell products online, you’re likely starting bootstrapped and can’t set aside much money for marketing elements. One area where this happens often is in creating visual content to drive sales. It results in trying to do product photography and video yourself. It can be a fatal mistake when taking on competition that have effective professional visual content in place. So, what’s a new bootstrapped business to do to get through the early stages of creating effective visual content on a budget? Continue reading
Getting Irked By the Lack of Photographer Appreciation
I will probably always get irked by stories like this, where photographers are clearly undervalued and often taken advantage of. To quickly summarize, a photographer gets a gig with a magazine to photograph a band. A record label later takes the photos off the magazine website for their own use and then things get nasty. Continue reading
Opinion: Studio Lighting Will Almost Always be Better Than Just Natural Light.
It’s an old argument amongst photographers. Which is better, studio lighting or natural light? To me, the strengths and advantages of studio lighting are easily noticeable. However, both have their place and there are occasions when natural light might be preferred. But, in most cases, studio lighting will just make photos pop much more. Or, at least it provides you more control to make it happen. Continue reading
