Simple Tips for Boosting Photo Sales in a Powerful Way
#WorkLessWednesday tip #4, at your service. This week we’re talking sales. If selling more of your work (or services) is a goal this year, this…
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Free vs Paid: Donald J Trump
College student Gage Skidmore has been in the news for his prolific contribution of free political photos. His Flickr feed makes all his photos available…
A Reminder of Why Some People Don’t Like Getty Images
Getty Images is a business. Businesses make money, do deals, and increase shareholder value, or they go out of business. Also: choosing to be smug affects…
This Is What Happens When You Try to Photoshop Money
When you try to edit a high resolution photo of US currency in Photoshop, you'll see the following dialog box: The Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence…
Photographers Are Their Own Worst Enemy
If you want to ensure that your efforts to renegotiate a bad contract handed to you by a large publishing group are unsuccessful, do any…
3 Photo Essays to Enjoy During a Blizzard
The first blizzard of the season is about to hit the northern seaboard with 2 feet of snow predicted for Washington, D.C. with another foot…
Pricing Photos: Instagram Image on a Coffee Bag
This is the first of a series of articles to address real-world photo pricing scenarios. The Brief: A graphic designer who maintains a Instagram account…
Why Won’t Photographers Talk About Price
Photographers often harangue one another over pricing. Ironically, very few are willing to publicly disclose how much they charge for jobs. In economic speak, this…
5 Simple Ways to Share & Deliver Images to Your Clients
Welcome to the third installment of #WorkLessWednesday. (Check out past #WorkLessWednesday posts on decluttering your archive and achieving a beautiful portfolio.) Today’s focus: easy, fast,…