The Photography of War: Then and Now
The Vietnam War is often credited as the first conflict that was actually brought into the homes of American civilians. Graphic television reports, blooding images on black-and-white televisions…a lot has changed about the way we cover the war. But this series in The Atlantic captured my attention and pointed it to the first American war...
Fearless French Photojournalist Reveals the Horror in Homs
A French photographer who goes by the pseudonym Mani was recently in Homs, Syria documenting the urban warfare between government forces and rebel fighters. The video above, broadcast by Channel 4 News in Britain, shows the amazing footage Mani was able to capture by fearlessly putting himself in the midst of skirmishes. While the world...
Mary Ellen Mark Shares Thoughts on Capturing Iconic Images
Here’s a short video in which renowned American photographer Mary Ellen Mark shares some thoughts on photography and iconic photographs. Her advice for aspiring documentary photographers: If you love it and you really want to do it, then you must do it because you’ll never forgive yourself for not doing something you cared about or...
The Secret to Shooting for $1,000 an Hour
Is it really possible to earn $1,000 an hour as a photographer? A regular photographer. Not the kind of high-end fashion photographer or Vogue cover-shooter that requires a lifetime of career achievement and first-name terms with media moguls. The kind of photography for which there’s constant demand, whose buyers are average Joes and which can...
Turn Your Old Point-and-Shoot Camera Into a Creative Nightlight
Perhaps inspired by the vintage camera nightlights we shared last year, photographer Laura Merz decided to upcycle her old Kodak digital camera by turning it into a nightlight for her house. She writes, I took out all the tiny screws and gutted the camera very carefully as to not crack the exterior case. Be careful...
Workflow Resource – Give Image Finder A Try
On any given day, do you have a gazillion things running past you, and just as many windows opened up on your computer? I know I do. So when you start in on a new client, or have someone call up with questions on images, your mind quickly scrambles to come up with where the...
The Next Time You Have A Great Idea…
The next time you have a great idea, don’t write it down. Just do your great idea. [Btw, the irony of this note is not lost on me...] —- [I'm starting to more regularly post these little notes I scribble out--little journal notes to myself that I'm making public. If you like them, please let...
Save Money! Last Minute Tax & Money Considerations for Creatives
Mara here – I handle the money & taxes here around Chase Jarvis Inc – chiming in with a few last minute year end accounting tips for all you creatives out there. In these moments of the year, I suggest you take an hour today before the parties begin to focus on your accounting paperwork...
Become an Independent Photographer in 2012
As 2011 comes to an end, it’s time to start planning for the year ahead. For professionals, that means looking at the most successful marketing channels of the last twelve months, understanding which demographics were most likely to hire them and increasing efforts to bring in more work and at higher prices in the coming...
Bruce Davidson on Photographing the New York City Subway System
Back in the spring of 1980, Magnum photographer Bruce Davidson began to photograph the subway system in NYC for his project titled Subway. NYRBlog has published an interesting essay — an excerpt from the introduction of Davidson’s book — in which the photographer talks about his experience: To prepare myself for the subway, I started...
