Usually, I wait to post a bunch of speed links, but this one's worth standing on it's own!It's been some time since we've done Speedlinks, so I thought I'd compile several that I thought note-worthy, and I'll add in a bit of commentary to each, so, enjoy today's speedlinks.Today's Speedlinks.I know I've been absent, but I'll have a post or two in the next few days, so, my apologies! In the meantime, Check out the following speedlinks:Today's Speedlinks.My vision for this blog is that college students and budding pros can share and support each other with the help of experienced pros. Together it is so much easier to succeed. I encourage everyone to send me valuable links that could help others out.You Go Greg!
Today's Speedlinks.Today's Speedlinks.Today's Speedlinks are so cool that the top four are now daily visits for me!Today's Speedlinks.I'm off to cover the Presidential debate in Chicago today, so here are today's Speedlinks.Today's Speedlinks.Today's Speedlinks."I have never really quite understood those whose thought processes creak to the conclusion ‘I have a camera therefore I am a professional photographer.’...Nowadays it’s, “ have you got a camera and a laptop?”. And there you have it. Invest a couple of grand in some sophisticated equipment and you too can see your pictures in lights and call yourself a professional. I always wanted to be an RAF test pilot, so maybe if I bought myself a jump suit and a pair of raybans I could become a top gun? Being a musician, if I bought the right drum kit surely Paul Simon might let me take Steve Gadd’s drum stool for the forthcoming Royal Albert Hall gig? Somehow I think not……and so what is it that gives those with no experience or qualifications the right to assume the mantle of professional photographer?
"at some point all of us do have to face the undeniable fact that we are in business....we have to sell our pictures....just like a farmer has to grow tomatoes and then get them to market.....growing the reddest, biggest tomato is not the only part....you have to get them to market...because none of us are "businessmen"....most of us cringe at the thought and i, for one, certainly chose photography as a profession and a life to avoid the very business meeting i am about to attend...."
Today's Speedlinks.Music is also not a great idea unless there is an obvious “off” button. The ABs in the survey agree, with 22% saying music is “always annoying” and 39% saying it’s “annoying but okay as long as there is an ‘off’ button.” Remember, many of these people work in open cubicle environments so sound can be a problem in the workplace. Also, you may love Snoop Dogg but your potential client may hate rap music—why run the risk of offending? I’ve seen more than one person click off a site in disgust because of the music.
Today's Speedlinks are interesting. Once I had someone who wanted to work for me, commuting via train and metro for 90 minutes each way, each day. I talked them out of it because, considering the time, and cost to travel to me and home, their net hourly income was less than minimum wage. Link 2 is all about stock agencies who take public domain images, scan and retouch them, and add metadata, and then claim a copyright registration as a database contribution, or to the metadata. Not a very substantive basis, and built on a house of cards in my opinion.Today's Speedlinks cover some interesting topics aboutthings such as how do we mentally calculate what's a justifiable expense or how to we internally characterize various expense types, to copyright and why it's possession is enjoyed for a limited period of time.