Interview with Chad Holder, Creator of Padport

December 23, 2010 by 4 Comments

Padport is in the iTunes App Store

I’ve been hearing for some time now about Padport. A few friends of mine knew who was developing the app (they wouldn’t elaborate) but, kept it very hush-hush, only to say that it was a portfolio app for the iPad, and that it was going to be all the rage. So, when I heard about the release of PadPort in the iTunes App Store last Wednesday afternoon, I decided I would get to the bottom of it. I made a couple calls and found out that a photography colleague of mine, here in Minneapolis, was the brain-child of Padport. I gave him a call and he agreed to this interview.

APhotoAssistant: Today, I’m speaking today with Chad Holder, a successful commercial advertising photographer from Minneapolis, and the creator of Padport. First thing, Chad, please tell us just exactly what Padport is and why did you decide to create it?

Chad Holder: PADPORT is a self contained, customizable portfolio for the iPad. It shows your images, your videos, and your contact information. It has an ABOUT  section where you can tell the viewer a little about yourself. We also tried to think beyond the photographer and planned for Models, Art directors, Stylists, Reps, Illustrators, Architects, Cabinet makers, Jewelry makers, really anyone who wants to show their works through a digital portfolio. [Read more...]

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More Google, Less Copyright?

April 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment

ASMP and other visual artist’s trade organizations have filed a class action lawsuit against Google, claiming that Google’s practice of scanning, copying, and displaying copyrighted photos and other visuals online without permission is a violation of current copyright laws and does not give adequate (if any at all) compensation to the copyright holder. See the full story over at PDN.

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The Results Are In: PDN’s 2010 Assistants Survey

April 9, 2010 by 1 Comment

The results from PDN’s 2010 Photo Assistant’s Survey were released today. You can see the article here.

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PDN and PDN Online Photo Assistants Survey

March 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment

PDN and PDNOnline are conducting a survey of photo assistants: what they earn, what skills are in demand, how they find work, what skills they would like to learn.  PDN’s editors want your input if you have assisted in the past 18 months.  The survey results will be published on PDNOnline in March.

It’s a totally anonymous survey, and takes about 10 minutes to fill out. Here’s the link.

After taking the survey, respondents have the option to enter a prize drawing to win a $100 gift certificate to a mail order photo retailer. To enter the drawing, survey participants can provide an e-mail address on a separate Web page that guarantees the confidentiality and anonymity of their responses to the survey. (In other words, survey responses go anonymously to one server, while e-mail addresses are collected on another server.)

PDN thanks you for helping us-and your fellow professionals-by participating in this important assessment.

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What Are Your Gripes, Photo Assistants?

February 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment

I got a heads up the other day from Heather Morton about a new column on her blog that she thought would be of great interest to readers at APhotoAssistant.com. She has started a bi-weekly column, called The Whole Nine Yards for photo assistants, and other production crew, to make their complaints known about the industry. The column starts off with a bang today, talking about the issue of photo assistants having to wait 30, 60, sometimes 90 days for payment on a shoot they worked on. Mosey on over and give it a look-see. If you have an issue that you want to get out in the open, you can email kendra.vamplew@gmail.com.

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