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.
Several photographers including the iconic photojournalist Mary Ellen Mark, have donated the use of one or more of their works to help create this issue as a fund-raising photography magazine to benefit Haiti. The title Haiti: One Respe comes from a traditional Haitian greeting meaning “honor and respect.” See the article [...]
This is the second installment of the Attracting Work and Staying Visible in the Photo Community series.
Now that we have some photographers that we want to contact, we can start thinking about HOW we want to get in touch with them. There are many ways to do this, of course–phone calls, snail mail, knocking on doors, working at rental and camera stores–but I have found that sending an email is the best ice-breaker.
Last Friday night I attended an overview presentation about the use of metadata in digital files at MCAD, presented by David Reicks and made possible by the Stock Artists Alliance Photo Metadata Project, thanks to a Digital Preservation award [...]
A few weeks ago, Brian, a photo assistant in Minneapolis, emailed me and asked how I had been keeping so busy with work over the summer. He mentioned how slow things had been for him and how frustrated he was getting because the phone wasn’t ringing. He was besides himself, worried he [...]
Last week, I was at a local coffee shop meeting with a friend who I had done some head shots for. We were doing a little editing on the fly and talking about how to make our picks–what to look for, what to throw away, etc. The morning barista was closing out her till [...]
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"Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them drop the mask, at least for a moment, so he can capture on his film their real, undistorted personality and character. "~Phillippe Halsman
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