Many photographers may think that they are living in poverty especially in light of the economic climate but in reality povery is a serious issue that many of us luckily do not have to go through.
Today is national blog for poverty day and as a charitable person I felt I should do my bit for [...]
William Claxton died yesterday at the age of 80 years old. Claxton, originally from California, began photographing jazz greats and made his fame by capturing people like Chet Baker, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell it was his combined passion for Jazz and photography that immersed him into the history books.
His iconic images were well known [...]
Bill Henson, renouned for his nudes of adolescent like models, is now to be studied in Australian schools. Hensons photography has been loved and hated by the critics for years but it was not long ago police investigated the photographer as he exhibitednude teenagers in Sydney. No charges were laid but his photography is most [...]
Today see’s the opening of the Cafe Artistique exhibition it is free and everyone is welcome so no need to book, it hopes to turn into more of a discussion than an exhibition and promotes interaction rather than lectures assosciated with art.
Patrick Henry is these to open the day with a brief summary of [...]
The nights are getting darker and the days shorter, soon the clocks will be going back and advent calendars have been in the shops since last month. Yes Christmas time is on the way and chocolate oranges are the gift of choice.
I can never decide what to get my friends and family for Christmas but [...]
The dispute continues between Bert Stern, Michael Weiss and Donald Penny, Bert Stern accused Weiss and Penny of stealing precious Marylin Monroe Photographs that were shot by Stern and licensed to him.
Stern is suing the two photographers accusing the pair of stealing the images then trying to negotiate a fee for their return. The images [...]
Every now and then I go out and buy myself a few photography magazines, I like to use them to see if their are any news items on new cameras, software and equipment and to keep an eye out for any tips and tricks that will help me take better photographs.
Recently I have been very [...]
The traditional wedding season is coming to an end with a lot of venues and photographers offering last minute deals for November weddings. That doesn’t meean that people aren’t still enquiring, if you are a wedding photographer you should keep up your on line and off line marketing.
Now is the time to get all [...]
A good way to get some extra pennies in is by submitting your photographs to istock web sites. It is not going to be your next get rich quick scheme but it can bring in a few extra pennies that will make the credit crunch a little easier to bear.
I shock sites usually have strict [...]
In the current economic crisis the people who are being hit the hardest are people who are self employed or freelance. Many photographers come under this category and are probably the first people who are starting to feel the strain of the credit crunch.
I know first hand what it is like to be self employed, [...]