Tag Archives: Business
What SOPA And PIPA Mean For Photographers
You won’t have had to look far today to read about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), legislative proposals to protect copyright online that are currently making their way through Congress in the … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Copyright and Licencing, Opinion
Lapland Wedding – Day 2: Disaster?
Apparently, the Finns have 40 words for snow. That’s as may be, but at the moment there isn’t any. Not a flake. And none is forecast before the end of the week either. The locals are scratching their heads. At … Continue reading
Filed under It Can't All Go Right, Wedding, Wedding Photography
The Lucky Photographer
Aodan Enright got a plug here last week when he invited me to write a piece for his own blog. He gets another one for sending me a link to an interesting article about luck that appeared on the New … Continue reading
Professional Photography Is Dead – Part 2: Reality Bites
You know what? One of the reasons so many people want to become professional photographers is because professional photographers do such a good job of selling professional photography as a lifestyle. Pick a random professional photographer’s blog. Chances are it’ll … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Professional Photography
Professional Photography Is Dead – Part 1: Setting The Scene
One of the things I heard said in Arles at the beginning of the month was that professional photography is dead. It’s an interesting and inflammatory notion. The kind of thing that you could easily start an argument with. It … Continue reading
Filed under Arles, Business, Professional Photography
No Why, No Way – Part 4: My Way
A big thank you to all of the photographers who have come up to me in person over the past week or so to tell me how much they enjoyed the previous three installments of this series. Many commented on … Continue reading
Filed under Business
No Why, No Way – Part 3: The Third Way
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we looked at redefining the phrase ‘professional photographer’ and connecting with a distinct vision and voice. Today, I’ll suggest how a combination of these two can help professional photographers not only face … Continue reading
Filed under Professional Photography, Wedding Photography
No Why, No Way – Part 1: Hiding Away
I think it’s time to redefine what a professional photographer is; or at the very least, redefine what our understanding of a professional photographer is. If we don’t, I have a concern that professional photography will be redefined without professional … Continue reading
Filed under Professional Photography, Wedding Photography
The Wedding Photography Market Is Dying – Good
I heard a report on the radio recently that 1,000 people are leaving Ireland every week. A large share of them are young, single people setting off to find work and opportunities that Ireland’s crippled economy can no longer offer … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Professional Photography, Wedding Photography
Never Not Work Again – The Infinity Realization
Sitting in the gargantuan departure area at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport with time to kill, I reflected on my trip to Holland. There were good bits. And there were not so good bits. Thing is, you can learn from both in … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Marketing, Motherland, Professional Photography
