Getty Images just announced that blog sites now have access to post their images via an embed at no cost at all. Like free 99. I was shocked! Will this stop thieves? Will this help sales/promotion? How much will content creators rejoice? "For the past decade or so, the
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This short film by Ava DuVernay is pretty damn awesome. I probably watched it 5 times today. "The film's main focus is an actual door and the friends who come through it to help Union through a bitter breakup. “Characters arrive at the door of a friend in need, bringing someth
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I get requests often from agencies, individuals etc asking me for permission to use my photos for various projects. More often than not, the request come with the following line "I don't have a budget but will give you credit." When I read that bit, it's a wrap. I don't need c
Read MoreThe other day I received some feedback for something that I did recently. Not really a big deal because I always welcome feedback, but this feedback went in the wrong direction! Everyone knows that good feedback should be thought out, concise, and constructive. The feedback t
Read MoreLosing your images stored on any format is a bummer and a bitch! But... as in all things in life, shit happens. I just hope that it doesn't happen to me. When I saw this video the other day, I was inspired and excited at the same time. I the spirit of Charlie Sheen, I say tha
Read MoreJust last week, I was talking to a friend about posting images online and how there is no real way to protect your work from being stolen once you publish it to the world. As an artist, I mos def want my work to be seen by as many people as possible, but I want to be the one wh
Read MoreSo my last trip to NYC was to be the trip that I completed my NYC Analog Portraits series with my Mamiya camera. This trip, I expected to get some GREAT street looks since I would be near Lincoln Center for Fashion Week. Well, long story short is that I got some AMAZING shots
Read MoreI drove past a field of sunflowers yesterday & in my head, I was transported into some place far far away. Sunflowers are already the perfect youthful summer bloom but to see a huge field full of them is quite magical. I just wanted to get out & run through them all but
Read MoreTaken with my iPhone 4 then processed in the iMovie app for the iPhone 4. My assessment: - When you upload a 720p (HD) version of your iMovie creation to either Youtube or Flickr directly from the iPhone, the conversion/compression totally destroys the quality of your mobile
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