Blogvertising.
Buy advertising on a blog that covers creative photography (here) and as part of the deal ask them to commission a photographer (here) to shoot amazing potentially viral (marketing not medical) images (here) with their new camera (here) then watch as BoingBoing (here) and then other blogs run with the story.
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A Photo Folio
Buying a new website?
My new company, APhotoFolio.com builds portfolio websites for photographers. Have a look (here). Photo Blogs
Aurora 15I'm editing the Aurora 15 this week (here) and it's kind of a cool, innovative way to show off your agency and photographers.
Dear Adobe, Why Don't You...A site created to bitch about Adobe products called Dear Adobe, is actually read and discussed by people who work at Adobe (reported at John Nack on Adobe). The Adobe VP Dave Story asked the site creator to make a top 25 list of complaints (here).
How can you not listen to the people?
TinEye Seaches the Web for Matching PhotosTinEye is an image search engine built by Idée currently in beta. Give it an image and it will tell you where the image appears on the web. Try for yourself (here).
Newspaper Escape Plan- Facebook GroupDescription reads:
Escape from newspapers while you can! At this rate, everyone will be laid off. Did you leave on your own terms? Or did someone else make that decision for you? Were you "involuntarily separated?" Let's help each other get through this!
Take your journalism skills to a new industry that appreciates and wants you. Post job listings, tips, resources and personal experiences. Rework that resume and cover letter. Get the skills you need. Try to stop reading Romenesko every day and let go of an industry that doesn't care about or deserve you.
Journalism and the newspaper industry are two different things. We are still passionate about journalism and its role in our democracy. We can still do it in new and innovative ways. The newspaper industry is an abusive relationship. We keep getting beat up but we keep coming back because we love him. It's time to leave.
See it (here).
Burnett and Jarecke in BeijingDavid Burnett and Kenneth Jarecke are shooting and blogging from the Olympics.
Kenneth (here) and David (here).
I found this little tidbit from Kenneth to be interesting:
"... the people at Octagon (the sporting agency that represents Phelps) in my opinion really screwed up here. Not only did they try to sell the exclusive rights to pictures of Michael with all eight of his Beijing medals (rumor has it the highest offer was only $225,000, which I guess was not enough to tarnish the gold so no money changed hands), they really screwed the good people at VISA."
Wall Street Journal Photo Blog Name ChangeThe Wall Street Journal changes the name of it's photo blog from Big Picture to Photo Journal (here). Honestly I don't think the name change was necessary but obviously you people are in charge now. Feels good doesn't it.
The Aftermath Project2009 grant application is now available online for The Aftermath Project (here). They are giving two grants in 2009, one for $25,000 and one for $15,000.
Photo-Eye MagazinePhoto-Eye has a new online magazine (here).
New iPhone Only MagazineNYC nightlife photographer Patrick McMullan is launching a new iPhone only magazine to be available on iTunes for 99 cents an issue.
Visions of China Photo Blog Now LiveSee it (here).
Spread the word. The more photographers that are paid to produce work online the better, IMHO.
