#1 cause of client dissatisfaction when working with talent

“If you’re going to do this [give someone as clean a sheet of paper as possible], you have an obligation to use what you get, because your choice was hiring this person, not in judging the work you got when you didn’t have the insight to give them clear direction in the first place.”

via Seth’s Blog.

Q&A Series: Loyality vs. New Talent?

“Regardless of the economy, we always reach out to the best photographer for the job. Over the years I’ve found that there isn’t a shooter out there who won’t do everything in their power to work within the budgets I have.”

–Kellie Bingman, Art Buying Supervisor, McKinney

via Stone Thrower.

William Eggleston in the Real World

“Photography tends to show, to describe much more than it can explain”

Also, check out this story (here) on Snag Films, the company that’s distributing the film for free online. They’re trying to help documentary filmmakers reach a broader audience.