According to USAToday, Washington Post, among others, the US National Park Service will break a long running tradition and will be charging for wedding photographer in their national parks. Permits will be required as well.
The new policy took effect on May 15 of this year and requires professional photographers to pay $50 to $250 to [...]
Photography >> Business of Nature Photography
Once you have a good collection of photographic images that you think are “worth something”, many photographers decide that it’s time for all that expensive equipment to start paying for itself. Few hobbies in the world attract so many people who want to make money with their efforts than photography.
If you are ready to turn your photography hobby into a business, we have several series of articles to help you get started. You will learn what it takes to become a pro, what the market looks like, how to store and inventory your images, what a publisher or photo buyer is looking for and how to help them get your best images, how to network and promote your photography business, and more.
Article Highlights
- Photographer’s Rights
- Wedding Photographers Need a Permit to Photograph in US National Parks
- Pen on the Road: Travel Writing and Photography
- Digital Prose
- 10 Bad Project Warning Signs
- New Adobe Stock Photos Service
- Gutenberg’s Pictures and Stories: Help for Writers, Photographers, and Artists
- Can You Present a Program Worthy of a Standing Ovation
- Nikon To Put Ads on Yahoo’s Flickr
- How to Succeed in the Business of Nature Photography
Wedding Photographers Need a Permit to Photograph in US National Parks
Stock Photography on Your Website Can Do More Harm Than Good
Web Pages and Business of Nature Photography and Selling Photography and Website Development and Photography
Stuntdubl Business Search Marketing Consulting's rant, "Stock Photography of People Sucks", speaks for a lot of us, including me, as we spot stock photography on commercial websites - or just about any website - really easily.
Stock people on a website decreases your credibility. No, I haven't done extensive studies on this, but I can spot [...]
Nikon To Put Ads on Yahoo’s Flickr
Web Pages and Nature News and Business of Nature Photography and Website Development and Photography
It seems that Nikon and Flicker are teaming up. According to Whatsnextblog.com, Nikon has made a deal with Flickr to advertise on their site, placing small Nikon logos "next to pictures taken with the cameras" and will have a "Nikon only photo gallery".
Online Media Daily reports that the deal between Nikon and Flickr is [...]
What Can You Photograph and What Can You Publish
James Stephens's post, "Where and What You Can Photograph - Aspects of the Law", points to some really good articles discussing the legal issues and rights of where you can photograph, what you can photograph, and what images can be published. They are:
USA Today - New digital camera? Know how, where you can use it
New [...]
Photography Tutorial for Web Developers and Web Page Designers
Web Pages and Basic Nature Photography and Business of Nature Photography and Selling Photography and Website Development and Website Design and Photography
Web Reference's article, "Stock Photography for Web Developers", is a interesting step-by-step explanation of how to use images on your website, but it goes much further.
This week we're going to take a brief look at a few of the photographic and design techniques necessary to create your own stock images. However, it's important to realize [...]
Using CSS to Create a Photo Gallery
Web Pages and Business of Nature Photography and CSS Tips and Tricks and Website Design and Photography
I have quite a few examples in my CSS Experiments on showcasing your photographs, as a single image or in a gallery format, and I found a very simple, easy-to-understand explanation of how to use CSS to create a photo gallery from Web Reference.
With this article I hope to show you how to produce a [...]
CD Storage for Images Now Not a Good Idea
If you have been storing your digital photographic images on CDs, think again. There is new news from Computer World that says CDs aren't good for archival storage.
The problem is material degradation. Optical discs commonly used for burning, such as CD-R and CD-RW, have a recording surface consisting of a layer of dye that can [...]
Can You Present a Program Worthy of a Standing Ovation
Okay, I'm about to brag. I just wanted to warn you.
As a long time public speaker and public figure, I've been honored to receive a lot of standing ovations. There is nothing like the first couple of times when people suddenly jump to their feet, hands clapping or waving over their heads, and shouts and [...]
