The Copyright Dog

I have always been someone who stood up for my rights in my copyrighted images as well as the moral right to be acknowledged as the author of the work. What can you do when you find your work used by someone else online? Here is one thing you SHOULD do, but mind you that if you want to shoot, shoot don’t talk. If you intend to go after such copyright thieves you should get in touch with an intelectual property lawyer.

We have no budget for photos

“No budget” is a euphemism for “we think photographers are mugs”. This offensive interpretation can easily be verified by trying the phrase at your local restaurant, eg “I have no budget for dinner but I’d like to eat”. Adding a promise to tell all your friends where you ate will not deflect your head from the kerb as the manager throws you out.” Photographer Tony Sleep

The Photographer’s Muse

A question that came my way the other day made me think about the photographic inspiration. How is a muse different from a subject and does wanting to photograph someone automatically make them one? We never really think about it nowadays but the muse had always had a respected place in the history of art [...]

Shana Tova and a Happy New Year 5772

It is always around September that the new year starts in Israel and it has always been a tradition to send greeting cards. These cards were always decorated with the traditional symbols of the Jewish holidays and  I remember that as a child we were always fascinated with the glitters and kitch. A few years ago [...]

5 posts on the creative photography process

I look back at the older posts that I wrote and see that there is a thread going through some of them on the topic of the creative photographic process, influence and creating a personal photographic style, which is probably one of the hotest topics on the search lists for emerging photographers. I though it would be [...]

The ultimate Wedding Photography Workshop

JANUARY 13 – 15, 2012

We are thrilled to announce the ultimate Indian wedding photography workshop this January in Bangalore, India. Applications are now open through December 15th, 2011. This intensive three day workshop on Indian wedding photography [...]

Good images don’t just fall off the tree

It was said by a photographer (and thanks for John Stanmeyer for reminding) that showing contact sheets is like showing someone your underwear. An interesting way to put it but surely there is a great interest in the contact sheet that shows the  photographer’s thinking process behind the shot. The Contact Sheet I was in [...]

Ganesh Chaturthi iPhonography

iPhonography again. Just a quick one with some iPhone shots from the Ganesh Chaturthi procession in Mumbai this last Sunday. I was with a small group of photographers that came for the workshop so did not really shoot so much, but I still managed to sneak in a few snaps. You must have already noticed [...]

How to behave with a photographer

I usually write for photographers but this post might actually be slightly different in the sense that it is meant more for the person on the other side of the line who is looking to hire the services of a professional photographer. As in everything else this is a two sided thing and as photographers [...]

Top 10 Blogs on Photography You Should Read

There is of course no shortage of photography-related material on the web but at times finding the really useful ones can be a tiring task. Here is a list of blogs from around the world that are worth your attention. I left a few incredible blogs out of this list simply because they are already featured on other winning lists while trying to include some that are not on any list but deserve to be.