Category Archives: Business

Everyone by now has seen this two-week old Craigslist ad from Seattle? The text reads, in part: WHY is finding an amazing wedding photographer so difficult? :/ I am a Bride who is getting married this summer and have yet … Continue reading →

I recently told you about an honourable company, that shall go unnamed, that settled an unlicensed use of my image to satisfaction. There’s another such company – but this one did not do the honourable thing. They did not even bother … Continue reading →

As predicted, Kodak has just applied for bankruptcy protection. A sad almost-ending for a company that made the photography field into what it is. But a predictable one. Kodak failed to keep up with the digital world. Just like Polaroid … Continue reading →

I am currently writing and teaching a course at Sheridan College on “Small Business Photography”. This is a 12-week course on running a small photography business. And today I thought I would touch here upon one of its subjects: the … Continue reading →

Sometimes life is not what you want it to be, and sometimes it is. The latter just happened to me – I was informed that a large photographic equipment retailer was using one of my images without permission. They had … Continue reading →

Whether you are a pro (i.e. you do photography for a living) or an amateur (you do it for the love of it), there are always chores; things to be done. And how quickly you do them determines how quickly you get back … Continue reading →

Prompted by a visit to a restaurant web site just now, a few tips for those of you who run web sites, or would like to. Perhaps to create a photo business, or to grow an existing one? Here’s Michael’s … Continue reading →

All photographers, as I pointed out recently, should know about copyright. As reader Warren said recently in a comment on this blog: “When a photographer shoots pictures for themselves, they own the copyright and they are the Author.[ ] If … Continue reading →