$4K for a #photography #Job Interview?

Folks, please do not cringe when looking over a #photographer's #Estimate.  Please do not cringe when overlooking their (photographer's) #Creative Fee.  Instead, recall how much it cost the photographer to get to the point of estimating/#bidding on the job.  #Portfolio Reviews, aka job interviews (basically), can cost us up to $3,999 just to be seen by prospective clients for 15-20 minute stints.  There are many 'reviews' out there, however to be seen by actual prospective clients can be tricky.  To better your chances, now-a-days you can spend anywhere between $90 for one 15-20 minute 'interview' to upwards of $3,999 for 3 full days of meetings.  Of course this cost is on top of other marketing strategies.  Photo contest entries start around $25 per image up to $100 or so per series entry (or so I have seen).  Other marketing is also not 'free' nor cheap.  Even if you go the #Vista Print route, you still need to pay for your website, equipment, test shoots, test shoot space, #studio manager/photo assistants, tablets & printed portfolios, #adbase, #altpick, #foundfolios, #dripbook, #insurance, yikes the list goes on.  Yes, being awarded a big job can seem like hitting lottery, but just bare in mind that lotto ticket didn't cost (only) a Dollar.

WOAH! Finally a replacement for my #polaroid cameras! I miss the #SX-70 & having people sign my polaroids. in a storm, real #polaroids were the only thing to survive.  I can not wait to buy this camera.  Please feel free to post if you get one, or have any comments about this.  woo hoo.

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this is one of my most inspiring #Vimeo finds.  It was posted a couple of years ago but I just can't get enough and had to share.  it's not created with a #Phantom, not a #cinemagraph, but instead just a series of stills worked on in #After effects.  Enjoy https://vimeo.com/7160598

The Sad Truth In #Advertising: Only Your Clients Care About Your Awards

The Sad Truth In Advertising: Only Your Clients Care About Your Awards

I am loving this!! 'but I won a #Cassie award......'  :)

firefox has new smart phone.

I've never been an i-device lover.  #Mac OS in a computer, sure, except now they are starting to stress me out with their computers becoming more like their i-devices (proprietary everything and you can't change anything--battery or otherwise). That said, #google unveiled it's laptop recently (http://tinyurl.com/awyf9w8), and now #mozilla (aka #firefox) has a smartphone http://designtaxi.com/news/355348/Mozilla-Unveils-Firefox-OS-Smartphones/

I"m def curious!

#acra swiss view camera

Folks, though the days of film have been fleeting/fading away as the 21st century trolls along, I have recently found out about a new view camera that can very well put some more excitement back into image capture.  check out this link via #digital Transitions

http://www.digitaltransitions.com/blog/dt-blog/arca-swiss?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3a%2f%2fwww.digitaltransitions.com%2fblog%2fdt-blog%2farca-swiss&utm_campaign=DT+Newsletter+-+Photokina+%2712+Announcements

IPA award

Folks, just in, I kicked off Summer with an #APA LA award, in which my work is being shown at TBWA Chiat Day in LA through the end of this month then moving on to another agency in LA for two more months.
In mid August, I was awards 1st place in my category for an #APA NY award.  Just in..... I won two honorable mentions and 2nd place in my category for an #IPA award, to be included in IPA's 10th anniversary publication.  More info to come!!