Let us switch gears and think about how to refresh our freelance networking skills. By Sheridan Stancliff. When most of us embarked on our freelance career, one of the common pieces of advice is: build your network. That’s all well and good, but how? And then once I build this network, how on earth do …
Laura Lucas of Big Picture Research is one of our valued contributors hailing from up north in Canada. She writes today about the necessity of community and our trade associations. For many years, I worked the same image research job at a media organization. It was not straightforward but there was an entire team to …
By Brooke Hodess Despite high winds and whipping rain, a nearly sold out Visual Connections New York 2015 Media Expo took place on Wednesday, October 28, attracting dozens of new exhibitors and a significant increase in the number of big budget art buyers and producers than past expos. After four years at the Altman Building, …
Getting ready for a jam packed day at Visual Connections New York on Wednesday, October 28th. If you have not registered to attend, don’t leave it too late. Welcoming Workbook as Principal Sponsor, the day is full of interesting sessions starting with 360° View of Visual Media Copyright, Trends and Technology with industry leaders, trend …
by Julian Jackson Photography industry people love a good gabfest, and where better to do that than the annual fotofringe event, held in London’s King’s Place arts and media hub, right next to the iconic HQ of the Guardian and Observer newspapers. This was the fifth year of this successful trade fair, and with over …
Want to see some of the most compelling moving imagery ever produced on earth? Then take yourself to Manhattan on April 29th: to a loft location filled with light, where the Association of Commercial Stock Image Licensors (ACSIL) will be hosting a variety of conferences on today’s footage dynamic in creative, commercial, and educational media. …
by guest writer Brooke Hodess Our conversation with Innocean’s Senior Art Producer Chrissy Borgatta Liuzzi continues this week with the SoCal-based 15-year agency veteran talking about the highs and lows of the job and proves you can do a photo shoot in minus 6-degree weather. VC: Where does someone begin if interested in art buying? …
In the Forever Hollywood Cemetery in Los Angeles, renowned musician Moby talks to a rapt audience about issues ranging from supplying free music for independent filmmakers, through to urban possibilities for creative freedom. In Edmonton, Alberta, stage manager and blogger Michelle Kennedy ponders the sexual health of her city. In Cape Town, Maximillian Kaizen, Public …
Gearing up for Visual Connections in Chicago next week? If you are going to be in town for a few days, some photography exhibits to check out: The Schneider Gallery currently showing work by Christian Weber and S. Gayle Stevens. Stephen Dalter Gallery – ANDRE’ KERTESZ; “Raison d’Etre”: This exhibition is comprised of scores of …
By all accounts, Visual Connections, the PACA Conference, PhotoPlus and all related events were a smashing success. You are back at work, digesting all the info, new contacts and ideas gleaned from the events and maybe a little exhausted. Time to remind ourselves about followup networking. This guest post by Blake Pappas gives some valuable …