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PhotoRESEARCHER Newsletter for October Week One # 445A |
KEY WORDS: | E-mail Address | Stationery | Service Provider | Webmail | Google | Search Engine | Less Spam | Device | Xantrex | Cell Phones | Masterfile | Lost Slides | Getty Images | Copyright Law | Travelers Abroad |
NEWSWORDS: | Even Cell Phones Qualify | Preserving The Natural | View-As-You-Go | Caught | Get Ready, Get Set, And Go Somewhere | Get 'Em Off? | Lost Slides Claim Rejected |Not On Board | Re-Designing The Design | Digital Beauty | Early Days |
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Get an email address and keep it
How To Let Your Clients Know Where To Find You On The Internet
Advance Notes: Choosing and keeping an email address is an important consideration. Be sure to choose one that’s easy to remember, to write, and to pronounce.
It might seem that an email address can be a lifesaver for the independent photo researcher, but there are a couple drawbacks here if you’re not careful: From time to time we are tempted by local and national ISPs (Internet Service Providers) to hook up with their email services. They dangle an alluring low fee, much as credit card companies will do, to bring you aboard. Then, be it six months or twelve months later, they’re sure to raise their fees. Your problem: Should you switch to a cheaper company or stay with your original ISP?
Secondly, finding a stable ISP company takes some research on your part –you don't want to choose one that may be vulnerable to going out of business. (Ever hear of Genie, Prodigy, or CompuServe?) If you switch ISP's either because of price or because your ISP company folds, it means that you'll have to contact every place you've registered your email address and change it to your new address. This includes all your printed matter, such as your business cards, flyers, stationery, invoices, plus your Web addresses and links where you have registered your name and website.
Finally, when you select your email address make is easy on yourself by choosing an address that reads well and is easy to say over the phone or in a radio or television interview.
LESSON: When choosing an Internet Service Provider, pick one with a track record.
That indicates there’s a good chance they’ll be around for the next decade. We’ve all heard examples of low-fee start-up ISPs that are out of business in a few months.
PERMANENCY
Instead, choose an ISP that looks like a good bet to be around for a long time (even though the cost may be somewhat higher). In the long run, you’ll be happy you did.
You may want to sign up for private email in addition to your regular business email. A second email (sometimes called Webmail) can be used much as you would use a “non-published” telephone number. There are several dozen companies that will offer you a free email. Keep in mind however, that many of these free email sites receive their profits from advertising. You can expect commercial intrusion to ride along with your messages.
To find free email services, go to www.emailaddresses.com or use one of the
search engines such as Google. Here’s a sampling of what you will find:
Yahoo! http:/ /mail.yahoo.com
Juno http://www.juno.com
HotMail (MSN) http://www.hotmail.com
EasyPost http://www.easypost.com
And finally, don’t forget Google’s Gmail. Many companies, large and small, will assign a secondary Gmail address to each of their employees to use on special occasions and unique situations. The Gmail service is free.
PEOPLE FIND
Should you list your name and email address on a “people search”? If you are a recluse, a hermit, an artist who doesn’t want to be hounded by the press or be bothered by relatives, no, don’t submit your name and email to a People Search feature at your favorite Search Engine. On the other hand, if you want to receive attention from other business entities that are a part of the stock photo industry, the answer is, yes.
Sure, it’s true: you might open yourself to receiving what most of us call “junk mail” (spam). But think of it this way. You can recognize the difference between the subject matter of a junk mail pitchman and a response from a client. (“It just rings differently.”) So the choice comes down to whether to put up with receiving 24 junk mail letters that take twenty four seconds to delete, for the chance to receive one email from a client that might lead to a lifetime business relationship. No contest.
LET THEM FIND YOU ON THE WEB
Confirm your professionalism with a Website address on your business card, stationery, or email signature block.
To find several resource guides on how to create your own website - simply and inexpensively:
Rohn Engh, veteran stock photographer and publisher of “PhotoRESEARCHER Newsletter,” has provided on-line targeted information for photobuyers, photo researchers and editors for two decades. No other newsletter brings photobuyers such up-to-the minute, practical intimately familiar with both sides of the stock photo desk. For more info: https://www.photosource.com/photobuyer/.
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On-Line By Bill Hopkins Feds Say We Should Receive Less Spam Do you believe? The government says computer users may see a decline in the amount of SPAM they receive. Robert Alan Soloway is accused of using networks of compromised Azombie@ computers to send out millions upon millions of spam e‑mails. He has been indicted by a federal grand jury with 35 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, e‑mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. A Microsoft lawyer says that Soloway is one of the top ten spammers in the world. This is the same guy that Microsoft won a $7 million judgment against in 2005, and an ISP in Oklahoma won a $10 million judgment. Who knows how it will all play out in the courts (he's naturally pleaded not guilty), but at least it's a start.
Your Car As A Power Plant While there has been discussion about future all-electric vehicles (not hybrids, real battery electric vehicles) someday providing power from their batteries back to the electric grid during peak grid usage, we're talking here about all those electronic gadgets you plug into your vehicle's power port (aka cigarette lighter). Some cars come with multiple power ports. Problem is, they all provide 12vdc. That's fine if you have the appropriate car adapter for your electronic equipment. But there are alternatives. It's called an inverter, and it inverts the 12vdc from your car to 110-120vac to power small appliances (including those pieces of gear that don't have a car adapter). Yes, they are somewhat limited in power (since they cannot exceed the rating of the car's power port), ranging up to about 175 watts, but can be very useful. One device hangs on the headrest, allowing those in the rear seats to plug in. It's called the Headrest Powerworks (by Coleman, the camping folks) and provides up to 225 watts. You can see it at getorganized.com (http://www.shopgetorganized.com/prodetail~itemNo~26883b.asp). Another is from Xantrex, which comes in many flavors and power ratings. Look for it on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect‑home/photosourcefolio) But remember, in most cases you'll need to keep your car's engine running or risk discharging (and possibly damaging) your car's starting battery. Bill Hopkins is the Webmaster of PhotoSourceFolio* (www.photosourcefolio.com) and a regular contributor to PhotoStockNotes. Send comments via e-mail to wh@photosourcefolio.com. Fax: 1 818 831-0916. For on-line questions, contact Bill on the Kracker Barrel at www.photosource.com/board. *Display 6 of your own images for photobuyers to view, on your page on the PhotoSource website.
CHANGES Each month we report to you moves among, within and between: publishing houses, stock agencies, photobuyers, photo researchers, ad agencies, and design firms. RESPONSE MAGAZINE ( 475 Riverside Dr #1501, New York, NY 10015) former contact and e-mail: Dana Jones, Editor, djones@gbgm-umc.org ; current contact and e-mail: Barbara Wheeler, Editor, bwheeler@gbgm-umc.org. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE ( 1101 Forteenth St NW Ste 1400, Washington, DC 20005) former contact and e-mail: Mary Selden, Photo Editor, photobuyer@defenders.org; current contact and e-mail: Peter Corcoran, Designer, photobuyer@defenders.org. AMERICAN FITNESS MAGAZINE ( 15250 S Ventura Blvd Ste 200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403) former contact: Bonnie Lee, Co-Managing Editor; current contact: Kevin McGuire, Co-Managing Editor.
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Danielle P. Richards
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for developments in the field of stock photography in
PhotoResearcher's Newsletter Note: If the URL is long, it may extend to two lines. In that case - clicking on it won't work. Instead, "copy and paste" the URL. EVEN CELL PHONES QUALIFY. Rick Smolan's new idea. Through massive grassroots online outreach, millions of Americans are being invited to simultaneously contribute their own images via a series of daily snapshots taken at the same time of day across the nation each day throughout the week. Participants will receive daily emails with assignment instructions and can also take general photos of what makes their home special. The public is able to sign up and upload their images at http://www.MyAmericaAtHome.com . More details: http://www.stockphotographer.info/content/ PRESERVING THE NATURAL. New Networks for Conservation Photographers - No longer content just to take pretty pictures, many nature photographers these days have refocused their efforts on something more meaningful: the conservation of landscapes and the wildlife and indigenous peoples that inhabit them. http://www.popphoto.com/photographynewswire/ CAUGHT ! Masterfile wins $46,816.91 in internet copyright infringement suit - In July 2007, the District Court of New York ruled in favor of Masterfile in its suit against J.V. Trading, a dealer in Asian food products whose promotional website displayed eight of Masterfile's copyrighted photographs from 2002 to 2005, all without license. http://www.abouttheimage.com/2007/09/master GET READY, GET SET, AND GO SOMEWHERE. Tips for the Traveling Photographer. http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/25903.html GET 'EM OFF? AOP Joins Coalition Calling on Getty Images to Remove RM Collections from $49 "Web Use" License - The Association of Photographers have joined forces with an international coalition of photographic trade associations, led by the Stock Artists Alliance , to protest at Getty Images plan to launch a $49 web use (500 px wide, 72 dpi) across all licensing models (RM, RR, RF). http://www.stockphotographer.info/content/view LOST SLIDES CLAIM REJECTED He sued The Image Bank (TIB) in 2001 for failing to return 33,000 of his images, and for returning another 35,000 more than 18 months after he quit the agency in November, 1994. (TIB was acquired by Getty Images in 1999). http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/ NOT ON BOARD. When Getty Images introduced a $49 across-the-board price for web-resolution stock images, practically all of its image partners were on board, one exception was London-based Image Source. http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/ RE-DESIGNING THE DESIGN. Just when you thought you had designing for the Internet figured out, mobile devices have come along and are clamoring to be catered to. Here's how to handle those pesky things. http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/ DIGITAL BEAUTY. Skyelar's Science:Photographer creates a fairy tale world in the Moving Gallery. http://www.thereader.com/art.php?subaction= EARLY DAYS. Britain 's pioneers of photography to be feted in New York exhibition. They were the pioneers of photography, the artists of a medium that would transform our perceptions of reality through the invention of the calotype - a delicate print made from a paper negative. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/
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Can Photographers Take Pictures Of People In Public ? “I’d like to take human interest pictures – people interacting, working, doing the usual things of daily life. But I’ve read you need a model release if you expect to get your pictures published…” I’ve often heard this from would-be editorial photographers. It’s faulty information. In fact, it’s plain wrong. Photographers can photograph in public, and if the picture is used for an editorial purpose (to inform or educate the public) it will not require a model release. “Well, then, how did this myth about ‘model releases required’ come about?” You ask. Here's a video that Rohn provided on the subject for photographers. http://www.photosource. Rohn Engh is publisher of PhotoStockNOTES. www.sellphotos.com Rohn Engh, veteran stock photographer and publisher of “PhotoRESEARCHER Newsletter,” has provided on-line targeted information for photobuyers, photo researchers and editors for two decades. No other newsletter brings photobuyers such up-to-the minute, practical intimately familiar with both sides of the stock photo desk. For more info: http://www.photosource.com
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Do you use Google as your Home Page? Here’s a tip. Our site >http://www.photosource.com< has the Google Search address bar located conveniently on its front page. IDEA: Make the PhotoSource International Home Page your Home Page. You’ll accomplish two things: 1.) You’ll have the Google Search ready and available; 2.) You’ll have the current day’s stock photography news and helpful stock photo information ready and available for you. To be all set to search or to catch the latest happenings in the world of stock photography when you turn on your computer, go to http://www.photosource.com/ ####################
Wolfgang Kaehler
#################### Do you like to write? You can write copy for your own essays as well as those for others who want to team up with you. You can ghostwrite for clients who want to publish but don’t have the writing skills to do it. The Essential Guide To Ghostwriting. How to make money as a ghostwriter - step by step plan for anyone wanting to use their writing skills to earn money from home. http://daisy501.ghostbook.hop.
FAST FIND… Looking for a specific flower, town, rock group? Type the search word or phrase into your search engine’s search bar (Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc.) and then the word photosource. Presto! You’ll find which photographer has that picture in his/her database. *** A free service from PhotoSource International ***
#################### What is a Light Box? A convenient method for photographers to upload several low-res pictures, and usually 5 or 6. These show up as thumbnails. To view them in larger format, click on the image. These images are for viewing, but rarely used for publication. (Their resolution does not qualify for general publication.) If you want the high-res (or a transparency) of the selected image in the Light Box, contact the photographer directly.
#################### Copyright That “c” with a circle around it, ©, is the familiar copyright notice. On a photo, it alerts readers, and would-be infringers, that the photo is under U.S. Copyright Law protection. Does this symbol need to be displayed on all your photos for you to be protected? In other words, if someone uses a photo without the permission of the photographer, but the photo does not contain a copyright notice, is that person still guilty of infringing? The answer is yes. Someone who uses a photo they see in a publication, without getting the photographer’s permission (let alone paying him or her), is violating copyright, whether or not there’s a copyright notice on the photo. Under current law, photos are protected by copyright whether or not the photographer puts a copyright notice on them. However, the fact that a photo does not have a copyright notice on it may result in a lower damages award, under copyright law’s "innocent infringer" defense.
#################### TRAVELERS ABROAD Photobuyers: Watch this column. For the e-mail address, phone or fax number of the traveling photographer, call the PhotoSource International office and ask for Rohn Engh (1 800 624-0266). For an expansion of this list: www.photosource.com and press the Travelers Abroad button, to learn of past international destinations of our photographers. Sergio Burani ####################
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