Oct 26 2009

A Not Recap of the PhotoPlus Orgy

Category: Creative Process, The Industry, ViewpointEthan G. Salwen @ 10:06 am

AC_Blog_PPE_CrowdThe PhotoPlus Expo officially ended on Saturday, but my experience didn’t come to an end until yesterday, with my visit to the studio of commercial photographer Andrew Matusik. My PPE experience was less frantic and more fantastic than I had anticipated.

I think this was simply because I did myself a favor and realized — before the madness began — that I should focus on quality over quantity. So my personal mantra was, “If you learn just one thing today and connect with just one person, this will be a success.” And a success it was.

I won’t try to recap my whole PPE experience — way, way too much to share — but I will give you a taste by simply listing some of the people and ideas that came my way:

The best part of PPE was spending real quality time — and enjoying good eats — with photographers I already knew, including Gail Mooney, Tom Kelly, Richard Anderson Continue reading “A Not Recap of the PhotoPlus Orgy”

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Mar 17 2009

FaceBook Cause for Photographers

Category: The IndustryEthan G. Salwen @ 5:44 am

ACMF_NG_031When commercial photographer Joe Pobereskin FaceBooked me to join the social media site’s “Photography is Not a Crime” cause group, well, I have to admit, I didn’t think much of it. I’m not a power FaceBooker, but I should have giving Joe’s ping more credit. Joe is well respected for his feverish, outspoken support of all manner of photographers, and “Photography in Not a Crime” definitely looks promising

Joe has done a lot of photography advocacy work through the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), but has shown his ability extend his reach using New Media. He started a photo-centric blog a couple years ago, and now he’s turning to FaceBook.

Created by Carlos Miller, there are already 1,200 members of the “Photography is Not a Crime,” and a number of the members Continue reading “FaceBook Cause for Photographers”

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