I recently got this book by Pete Souza, Obama's staff photographer. Opened it up to to about the middle of the book to the pictures of Obama coaching his daughter's basketball team when the actual coach couldn't make it to the game. Actually brought tears of regret to my eyes. I had to close the book.
Kim Phuc got medical treatment for her burns, but then for years she was used as a propaganda poster girl by the Communist Vietnamese government. After spending time in Cuba, and getting married to a Vietnamese man there, they planned to honeymoon in Moscow but asked for and received asylum in Canada on the way. There's a wonderful book about her, <em>The Girl in the Picture</em>.
She started the Kim Phuc Foundation (now the Kim Foundation International) to help chidren who've been damaged by war.
You should read this book.
https://www.amazon.com/Magnum-Contact-Sheets-Kristen-Lubben/dp/0500292914
You have real contact sheets of real photographers, with some of the most famous images in Magnum's history along their neighbours in the film that didn't make the cut.
I'd be happy with a roll with one or two keepers. Three or four, that's fucking great and rare.
Is this the book your Aunt got?
Obama: An Intimate Portrait it is a book by the White House photographer at the time. It is a big picture book of the Obamas.
I took my XE-1 for a long-deserved outing after a long month of exams in school. Made a daring (for me, at least) cropping decision, and I really like it. Here's the photo in question.
Also bought the Magnum Contact Sheets book from Amazon with their 30% discount offer, and I can't wait to get it.
Oh, and bought some RAM as well as an SSD that would hopefully make my PC less laggy when I run Lightroom.
You know anything about the softcover version? It's only 30 bucks on Amazon but that sounds a little too good to be true for 500+ pages of high quality paper.
The closest thing to what you're asking for is probably Magnum Contact Sheets.
You know how photographers always say their RAWs are their work product and they don't give them to clients at all because their deliverable is the finished photos they select? Well, this is the extension of that thought process - the deliverable is the published photos. For all sorts of reasons the other photos from the shoot are not for public consumption.
Keep in mind that photojournalism requires different equipment based on what you are shooting. The World Cup requires fast frames per second cameras with long lenses. Shooting breaking news, etc requires mostly wider lenses. When I was shooting political events in Iowa, the standard gear was 2 camera bodies. One with a 24–70 lens, and the other a 70-200. Would also carry a 17-40 and a 400 when needed.
May I suggest you do some reading about PJ first? There’s a lot to learn about ethics, how to conduct yourself, etc., that should be learned before diving into gear.
Ever since they were little I’d have lots of conversations about kids in poorer countries do for fun instead of buy things. Then we’d look up stuff about other countries. And always commented on the lifecycle of things and how much people buy just to buy. I also took them to thrift stores a lot to see the stuff that was just for sale at a regular store didn’t make that person happy and now it’s here. It wasn’t an instant process but rather a long childhood conversation. This book was a staple in our house. https://www.amazon.com/Material-World-Global-Family-Portrait/dp/0871564300
This is the kind of thing I was thinking.
Although, with "income generating", that's a little confusing. The things that generate income around me are obvious (Camera, laptop, lights etc). But what about the things that make clients choose me over other people?
To use kind of a bad example... if hiring me is known to include access to my PS5 and a really fun and casual work environment, and that plays a part in me getting more work, did it not generate income? (Can Google deduct all their beanbags and slides in the name of "employee happiness"?)
So with the Playstation, I doubt I'd be trying to claim it as a full deduction. But... it seems reasonable to find a proportion and deduct that if I'm doing it in the way I described?
With the props, I also feel like in some cases that's legit. I may not have bought my surfboard to only photograph, but maybe I bought this specific surfboard because it's really cool looking, you know?
This book has a chapter where one of the contributing authors suggests buying a Nintendo Wii. His reasoning is that it would keep clients smiling, and people who didn't need to be on set in that moment away from the work area (allowing for greater efficiency). Seems like a legit expense when you put it that way).
Peter Menzel has a similarly themed earlier book, Material World. The photographer's gallery is online.
I think it's well established that Magnum is one of the top photography companies out there, or at least their photographers have created some of the most iconic images in the last century.
When I first started photography, I was told to at least read (preferably buy) a copy of 'Magnum Contact Sheets.'
When I did, I realized that even the best photographers in the world get maybe one or two keepers from an entire roll of film, it made me feel a whole lot better.
I highly recommend taking a look at it. Pretty interesting stuff. It's like a 'behind-the-scenes' and shows you that even the best photographers don't have all 'keepers.'
https://www.amazon.com/Magnum-Contact-Sheets-Kristen-Lubben/dp/0500292914
Car Crashes & Other Sad Stories
https://www.amazon.ca/Car-Crashes-Other-Sad-Stories/dp/3822864110
Not so much reading, more of a picture book with explanations. Crime scene photos, dead bodies and all. It's literally like a car accident, you can't help but starring at these photos for hours.
We drive a 1972 Chevy Blazer all summer with no roof and all I think of is the images of this book "Yup, this is what it's going to look like, our dead bodies all over the highway"
You own the footage unless you are an employee of the brewery or signed a work-for-hire contract.
The network probably doesn't care who owns the footage, they just want to make sure they can have the rights to the footage without being sued.
You can write up a simple contract licensing rights to the brewery and allowing them to transfer rights for publicity's sake.
I highly recommend this book to those starting out: https://www.amazon.com/ASMP-Professional-Business-Practices-Photography/dp/1581154976
Yes, it's meant for photographers, but it covers negotiations, copyrights, sample model releases and contracts, etc.
If you enjoy this sort of stuff, Car Crashes and other Sad Stories makes an interesting coffee table book. The images Mell Kirkpatrick captured as a crash and crime scene photographer in CA during the 40s and 50s are hauntingly beautiful.
Pete's book on Obama finally shipped the other day -- it's on sale and is AMAZING. I got mine in (from preorder) on Tuesday. This photo (in MUCH higher quality) is included in the book.
https://www.amazon.com/Obama-Intimate-Portrait-Pete-Souza/dp/0316512583
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OK... help me figure this out!
I absolutely want to buy it, however I feel misled from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Magnum-Contact-Sheets-Kristen-Lubben/dp/0500292914/
The listing says "This title will be released on October 24, 2017" however reviews are from 2012 and beyond.
Would this book actually sell at $28.33? If so, DEAL OF THE CENTURY.
IF not, where should I source a copy?
When I was in J-School this was a required text: https://www.amazon.com/Photojournalism-Professionals-Approach-Kenneth-Kobre/dp/075068593X Along with: https://www.amazon.com/Associated-Press-Guide-Photojournalism-Handbooks/dp/0071363874/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=6NZV54XKAY02PNWDG14H
Thanks for the detailed reply. I know The Americans but not the rest; very helpful. Since we're living out of the car, I'm limited on book space. So, for the next 18 months, I probably shouldn't purchase a book. I downsized my library to a Kindle pre-trip.
Do you know of any great PDFs/digital books that would be worth considering? That's one of the benefits of the course; to be able to do work and study from anywhere.
Regarding Magnum Contact Sheets, can you help me understand the difference between these two? $55 hardcover vs stupid expensive.
Any courses you might recommend now that I've made the lack-of-space a bit more clear? :) I'm attempting to get work as a non-paid second shooter in the cities we travel to.
Trying to approach your clients after the fact my cause trouble.
Important “stuff” needs to be spelled out in WRITING on your estimate/invoice. I have a section on my estimate/invoice called “Usage/Rights” where the usage of the images is defined. I also include this verbiage “Photographer retains Copyright of the images and may use the images for self promotion”.
Clear concise definition of the scope of work and usage will save much heartache later on.
Japan is actually known for their manhole art! I read this book about it from my library. http://www.amazon.com/Drainspotting-Japanese-Manhole-Remo-Camerota/dp/0982075472/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352252611&sr=8-1&keywords=japanese+manhole+art
I can't tell if anyone has already posted this, but there's an interesting book called The Material World that does the same thing with families around the globe. Each family poses for a photo with all of their possessions and pets. It was published in the mid-90's and it was eye-opening to me when I was a kid.