tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post2804313771164481319..comments2023-05-30T04:39:28.410-07:00Comments on Justuff: A Challenge to New Photographers... (only if you want to succeed).Jim Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993999268801563294noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-90104653798294713812012-03-16T07:02:46.847-07:002012-03-16T07:02:46.847-07:00Your all wrong, It's all about the gear! Lol.Your all wrong, It's all about the gear! Lol.scott villaloboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390717073676773434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-54291311342359770402012-03-15T16:37:27.934-07:002012-03-15T16:37:27.934-07:00so good and so true! two of the best photo advice ...so good and so true! two of the best photo advice articles i saw on the same, today. Lanelane dittoehttp://lanedittoe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-39632133933749622842012-03-15T14:10:59.936-07:002012-03-15T14:10:59.936-07:00Hey Carla! It's a week - or a week and a coup...Hey Carla! It's a week - or a week and a couple of days... Yay. Right back at you friend. It will be fun to see you at Inspire. (BTW anyone reading this if you're interested in what that is just ping me).<br /><br />Rick. You're the master. I thought you were in the Desert?<br /><br />Gary. Those images give me the willies.Jim Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993999268801563294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-19501177307044198602012-03-15T13:43:11.917-07:002012-03-15T13:43:11.917-07:00To do nails, you need a license from the state. Y...To do nails, you need a license from the state. Yet to be a professional photographer - you can buy a Rebel and hang a newborn on a tree branch 10 feet in the air because you are copying some cool photographer who composited that in Photoshop. I had no idea how terrifying it was out there until people started sending me examples.Gary Fong, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111576817977991589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-47516432528907298392012-03-15T13:18:20.687-07:002012-03-15T13:18:20.687-07:00Right on Jim! This is a very easy "professio...Right on Jim! This is a very easy "profession" to enter and proudly call yourself one. But, just calling yourself one does not make you one. Frankly, I don't even consider ourselves "Professional Photographers" unless we are credentialed in some fashion. Name another "true" profession that does not have required training, licensing and especially accountability to an oversight organization. Even a professional plumber needs a license and a bond, all we need is a camera and a web site.Rick Rosennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-44527983984002240042012-03-15T13:13:59.834-07:002012-03-15T13:13:59.834-07:00Thank you for this honest post. I am a finger wagg...Thank you for this honest post. I am a finger waggler and proud of it! I am all about supporting people's dreams of doing this professionally, but it takes time, dedication, PRACTICE and ... talent! Not just a cocky attitude and great branding :) <br /><br />I can't wait to hang with you in a few weeks Jim!!<br />XOcarla ten eyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850582130687817718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-57366242288585207012012-03-15T12:58:13.304-07:002012-03-15T12:58:13.304-07:00Anne, I'm really hoping you can teach this bus...Anne, I'm really hoping you can teach this business guy some art, just a little?... But I hear you all. <br /><br />Joe and Bob are two of the best and I'm always amazed to be there when you are teaching. I never fail to learn. (even if sometimes what I learn is that it is VERY important for me not to quit my day job!)<br /><br />Lisa. Thanks so much. In truth I sent this to some folks before I published it because I thought it might be too harsh. It was. Their thoughts are here too...<br /><br />Someday I'd love to take a class from you Hutch and Kelly knows I stock her flickr.Jim Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993999268801563294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-59238230805995534702012-03-15T12:49:13.648-07:002012-03-15T12:49:13.648-07:00Passion for photography vs making money taking pic...Passion for photography vs making money taking pictures.....When I used to teach I would tell my students I can only give you to tools to take a photograph...until then...take a lot of pictures then open your eyes....and create a photograph....David Hutchinsonhttp://www.matchstickphoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-5669175818614151382012-03-15T12:41:53.643-07:002012-03-15T12:41:53.643-07:00Great article and just plain honest, no bells, whi...Great article and just plain honest, no bells, whistles or stupid antidotes. I love it when I can read an article that is fact based. <br /><br />Our art does not need to be made more difficult, just more basic and real.<br /><br />The more you shoot the more you learn, the more you practice the better you will get. <br /><br />I tell people who ask me... be honest with where you are in the photography industry... tell them you've never shot this or that before or you've got some experience but not a lot, but tell them you will do your best at a price they can feel comfortable with. Stop acting like you are a Joe, or Anne or Bob unless you are. <br /><br />But better off, just be who YOU are and shot where YOU are with what YOU have. <br /><br />Be real, can't lose with that!Lisa Nikolehttp://www.lisanikole.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-37608152086869301032012-03-15T12:29:25.450-07:002012-03-15T12:29:25.450-07:00I can teach business to artists who already know h...I can teach business to artists who already know how to create art, but I can't teach art to business people. I can show them how I do it, and walk them through MY process, but art is really an inward journey. Real art is a discovery process that begins early in life and develops over many years until it finally has the ability to convey something other than what's directly on the page or in the photo. You know it's ART when you FEEL something rather than just SEEING something.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874330375617904671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-35773739020081287462012-03-15T11:59:08.936-07:002012-03-15T11:59:08.936-07:00Hi Jim,
Right on brother! Technology has made th...Hi Jim,<br /><br />Right on brother! Technology has made the barrier to entry into this arena of photography easier than ever. However, if you are going to build a brand and survive in business you MUST master your craft. It's knowing what to do when the green box mode does not yield the image results you desire. You can't blame the camera, its just a box. Love you comparison to the musician, "you play the music, not the instrument." I may steal that for my presos, that's so true. The camera is just an extension of my eye. I don't spray and pray that I've captured a good image, I shoot with intent, see the image in my minds eye and use the proper tools I have at that moment to capture that image. A lesson I learned early on in my career was from my picture editor at the Chicago Sun-Times, Bob Kotalik. He said to me "Kid, come back with a good picture or don't come back at all. We don't publish excuses in the paper." I've embraced that my entire career. So go out there and practice, practice, practice. Use the best gear you can afford and exceed your customers expectations. Sign your work with excellence, it's your name on it. I put my BIG boy pants every time I shoot an assignment.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Bob DavisBob Davishttp://www.davisworkshops.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-8850643967778142012-03-15T11:58:03.239-07:002012-03-15T11:58:03.239-07:00I resemble those remarks :) I am a better shooter...I resemble those remarks :) I am a better shooter than teacher. I also believe that I can't truly teach what I do. I can show them my techniques, but that's about it. What I do/shoot... is who I am. So, I inspire. I inspire those that want to become who they already are. They just don't know who they are yet :)Joe Buissinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145664513472744321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311182517542039829.post-46230735339681620032012-03-15T11:54:29.612-07:002012-03-15T11:54:29.612-07:00Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! I just happy you say this, it mak...Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! I just happy you say this, it makes me smile :)Kelly Segrehttp://www.kellysegre.comnoreply@blogger.com