Comments on: Taking control http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/03/28/taking-control/ Leslie Burns-Dell'Acqua writes on the photo business and marketing Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Martha Retallick http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/03/28/taking-control/#comment-31426 Martha Retallick Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:00:30 +0000 http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/03/28/taking-control/#comment-31426 There's nothing wrong with looking to other industries for good ideas. It's called cross-fertilization, people! There’s nothing wrong with looking to other industries for good ideas. It’s called cross-fertilization, people!

]]> By: Giulio Sciorio http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/03/28/taking-control/#comment-31280 Giulio Sciorio Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:15:02 +0000 http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/03/28/taking-control/#comment-31280 I've been giving away my photos for personal use via my blog. It's been cool thus far and I hope to continue it. I also have some other cool things in the works which will be released soon. My biggest beef with the web is how much ripping off of artists there are. I had a deal fall through with a major record label and now a week latter I see the shot on their myspace page with my logo poorly photoshoped out. Check it: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=127953098&albumID=1100236&imageID=19832794 I’ve been giving away my photos for personal use via my blog. It’s been cool thus far and I hope to continue it. I also have some other cool things in the works which will be released soon.

My biggest beef with the web is how much ripping off of artists there are. I had a deal fall through with a major record label and now a week latter I see the shot on their myspace page with my logo poorly photoshoped out.

Check it:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=127953098&albumID=1100236&imageID=19832794

]]> By: Sean Cayton http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/03/28/taking-control/#comment-31252 Sean Cayton Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:21:43 +0000 http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/03/28/taking-control/#comment-31252 This is wonderful. I think you're absolutely correct. Can you show us photographers who are doing this or give us specific examples of ways we can take control within our own profession? Also, I don't mean to be nit-picky but the term 'industry' isn't a term I would use to describe photographers or musicians. And it's an important point. Professions and professionals are treated as such. If we all work in a industry there is an entirely different connotation, one that implies photographers are so many cogs in a wheel. And that simply isn't the case anymore. Thanks again! This is wonderful. I think you’re absolutely correct. Can you show us photographers who are doing this or give us specific examples of ways we can take control within our own profession?

Also, I don’t mean to be nit-picky but the term ‘industry’ isn’t a term I would use to describe photographers or musicians. And it’s an important point.

Professions and professionals are treated as such. If we all work in a industry there is an entirely different connotation, one that implies photographers are so many cogs in a wheel. And that simply isn’t the case anymore.

Thanks again!

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