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| A weekly report from Gary Gardiner of Gardiner NewMedia | |
Where’s the Inspiration?The Insanity of Inspiration.“I’ve been thinking a lot about the most important skill a photographer can possess in order to have a successful career. After crunching the numbers and analyzing the empirical data the evidence is clear; success doesn’t rely on skill as much as it relies on inspiration; the paranormal event that fuels the creation of brilliant images that is totally unreliable in its visitations to your career.” [ APA National ] A Different Way To Think About Creative GeniusAll creatives dream. Photographers, writers, designers, musicians, dancers, chefs… dream of doing something so phenomenal that the whole world suddenly knows about it. We dream. We practice. We work. We think. When we’re lucky, we truly create. What is the nature of creativity? Where does it comes from? Where does it go? [ Pixsylated ] Eds Note: My apologies to Pixsylated who I failed to properly credit for this posting. Invasion of the ShutterbugsAt a time when people in all kinds of careers are looking for a Plan B, there’s one that’s already teeming with dabblers: photography. Amateurs with digital cameras are hanging out shingles, offering to shoot portraits of people, pets and, even more challenging, weddings — skimming business from professionals while, some say, knocking off their style at lower quality. [ Crains - Chicago ] Playboy Plans ‘Radical Changes’ to Print Model
Obama Girls Used With Murdered Kids StoryOn Wednesday, a story featured on the Washington Times website about murdered Chicago schoolchildren was inexplicably paired with a photo of President Obama’s daughters. The two girls are not mentioned in the story, and aside from having at one point been schoolchildren in Chicago have no connection to it. [ Huffington Post ] Copyright Critics Rationalize TheftImagine a city of many millions of people who support themselves and their families solely by arranging words, images and sounds, or in the industries that make this work available to others. They neither farm, fish, mine, manufacture, manage, heal, teach, build nor defend. But what they do influences most everything, shapes politics and governance, provides a conception of our time, forges the culture such as it is, and stamps the imprint of the present for history to judge. Though builders may build, in the main they follow the plans of architects. Teachers teach, but they must have a text. Politicians govern, but only upon the flow of commentary that raises them up or casts them down. [ WSJ ] This Week In NewspapersAmerican Press On Suicide Watch [ New York Times ] Bad Day For Newsrooms And Democracy [ TruthOut ] David Simon On The Downfall Of American Newspapers [ MediaBistro ] |
Photo NewsA conversastion with Amy Stein CBSNews.com – Redesigned with More Photos Linsey Addario Injured in Pakistan Flight 1549 Photos Published With Airlines Logos Removed What will become of photojournalism in an age of bytes and amateurs? Twitter News & TweetsFacebook NewsADL urges Facebook block Holocaust-deniers Viral Videos |
During its quarterly earnings call Monday, Jerome Kern, Playboy Enterprises’ interim chairman and CEO, said the company is considering “radical changes” to its print business model. The publisher reported a $13.7 million net loss during the first quarter of 2009, compared to a $4.2 million loss during the same period in 2008. Revenues for the period were $61.8 million, down more than 20 percent from $78.5 million during the same period last year. [ | The Friday Photo |
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(Published Friday, May 15, 2009) |
