The Picture Desk

16/07/2021

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/reuters-journalist-killed-covering-clash-between-afghan-forces-taliban-2021-07-16/

Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Pakistan, an Afghan commander said.

01/06/2021

When people make money out of your creativity but don't want to recognise your ownership.

For over 35 years, Desmond Harris has worked as a photojournalist and photographer in Australia and in Europe, both as an exhibiting artist and for commercial clients. Des is Managing Director at his own agency, The Picture Desk, which has a Creative Property Marketing division for photography servi...

18/09/2020

Standard...yup.

News photos captured with a telephoto lens showing overcrowded beaches during Covid restrictions have been accused of being misleading, as lens compression distorts the distance between subjects. Press photographers and photojournalists are expected to follow a strict code of ethics to ensure the sc...

15/09/2020

10/09/2020

A recent groundbreaking US copyright court case, which ruled in favour of the photographer, shows how being too lazy to obtain proper permission to publish…

10/08/2020

Selling this baby.

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Zenit Helios 44m gorgeous bokeh lens at the best online prices at eBay!

08/07/2020

Another industry disruptor offering ridiculous freelance rates. If any of you are stupid enough to work for this amount don't ever come looking to me for help.
Drive to a venue, shoot interiors, exteriors, headshots, staff at work, marketing collateral (they estimate 20-40mins to shoot this!!). Go back to office retouch and supply 30-40 different images. You'll get a whopping $60!! What sort of quality can you get for that? It's an insult.
Bite me.

"Klaud9 is expanding our partnerships with clients in Australia, and we are covering multiple categories – F&B, Travel and now we have Property.
We have seen your amazing portfolio online and would like to get you on our network.

One of the platforms we are partnering with is working with beauty & wellness merchant outlets that include Hair Salons, Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Spas, Massage, etc.
They have hundreds of partner venues all over Australia, including Sydney.

Here is a quick summary of their requirements:
Each Venue will need a 30-minutes photoshoot to cover Exteriors, Interiors, Staff working, Headshots, Branded Stationery, etc. (detailed Photography Guideline will be included in the Online Brief) – some shoots may get over in 20 minutes, others may extend to 35-40 minutes, but the average time is 30 minutes.
Each shoot will pay the photographer AUD 60.
Photographer will be provided the contact details of the merchants, and the coordination of shoot timing will be managed from there by the photographer.
After completing the shoot, the photographer will upload the color corrected (non-duplicated) photos, approx. 20-30 final photos."

06/07/2020

This is important. A reverse decision of third party use of embedded Instagram posts after Instagram clarifies their policy. No...there is no implied licence for you to repost or embed posts. Copyright licencing is required.

Instagram has clarified its Embed API doesn’t grant a sub-licence to third-parties to publish its users’ posts, and media outlets embedding content are required to…

19/06/2020

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/19/arts/black-photographers-self-portraits.html?referringSource=articleShare

"I’ve found strength in being able to hold and see myself at this moment in time."

16/02/2020

Selling. The camera that converted me from Nikon to Fuji.

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Fujifilm X-T1 Body only with box and accessories at the best online prices at eBay!