Keywords: photography, photographers, marketing, networking, freelancer, hardware
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY catalog includes: recent and forthcoming ICP exhibitions; photographers and their new books; videos; photographic collections; bestsellers; and museum gifts. Contact: International Center of Photography, 1133 6th Ave At 43rd St, New York NY 10036. Phone: 1 212 768-4684.
LEARN THE MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR WRITERS. This book by Michael H. Sedge, emphasizes the importance of putting energy into selling, networking and seeking information that is vital to success. Sedge believes that to do the job properly, a freelancer should spend 50% of his/her time in marketing, and should be sending out at least one new query a week. Excellent practical suggestions which, if used, could greatly please your accountant. Check out Michael's column, Global Marketing beginning this month. Allworth Press, 10 East 23rd St., Suite 210, New York, NY 10010. $16.95. Phone: 1 212 777-8395. Fax: 1 212 777-8261. Email: jbarager@allworth.com.
THE "ULTIMATE ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY 3.0" software creates photo galleries in minutes. The tool is very easy to use. The gallery pages are small and designed to download quickly over a modem. Thumbnails can be displayed in customizable tables, photo strips, or montaged into "contact sheets." The layout is designed to eliminate the back and forth style often used in photo pages. Samples are at http://www.trivista.com/uopg.
PHOTO RETOUCHING with Adobe Photoshop. This manual by Gwen Lute features: selecting hardware and software; choosing the right scanning method for each job; removing scratches, tears and other flaws; replacing backgrounds and missing elements; and outputting your files to film or print. (120 pages; ISBN 0-936262-91-5; Amherst Media order no. 1660) Contact: Amherst Media Inc, 155 Rano St, Ste 300 Buffalo NY 14207. Phone: 1 800 622-3278. Fax: 1 800 622-3298. Email: photobook@aol.com.
STOCK CONNECTION. Here’s an additional way to get your images seen by clients. Stock Connection accepts images for any of the following three outlets: Stock Workbook Disk #9, Stock Workbook Online, or PictureQuest (PNI). The cost to display your images varies per image, depending on whether that image has already been scanned and keyworded for a previous Stock Connection project. For more information on qualifying for this unique service, contact: Stock Connection, 110 Frederick Ave Ste A-1, Rockville MD 20850. Phone: 1 301 251-0720. Fax: 1 301 309-0941.
WATCHWORDS, A dictionary of what's right, wrong & risky in today's American English usage. Focusses alphabetically on questions and examples of just about every conceivable usage problem. Integrates Strunk & White, Fowler, the AP Stylebook, as well as Bernstein, Barzun, Copperud, Ciardi, Safire, the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary, and the most recent editions of American dictionaries and usage manuals. An informative, readable, entertaining usage book. (ASJA member price of $19.95 + 3.50 shipping; available through barnesandnoble.com at $30.00. ISBN 1-893260-01-1; 496 pages) Contact: Harrison Publishing, PO Box 105, South Pasadena CA 91031-0105. Phone: 1 323 223-9534. Fax: 1 323 223-9542.
