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Since its publication in 1936, Walter Benjamin’s “Artwork” essay has become a canonical text about the status and place of the fine arts in modern mass culture. Benjamin was especially concerned with the ability of new technologies—notably film, sound recording, and photography—to reproduce works of art in great number. Benjamin could not have foreseen the explosion of imagery and media that has occurred during the past fifty years.
Does Benjamin’s famous essay still speak to this new situation? That is the question posed by the editors of this book to a wide range of leading scholars and thinkers across a spectrum of disciplines in the humanities. The essays gathered here do not hazard a univocal reply to that question; rather they offer a rich, wide-ranging critique of Benjamin’s position that refracts and reflects contemporary thinking about the ethical, political, and aesthetic implications of life in the digital age.
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This honest, tell-all guide is written by one of the best-known players of the media photography business. Drawing from decades of experience as a working photographer and industry leader, the author defies popular business myths and trend-driven behavior by providing a fresh, common-sense approach to running a photography business. The essentials of running a photography business are covered-from setting a strategic vision to managing finances.
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A photo-specific business guide.......2005-07-04
Richard Weisgrau's Real Business Of Photography is copublished with the American Society of Media Photographers, draws on the author's decades of experience as a working photographer and photographer's advocate, and provides a candid assessment which debunks many popular myths of a photography business. A healthy dose of business savvy lends to a photo-specific business guide.
Excellent source of practical advice.......2005-06-29
I was really impressed with this book. I've read a quite few books on the business of photography lately, and along with Lou Jacob's "The Big Picture" I think this book should be essential reading for all commercial photographers.
I found the chapters on promotion, networking, sales technique and debt collection extremely useful. However I didn't give this book 5 stars because I found the authors stance on copyright a bit limp wristed (i.e. you can licence images for exclusive unlimited use, in perpetuity - so why would you ever need to hand over copyright?) and the advice on writing your own terms and conditions just seems down right dangerous.
Other than that I think "The Real Business of Photography" is brilliant!
Very useful tool!.......2005-02-27
This book has really set my wheels in motion for fine tuning my photography business approach. Though I've had a successful studio for 22 years, this book has so many good business ideas and details, I can really apply it directly to my operation. The deal negotiation analysis is fascinating, and based on real-life situations. Thanks for a great reference source!!
The one essential Photography Business Guide.......2004-11-08
Weisgrau's book, compiled with the American Society of Media Photographers is a non-BS guide and a must for any student or working photographer. With his years of experience, he has put together a comprehensive guide covering everything from strategic planning to copyright registration.
It is well written, easily understandable, and provides even the most experienced pro with current tnformation. This is the book to have. It provides not just the legal details, but inspires long range thinking for the professional photographer .
Leif Skoogfors
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With America's WETLAND, award-winning photographer Bevil Knapp and veteran reporter Mike Dunne sound the clarion call of the catastrophic effects of Louisiana's vanishing coastline—not just for Louisiana but for the nation and the world. This vital landscape known as America's Wetland is currently disappearing at a rate of twenty-four square miles per year and could lose another five to seven hundred square miles in the next fifty years if no action is taken. New Orleans could become "America's Atlantis," one of the country's unique cultures lost forever. Knapp's beautiful, sometimes startling photographs and Dunne's incisive commentary bring the urgency of this problem into full view.
Documented here is a way of life that is quickly waning. Fishermen, oyster farmers, cattle ranchers, oil industry workers, shipbuilders, and tugboat captains are all heavily dependent on Louisiana's coastal territory in bringing the people of the United States a host of products and services sometimes taken for granted. Home to nearly two million residents, the state's wetland serves as protection from hurricanes and storm surges and acts as a buffer for the city of New Orleans, identified by the National Hurricane Center as the city most threatened by the loss of America's Wetland.
The book makes clear that as coastal erosion in Louisiana worsens at an alarming rate, the nation's economic and energy security is put at ever-higher risk and the environmental repercussions become unthinkable. Aerial photographs show how the oil and gas infrastructure is becoming increasingly exposed to the Gulf. Wells, pipelines, ports, roads, and levees that are key to delivering energy to the nation have been made vulnerable. Louisiana wetlands are the natural nursery ground for much of the country's seafood and the wintering habitat for more than five million waterfowl and migratory birds. Stunning photographs of owls, pelicans, egret, crab, crawfish, and alligators illustrate the vast array of wildlife whose home—if not very survival—is endangered by the possible collapse of this intricate ecosystem.
America's WETLAND not only maps the causes and effects of Louisiana's diminishing coast but also outlines restorative and conservation initiatives such as tree planting, rebuilding fisheries, and setting aside wildlife refuges. With the active support of all Americans, there is still hope that this imperiled border of the country can be saved.
Customer Reviews:
A Wonderful Read.......2006-01-25
This was a great book! I was especially impressed with the interview they did concerning what would happen to New Orleans if the levees broke. (This was written pre-Katrina.)
Definately a great book for yourself or for a gift.
An important book at a critical time!.......2006-01-24
This is not only a very beautiful coffee table book on Louisiana's wetlands, its wildlife, and people; but it couldn't have come at a more critical time. The chapter entitled "America's Atlantis" on New Orleans predicts exactly what happened to this great American city. If you've ever wanted to know more about not just our vanishing coastline, but also about Louisiana's unique culture, this is THE book!
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Light and darkness in the city.......2002-03-21
This book started as a commission from the Los Angeles Public Library for Marissa Roth to take photographs of Los Angeles' downtown. In this completed form, it combines her photographs with D.J. Waldie's words in a clear-eyed and/yet loving paean to the city.
Roth presents startlingly beautiful, stark black and white photographs of underground parking garages and murals, freeway underpasses and Chinatown neon, barbershops and street scenes. Waldie's passages are elegant and sparely poetic, from explanations of why downtown streets are 36 degrees off the true grid which rules most US cities (including much of the rest of this one) to the legend of La Llorona, with detours into the Church of Our City of The Angels and musings on the nature of downtown(s).
Throughout the book, there is an awareness in both images and text of the special quality of the light that shines over Los Angeles and the shadows it casts. It's an aspect of life here that I have not seen addressed elsewhere, which I find surprising as it ensures that L.A. can not be mistaken for any other city, especially on an autumn afternoon when the sun is low.
Altogether, the combination of beauty and information makes this book a wonderful addition to any collection of books on Los Angeles, American cities, or photography.
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- Doing the Right Thing: Models Rights and Responsibilities
- Photographers will love working with models who read this.
- This is a LIFE-PRESERVER...!
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Doing the Right Thing: Models Rights and Responsibilities (Get Real Guide)
Missy Loewe
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Those just starting in the modeling field can be taken advantage of by agencies and photographers, in terms of compensation, rights to photos, and keeping promises. This book gives the new or semi-professional model the information he or she needs to avoid many common legal problems that arise when considering modeling work or starting in modeling.
Items and issues that the book covers include:
- agency representation and trouble with agencies after you have signed
- model releases, agency contracts, royalty agreements, commissions
- issues while on a shoot such as props, equipment, etc.
- no-shows, non-payment, and "prints for time" deals
- accounting and taxes
- the internet, email, and web sites
The appendices include a sample agency contract, a model release, a list of questions to ask prospective agents, an internet resource list, and checklists for preparing to go to shoots. A glossary of terms used by models and photographers is also included.
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Doing the Right Thing: Models Rights and Responsibilities.......2001-05-02
This is a very good book for aspiring models and for semi-pro photographers. As a pro, it is easy to see that Lowe is also a pro. Her tips are very valuable to those on both ends of the camera.
Photographers will love working with models who read this........1999-07-31
As a pro photographer, I can say with authority that any model can benefit from this book. The author does a good job in showing models what to do and more importantly, what not to do. The book is a quick read that offers concise information from an author who's been on both sides of the table.
This is a LIFE-PRESERVER...!.......1999-07-30
As the owner of an ad agency, hiring models is a process I am very familiar with.
Missy Loewe does a great job of presenting all the issues (practical, legal, and ethical) in a streamlined, easy to understand and--I might add-- fun way. I hope every model acquaints him or herself with this invaluable tool that will empower them with real-life, direct-from-the-trenches, information. This is stuff your momma never told you! And most certainly what a good agent SHOULD tell you! But, not every model HAS an agent. Even MORE reason to study this manual, which, in my humble opinion, is a life-preserver no model should be without!
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This digital document is an article from Los Angeles Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on June 18, 2007. The length of the article is 2232 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Adjusting his focus: passion for photography provides Oakwood Worldwide chief with new perspective.(People)(dialogue with Howard Ruby)(Interview)
Author: Deborah Crowe
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Los Angeles Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 18, 2007
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Volume: 29
Issue: 25
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Property Management, published by Institute of Real Estate Management on May 1, 2004. The length of the article is 520 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Eyes on the prize: new technology options improve access monitoring and control.(Neo Tech)
Author: Scott Morey
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Journal of Property Management (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2004
Publisher: Institute of Real Estate Management
Volume: 69
Issue: 3
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This digital document is an article from Real Estate Weekly, published by Thomson Gale on August 30, 2006. The length of the article is 580 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Photo exhibit shows 9/11 loss.
Author: Tim Moran
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Real Estate Weekly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 30, 2006
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Volume: 53
Issue: 3
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This digital document is an article from Westchester County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on April 7, 2003. The length of the article is 638 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Pretty as a picture: Fuji reaches Summit with its move to new Valhalla HQ. (Focus Real Estate & Construction).
Author: Alex Philippidis
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Westchester County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 7, 2003
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: 42
Issue: 14
Page: 17(1)
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This digital document is an article from Photo Marketing, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2006. The length of the article is 596 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Real color photography: Brad Malcolm of Athentech Technologies Inc. discusses how what we see isn't always what we get.(Parting Shot)
Author: Gale Reference Team
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Photo Marketing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2006
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Volume: 81
Issue: 7
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Title: Real small, real easy Digital Photos. (Tools of the trade).
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Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: Institute of Management Accountants
Volume: 84
Issue: 6
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- Were times ever that tough in NYC???
- Skip it
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Cad: Confessions of a Toxic Bachelor
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In the mildly entertaining memoir Cad: Confessions of a Toxic Bachelor, former New York Times reporter and pop-culture critic Rick Marin chronicles the years of marathon dating and shallow living that followed in the wake of his failed "starter marriage." Marin moves through a series of urbane exploits and short-lived affairs, perfecting his trademark move of whipping off his horn-rims midconversation in a "myopic gaze," holding court with his wingman Tad over the hot buffet at Billy's Topless, and regurgitating wisdom gleaned from The Godfather. Like the similarly self-indulgent How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Cad has its memorable moments--Marin comparing his wedding video to the Zapruder film and hitting on actress Moira Kelly when she was still an ingénue living with her mom on Long Island--but the book's swinging, ring-a-ding-ding Rat Pack attitude feels noticeably forced and uninspired, leaving a flat aftertaste to the whole affair. --Brad Thomas Parsons
Book Description
fter a doomed marriage dissolves into divorce, journalist Rick Marin goes from devoted husband to serial dater, and embarks on a sort of rampage, dating and sleeping his way through the ranks of New York's women. Marin's behavior becomes increasingly ungentlemanlike-in fact, he becomes something of a cad. In this finely written, wildly entertaining, and alternately humorous, obnoxious, and poignant memoir, former star reporter for the New York Times Sunday Styles section Rick Marin takes us down with him into the depths of what he calls 'bachelor hell,' and then back up again, and eventually into the arms of a new, true love. Both a Candide of modern romance and a picaresque of sexual misadventure (a modern day Tom Jones?), Cad puts a fresh, biting spin on two popular genres: memoir and dating confessional.
Customer Reviews:
Were times ever that tough in NYC???.......2007-07-19
Holy hell, is all I can say. And I thought dating in hooker / gold-digger / stripper-ville Las Vegas was tough! This memoir - revealing the mentally-deficient, ethically devoid, misogynistic mind of a single guy in NYC - made me feel both better (as to how crappy LV dating is) and pretty much like killing myself and calling it a day. If a guy as truly HIDEOUS (as he reveals himself to be, both inside and out) could "bed" as many NYC sophisticates as he claims, times were/are tougher than I could ever have imagined. I don't what's up with these sociopaths who serve no purpose other than to churn out books educating other loser guys how to be vampires (whose sole "contribution" appears to be draining the life force from everyone they encounter) - but can I say that I wish someone would once and for all just kick that guy's a**?!!! (FIGURATIVELY, of course.) These how-to-seduce Machiavellian "manuals" (and others celebrating the black hearts and anti-social behavior of these bar-crawlers) are so disgusting when you examine them under the light, you really just want to lose your lunch. The commonality of books like these points to the bizarre yet increasingly-"accepted" erasure of even the most basic code of human decency and honesty these days. It's easy to write these guys off as harmless "eccentrics" or "a little naughty." Too easy. Can you say, "sociopath?!" Helloooooooo? Can you say, "Robert Chambers?" How about skirt-chasing, Rolex wearing, porsche driving Hollywood Menendez brothers, who blew their parents' faces off to ensure Dad's will never got changed? Whatever the symptom, whatever the scheme, whatever degree of outcome you get in the end - the underlying condition is the same: a walking, talking empathy-free zone; and this guy embraced it as though he should be somehow admired. Positive reviewers chuckle unconvincingly that, "Well, boys will be boys" - but there's nothing truly humorous about these people, unless your sense of actual comedy runs along "In the Company of Men" lines - in which case, seriously, get a therapist. Anyway hey - congrats, Rick, on getting your paw-claws up the skirts & down the blouses of a what MUST have been both drunk-out-of-their minds and visually-challenged NYC ladies. Rock on, woo-hoo! And on behalf of my NYC sisters, please pass along thanks to your wife for getting you secured and snuggled in your lair. I feel NYC is somehow so much "safer," just knowing you're off the streets.
Skip it.......2007-02-25
Cad is the equivalent of a nightmare first date. Sure, you think, he's not cute or particularly intelligent, but maybe he'll be fun and, let's be honest, any date is better than staying at home watching reruns of Sex and the City.
Unfortunately, it turns out he's even uglier than you remembered and not funny at all. On the contrary: he's crude, boring, goes on and on about himself, and it's obvious he considers himself the catch of the century, which leads you to conclude he needs a shrink--and a new pair of glasses.
Most of us have had at least one of those dates, the kind that make us cringe and wish we were home doing laundry, or at the dentist having a root canal--anywhere but here, listening to this horrible guy. Well, Rick Marin is that man and Cad is that date. Run.
He says, she says.......2006-12-08
The book says: "He's the funny, sweet guy with the great eyes who asks you a million questions and seems mesmerized by every reply. He takes you on the greatest, longest date of your life."
I say: "He's the ugly, judgmental loser with the dorky glasses and the gigantic nose, who needs to use his failed marriage to inspire pity in order to get women into bed. He writes a book that is whiny, boring, and never seems to end."
Guilty Pleasure.......2006-10-15
It's all true. Every "NOooo...really??" fear women have harbored about their man's internal dialog and his lizard-brained motivators is, in fact, well-founded.
Mr. Marin's book is funny, well written, and flourescently honest (I give him points for not trying to defend his pathetic behavior).
Overall, a blast to read.
Green-card fraud.......2006-08-13
After marrying a girl he hardly knows to get a green card, Marin is shocked when this "marriage" doesn't work out. Like one of those pathetic fifty-somethings who are still blaming their parents for their relationship problems, he blames all his dating misadventures on his ex wife, and his "traumatic" starter marriage. I can't decide whether he's a hypocrite or just plain stupid. What I do know is this book is a dud.
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entertainment.......2007-03-24
Stuart McLean is the Canadain version of Garrison Keiller, only funnier. I've taken his cds on all my latest trips--find myself laughing out loud.
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