Archive for December 2017

PDN Video: Damon Pablo Escudero Talks about Street Photography

Posted by on Thursday December 28, 2017 | Photojournalism

©Damon Pablo Escudero

While earning a living as a commercial director, Damon Pablo Escudero has been pursuing his passion for street photography for more than 20 years. He said in a recent interview with PDN that he was inspired, like so many other photographers, by Robert Frank’s The Americans. Among the images in that book, “There aren’t that... More ›

Yunghi Kim Announces Winners of Her $1,000 Yunghi Grants

Posted by on Thursday December 28, 2017 | Awards/Contests/Grants

© Lauren Justice

Ten photojournalists have won $1,000 grants from photographer Yunghi Kim, the founder and sponsor of the Yunghi Grant competition. The winners include: Amber Bracken, for her work about Canada’s indigenous people. Andreea Campeanu, for her project about the sex trade in Romania. Mikala Compton, for a project about a pagan community in Missouri. Marko Drobnjakovic,... More ›

How to Keep Client Contacts Up-to-Date and Organized

Posted by on Thursday December 28, 2017 | Business

To keep track of photo editors and creatives as they move to new jobs, Emiliano Granado relies on social media to see if they post news. “I’ll take a screen shot of that to remind myself or ask [an assistant] to update their mailing address,” he says. Photographers Ricky Rhodes says he uses Instagram to... More ›

How to Improve Creative Collaborations with Clients

Posted by on Tuesday December 26, 2017 | Business

Influential food stylist Victoria Granof says the basic the ingredient of a good creative collaborations is good communication. She says she’s lately been working with a “brand therapist,” who outlines three steps to productive collaboration: acknowledging the original idea, affirming its worth and then enhancing and expanding on it. The first step, Granof explains, means... More ›

How to Pass a Creative Call Audition

Posted by on Thursday December 21, 2017 | Business

Creative calls are part of the bidding process for advertising work. They give creatives a chance to assess their chemistry with a photographer, and they give photographers a chance to show their ideas—and their enthusiasm—for a particular job. When we asked Jason Lau, art and content producer at creative agency 180LA what advice he had... More ›

Alex Potter Wins First $10K James W. Foley Fellowship

Posted by on Tuesday December 19, 2017 | Photojournalism

Photographer Alex Potter (right) has won the inaugural James W. Foley Fellowship for young journalists, fellowship administrator The GroundTruth Project announced last week. Potter will use the $10,000 fellowship to pursue a project about the effects of conflict on children in the Middle East. “I am delighted that she will be continuing Jim’s legacy of... More ›

How to Get Better Work from Your Retoucher

Posted by on Tuesday December 19, 2017 | Business

“Often times, the dialogue that happens between a retoucher and photographer before the shoot can result in a strategy or new idea that can significantly improve the final product,” says retoucher Zach Vitale. He often advises photographers on how to shoot elements for a composite and what variations and exposures he’ll need for post-production to... More ›