Copyright Your Images
© I spent several days trying to sort through the process for officially registering a set of images with the U.S. Copyright Office. An implicit copyright belongs to the photographer (most of the time), but registering with the Copyright Office further improves your protection, should you ever need to take legal action against an infringer.…
Making a Modern Business Card
For you cord-cutting, 21st-century modern folk, you may have dispensed with tangible business cards. Today, the world—the people you interact with—is not “connected” enough to rely on sharing contact information paperlessly. Here are some points to consider when building your new business cards. Keep them simple, clean, and attractive Link to extended, dynamic contact information…
Identity & Naming — Setting Up Social Media
A business needs to have an identity—talking-heads call this “branding.” The most important, is its name. Photographers are artists and artists often do not think of themselves business people—even recoiling from the idea. But, even if you are not planning on earning money from your photography, if you want to become recognized for your work,…
