“Peoplewatch” your way to your perfect buyer
So the show season is almost in full swing and you are beginning to shlep your stuff hither and yon to all corners of this country. If you are a gallery shower you might be shlepping or you may just ...
14 ways to come home empty handed
Regardless of how or where you sell you stuff you may be unconsciously causing folks to move on down the road. Because, even though they really want to buy your stuff there is something getting in the way, so they ...
Mac Pro: Falling in Love with Apple all over again.
I have a brand spanking new MacPro- -2.66 Quad Core with 600 GB Hd & 6 GB 1066 RAM and a 24 in. Cinema Display with an Wacom Intous3 4 x 6 in. Pen Tablet. I was weak in the ...
Marketing Monday: Back to the Future
Since we are doing this the sensible way and getting all of our ducks in a row before we even crack the ballroom door we need to shift the time -space continuum and put you there with your new found ...
Robin Pedrero: Lessons & Advice For Artists
What are the most important lessons you have learned about being an artist and selling your work? I have learned to value my art and time. To not let negative talk infect my work or attitude. I weed toxic people, places ...
Profile: Christy DeKoning, artist
Christy DeKoning grew up in Sydney, Australia. With formal training in singing and classical ballet, Christy worked as a vocalist on the Vancouver music scene in the early 90’s, and then as a Certified Makeup Artist for several years before ...
White Imac vs. CS4: Its A (re)Draw
My assistant cringes whenever he hears the word "known issue." In this case, it was Adobe CS4. Our Macintosh labs contain Intel iMacs. When the conversion came from PPC to Intel, we bought a test group of the original released version. ...
Analog to Digital Part 2: Interview with Craig Strong, Inventor of the Lensbaby
In the beginning, there was light, and we captured it with film. Next came digital cameras, and then came the Lensbaby. Created by professional photographer Craig Strong, the Lensbaby has had an impact on photographers, and their ideas and images. ...
Marketing Monday: Courtship The Unlinear Way
Ok… now is the time to really, take a close look at this whole courtship thing and see how it works ….but first let’s revisit everything, briefly. Remember, the steps your buyers will be taking, first there is the sighting ...
Profile: Bill Baker, Photographer
I am Here- An Austin Photographic Retrospective This summer Austin features one of its own in a solo photographic exhibit of the current body of work of Bill Baker. The Smokin from Shootin Studio emerged onto the SoCo scene within the ...
Robin Pedrero on vision and growth
How has your art evolved over time? Desire and necessity are the catalysts in the evolution of my art. I often tell the story of how my two year old painted white oil paint on a portrait I was working on ...
Analog to Digital: Exclusive Interview with Photographer Craig Strong, Inventor of the Lensbaby
In the beginning, there was light, and we captured it with film. Next came digital cameras, and then came the Lensbaby. Created by professional photographer Craig Strong, the Lensbaby has had an impact on photographers, and their ideas and images. ...
Art Works
So the show season is almost in full swing and you are beginning to shlep your stuff hither and... »»
Regardless of how or where you sell you stuff you may be unconsciously causing folks to move on down... »»
Since we are doing this the sensible way and getting all of our ducks in a row before we ... »»
What are the most important lessons you have learned about being an artist and selling your work? I have... »»
Christy DeKoning grew up in Sydney, Australia. With formal training in singing and classical ballet,... »»
Panels & Gutters & Zip Ribbons
Note: Jae Waller’s web comic is a very vertical comic. Very Vertical. For that reason, Madbadcat... »»
This guy gives me new appreciation for everything Big Phamaceutical has done for us ;-) Don’t... »»
Katie Cook is a very busy girl: she has recently finished the first season of the Starwars.com Clone... »»
Madbadcat’s Note: The first time I saw Jaye Frisina’s work, I laughed out loud. How... »»
rev⋅er⋅ie [rev-uh-ree] –noun a fantastic or visionary idea… Sunday... »»
Software
I’ve been teaching workshops on the new Adobe Photoshop CS4 for the last several months. The... »»
A few weeks back I wrote about TopazLabs application TopazAdjust3, and I liked it so well that it... »»
I don’t know how many hours I have put in writing actions to allow me to produce some of the currently... »»
Since I am still quite the Evernote fan, I get their software update notices emailed to me periodically.... »»
Almost a year ago I reviewed Art Text by BeLight Software [ http://www.belightsoft.com ] and found it... »»
Books
I’ve been neglecting a new book that’s been on my desk for a month. When I first glanced... »»
As a landscape, architectural, and product photographer I seldom actually photograph people, and most... »»
I didn’t really need a Nikon D300. I already had a perfectly wonderful Nikon D2x with only... »»
Jack Howard should be a familiar name to many of you photographers as he is the Editor of PopPhoto.com/Popular... »»
One of my colleagues is an architectural photographer who shoots digital infrared images a great deal... »»
Photography
In the beginning, there was light, and we captured it with film. Next came digital cameras, and then... »»
I am Here- An Austin Photographic Retrospective This summer Austin features one of its own in a solo... »»
In the beginning, there was light, and we captured it with film. Next came digital cameras, and then... »»
::: Artist Name::: James Philip Pegg ::: Media::: Illustrator, painting, art photography. ::: ... »»
A few weeks back I wrote about TopazLabs application TopazAdjust3, and I liked it so well that it... »»
The Not-So-Daily Edition
I wish I could say it was brilliant but it wasn’t. I wish I could say Watchmen sucked, but it didn’t.... »»
The Ubiquitous Font Match. The scourge of all graphic artists. And quite possible the most tedious part... »»
In 1977 while hanging out with some friends in Philly, I inadvertantly left my camera at an outdoor... »»
I admit it. I am a malcontent, an outsider, and, as a result, a snob. It may be a result of my nomadic... »»
The Social Network As It Was. Remember when networking was something that was accomplished at blazer-wearing... »»