Valuing Photography
Leica’s New Camera – the M Monochrom
LEICA’S M MONOCHROM This is definitely not a review of a very expensive camera, which I will likely never own. This is commentary on market pressures (even unstudied ones) and the place of the camera is various people’s lives. Just last week, Leica, a German-based camera manufacturer, notoriously known for crafting fine cameras in the [...]
Quality, Photography, and Art (Q & A)
I liked this comment so much (from a recent Facebook post) that I’m posting it on the blog. Jeff Holman is a friend of mine and fellow photographer. Jeff: “I’m your average consumer, and I find it hard to educate myself on what qualifies a piece of art as high quality. So when I look [...]
Week 3 Wrapup – 80 DAYS OF IMAGES
Several things have become apparent during this week of 80 DAYS OF IMAGES. 1) THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS out there. We’ve seen some good submissions come in, and by perusing websites and magazines this past week, I am always overwhelmed by the vast talent that is out there. People will always ask [...]
Reverse Image Search is Here – TinEye.com
I was almost as excited this morning as I was when I bought my first professional camera. After reading a post from a fellow Aurora Photo contributor on LinkedIn, I noticed that she had done her research on the use of microstock images (or overuse, I should say), on a beta – version Reverse Image [...]
Valuing Fine Art Print Photography
Photography is difficult to value for so many reasons. First, it can be reproduced (printed) many times. Second, it can be matted, mounted , and framed in ways that could be helpful or harmful to the print. Finally, many people believe that with the ease of entry into photography, they could simply “snap the same [...]
