Legal Update

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This legal update about photographing celebrities just came in through PACA. California Appeals Court dismisses publicity claims of celebrities brought against Corbis. This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissals of two right of publicity claims against Corbis

Shirley Jones vs. Corbis - Dismissed!

Shirley Jones's case against Corbis was dismissed last week on the ground that [Jones] "voluntarily posed on the red carpet for photographers who she knew would sell her likeness and name," Judge Wilson concluded. PDN Online covers the entire story in their article "Celebrity Smackdown: Walking the

Noteworthy Updates 3/11/10

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Post One: NYMPhoto Art For  Haiti, Benefit Print Auction The Nymphoto Collective is proud to announce its online auction and print sale to benefit the relief effort in Haiti. The Art for Haiti auction is coordinated by eBay Giving Works and 100% of the proceeds will go to Partners in Health.

Annenberg Lecture with Jim Colton from Sports Illustrated

Meet Photo Editor Extraordinaire Jim Colton from Sports Illustrated Last Thursday I made my way over to the Annenberg to meet Jim Colton in person. He's been named one of the top 100 people in the photography industry and is a widely respected photography professional. People just love this guy and

Meet ASPP National President M. Masterson

ASPP West Chapter Holiday Party Just this last week I went to the ASPP West Coast Chapter Holiday Party at El Coyote in Los Angeles. There were many familiar faces and a few new ones. Please meet new incoming National President Michael Masterson in this short video: Benefits of the membership

Silent Auction New York

When I was working at Corbis, Red Carpet Photographer and industry staple Frank Trapper was publishing a book. It is called "Red Carpet, 20 Years of Fame and Fashion" and published by Publisher Lena Tabori from Welcome Books in New York. Lena is an extraordinary publisher and interested in many

Made Me Look - Fast Media Magazine

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Something Old, Something New, Something Fast My former colleague from Corbis Marco Oonk is a smart guy. He just launched Fast Media Magazine and his new idea is gaining traction very quickly. Marco is well respected and a long time industry professional and that certainly plays into his success.

Back To BIZ FREE CALL, It's All About Sales

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Announcing my next  Free Call. For those who have been following the blog, I am facilitating a monthly FREE call that is open for anyone to join. When: September 15, 2009 at 5PM PST and 8PM EST As we are getting close to the end of the summer I thought we all could use a little dusting off. It's

May Madness Membership Drive Launched

Dear Photography Professional, Photosecrets got something to show for. Just a few weeks ago I launched my new photography business: Photography Business Secrets. Hundreds have signed up to get the Free Report and Free Audio. In addition this blog is a huge success and in this short amount of time I

Noteworthy Updates

Here are ton's of events and updates: Post One: Focus On Nature, Photography Workshops in Iceland Focus On Nature offers you thoroughly unique experiences – photographic workshops, lead by world-renowned photographers, guided by local professionals, in stunningly beautiful Iceland. Some of the

George Clooney, President Obama and Justin Timberlake

Take a look at this month's cover from Esquire. Click on image and get the full article from PDN as writen by Daryl Lang. What are my professional thoughts about this? As a former photo editor anything that gets these magazines moving of the shelves through an innovative idea is great. Other than

Portfolio Night 7

WHO: Corbis (www.corbis.com), a leading visual media provider for the creative community, and ihaveanidea (www.ihaveanidea.org), Advertising’s Intellectual Archive. WHAT: The largest simultaneous advertising portfolio review in the world. Ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 7 is the largest