Comments on: pro work….. https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/ burn is an online feature for emerging photographers worldwide. burn is curated by magnum photographer david alan harvey. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 08:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 By: Danny Klimetz https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11411 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:54:18 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11411 Hi David,

I know you have asked not to contact Karen directly, but if she is still shopping around for a photographer in the Memphis area, could you please pass on my information.

Thanks and keep up the helpful information and inspiring images!

Danny Klimetz
Oxford, MS

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By: Lester https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11412 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:10:00 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11412 What a fantastic opportunity, thanks David.

@Jeremy Lange – Great images!

peace

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By: Jeremy M. Lange https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11413 Tue, 27 May 2008 18:02:08 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11413 I am in Durham, North Carolina, a bit far from Memphis but always willing to travel.
Website here

http://www.jeremymlange.com

Previous clients and more info is available on the site.
Thank you David, for offering this opportunity. We met briefly in 2002 when I was a Magnum intern in NY, but that was ages ago, Thomas Daniel was my reference. I talked with him the other day and he is great, as you probably know, always working as only TD can.
Be well
Jeremy

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By: mustafah https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11414 Mon, 26 May 2008 18:57:51 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11414 guess i’m too late to the game, eh?

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By: Julien Lambert https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11415 Sat, 24 May 2008 18:43:14 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11415 I am not that far from London… (Belgium).
http://www.julien-lambert.com

Thanks!

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By: Rafal Pruszynski https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11416 Fri, 23 May 2008 09:26:39 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11416 I have a friend who is a photojournalist and who was published a bit in Korea’s Nat Geo who has since left Korea because according to him there are no stries here….what do you think about that David?

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By: david alan harvey https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11417 Fri, 23 May 2008 03:28:45 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11417 PATRICIA…

perhaps…

but, i think if you want to go to a “wider world” of the best types of clients and print buyers, surely Flickr will not do it….

not just for editors like Karen, but any serious photography buyer…just go look at the sites of the photographers you respect who have the very best clients in mind…i am not saying you might not get lucky and have someone find you on Flickr, but is that really the image you want to have??? photo sharing is one thing and a good thing…but, setting yourself up as a serious photographer is another….why not photo share on Flickr, but still have your own sophisticated site???

in this same vein, and i am sure you know this, but it never hurts to mention it again… since you are getting some good commissions, no matter how much someone pays you , be sure never to SELL your work…you should RENT your work…and you only should “rent” for one time use…watch out…in other words, be careful of all contracts and do not lose your copyright to one single picture…

YOU MUST OWN all of your work and have ALL re-use rights..it is customary to have a client want 90 day use rights or sometimes one year for high paying advertising use, but all photographs should come back to you for your archive….remember your archive is everything…..

again, congratulations for all the good commissions etc…

this is a good discussion in any case….to be continued…..

cheers, david

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By: Patricia Lay-Dorsey https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11418 Fri, 23 May 2008 01:39:13 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11418 Sorry. Posted this on the wrong thread. I’ll now repost it in the right place.

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By: Patricia Lay-Dorsey https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11419 Fri, 23 May 2008 01:36:30 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11419 I’d like to offer another perspective to this discussion, particularly about web sites.

At this time the only place where my photos can be seen online is a PBase web site much like the one Herve described. It has dozens of galleries with photos that reflect my broad range of interests and experiences. Yes, some of these galleries are dedicated to specific portfolios, but many are not. It’s a real mixed bag.

But because of that variety, jobs have dropped into my lap through no effort of my own. One time a book publisher emailed me wanting to use one of my photos for the cover of a textbook she was publishing. A copy of that book is now on my shelves.

Just last March, the LA documentary producer who had won an Oscar for Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” emailed and asked me to do a well-paying location shoot for her upcoming documentary about rock guitarists. She’d seen photos on my web site of the Detroit neighborhood where one of the guitarists had grown up. She wanted onsite photos to see if it would be worth their while to come to Detroit for a mini-production shoot. In working on that job I learned a lot about hard deadlines & professionals who knew exactly what they wanted. Besides it will be cool to see my name in the credits once this film is released.

I share these stories not to brag but to say there is a place for all kinds of photographic web sites. Of course if you’re submitting a proposal to an editor like Karen, you’ll want a more focused site with only the best-of-your-best. But if you simply want to share your work with the wider world–which is more where I am, right now anyway–a photo sharing site like PBase or Flicker can do the job.

There’s a time and place for everything.

Patricia

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By: wrobertangell https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11420 Thu, 22 May 2008 10:17:50 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11420 just getting to this now, but the first thing I saw was stop!
but…wow! thats pretty awesome.
Good on you David!

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By: Glenn https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11421 Thu, 22 May 2008 06:29:19 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11421 Hey Dave , Re the DAH FunBus , The VW transporter is the way to go, plenty of head room for for you Lofty types , get one with a side door as well as a rear door , and get a carpenter to knock up a bed frame , attatch to the side and then you can store gear under the bed I had one a few years ago on a cross country trip , not as Gammon as a fully fledged Winebago type , safer from break ins as well because theres no windows in the back or side , diesel reliability – strictly a tradies vehicle.
I Was thinking about how far people out here travel for a party , social event ,horse race sometimes travelling 1000km to ride 8 second on a 3rd rate horse , loose a couple of months wages on the Punt and drinks and dance themselves silly , then go back home for a couple of months only to do it all over again ,
I ‘d like to put it up as a possible assignment for later on if I may?
heres some I took last week ,These are the Digital pics, the film is,nt back from the Chemist.
http://www.digitalrailroad.net/glenn/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=16449423

like to hear what Ya’ll think.

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By: david alan harvey https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11422 Thu, 22 May 2008 03:56:21 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11422 NICHOLAS…

thanks for the spelling correction!!! i doubt that she saw this and she would forgive me if she did…she has forgiven me for worse!! anyway, fixed…..

PATRICIA…

super congrats!!! good for you…..i will look forward to seeing the published piece…

cheers, david

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By: chris bickford https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11423 Thu, 22 May 2008 02:08:26 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11423 thanks Erica and Michael for the link and tips. I bookmarked that lightstalkers survey, definitely worth reading.

Hey bob black, I was looking for your private email, wanted to send you something. but I couldn’t find it. anyway, thanks for your feedback on the OBX ideas.

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By: Jared Soares https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11424 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:51:14 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11424 David,

Many thanks for posting this info. Sounds like a fantastic opportunity.

All the best,
Jared

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By: Michael Kircher https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11425 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:17:49 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11425 CHRIS B…

For what it is worth, my limited–but somewhat successful–inquiries to magazines:

I use Ms. or Mr. I don’t include pictures in the email body. I have only included links to either my web site proper or have created a unique to them web page with a set of photos that I think might be relevant.

I “followed up” pretty regularly… every couple months or so…just to say hi, here’s what I’ve been working on lately… saw your latest issue, looks great…hope all is well, etc, etc…

Give them a simple, brief bio…who you are, where you live, what you’ve been shooting lately, if you’ve had anything published mention that. I believe in the short and concise way of introducing yourself and your work to people. They are very busy and will quickly move on if there is too much info.

Just my experience…others will vary, of course.

Cheers.

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By: Eric Espinosa https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11426 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:14:10 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11426 PATRICIA,

Great to see and congratulations! Nothing more satisfying I am sure than to get your work published….

To OTHERS,

I hope several of you will get the job…This would be great! Little race going on I am sure to get to Karen right now but having some Harvey’s bloggers across the world on pro-assignment would be fantastic to see as an outcome…. WHY DO I NEED TO HAVE A DAY JOB??!!!! This day job is starting to piss me off….I also want to go….

Cheers,

ERIC

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By: bobblack https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11427 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:08:04 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11427 Patricia! :)))

CONGRATULATIONS Patricia! :)))…See, surprises come when we least expect them ;))))…now u and mr. you can celebrate :))

karma: u will miss David and look3 (me too) but got a nice return “apology” return from life :)))…just dont miss Harvey’s dance hootenany next year ;)))…i hope to have a pair of old boots on….

ok, off

running
b

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By: andrew sullivan https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11428 Wed, 21 May 2008 23:42:06 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11428 Patricia,

Congratulations! Since you started posting here, I’ve been interested in your stories and impressed by your dedication to following your passion while faced with what sounds like pretty challenging personal circumstances. I liked your Duality#7 (the radio brought back lots of childhood memories)and also enjoyed the self-portrait series elsewhere on your site.

andrew

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By: erica mcdonald https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11429 Wed, 21 May 2008 23:36:28 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11429 CHRIS< I too would love to hear from David on this, but until then, see http://www.lightstalkers.org/results-of-the-editorial-protocol-survey

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By: Patricia Lay-Dorsey https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2008/05/pro-work/#comment-11430 Wed, 21 May 2008 23:30:35 +0000 http://s57354.gridserver.com/2008/05/21/pro-work/#comment-11430 Just to let you folks know, I just received word that my Dualities portfolio has been accepted for publication as a Bonus Feature on LensWork Extended #77 (computer DVD for July-August, 2008). You can see that portfolio on my PBase galleries at

http://www.pbase.com/windchimewalker/dualities

Of course, since LenWork only publishes B&W, there will be no selective color on their DVD.

I am very VERY excited!!!!!!

Patricia

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