Photography by Richard Sharman
They’re back…
GOMEZ return to Australia this coming October for a national tour to support the release of their latest album A NEW TIDE. Last here to perform BRING IT ON in its entirety to pay homage to its 10-year anniversary, this coming October tour will be the bands seventh visit.
Browsing through the flickr groups today I came across a photographer who was thrilled that his photo ended up on the cover of Time Magazine. At first I thought well done but further reading revealed that Time bought the image from istockphoto.com; an image anyone can download for a 12 credits (total cost $25.25 AUD).
The photographer would have received a fraction of this purchase price.
The photographer didn’t even receive a photo credit (not that photo credits are worth much more than bragging rights).
This case highlights the dangers of micro stock and how it is driving the price of photography down in all sectors of the photographic industry and how it has permeated through to some of the biggest editorial publications in the world. A photographer would normally expect to receive in excess of $2,000 US for a cover shot on an iconic magazine like Time.
Neither Time or istockphoto.com can be blamed for this situation; photographers who go down the micro stock path do so with no regard for the value of photography and are responsible for driving prices down.
The Time Magazine cover shot can be seen here.
The New Frugality indeed! The Time eds were certainly being frugal when they stumped up for the cover shot!
Click here to see my full gallery of images from the day.
It was a sensational afternoon – big props to the organisers, the photographers and the models – especially Kiara and Corey the two models featured in my photos.
For those unfamiliar with the strobist way it is about using small flash units off camera, a technique popularised by David Hobby on his website Strobist.
After a long hiatus Warped played a “secret” show under the pseudonym Strychnine Girls on Friday night at Cherry Bar. They showed they haven’t lost a bit over the years and delivered a killer show of maximum rock n roll!
Click on the photo below to see more pictures from the night.
On Friday night The Gutter Twins, featuring Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli treated the crowd to an evening of fine acoustic alt-rock at The Athenaum Theatre, Melbourne. Click photo below to view more pictures from the night.
Jane’s Addiction’s management has confirmed that percussionist Stephen Perkins has been admitted to the Infectious Disease Ward at Cedar’s-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles for treatment of an infection in his elbow. Doctors expect to keep him there for the next few days for further diagnosis and observation while anti-biotic treatment continues. Read More >>
