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A COMPLETELY NON-COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
TO RESOURCES FOR
PHOTOGRAPHY AND MUCH ELSE.
BOOKS, BLOGS, CONTRACTS, SOFTWARE,
THE WEB, RESUMES, and like that.
BARRY SCHWARTZ
What It Takes: Building A Creative Career (emphasis on photography)
[email protected]
http://www.barryschwartzphotography.com/
http://www.barryschwartznotbarryschwartz.com/
http://www.studiorondo.com/
BOOKS
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ASMP Professional Business Practices in Photography, 7 Edition
By The American Society of Media Photographers. Allworth Press, 2008.
The ASMP Guide to New Markets in Photography
Edited by Susan Carr. Allworth Press, 2012.
Business and Legal Forms for Photographers, 4th Edition
By Tad Crawford. Allworth Press, 2009.
The Photographer's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion, 4th Edition
By Maria Piscopo. Allworth Press, 2010
The Linked Photographers' Guide to Online Marketing and Social Media
By Lindsey Adler and Ross Sillars. Course Technology PTR, 2010.
Finding Your Audience: An Introduction to Marketing Your Photographs
By Mary Virginia Swanson. Summer 2015. http://mvswanson.com/advice-books/books-by-mvs
Publish Your Photography Book
By Darius Himes and Mary Virginia Swanson. Princeton Architectural Press, 2011.
http://publishyourphotographybook.com
Stop Your Grumbling. Get Out There!
By Blake Discher. Amazon Digital Services, 2012.
Photographer's Legal Guide
By Carolyn Wright. Law Office of Carolyn E. Wright, 2010.
Best Business Practices For Photographers
By John Harrington. Cengage Learning, 2009; 2nd edition.
The DAM Book and Organizing Your Photos With Lightroom 5
By Peter Krogh. http://thedambook.com.
The Art and Business of Photography
By Susan Carr. Allworth Press, 2011
The Photographer's Survival Guide
Amanda Sosa Stone & Suzanne Sease. Crown Publishing Group / Random House, 2011
Office For One: The Sole Proprietor’s Survival Guide
By Christina Hamlett. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, October 2014.
WEBSITES and BLOGS
PHOTOGRAPHY
A Photo Editor - http://www.aphotoeditor.com
Wonderful Machine - http://www.wonderfulmachine.com
(Pricing and Negotiating)
Wonderful Machine Blog - http://blog.wonderfulmachine.com
Photoshelter Blog - http://blog.photoshelter.com
Kaptur - http://kaptur.co
Strictly Business Blog - http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/
LenScratch - http://lenscratch.com
Lightbox - http://lightbox.time.com
Christina Force - http://christinaforce.net/contact/
The Photo Booth (New Yorker) - http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/ - slide_ss_0=1
The Lens Blog - http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com
ProPhoto Daily - http://www.ai-ap.com/register/pro-photo-daily/
PetaPixel - http://petapixel.com
Mary Virginia Swanson - http://mvswanson.com
GENERAL
Cococello - http://cococello.com
Freelancers Union - https://www.freelancersunion.org
Communications Arts - http://www.commarts.com
Transom (Audio) - http://transom.org
OFFICE SUITES (Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations)
Microsoft Office (Mac and PC) http://www.microsoft.com/
Pages, Numbers, Keynote (Mac) http://www.apple.com/mac/
NeoOffice (FREE - Mac) http://www.neooffice.org/
OpenOffice (FREE - PC) http://www.openoffice.org
LibreOffice (FREE - PC / Mac) https://www.libreoffice.org
Google Drive (FREE) https://www.google.com/
CONTRACTS
Freelancers Union Contract Creator: https://www.freelancersunion.org/contract-creator/
Docracy: https://www.docracy.com
ASMP Contracts and Resources: http://asmp.org/links/8#.US0ygKU9n8U
ArtBusiness.com: http://www.artbusiness.com/artist-gallery-dealer-contracts-agreementsrelationships.html
WedFog: http://wedding-photographers-directory.com/contracts.aspx
Wonderful Machine (Blog, Pricing and Negotiating):
http://blog.wonderfulmachine.com/category/pricing-negotiating/
RESUMES / CVs
Resume.com: http://www.resume.com
Resume.com tutorial: http://www.resume.com/blog/how-to-write-a-proper-resume/
CV Parade: http://cvparade.com
Skyje.com: http://skyje.com/resume-templates/
GENERAL & LEGAL RESOURCES
California Lawyers for the Arts: http://www.calawyersforthearts.org
Tom C. Pickard Insurance: http://www.tcpinsurance.com
Taylor & Taylor Associates Insurance: http://www.taylorinsurance.com
CameraCake: http://www.cameracake.com
CODB - Cost Of Doing Business ONLINE CALCULATORS
ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers): http://asmp.org/content/codb-calculator
NPPA (National Press Photographers Organization): https://nppa.org/calculator
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Blinkbid - http://blinkbid.com/
Foto Biz - http://www.cradocfotosoftware.com/fotoBiz/
Hindsight - http://hsltd.us
PHOTOSHELTER GUIDES (invaluable FREE PDF business guides)
http://www.photoshelter.com/resources
WEB
No coding skills needed, hosting required
Freeway (Mac): http://www.softpress.com/
Muse (Adobe): http://www.adobe.com/products/muse.html
RapidWeaver (Mac): http://www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/overview/
Sandvox (Mac): http://www.karelia.com/sandvox/
The Turning Gate (Both): Websites using Lightroom: http://ce3.theturninggate.net
WebPlus X6 (PC): http://www.serif.com/webplus/
WordPress (Both): http://wordpress.com/
Coding skills needed, hosting required
BBEdit (Mac): http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/
Coda (Mac): http://www.panic.com/coda/
Dreamweaver (Both): http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver.edu.html
TextWranger (free "lite" version of BBEdit): http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/
Templates/no coding skills, hosting included
4ormat: http://4ormat.com
aPhotoFolio: http://aphotofolio.com
Beam (PhotoShelter): http://www.photoshelter.com/tour/beam
NeonSky: http://neonsky.com
PhotoShelter: http://www.photoshelter.com
SiteWelder: http://www.sitewelder.com
SquareSpace: http://www.squarespace.com
Virb: http://virb.com
Weebly: http://www.weebly.com
Hosting and/or domain (URL) registration, may have templates
A2 Hosting: http://www.a2hosting.com/
Bluehost: http://www.bluehost.com
DreamHost http://www.dreamhost.com/
FatCow: http://www.fatcow.com
Gandi: https://www.gandi.net
HostMonster: http://www.hostmonster.com
Hover: https://www.hover.com
Laughing Squid: https://laughingsquid.us/
Liquid Web: https://www.liquidweb.com/
MacHighway: http://www.machighway.com
Media Temple: http://mediatemple.net
Pair Networks: http://www.pair.com/
Monitor Calibration (software & hardware combined)
X-Rite iOne Profiler and ColorMunki
Spyder - Datacolor
Backing Up
Mac: Chronosync, SuperDuper, Time Machine (w/ OS)
Mac and PC: Retrospect
PC: ViceVersa, Syncback, Acronis
Data and Image Recovery Picture Rescue and Data Rescue - Prosoft
Rescue Pro – Sandisk
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
Mac: Transmit
Mac and PC: FileZilla (FREE), Cyberduck (free)
PC: SmartFTP
Mac - FileChute clients don’t need FTP
Website FTP: Dropbox.com (free), Hightail.com, Google + (free), iCloud (free)
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mage viewing / fulfillment and delivery PhotoShelter
DF Studio (Digital Fusion)
Pictage
Whitehouse Custom Color
Photo Software
NoiseNinja – noise removal Nik – noise removal, sharpening, tonal control, masking, etc.
DNG Converter - Adobe (FREE!) converts any original RAW to a DNG.
VueScan Scanner Software - (operates virtually every scanner in the known universe) Utility Software
Roxio Toast - Disk burning, minor music/video editing, etc.
Disk Utilities - Mac, on main hard drive and install disk.
DiskWarrior – Mac. Makes everyone inside your computer talk nice. I love this software.
TechToolPro – Mac. Norton Utilities – PC.
AUDIO
Audacity (editing) (FREE) – Mac and PC
Audio Hijack Pro (audio capture), Fission (editing) - Mac
dpBestflow
http://www.dpbestflow.org/
dpBestflow is a website about digital best-practices, filled with first-rate, reliable,
time-tested information regarding still photography, video, backups, color-managment,
data storage, digital asset management, workflow, metadata, editing, and much more.
The site is funded by the Library of Congress and administered and produced by ASMP
(The American Society of Media Photographers), and managed by Peter Krogh.
The LOC is tasked with preserving the intellectual assets of the country (like the Smithsonian),
and dpBestflow is accessible to people at every level of expertise, from beginners on out.
You don't even need to register; just go start using it.
The Plus Coalition
http://www.useplus.com/
PLUS is a registry and consortium of companies and organizations whose aim is to clarify
and standardize useage and licensing terms, and to inspire best practices between
photographers and clients of all kinds.