Well, the spring session of Digital Photography at UNT has ended. Anyone from the class willing to take the time to summarize the meetings, please do so here by replying to this post. Meanwhile, as promised, one of my favorite newfound sites MIKE COLON will blow you away as well. One of my many questions: How does he deal with music rights on this? A new friend of mine said he knew FRANK W. OCKENFELS as a youngster. Mr.Ockenfels is what I would consider a well hidden secret. I have seen little press on this guy, yet he is obviously a star. Does anyone know where his work is published on a regular basis? Another local photographer, GREG BLOMBERG recommended signing up at WEDDING PHOTOJOURNALIST ASSOCIATION as a way of generating interest in my wedding work. The process for joining WPJA is more interesting than most. First, you have to submit your site for review. Then, if you are accepted, you pay 240.usd a year to be listed on the site.
The first time I applied about two years ago, I received a very nice review and rejection stating that my site did not have enough candid work and had too many posed shots. Well, I have evolved since then, and I think they are realizing the income generaing tiger they have by the tail. SO, I applied again - and shazam - was accepted. Now all I have to do is fork over 240. dollars. Take a look at that list of photographers and multiply each by 240. I think I am in the wrong business.
Overall, you need to go to the site and look at many of the photographers listed there - most of them are the cream of the crop. There is an interesting trend developing where male photographers seem to be fronting their female spouses in the business - Leighanne Whittington - for Brooks Whittington, and Anne Stefanchik for Joseph V. Stefanchik. Go to the site and click on them all.
Gotta' go and break my piggy bank to come up with that 240.
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