http://brian-johns.com/blog.php Brian Johns Photography Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:22:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Happy New Year's everyone! New Year's is a time to look back at the previous year and look forward to the coming year. Lots of people set goals and vow that this year will be better than the last year, etc. etc. etc... New Year's celebrates the annual cycle of life, much like magazine subscriptions. <br> <br>Speaking of magazine subscriptions, I've got a small pile of renewal notices that need to be answered. I'll be renewing <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/">National Geographic</a> and <a href="http://www.digitalphotopro.com/">Digital Photo Pro</a> again this year, but apparently there will be no need to renew the most interesting magazine I'm subscribed to: <a href="http://jpgmag.com">JPG</a>. <p><a href="http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=50">click for full story...</a> http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=50 Cal Poly football coach Rich Ellerson is leaving to coach the Army football team, which means Cal Poly could be in a bit of a hole next year. They're already losing a ton of great talent (seniors) which is going to hurt them but now they're losing a great coach who has really helped build this team over the last 9 years. <br> <br>As an aside, he's also a really friendly guy... <p><a href="http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=49">click for full story...</a> http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=49 There's been a huge discussion going on recently on The Interwebs about photographers working for free. Big-time bloggers like David Hobby (of <a href="http://strobist.blogspot.com/">Strobist</a>), <a href="http://vincentlaforet.com/">Vincent Laforet</a>, <a href="http://chasejarvis.com/">Chase Jarvis</a>, and <a href="http://www.johnharrington.com/">John Harrington</a> are all talking about it right now due to <a href="http://strobist.blogspot.com/2008/12/four-reasons-to-consider-working-for.html">a post by David Hobby last week</a>, but the discussion has been going on for a couple years, including this <a href="http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1989">big post by Matt Brown</a> on SportsShooter.com. <br> <br>...one argument that always seems to come up that <b>you could never call a plumber and tell them that your toilet was clogged and would they please come over and clean it up for free</b> and therefore, photographers shouldn't ever work for free either. <br> <br>I've got news for you: taking pictures is a lot more fun than cleaning up shit, and that's why there's a steady stream of people willing to try it for free. <p><a href="http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=48">click for full story...</a> http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=48