stealing this straight outta the APA playbook but a solid one page take on the latest + greatest from everyone’s photo hero over at aphotoeditor. rob haggart busts out a slew of material along with a great interview with suzanne sease covering the spectrum of pricing in today’s market. nice to see photographers laying out examples +

from the ever cheeky uk we get this – photographer not a terrorist. though these folks have a strong euro twist, specifically when it comes to the various legal proceedings, it’s good info. there’s a printable portable info card in case your busted. you’ll find it under the law is an ass listing. in their own words;

Photography is under attack. Across the country it that seems anyone with a camera is being targeted as a potential terrorist, whether amateur or professional, whether landscape, architectural or street photographer.

Not only is it corrosive of press freedom but creation of the collective visual history of our country is extinguished by anti-terrorist legislation designed to protect the heritage it prevents us recording.

This campaign is for everyone who values visual imagery, not just photographers.

We must work together now to stop this before photography becomes a part of history rather than a way of recording it.

not quite in line with this but closer then just about anything else, how to shoot (+ not get shot) in a war zone via gizmodo.

1: evaluate take a hard look at what you’re doing. i like the hop, skip, jump metaphor – where are you in terms of where you want to be? do you have a goal? if not how can you hit what you’re not even aiming at? when you’re done with all three of these steps, start back here. evaluation is a constant process. if what you’re doing is not getting the desired results then reevaluate + shake things up.

2: plan take everything you can into account. there will always be variables so focus on what you can. eliminate distractions + balance out what you can do with what you have. take action in the form of conscious steps in your given direction. could be recruiting the kind of employees you have your eye on, a fat new promo campaign or a great job lead, doesn’t matter. hell, even the a team had a plan.

3: work really this is what we all want to be doing but to get here you have to go through the above. this, my friends, is your reward – total unadulterated work in the vein of what you want to do + have created for yourself. the trouble that most of us have with this is that it doesn’t stop. and the further you get into it the crazier it gets. if you can’t handle that or really need your sleep, it might be time to think about something more 9 to 5ish. get started + don’t stop, ever. believe it or not, that’s actually half the fun once it gets going.

so we’re still working on tying this thing together. it’s as slippery as a greased pig lately but everything is falling into place now. as of last update we were to be shooting in halifax a few weeks ago. at the last minute we found out that only 3 of the NYPAW founders would be present. with that in mind + after speaking with the organizers + NYPAW advisers we decided to hold off. there was another upcoming event they filled us in on.

that leaves us where we are now – waiting. waiting to see everything fall into place, waiting to see if we can get all or most of the young NYPAW founders together in one place + really waiting to help this fantastic new group out. if you’re unfamiliar with the group or our effort to help a non-profit out this year then check this or this out.

the latest plan has us in nyc in november covering a youth conference where NYPAW members will not only be present but will be speaking at UN headquarters. this could get interesting. already have our sound engineer in nyc ready to jump in so the disparate ends are coming together.

this month’s pdn looks like it covers working with non-profits as well as shooters who make a difference though can’t vouch for that as haven’t read it yet. let me know. (this is off subject but a good piece via pdnonline as well.) and if you’re into hypothetical situations, track down someone from the class i taught last week + ask them about our ‘greening photography’ cafe shoutdown. thanks everyone.

though in all seriousness, this might even be more interesting then the whole free phenom. thanks mel.

lastly, have to hand it to start up evernote (see my tools sidebar), as i thought phil libin the ceo did a fine pitch via mass media here in the times last weekend.