Comments for Mark Greenmantle Photography http://www.greenmantle.biz Brisbane, Sandgate and Brighton based freelance commercial photographer - advertising, editorial, weddings, portraits and more - 25 Seaview St, Brighton Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Google Plus – Are you connected? by Mark Greenmantle http://www.greenmantle.biz/google-connected/#comment-262 Mark Greenmantle Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:17:43 +0000 http://www.greenmantle.biz/?p=599#comment-262 Hi Sarah! Yes, after a lot of tweaking - an uninstall, a re-install with updated code - a fair dose of face-planting the desk in frustration, the scroll bars are back! But, for now I have lost the lovely animated slideshow from the front of the site. There's really good reason I am a photographer and not a web developer. I'm currently triple checking the design for the decal for the car's back windscreen - debating the value of adding a QR Code so people with smart phones can save my info with ease. I've been seeing the QR Codes being rolled out in general advertising a great deal now so I think I will implement it. (just not too large) I hope the recent storms haven't been giving you both too much of a battering our there! Hi Sarah! Yes, after a lot of tweaking – an uninstall, a re-install with updated code – a fair dose of face-planting the desk in frustration, the scroll bars are back! But, for now I have lost the lovely animated slideshow from the front of the site. There’s really good reason I am a photographer and not a web developer. I’m currently triple checking the design for the decal for the car’s back windscreen – debating the value of adding a QR Code so people with smart phones can save my info with ease. I’ve been seeing the QR Codes being rolled out in general advertising a great deal now so I think I will implement it. (just not too large)
I hope the recent storms haven’t been giving you both too much of a battering our there!

]]> Comment on Google Plus – Are you connected? by sarah edgecumbe http://www.greenmantle.biz/google-connected/#comment-261 sarah edgecumbe Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:57:15 +0000 http://www.greenmantle.biz/?p=599#comment-261 Awesome, you have the scrolling bars back working, now i can finish reading this post! :-) I'm loving G+ the photo stream that i have creating provides me with hours of entertainment. Happy Xmas! Sarah Awesome,

you have the scrolling bars back working, now i can finish reading this post! :-)

I’m loving G+ the photo stream that i have creating provides me with hours of entertainment.

Happy Xmas!

Sarah

]]> Comment on Google Plus – Are you connected? by Mark Greenmantle http://www.greenmantle.biz/google-connected/#comment-227 Mark Greenmantle Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:12:32 +0000 http://www.greenmantle.biz/?p=599#comment-227 Chris, I doubt she'll have ANY hassles with her Eizo, they're very nice monitors. I just can't justify the expense when Dell can now so nearly match the specifications but vastly outdo them on price. Chris, I doubt she’ll have ANY hassles with her Eizo, they’re very nice monitors. I just can’t justify the expense when Dell can now so nearly match the specifications but vastly outdo them on price.

]]> Comment on Google Plus – Are you connected? by Chris Grealy http://www.greenmantle.biz/google-connected/#comment-223 Chris Grealy Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:46:19 +0000 http://www.greenmantle.biz/?p=599#comment-223 Perhaps when Joy's Eizo dies, which hopefully won't be for a long while Perhaps when Joy’s Eizo dies, which hopefully won’t be for a long while

]]> Comment on The state of the photographic industry by San Antonio Wedding Photographer http://www.greenmantle.biz/the-state-of-the-photographic-industry/#comment-68 San Antonio Wedding Photographer Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:14:17 +0000 http://greenmantle.biz/?p=519#comment-68 Just wanted to give you a shout from the valley of the sun, great information. Much appreciated. Just wanted to give you a shout from the valley of the sun, great information. Much appreciated.

]]> Comment on The state of the photographic industry by Mark Greenmantle http://www.greenmantle.biz/the-state-of-the-photographic-industry/#comment-58 Mark Greenmantle Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:01:02 +0000 http://greenmantle.biz/?p=519#comment-58 There's a serious lack of industry education on IP ownership and it drives me bonkers. On occasion it also yields surprising good results. It can be fun to invoice major media companies for breach of copyright and educate them via their wallets. There’s a serious lack of industry education on IP ownership and it drives me bonkers. On occasion it also yields surprising good results. It can be fun to invoice major media companies for breach of copyright and educate them via their wallets.

]]> Comment on The state of the photographic industry by Gareth http://www.greenmantle.biz/the-state-of-the-photographic-industry/#comment-57 Gareth Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:19:56 +0000 http://greenmantle.biz/?p=519#comment-57 I completely agree Mark. I'm pretty shocked by how every niche of the creative industries undervalues, or attempts to undercut each other. I see this when designers undercut the value of photography and complain about photographers holding IP on a collection of photographs. Without ever once realizing they too hold IP on any work commissioned by a client. One such case was a designer/art director who was getting married, and could not understand why a photographer held onto IP. He felt that since it was his wedding, he owned them. As for amateurs calling themselves professional. This is one of the reasons I stay away from these trappings. It misrepresents and undervalues the very industry I hope to eventually work in. People need to understand that being amateur lasts a good 5-10 years. Or until you hit your deserving 10,000 hours. I completely agree Mark. I’m pretty shocked by how every niche of the creative industries undervalues, or attempts to undercut each other. I see this when designers undercut the value of photography and complain about photographers holding IP on a collection of photographs. Without ever once realizing they too hold IP on any work commissioned by a client. One such case was a designer/art director who was getting married, and could not understand why a photographer held onto IP. He felt that since it was his wedding, he owned them.

As for amateurs calling themselves professional. This is one of the reasons I stay away from these trappings. It misrepresents and undervalues the very industry I hope to eventually work in.

People need to understand that being amateur lasts a good 5-10 years. Or until you hit your deserving 10,000 hours.

]]> Comment on The state of the photographic industry by Violet Vex http://www.greenmantle.biz/the-state-of-the-photographic-industry/#comment-41 Violet Vex Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:37:06 +0000 http://greenmantle.biz/?p=519#comment-41 It's a total no brainer. No client should take the risk of hiring the cheapest least experienced photographer based on price alone. Whereas an amateur may have the occasional lucky shot or two that look good, that is simply not enough for an advertising campaign, corportate shoot, fashion editorial coverage or especially the no second chances situation of wedding photography. It’s a total no brainer. No client should take the risk of hiring the cheapest least experienced photographer based on price alone. Whereas an amateur may have the occasional lucky shot or two that look good, that is simply not enough for an advertising campaign, corportate shoot, fashion editorial coverage or especially the no second chances situation of wedding photography.

]]> Comment on The state of the photographic industry by Danielle http://www.greenmantle.biz/the-state-of-the-photographic-industry/#comment-39 Danielle Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:04:20 +0000 http://greenmantle.biz/?p=519#comment-39 I hate my bad spelling amateurs** not ammateurs :P I hate my bad spelling amateurs** not ammateurs :P

]]> Comment on The state of the photographic industry by Danielle http://www.greenmantle.biz/the-state-of-the-photographic-industry/#comment-38 Danielle Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:56:40 +0000 http://greenmantle.biz/?p=519#comment-38 It is very upsetting when there are ammatuer photographers that advertise as "professionals" I think a photographer working as an ammatuer should advertise and state that they are learning and not professionals. I understand people can't always afford the professionals and that is where the ammatuers can be really useful. We all need to start somewhere. The worst is when you get someone who uses the internal flash and auto mode on a DSLR that call themselves professionals... I mean seriously. If you have a passion for it learn, don't just 'fake it'. I do know some amazing ammatuer photographers that are learning well and I can definatley see them as professionals some day. You are by far my favourite professional photographer Mark :) It is very upsetting when there are ammatuer photographers that advertise as “professionals” I think a photographer working as an ammatuer should advertise and state that they are learning and not professionals.
I understand people can’t always afford the professionals and that is where the ammatuers can be really useful. We all need to start somewhere.
The worst is when you get someone who uses the internal flash and auto mode on a DSLR that call themselves professionals… I mean seriously. If you have a passion for it learn, don’t just ‘fake it’.
I do know some amazing ammatuer photographers that are learning well and I can definatley see them as professionals some day. You are by far my favourite professional photographer Mark :)

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