Ben and Jen Again

Got another one of my exclusive shots of Ben, Jen and Violet in OK Magazine again this month. It's from the same set as last time, but it is a different photo.

And in context

Puperazzi

Puparazzi

On my way down to Florida I ran across a dog store called Puperazzi. I thought the name was pretty creative so I took a couple photos of the store. Oh, there was also a really friendly dog in the store.

Making It Part 7...Two in a week

Allright thus far I have had two pictures published on the same day in one publication and I have had the same picture published in two different publications in one week, but I have never had two different pictures published in two different publications in one week. The first one was my exclusive, published in OK Magazine, and the other is a picture of Eva Mendes in Us Weekly.

...and in context.

Making It Part 6...First Exclusive Publish

Well here it is, another milestone achieved as a paparazzi, my first exclusive photograph has been published. Everything I've gotten published thus far has been non-exclusive, which means there was always other photographers photographing a subject at the same time as me. This photograph, though, the one with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and their kid Violet, out and about in NYC is all mine. Yup, that's right, nobody else got it. The cool thing about exclusives is they command a much higher price then non-exclusive shots, at least two to three times the normal value. If the exclusive is something note-worthy, or newsworthy, and you can start a bidding war between publications then you can get almost anything you want for certain pictures.

Check out issue #52 of OK Magazine to see the picture in person.

Here's the picture in context.

Double Exposure

SJP - DBL Exposure

Well it was certainly a windfall week for me thanks to one particular photo of Sarah Jessica Parker I shot on the set of Sex in the City last week. This one photo of SJP's undies got published in not one, but two magazines, the Globe and Star. This is the second time I've had one picture published in two magazines, and the other time was with SJP as well! So, if your reading this, THANK YOU SARAH!

Mainstream Paparazzi

Just finished reading an article in Variety about the Paparazzi job field. It was very interesting to read about the field I currently work in. The author really nailed what it is like to be in this business and expressed every single issue currently facing our job field. From too many shooters, to magazines not paying enough, the overall job field is really going down from what it once was. I know I'm producing really stellar work and I am published rarely.

Here's a link to the article.