Post One: Coagula Art Journal #100 Just Released.

Take a walk thru art history as publisher Mat Gleason relives each of the 99 issues of Coagula Art Journal with insight and humor.

You can now peruse Coagula ONLINE immediately – no downloading is necessary – and if you like it you may, of course purchase a full-color 48 page treasure trove of art and artist memories, but the entire Issue #100 is online right now at http://COAGULA.NET – but visit soon, each issue is only up online for two months – don’t let Issue #100 pass into art history without having seen it for yourself.

Issue #100 is also available as a free download to your desktop.
http://Coagula.net

Post Two: (Paris) The legendary photography collective Magnum returns to its Parisian roots with a new gallery and an exhibition celebrating its photographers of tomorrow.

Magnum Photos, the celebrated photojournalism cooperative founded in 1947 by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David “Chim” Seymour and George Rodger, returned to its Parisian Left Bank roots last week: It opened a new gallery steps off the Boulevard Saint-Germain-des-Pres, just around the corner from Café de Flore and Brasserie Lipp.

The first exhibit showcases works by photographers who joined the exclusive collective after 2000, along with some vintage works. And while Magnum photographers have always produced photos with a social comment, the newer pieces are rawer, more powerful, in the same way that much journalism these days has grown more opinionated.

Click Image to View Our Gallery of Magnum “Demain/Hier”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-26/magnum-the-next-generation/#gallery=982;page=1

Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos Fittingly, the show was curated by Robert Delpire, a man who has ceaselessly campaigned to popularize the medium—starting avant-garde photo magazines like Neuf and L’Oeil, creating the legendary Photo-Poche series of pocket books devoted to photography, mounting dozens of exhibitions in his own galleries and more as the longtime head of France’s National Center of Photography. It was Delpire who first published Robert Frank’s landmark Les Americains in 1958.

“I wanted to call [the new show] ‘’ [tomorrow/yesterday],” says Delpire, now in his eighties. “I made a choice of prints in order to present some of the ‘young’ photographers, the photographers of the future, and we will project some slides to remember the founders.” Among those he chose from the new generation are Alessandra Sanguinetti, Trent Parke, Mark Power, and Cristina Garcia Rodero.

• Art Beast: The Best of Art, Photography, and DesignAs they travel the world capturing the world’s events, peoples and issues, Magnum members—who share decision-making, responsibilities and revenue—are contending with the decline in newspapers and magazines, once their key markets. They’ve diversified to other media, cultural and corporate organizations, and governmental institutions.

The gallery at 13, rue de l’Abbaye, is partly meant to ensure that Magnum photos remain “a reference point”—that the public knows the work, and even the personalities, of its 80 members. Designed to attract passers-by with one huge image in the front window, which will be changed regularly, it will also display rare and collectible items on the back wall, along with the principal exhibition.

Magnum wants visitors to look, linger, buy and eventually perhaps even sip Champagne. The choice of its name, after all, had everything to do with the founders’ serious affinity for champers.

Plus: Check out Art Beast for galleries, interviews with artists, and photos from the hottest parties.

Judith H. Dobrzynski, formerly a reporter and a senior editor at The New York Times and at BusinessWeek, as well as a senior executive at CNBC, is a writer based in New York.

Post Three: Red Dot Art Fair Miami December 2 – 6, 2009 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Willy Rojas, Sunny Side Up, Photograph, 40×60″, Villa del Arte Galleries.

RED DOT ART FAIR HOURS:
Wednesday, December 2, 2009,
VIP and Press Preview, 5 – 6 PM

Opening Reception, to benefit GreenMiami,
6 – 9 PM

General Admission:
Thursday, December 3, 11 AM – 7 PM
Friday, December 4, 11 AM – 8 PM
Saturday, December 5, 11 AM – 8 PM
Sunday, December 6, 11 AM – 6 PM

LOCATION:
Wynwood Art District
3011 NE 1st Ave (Midtown Blvd) at 31st Street, Miami, FL 33137
Website: www.reddotfair.com

Offsite Events will be held on Friday and Saturday nights, free and open to the public.
Friday, December 4th,
Where: Shelborne Beach Resort, 1801 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, 8 – 10:30 PM
When: Saturday, December 5th, In Honor of Green Miami, sponsored by Surface Magazine, South Seas Hotel, 1751 Collins Ave, Miami Beach. 8 – 10:30 PM

After its highly successful debut in 2008 as a booth-based event Red Dot Art Fair is pleased to announce its return to the Wynwood Art District in Miami. Red Dot is located directly across from Art Miami and among other high profile fairs that run concurrent to Art Basel Miami Beach.

Our opening reception on Wednesday, December 2nd will benefit GreenMiami, a project initiated by Mayor of Miami – the Honorable Mr. Manuel Diaz, and endorsed by the entire City Commission. All donations collected during the reception will go directly to the City of Miami Tree Trust Fund to support future tree plantings. We hope to help the City of Miami achieve its goal to increase the City’s tree canopy to 30% by 2017.

Under the direction of Red Dot owner George Billis, approximately 40 international modern and contemporary art galleries will feature painting, sculpture, photography and works on paper. The luxurious layout of the 30 thousand square foot tented venue will provide visitors with a sophisticated and friendly environment to view artwork and network with art dealers.

Red Dot Fair strives to create a boutique art fair for galleries specializing in emerging, mid-career and established artists that seek to present work of lasting value and beyond current trends. Red Dot Miami 2009 will again feature galleries selected to provide collectors of all levels with a broad range of works from around the world.

Red Dot announces our new venue location for New York City.  Red Dot New York will take place March 4 – 7, 2010 at the Skylight. Applications are currently available and can be downloaded from our website.

For more information please visit us at www.reddotfair.com

When I was working at Corbis, Red Carpet Photographer and industry staple Frank Trapper was publishing a book. It is called “Red Carpet, 20 Years of Fame and Fashion” and published by Publisher Lena Tabori from Welcome Books in New York.

Lena is an extraordinary publisher and interested in many different subjects and of course – photography. Today I have received an invitation for a photography auction that I’d like to share with you.

Dear Friends,

As some of you already know, Welcome, and most particularly our art director Gregory Wakabayashi has been involved for some years in the organization of a photography auction that raises money for a children’s hospital in Cambodia. Each year some of our photographers are involved (Amy Arbus, Eric Meola, Douglas Kirkland this year). Each year Greg creates an email announcement under our name.  Attached is this year’s which I hope you will all share with everyone you know.

And, please recognize that, although only some of you live in New York, everyone can participate. For more information about the auction and the Angkor Children’s Hospital, please go to www.fwab.org

Many thanks.

Lena

Event: SMASHBOX FACE OFF 2009
What: Exhibit
Start Time: Thursday, December 3 at 8:00pm
End Time: Friday, December 4 at 2:00am
Where: SMASHBOX STUDIOS

FACE OFF PHOTO COMPETITION 2009
(Fashion / Advertising / Celebrity / Editorial)

The Smashbox FACE OFF has featured the talent of up-and-coming photographers for over 14 years. Originally conceived to give photo assistants a chance to show their work, the FACE OFF has evolved into a catalyst for young creatives seeking exposure. This year’s competition will assemble an eclectic panel of high-profile judges to select 50 entries that will be in contention for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place. The entries will be judged based on creative excellence alone and exhibited on December 3rd during our FACE OFF Opening Night Bash.

Smashbox has been at the epicenter of the west coast photo scene since the early 90’s, and is widely recognized as a creative taste-maker partnering only with the who’s who and what’s what in Hollywood. With locations and resources in every one of LA’s diverse nooks and crannies, Smashbox is able to routinely promote and nurture the arts community.

Deadline:
November 27, 2009

Judges:
We’re announcing our esteemed panel one by one, every few days, via interviews here on the blog. Posted so far are (click the name to read our profile & interview with them):

Julia Dean, Photographer & Founder of the Julia Dean Photo Workshops

Victoria Brynner, Owner of Stardust Visions

Melissa Rodwell, Photographer and Founder of The Fashion Photography Blog

1st Place:
An editorial assignment in FLAUNT magazine. $1,000.00 gift certificate for Profoto gear. 4 free studio test days at SMASHBOX STUDIOS with access to all on-shelf equipment (through Dec. 31th 2010). Opportunity to shoot a Smashbox Yello! Pop-Up Shoot (details to come).

2nd Place:
2 free studio test days at SMASHBOX STUDIOS with access to all on-shelf equipment (through Dec. 31th 2010). Opportunity to shoot a Smashbox Yello! Pop-Up Shoot (details to come).

3rd Place:
1 free studio test day at SMASHBOX STUDIOS with access to all on-shelf equipment (through Dec. 31th 2010). Opportunity to shoot a Smashbox Yello! Pop-Up Shoot (details to come).

Image: Rebecca Rotenberg – FACE OFF submission 2007

We are about half way through this month and I wanted to send a mid month reminder. The month of November 2009 is my time to give thanks and I am doing it by giving away a copy of my “From Flash to Cash System.” The system retails for $597 and could be yours for absolutely free.

So what you need to do?

Go to this website and type in your name and email. As long as you are a newbie (and not already signed up in our database) you are eligible to win. At the end of the month I’ll pull all the names and the winner will be randomly chosen and announced on the blog.

Here is the cover of the system and here is the link so you can read what is included.

Beate’s “From Flash to Cash” System is a business program for photographers. It is designed to teach and educate you on the business behind your art. Let’s face it, most photographers educate themselves on lighting, technique and technology but who does ever think about the business? The system will guide you through Web 2.0, marketing, selling, social media, publishing your book, contacting ad agencies, finding a rep and how the big guys do it.

Enough said – sign up now and get your chance to win your copy!

What Do I Need To Do to Survive In This Economy?

This is the first video in a series of 10 questions every photographer should ask. In this video Photography Business Success Coach Beate discusses what you need to do to survive in a bad economy. Do you have any business questions? Please post them in the comment section below.

Clients, Money, Sales, Updates

Big exhale #togs and #photogs and #stockphotography enthusiasts. It has been super busy around here and I thought I’ll give you a couple of updates.

First and most importantly on November 17 is the next free call titled “The Fastest Way to the Cash.” This is a call with me directly and a hands-on session (have paper and pen ready) about identifying revenue making projects. I will be sharing survival strategies and real tips how to figure out what works in your business, how to let go of what doesn’t and laser focus on what you can do to find the “Fastest Way to the Cash.” Rule of thumb: if your income is down perhaps you would like to invest one hour into this shamelessly positive and informative teleseminar. Remember I, too had a tough time and went through a decade of really bad luck. All those things that you hear that happen to other people happened to me. Yet, I turned $130,000 debt into a profitable company that I ended up selling for multiples of my investment. If you can just find one idea your time invested will pay of a multiple. Sign up here.

My Twitter @egorhythm followers are going up daily, I have now reached 1350. But lately I have noticed that there seems to be much randomness = bad etiquette. A new thing is that some follow me so that the system sends me  a follow notice and then immediately thereafter unfollow? If I choose to follow them after I reviewed their content then they follow me again. What a waste of time! Then there are people that are not interested in the social aspect of tweeting but those just-want-to-make money people and those that want me to sign in to look at their sexy pictures! I do recommend to look at your followers and decide who will have posts that will enrich your day. If I see another ‘create 10,000 followers in 5 minutes or less’ …. The latest, I am getting my head around the lists and I have a sense I’ll like that new feature.

The Facebook Group http://groups.to/PhotographyBusinessSecrets is not doing what I want it to do. I am not hitting the mark. Following my own rules, if it ain’t not working I haven’t figured out how to do it right or it is not the right thing. Thus far there are only 108 group members and there has been 0 as in Zilch interaction. I am contemplating to setting up a Facebook Fan page instead as my personal Facebook friend request is through the roof (Beate Chelette). Because of that  now I can’t interact with my personal friends anymore because there are too many updates from my photography friends. Nor do I have the time to respond the massive amount of friend requests. One of the things I don’t like about the Fan page though is that it seems you can send over and over the same ‘become my fan’ invitation. If I haven’t joined the fan club maybe I don’t want to? If you have a minute I’d love to hear what you think about group versus fan page and if you have ideas or suggestions.

This Photosecrets blog continues to go up in ranking. Our Alexa rating is at 528K, which is  pretty good. For those of you who don’t know what that is, I’ll talk about that soon in an upcoming video. We continue to be the number one blog for number of pages viewed. People who come here look at average at an astonishing 16.7 pages. If you like this blog, please spread the word and let’s get the content out to more photographers. Please digg us, give us thumbs up for Stumble and tweet about the blog. If you subscribe to any blog listings please do suggest us and give us the mark you feel we deserve.

The “From Flash to Cash” system gets good grades. The photography industry professionals who have invested in the system seem to be impressed and are following the tips and secrets. Industry association ASPP and ASMP have approved (note not endorsed) it and stock industry news service “Selling Stock” has given it the following remarks. If you are ready to taking a serious look at this, here is your link.

From Jim Pickerell:

I’ve finally had a chance to listen to some or your CD’s and I’m
impressed with the depth of information you are offering. The people
you are interviewing are certainly experts in various aspects of the
photo business. Photographers trying to establish themselves in the
business would never have the opportunity to meet individually with
these people and benefit from their insights without your photography
business secrets program.

I appreciated that the information was on CD. I would never have
dedicated the time to listen to a webinar, but the fact that I could
listen to the seminars while driving to and from work made it work for
me. Having the printed document as well made it easy for me to go back
and check on information that I’d heard on the CD. On the other hand I
wouldn’t have thought that the extra cost of both print and CD was
justified.


Best,

Jim Pickerell

Finally, the video’s are a massive hit. Since I launched them we’ve had over 5000 views combined through all my outlets of the 10 most frequently asked questions from photographers. Soon to launch the 10 questions every photographer should ask. Here is a comment I just got today:

Hey there. Good to see some refreshing content for a change. Wow they are so cool.

And finally, finally, watch out for a new something tomorrow (November 6, 20009) on Blackstar Rising.

How Do You Protect Yourself Legally as a Photographer?

Watch in video #10 the final most frequently asked question from photographers to Photography Business Success Coach Beate. This video is all about what type of legal paperwork you need to protect yourself legally during the workflow of a regular job.

If you have any questions pertaining to the business behind the art of photography please post your questions on the blog.

Next: The series of the questions you should be asking as a photographer!

Successful Launch of “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Stock”

Last week Stock Photography Guru Jack Hollingsworth and I kicked off our 4 Week Teleseminar. Our first guest was stock photography Rockstar and Royalty Free expert Sarah Fix.

Sarah and I first met when was a greenhorn and had just started my stock syndication Beateworks. She worked for Picturearts which was one of the leading syndication companies and privately held by Jeff Burke, my mentor. (Note: the company was sold to Jupitermedia and eventually Getty Images). Sarah was the Creative Director for Brand X which was one of the top selling royalty free brands in the world. Together we produced two Royalty Free CD’s for Brand X that were specialized in interior and architecture and everything related to living.

Jack and I picked Sarah as our specialist because Sarah is one of the few people who has been in the stock industry her entire life. That is where she started and that is where she still is, today. She knows all sides of stock photography, from RM, RF to even Microstock.  Currently she is the Creative Director of Blend, the worlds leader in multicultural and ethnic imagery, and also a Co-Owner of Blend (just like Jack Hollingsworth)  but on top of it, she is also a stock shooter herself.

Sarah captivated our teleseminar audience by answering questions about how to get started with stock, what a shooter needs to consider and explained commonly used industry terminology. Alongside with my interview partner Jack who also contributed actively from his experience,  we had such a blast discussing ’sell thru’ rates, ‘RPI’, ‘CPI’ and my favorite topic which is what successful attributes a stock photographer must possess to make it. The interview covered how to do your own creative intelligence and answered the question if there still is money to be made. Sarah closed with a special invitation to the teleseminar subscribers on how to submit their work to Blend Images for consideration.  In the Q & A section our audience was active in firing away with their detailed questions about the stock photography industry and Royalty Free specifically. Next in the series: This Thursday we are having another amazing guest that I will reveal shortly. Our upcoming guests are a top RM shooter, a Microstock sensation and finally the big stock business session.

While the “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Stock” 4 Week Teleseminar is sold out, we are launching a stock photography product (home study guide)  in January. In the meantime if you want to be in the loop and take advantage of meeting an industry professional every month you might want to check out my membership subscription program.

As you know I facilitate quite a few calls. I have a monthly free call to be found here http://Photosecrets.biz. My next free call is about “The Fastest Way to the Cash.” Given that many photographers have seen a decline in income and have a tougher than usual time I will be sharing my personal survival tips and tricks and the methods on how to figure out what the fastest way to the cash is. This call is open to anyone.

What is the difference between a free call and an investment into the Silver Membership? Free calls are informative and includes a sales pitch (although I like the wording special offer better, but let’s call it what it is.) The subscriber Silver Membership does not include a pitch but is a detailed interview with an invitation from my guest to you. For example, the November Silver Membership ready to be shipped. My guest is the Photography Director Brittain Stone from US Weekly. Not just do we discuss the business, magazine business practices, hiring strategies and fees (that’s right, he tells how much a photographer makes when working for US Weekly), but he also invites Photosecrets subscribers how they can get him on the phone and how to get a personal review of their work by him! If that interests you, you still have until Friday to sign up. Remember: First month is only $1 (US shipping free, International shipping $9.95). If you want to take shameless advantage of that opportunity, sign-up here.

What Are Clients Looking For?

Photography Business Success Coach Beate answers most frequently asked questions by photographers. This is video number nine and deals with what clients are looking for from photographers during a tough economic climate. Watch all ten videos on this blog. This series is a Photosecrets exclusive.

Win Your Copy of the “From Flash to Cash System”

Just in time for Thanksgiving I am launching my November contest so you can win something. Enter your name and e-mail at http://FreePhotoSecrets.biz and you are entered to win a free copy of Photography Business Success Coach Beate’s “From Flash to Cash System.”

Contest Rules: You can be anywhere in the world to be eligible. You must be a new to our database and cannot have entered your name before. To win simply submit your name and email at http://FreePhotoSecrets.biz between November 1 and November 30 (midnight, PST time). You are not required to give us a credit card or purchase anything but your entry will be added to our mailing list so we can stay in touch with you. Chelette Enterprises Inc. will give away one copy valued at $597.