Are you a problem solver? Not afraid of a challenge? Able to easily adapt? These are just some of the traits that Guru Gear, the makers of bags and accessories for photography, is looking for in a candidate for their marketing genius position. You would be in charge of managing all aspects...

    By Ashley Shufelt What do you get when the people behind SmugMug and professional photographer Kevin Kubota put their photography-loving heads together? You get the Camera Awesome app, a free iPhone app that is awesome enough to fool your friends into thinking you’re a pro. With just...

There is no better time than now to get involved with the APA!  If you  join or renew your membership this month, you can save 20% on annual dues of any membership category! A membership with the American Photographic Artists provides numerous benefits for members including: free networking...

By Matt Borkowski with additional comments by Aurelie “Green” Jezequel I Illustrations by Alex Nunez   It can be assumed that a fair amount of resources will be unnecessarily wasted in the course of any high-budget shoot. Now, from a professional and practical perspective, your good...

By Ashley Shufelt MEET THE MACASKILLS They say you should separate your work from your personal life, but the MacAskills had a different idea: start a family business and hire all seven members. Ten years ago Chris and his son Don started SmugMug, a photo- and video-sharing site that has zero...

By Kimberly Chun I Photos courtesy of Dogpatch Studios Behind the greige exterior, Dogpatch Studios in San Francisco is more than an impressive print, film, location, and event space—the spot can also claim a place in pop culture legend, according to owner Terry Heffernan. Long before...

By Lindsay Comstock I Artwork courtsey of Cybelle Codish, Gail Mooney, Nadirah Zakariya When the Smithsonian gave photographers Cybelle Codish, Idris Rheubottom and Tony Craig the opportunity to exhibit their film stills from a documentary about the Native American Grab Day, they were...

By Allegra Wilde I’m not sure Resource had this in mind when they asked me to write a little something about marketing for photographers, but in doing this, I tried to think of the most basic and powerful advice that someone gave me at the beginning of my career. This small...

By Marc Cadiente Against a brilliant blue sky, a spacecraft is cradled in its bright red tower and launch pad. Voices from the control tower can be heard checking the conditions of the weather, the massive glistening shuttle, and the crew inside. All is clear—clear as the sky. Then the...

A brief biography by Marian Froehlich In 1950, when Henry and I were newlyweds, we became business partners as well. It was a time when 35mm film ruled the growing amateur camera market. A gift of a Kodak Brownie camera when Henry was a child in Germany generated his interest in photography....

By Audrey Kobayashi I Illustration by  Arlette Espaillat “I’ve never saved anyone’s life through photography,” the sports photographer says. “I would love to tell you that I have, but I haven’t. No one has ever lived or died based on my pictures. It doesn’t work that way.” He...

Words and Photos by Stephen Kosloff In the fall issue of Resource, I wrote about my efforts to recruit consultants via Craig’s List to help me put together a professional photography website. Given that I’m somewhat new to the field, I wanted guidance from people with experience. Beyond...