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Should/Should Not For Business In 2020

From my long time friend Leslie Burns, Burns The Attorney. She makes one point that to paraphrase also from the Palm Springs Photo Festival; Face To Face Meetings Can Change Everything. Read this all through and save it, link below…

“As we wrap up 2019 and start to look ahead, I thought I would give up some of my best thoughts on both business and legal issues, for creative pros, in list form. I think I should warn you, though, I’m not holding back on the language. I think someone needs to play Carol Kane in Scrooged to the creative industries and, well, I’m just the broad to do it. So, here’s what you should/should not do for your business in 2020″… http://bit.ly/2Y8poYd

(And no this is not Leslie Burns. From one of my photo shoots with model Aristodeme)

Posted by Ian L. Sitren | December 3, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: business planning, Palm Springs Photo Festival, Palm Springs photographer, photo business marketing, Photography business, professional photographer, Social Media, social networking | 1 Comment

Palm Springs Photo Festival XV

Coming up is the 15th year of the Palm Springs Photo Festival. This is a must attend if you are a photographer. I have been going since day one and the last two years hosted workshops at the Palm Springs Air Museum. I know it seems early but it will sneak up fast. Take a look here for more info…. http://2020.palmspringsphotofestival.com

Posted by Ian L. Sitren | December 1, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Palm Springs Photo Festival, Palm Springs photographer, professional photographer | Leave a comment

Quality Counts

Quality counts more and more. We went through a decade or longer being bombarded with bad photos and video in ads, features and social media. A few of the photographs I shoot for the Palm Springs Air Museum. Camera was my Fujifilm X-H1 with the Fujifilm XF 8-16mm f/2.8 lens. These are also used for print advertising. Thanks!

Posted by Ian L. Sitren | November 27, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: advertising photographer, aviation photographer, feature photographer, FujiFeed, FujiFilm X, Fujifilm X-H1, FujiFilm X-Series, magazine photographer, Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs photographer | 2 Comments

Are We Done With Mediocrity?

Are we done with just “good enough” and striving toward mediocrity? For decades I have always sought to bring the best photographs to my clients. But as we know, the last decade brought a dumbing down in many sectors as to what was acceptable.

With more competition and the ease of just using any blurry or poor quality photographs or video, what would set a company or an individual apart from the crowd? I am now seeing the beginnings of change and the best is now highly valued again. Let’s keep it going!

Posted by Ian L. Sitren | November 22, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: ad photographer, advertising photography, aviation photographer, Hasselblad, Hasselblad photographer, Palm Springs photographer, professional photographer, say no to mediocrity | Leave a comment

Buckling In Marilyn

Last night we taxi’d in with VIP’s for a corporate event at the Palm Springs Air Museum in the C-47. We even had Marilyn Monroe on board! I got to buckle her in too. We do a lot of corporate events.