Wednesday, December 23, 2009

It's Been A While

Wow! It's really been too long since I updated my blog. Tsk Tsk.

Oh well. I guess that can be one of my New Year's resolutions.

In the meantime, just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season and best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010!

Peace and Love,

John

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Self Promo Entry

I Finally got around to entering PDN's 2008 Self Promo Contest. I entered the Overall Campaign Campaign category and also entered two of my unique promotions in the Unique Promotion Category. Here are those two entries:












Thursday, June 18, 2009

On Set With a Top Secret Car

Sorry but I can't show you what we're shooting...yet.

Yours truly..

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

My Work Featured on AgencyScoop.com




Today my work was featured on AgencyScoop.com. Check it out!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

I am Featured on Wonderful Machine's Blog


I recently signed on with Wonderful Machine, which is akin to an online portal/PR service for a select group of photographers. This week I am being featured on their blog. Check it out please!

Friday, February 6, 2009

Starting 2009 Without a Rep

I started off 2009 with a big change. I parted ways with Rich Hall who had been my rep of many years. Nothing precipitated this decision, I just felt like the time had come for change. We had a good, long run together and I wish him the best.

Since then I have been quite busy having to do all the promotion, and estimating that he had always handled. But it has been exciting and rewarding putting forward the energy with my producer to design and orchestrate the promos, portfolios and email campaigns...and see the results!

I recently did my first emailer campaign in Europe through Agency Access and had a 30.59% open rate and a 15.67% click-through rate which if you know email numbers are outstanding. My guess is that alot of people in Europe had never heard of me so they clicked through out of curiosity. Let's hope they take advantage of the weak dollar and come across the Pond to work with me.

Alot of people of people ask me if I am looking for a new rep right away. I've sought the counsel of several art buyers, a couple of which advised me I might not need a rep since I am a known entity. While I tend to agree to some extent, the right rep can bring alot to the table and elevate the photographer beyond the sum of their parts. But the wrong rep can act as an anchor or could even keep the photographer from getting some jobs. So the answer is yes I'm looking, but I'm in no hurry.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Some People Are So Lucky

I'm not one to post videos or stuff I find on the web or gets forwarded to me, but this is an exception. This video shows some people and their extreme luck. Let's hope this good luck rubs off on all of us for 2009!