London Intl Creative Competition

Final deadline 8/1
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CENTER - Opportunities

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

SANTA FE WORKSHOPS // CALL FOR ENTRIES

Jurors include Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography, New York Times Magazine; Scott Thode, Editor-in-Chief, VII Magazine; Katherine Ware, Curator of Photography, New Mexico Museum of Art and more. Early submission discount $30 for 3 photos if you apply by July 24, 2011.

Deadline: September 21, 2011

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PDN - The Scene - Call for Entry

Event and Nightlife Photo Contest
Deadline: 8/1
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Center for Photography - Call for Entry Portfolio Showcase

PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE VOLUME 5

ENTRIES DUE SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

ONLINE EXHIBITION NOVEMBER 30, 2011

BOOK RELEASE AND RECEPTION JANUARY 2012

THEME There is no theme for this exhibition. The images will be evaluated as a cohesive body of work, rather than individual images. Fifteen photographers will be chosen to display their twelve-image portfolios in the Center's Portfolio ShowCase Volume 5 book and online exhibition.

JUROR CHRIS PICHLER

is the founder and publisher of Nazraeli Press. Based in Portland, Oregon, Nazraeli Press publishes books specializing in contemporary photography.

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Center for Photography - Call for Entry

DREAMS
ENTRIES DUE AUGUST 9th, 2011
EXHIBITION DECEMBER 2, 2011 - JANUARY 7, 2012
THEME: Dreams are a creation of images, ideas, sensations and emotions that occur in our conscious and subconscious mind. They can be the manifestation of our aspirations, goals and fears both realistic and fantastic.
JUROR ALINE SMITHSON
Aline Smithson has been the Gallery Editor for Light Leaks Magazine, writes and edits the blog, Lenscratch, and has curated exhibitions for many galleries and online magazines. Smithson is a national reviewer of photography and is a contributing writer of Diffusion, Too Much Chocolate, Lucida, and F Stop Magazine. MORE INFO

F Stop Magazine New Call for Entries

ISSUE #49: Portfolio Issue - October/November 2011

Issue #49 is a Portfolio Issue.
Submit a complete body of work (12-20 images) along with your artist statement following the guidelines below.
Images must be received by September 15, 2011. Issue #49 will have an expected publication date of October 1, 2010. Only one submission per person for an issue.

When is it Due? Seth Godin

When is it due?

"Here's the schedule. Follow it.

There's your in box. Empty it.

When something is imminent, speed up. When you're off the deadline machine, take a breath and poke around a bit, explore, relax.

Nonsense.

The goal isn't to do work and hand it in just before it's due. The goal is to do the work as beautifully as you can, faster than anyone else, so you can do more work.

If it takes a deadline to get you off your butt and to push past the resistance, then move the deadlines forward.

You don't work on an assembly line any more. You work in project world, and more projects mean more chances to screw up, to learn, to make a reputation and to have more impact.

When it's you against the boss, the goal is to do less work.

When it's you against the project, the goal is to do more work." SETH GODIN

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This post made me think that we are all editors now. We have to decide what to post next, what to create next, what to share with our audience next, what to launch next... Follow your voice and vision and share it - make it a valid, interesting communication with your audience. Frame your marketing as artists in support of your vision. The goal is to communicate, and say what you mean.

Happy Creating!

The Grateful Dead - Seth Godin

The Grateful Dead and the Top 40

"I wonder if Jerry ever got jealous of acts that were able to put songs on the radio. (The Dead had exactly one hit record...)

I hope not. Jerry was in a different business. Sure, he played music. Elton John also plays music. But they were in different businesses, performing for different audiences, generating revenue in different ways, creating different sorts of art.

In a world filled with metrics and bestseller lists, it's easy to decide that everyone is your competitor and easier still to worry about your rank. Worry all you want, but if it gets in the way of your art or starts changing your mission, it's probably a mistake.

It used to be that the non-customers, passers-by and quiet critics of your venture were totally invisible to you. They drove by, or muttered under their breath or simply went to someone else. Now, all is visible. Just because you're vividly aware of your shortcomings in market share doesn't mean it's important.

The next time you have a choice between chasing the charts (whichever charts you keep track of) and doing the work your customers crave, do the work instead." SETH GODIN

Dangerous - Seth Godin

The post below by Seth Godin resonated with me as we always aspire to great work. When Hannes and I consult with potential clients we try to deliver more than what's expected, we strive for excellence in every interaction. As a consultant I ask of my clients to deliver the same, to use every interaction to showcase your unique brand/vision. Seek out a small, tight "tribe" of potential clients, people creating work that is in line with your unique vision. Find a story you want to share, make imagery that resonates, and make stories that work. And then share, on a consistent basis, giving more to exceed their expectations.

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Dangerous (in a good way)

"A path on the way to building a reputation:

• When someone asks you a question, they get an answer bigger than they ever expected.
• When someone gives you a project, they get a plan scarier than they hoped for.
• When you take on a project, you finish it.

If this is your reputation, what sort of projects and gigs will you find yourself getting? Not a good way to fit in, but an excellent way to be the one people seek out."