Comments on: The office http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2007/08/29/the-office/ Former Photography Director Rob Haggart Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:35:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Robert Holmgren http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2007/08/29/the-office/#comment-9 Robert Holmgren Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:46:06 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/08/29/the-office/#comment-9 My personal favorite was the PE that asked me to rent a boxing ring to stage a tag team wrestling photo. He didn't bother to check with the subjects to see if they'd go along. The subjects were a man and a woman (not married) who did mergers and acquisitions for a major corporation. Needless to say I ignored the request and had a laugh with the subjects over his idea. My personal favorite was the PE that asked me to rent a boxing ring to stage a tag team wrestling photo. He didn’t bother to check with the subjects to see if they’d go along. The subjects were a man and a woman (not married) who did mergers and acquisitions for a major corporation. Needless to say I ignored the request and had a laugh with the subjects over his idea.

]]> By: A Photo Editor http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2007/08/29/the-office/#comment-8 A Photo Editor Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:31:14 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/08/29/the-office/#comment-8 There's really not a great way for ideas to get from people in the field to the editor, who ultimately okay's everything. The easiest way for a photographer to get a story approved is attach a writer who already contributes to the magazine. I actually know a few writers who would get more work but they readily admit having a hard time coming up with good ideas to pitch. Make sure it's a writer the editors like. Doesn't have to be a huge name just a somewhat regular contributor. I've had photographers pitch ideas with bad writers attached and that never goes well. There’s really not a great way for ideas to get from people in the field to the editor, who ultimately okay’s everything.

The easiest way for a photographer to get a story approved is attach a writer who already contributes to the magazine. I actually know a few writers who would get more work but they readily admit having a hard time coming up with good ideas to pitch. Make sure it’s a writer the editors like. Doesn’t have to be a huge name just a somewhat regular contributor. I’ve had photographers pitch ideas with bad writers attached and that never goes well.

]]> By: John Loomis http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2007/08/29/the-office/#comment-7 John Loomis Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:33:44 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/08/29/the-office/#comment-7 Thanks for the blog -- I'm really looking forward to reading more. Good ideas are really the true currency in this business, but its very frustrating as a freelance photographer to get pitches through to my clients. Photographers just seem to have absolutely no weight in this arena, good ideas or not. In one of my pitches earlier this year, the photo editor told me it was the very first time since they had been at that (major) magazine that the section editor had accepted and published a pitch that came straight from a photographer. Any tips? Best, -John Thanks for the blog — I’m really looking forward to reading more.

Good ideas are really the true currency in this business, but its very frustrating as a freelance photographer to get pitches through to my clients. Photographers just seem to have absolutely no weight in this arena, good ideas or not. In one of my pitches earlier this year, the photo editor told me it was the very first time since they had been at that (major) magazine that the section editor had accepted and published a pitch that came straight from a photographer. Any tips?

Best, -John

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