Alice
January 8, 2012 in
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On Frames
I studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at University. My first proper job was managing a small Italian restaurant. Two of my regular customers ran a stockbrokers and they offered me a position in their business, which I took. Six years later, after the tech bubble burst and the brokerage was bought out by a large Canadian bank, I went to a Facilities Management firm as Business Information Director. I worked there until the end of last year.
This is relevant because the following post might be achingly obvious to anyone who’s walked a more ‘artistic’ road. I’m a little lacking in the Fine Art History stakes. I know Van Gogh hacked an ear off and that a Picasso is a French car for people that don’t like driving. And that’s about it.
A beach, earlier this week...
On Style
This isn’t much of a rant, so if you’re after a daily dose of vitriol you’ll have to go and read the Daily Mail’s letters page instead.
Image, style and public perception are critical to anyone that has any kind of media profile. The need has been around as long as the concept of celebrity itself, but the sheer number of mediums that require an accompanying photograph is increasing with each new social media channel.
Facebook, Twitter, Websites, Blogs, Wikipedia – they all demand an image to present a public face to the world
So why do so many people in the public eye either get it so wrong or simply not see the value of appropriate, relevant photography?
For a recent commission I did some background research on how celebrity hair stylists present themselves in the media. The results were interesting so I thought I’d share some thoughts.
On Associations
Anybody can be a professional photographer
There are no professional barriers to entry, no minimum standards, no accredited associations, no qualifications needed, no regulatory industry body.
There are, however, various clubs you can join to confuse clients into thinking that there is some kind of regulation, and that you’ve been accredited as reaching some kind of notional standard.
Official looking logos and acronyms always look good on websites and business cards, so I had a look at some of the most popular photography clubs.
I almost wished I hadn’t.