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Paul Melcher has been named one of the "50 most influential individuals in American photography" by American Photo. He is currently vice president of business development at Stipple. He writes the Thoughts of a Bohemian blog.Photographers, the Battle with Social Network Terms of Service Is Lost — Get Used To It
Tweet Let’s face it, you are waging a losing battle. In fact, it’s not even a battle because one side has won already. Every time you sign up for a social network, be it Facebook, Twitter or Google+, you are faced with TOS (Terms of Service) that are naked rights grabs — making it a [...]
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- Photography Is the Third Language — Use It to Say Something
- Why Is a Photojournalist’s Gender Relevant to Their Work?
- It’s Time for Independent Photographers to Consider Subscription Pricing
- Is Your Photography Site Social-Media Optimized?
- Photographers and Publishers: End of a Love Affair
- Are You Carving a Photography Niche — or Digging Your Career in a Hole?
- Photographers, This Is No Time to Self-Immolate
- The Era of Diminished Expectations in Photography
- Photo Manipulation Isn’t a Sin — But Lying About It Is
- In the Digital Race, Publishers Lose Sight of Quality
- Don’t Give Up Hope Against Photography’s Dark Forces
- Is the Un-Photographed Life Worth Living?
- The Photography Industry Needs Fewer Lawyers — and More Trust
- When Fear Rules the Photography World, We All Lose
- The Only Thing Photography Has to Fear Is Fear Itself
- Never Underestimate the Power of Your Camera
- Photography’s Old Boys Club Is Gone Forever — Now Success Is Up to You
- Please, No More Pictures of Dying Africans
- 18 Tips for Being a Photography Original
- Where Do You Rank with Photography Snobs?
- If All You Have Is a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
- Five Reasons War Photographers Are an Endangered Species
- 10 Ways to Fight for Your Digital Rights as a Photographer
- Make Me Listen with My Eyes
- The Best Photographers Are Troublemakers
- Why Chris Usher’s Loss Is a Defeat for All of Us
- Want to Stop Online Photo Piracy? Create a Better User Experience
- The Google Way — and How It Devalues Photography
- The Tyranny of the Thumbnail
- Can Photographers Succeed Without Gatekeepers?
- No Safe Havens for the Photo Industry in 2009
- Free Photography Will Save the World — and Nine Other Myths
- Goodbye (and Good Riddance) to the Pro Stock Photographer
- Let’s Start a “Save Photography” Movement; Who’s with Me?