I know it’s a photography blog, and no I am not a writer (though, thinking about it I made more money with my writing than with my photography so far…go figure, may be I am looking at this the wrong way…hmmm…see how easy it is to lose focus! Gosh I wish I could concentrate more). Anyhow… Let me first give credit where credit is due: I owe this superb find to my fellow photographer Gary Crabbe.

Having started in photography very recently, I know all too well how tempting it is to accept any publication offer, even if it is for free. You think “what the heck, no one knows me anyway, any publicity is good publicity, let’s go for it!”. As crazy as it may sound, you should resist the temptation as hard as you can, for your own sake as well as for those who make a living out of it. Too many people expect to get just about everything for free. I have no problems doing pro bono work, I even encourage it. However, it has to be for a cause you deem worthy, not to help another business promote theirs at your expense.  But instead of rambling on (like I usuallky do) and explaining the what and the how of this story, I would simply like to point you to this video featuring American writer Harlan Ellison. I simply couldn’t say it any better. (There is some swearing involved, so use at your own risk).

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