Author Archives: Shannon Fagan

About Shannon Fagan

Shannon is an experienced photographer and business owner based in New York, NY. He has consulted high profile clients in the editorial and advertising industries including: The New York Times, The New Yorker, Business Week, Verizon, BMW, and Nikon. He is an Advisory Board member with the YPA, and former President of the Stock Artists Alliance. Work experience includes Magnum Photos, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has exhibited throughout the United States and is a frequent contributor to licensing collections. Photo District News has recognized his work in PDN’s 30 and he has been published in the Communication Arts, Print’s Regional Design, and American Photography Annuals. Awards include a Gold Addy in the NY Addy Awards, a Shortlist Clio Award, and an NEA Creative Grant together with the Houston Center for Photography. Shannon also has stock imagery represented by over fifteen different global collections in all licensing models. He’s currently in the “middle” of a competitive entrepreneurial tech start-up course with The Founder Institute in New York (www.founderinstitute.com).

Photography Assisting in Changed Economy (part 1)

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Shannon Fagan

Photography assistants are attempting to hit the ground running at likely the most tumultuous time that the industry has ever seen; and possibly ever will see for the foreseeable future. Continue reading →

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My Two-Years’ Resolutions….

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Shannon Fagan

On Dec 31, 2008, we entered the “tip of the iceberg” in what we all can agree was a two-year introduction to a new and permanently changed economy for professional aspirations in commercial photography. Continue reading →

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Staying Grounded

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Shannon Fagan

We’ve seen a great shift in the photographic industry to self-funded assignment starts and on-speculation promotional marketing. These changes require bold new tools for the business owners who rely upon affordable methods to get the job done...efficiently. Continue reading →

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A Digitagrapher’s Educational Pricing Guide

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Shannon Fagan

The future of small business success in our industry will be directly correlated to one’s skill set for financial planning, production multitasking, legal comprehension, writing abilities, research interests, and connective relationship building. It will have less to do with strict image making talent. Continue reading →

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A Photographer’s Paperwork-Reduction-Act

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Shannon Fagan

or Digitally Archiving Your Model/Property Releases Earlier this year, I made a real spring-cleaning.  I mean a down and dirty grass-roots effort to digitally archive just about everything in my life.  And, as a result, I triple-backed-up not just my … Continue reading →

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The Good, The Bad, The Traditional, and The Microstock

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Shannon Fagan

Bob Davies of PicNiche recently asked me, “There is a constant (and occasionally furious) debate about photography becoming commoditized by microstock producers and agencies. As a representative of photographers’ interests, do you think microstock or traditional stock offers the best … Continue reading →

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The Domino Effect

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Shannon Fagan

If you’ve been following trade publications, Twitter, or industry blogs recently, you’re quite likely aware of the recent Domino’s Pizza campaign underway by advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky. The pizza giant recently launched Show Us Your Pizza (www.showusyourpizza.com), a … Continue reading →

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