Photo Update: Event – What Photo Buyers Want from Photographers

UPDATE May 18
PhotoShelter had a full house for their first UK event last night in London. PhotoShelter Chairman, Co-founder Allen Murabayashi and a panel of photo editors met photographers in What Photo Buyers Want From Photographers at Ideas Tap with Blurb
The photo editor panel, put together by PhotoArchiveNews.com was: Dagmar Seeland, UK Picture Editor for STERN Magazine | Russ O’Connell, Picture Director Q Magazine | James Mullinger Photographic Director GQ Magazine.

Here’s what happened:

Setting up at the brilliant Ideas Tap venue

Russ O’Connell and James Mullinger discuss picture pricing secrets… Allen eavesdropping!

The photo editors introduce and discuss their favorite commissioned images

Dagmar, James and Russ answer photographers questions

Allen Murabayashi introduces the benefits of a PhotoShelter website… ‘we give you search!’

Photographers have an opportunity for a one-to-one with the picture editors and Allen

It’s all about the image

Photographers have an opportunity to chat with Allen

Photographers from left Tom Broadbent with Jacob Niblett, Jayne Lloyd

All photos from PhotoArchiveNews.com mobile phone.
Huge thanks to Vicky, Will and the rest of the team at Ideas Tap who ensured the event ran smoothly.
Rachel at Blurb provided a quick guide to photo books and supplied badges and vouchers for the photographers.
Deborah at PhotoShelter coordinated the event from New York!

MAY 10

PhotoShelter are holding their first live event in London for photographers – ‘What Photo Buyers Want from Photographers’
They say: ‘One of our top goals at PhotoShelter is to provide photographers with the information and insights they need to successfully communicate with photo buyers, so that they can grow their photography businesses and get hired…. So we’re excited to announce that we’re teaming up with IdeasTap and Blurb in London this May for an exciting panel discussion on “What Photo Buyers Want from Photographers”. The event is free and takes place in London on May 17, 2012.’
Photo editors from GQ and Q magazine will be on the panel alongside PhotoShelter’s Chairman, Co Founder Allen Murabayashi
Full details and registration
PhotoArchiveNews.com will be reporting from this event