Ottawa Bluesfest is coming. It’s a fine time of the year for me. Shooting this fine festival is the easy part.
The challenging part is finding the photos a market. Media passes are granted with the expectation that the photographer (that’s me) will get the event (that’s Bluesfest) press and media attention.
Feist playing to her fans. Shot on a panoramic film camera.
My Bluesfest photos have been licensed to a range of media outlets over the years. My favourite usage was by the federal government to promote tourism in Canada. A generic concert shot showing off the Bluesfest stage, below, was printed in the LA Times, NY Times and Boston Globe:
Tomorrow I meet with a client about some Bluesfest imagery in anticipation of Bluesfest’s 15th anniversary.
Self-promotion seems to be one of the hardest things that creatives do. I look forward to seeing more of your work broadly published. (BTW I now actively look for the photo creds!)