Sales expert Matt Singer talks about the importance of using the telephone in the sales process for photographers. It's not good enough to rely on email or word-of-mouth, and using the telephone in addition can yield better results. Matt explains why.

PhotoShelter interview with Matt Singer

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Jonathan Bachman's recent image from Baton Rouge has been called "iconic" and "legendary" and compared to great historical photos like "Tank Man." Other pundits have said it's just a bunch of hype.

Michael David Murphy and Allen Murabayashi discuss what makes a photo iconic in this special podcast.

What Makes an Image Iconic?

The same text recorded at three different levels. The clipped audio isn't just louder, it is distorted by the loss of information.

Clipped Audio Example

Audio recorded at a very low level then gain staged to a peak of -5dbFS. Distortion is obvious.

Low Signal – Overgained

The EQ on this example brings out the richness of the tenor sax sound.

Tenor Sax with good EQ

This example has too much "brightness" in the EQ due to a big boost around 900 Hz and another one between 5 kHz - 10 kHz

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