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  On line photo promotions
Has anybody had any experience with on line photo jobs such as: richphotographer.com-partimephotographer.com-freelancephotogapher.com. There seems to be than our share of ripoff artist in this bus...
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March 09, 2008
 
  How much for 2nd shooter for T&I soccer photos
A friend asked me to be a 2nd shooter for a job she got shooting team and individual photos for a kids soccer league. I will be using my own equipment. Neither of us are pros. What should I expe...
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March 14, 2008
 
  Personalized mattboard
I have seen some attractive framed prints where the matt has a design on it and sometimes text. The text ranges from poems, simple words and sometimes personalized with information like wedding da...
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March 06, 2008
 
  Photography Income by Segment
I am not sure if this question has been posed before but I have not seen it out there. My question is how much percentage income do you get from each segment of selling your work and working with ...
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March 09, 2008
 
  Should I send low res pics to calendar publisher
Hi Everyone, I have a small calendar publsher that has seen my images and wants me to send them as many low res shots as I can for evualuation for their next calendar. They have two shots selected ...
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March 03, 2008
 
  Property release question
My husband belongs to a car club whose members frequently have vanity plates (US). We have been to a few car club events and I have collected a number of photographs of these vanity plates. I am co...
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March 08, 2008
 
  Request for print with matting
Hello,Somebody unexpectedly asked to buy one of my prints, to which I enthusiastically agreed. She asked that I include matting with the print, for the price that I asked. I agreed thinking that ...
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March 01, 2008
 
  How to get into stock photography?
Though I'm presently just learning all I can about how to make a great photograph, I'm very familiar with the concept of stock images.... but how do you even get a foot in the door? Any tip...
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March 17, 2008
 
  Where is a good site for selling my images?
Not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but I am wondering if anyone here knows of or have has an experience with selling images online throught a stock site or others. I would ...
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March 11, 2008
 
  Wedding and reception in the same room
Any suggestions on the best way to get the after wedding shots done when the reception and wedding take place in the same room? Guests will not be getting up and moving to another location! I pla...
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March 01, 2008
 
  Join the www.ThinkPinkPhotography.org
If you haven't heard of Think Pink Photography.org, visit their site.this is a collection of photographers who are donating their services for women who are undergoing treatment for breast canc...
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February 28, 2008
 
  Wedding Contract
I have a problem. I am a local photographer and there was a STRONG disagreement with the clients mother and myself. We have a contract that the bride, the mother, and I all signed 3 weeks ago. T...
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March 01, 2008
 
  Elements of a Great Portfolio
I'd like to build an potfolio to present to potential clients... something they can hold, not just a website (although that will be in the works) Where do you start, and is there a general form...
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February 25, 2008
 
  Photography contracts?
Does anyone know of a source for online downloadable contracts. I need one that would cover usage rights. Someone wants to buy an image to use in their advertising, to incorporate my image into the...
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February 25, 2008
 
  Pricing and licensing?
I sold an image to a company for use on their website front page. I just emailed them a 72 dpi file for $25.00 for the one time use. Now that their company is growing they want to use the image on ...
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March 28, 2008
 
  Using an Intern
Does anyone know the legal requirements of using an intern. A high school senior has asked if she can intern with us (our business is run as a sole propietorship from our home) for 2 weeks as part...
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February 25, 2008
 
  How much to charge?
I sold an image to a company for use on their website front page. I just emailed them a 72 dpi file for $25.00 for the one time use. Now that their company is growing they want to use the image on ...
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February 24, 2008
 
  If someone alters a photo
My husband took a photograph of a cafe added a poem that he wrote matted and framed it than gave it to the owner to display on the wall in the cafe . The owner then took our poem and name off the ...
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February 28, 2008
 
  printing calenders
I have a few clients interested in having calenders made. I am looking to see if anyone knows of an online printer who will print erotic photos? thank you Kalina...
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February 25, 2008
 
  feeling the crunch?
I was wondering if anyone is noticing a decline in business due to the economy and if anyone has had to lower their prices to keep clients coming in?I'm having a slight pinch but since I'm ...
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May 13, 2008