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  Looking for Business Opportunity
I am currently living in Southern Idaho, but my wife and I are relocating to the Coeur D'alene area before October of this year. I don't know if this is appropriate for this thread, but I ...
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January 17, 2008
 
  Yes - another copyright question...or two...
OK,I have read many threads on copyrights for Music but here is my question (and then a few more):What is the most EFFECTIVE way to gain permission to use an audio file of a popular artist, if I wa...
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February 15, 2008
 
  Submitting to photo contests
I've looked at entering photo contests before but while reading the rules I've run into clauses like this one: "By entering, entrant conveys and assigns to (sponsor of contest) all rights o...
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January 18, 2008
 
  Wedding Pictures on CD
I have a bride reqesting all of the wedding images on a CD to do with as she wishes. How have others handled / charged for this?Thanks!...
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January 15, 2008
 
  frame and mat shop
I am seriously looking into opening a frame and mat shop....I am inexperienced, so any advise is welcome, from frame moulding and mat companies to training classes...please advise.....
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January 14, 2008
 
  Pricing the useage of an Image
I have a question that I need some help with! I have a bank that wants to use one of my images for Advertising and other media useage! I was wondering is there a ball park figure to start from when...
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January 12, 2008
 
  Selling Photo's to a Music band
I music group recently contacted me and was interested in using one of my photo's on their new album. I'm not sure how big they are, although I wouldn't say world famous. However this w...
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January 12, 2008
 
  Glossy paper sizes
It's been a long time since I've sold my work, but some of the pictures recently captured are to be used for brochures and magazine articles.I know that such publications generally need glo...
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January 10, 2008
 
  How to price a particuliar print?
I have someone interested in buying a print from the same pic I have put on here for the photo contest and have no idea how to price it......
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January 08, 2008
 
  How to price a particuliar print?
I have someone interested in buying a print from the same pic I have put on here for the photo contest and have no idea how to price it......
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January 08, 2008
 
  Donation to a Charity
I have an opportunity with a large reputable charity to donate a work which could be displayed in their gallery and possibly headquarter offices or sold. I have a "like-family" friend who receives...
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January 09, 2008
 
  A new microstock article - Microstock ABC
Here's interesting and useful read. Good introduction to microstock for those who are willing to take a deeper insight into it."Microstock ABC. Guide to sell your pictures online." by Lev Dolga...
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January 07, 2008
 
  Can I sell photo taken at a ballgame
If I take images of players at baseball and or basketball games can I sell them to the public, with out their permission....
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January 08, 2008
 
  photo cutting boards
My cousin has a really cool cutting board that is a thick clear coating of some kind over a nice picture. I was thinking that this would be a really cool gift idea and maybe something I could even ...
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December 31, 2007
 
  Autumn Hull Workshops
Has anyone heard of or tried the Autumn Hull online workshop on how to start a home based portrait business? I am interested in it, but it is $250 and my husband is skeptical......obviously, the o...
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December 31, 2007
 
  Photography as a Career
I am a college freshmen, currently majoring in Communications, but I have a strong interest in photography. My parents are concerned that becoming a professional photographer may not be a very pra...
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December 30, 2007
 
  labs
For selling your prints what is a good lab to use?/...
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January 06, 2008
 
  How Much to Charge for Greeting Cards?
How do you know how much to charge on greeting cards, note cards and postcards if you want to make them and sell them? Plus, if I wanted to have some in a book store for sale, how much to charge th...
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April 29, 2008
 
  Do I need a photo release of a known bridge?
First, I have taken a picture of a 'bridge' at a 'State Park and Resort'area....will I need a photo release to sell this or other pictures taken there?Second, I am interested in mar...
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December 19, 2007
 
  Freelance Landscape Photography
How hard is it to get into freelance landscape photography? I have a relative who is in that field, and he has published many books from all of his different travels. His name is Tim Hauf, by the w...
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December 19, 2007