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  Stock Photography - Shutterstock
Hi EveryoneI was accepted to Shutterstock yesterday and have been amazed that of my 9 photos accepted, I have had 15 downloads since yesterday!For more information, you can click on the link below:...
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December 21, 2007
 
  How much to charge for a family portrait shoot?
I am new to this forum. My name is Keren and I've just finished a photography course. I started with only doing photo retouching, but now I am considering combining both: being a photographer a...
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December 13, 2007
 
  Residential Architecture
I work for a residential architect in upstate NY and was approached by one of the builders to take pictures of some of his projects for him. The problem is that I've never taken any pictures li...
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August 14, 2008
 
  An urgent help!
Hello everybody I need urgently some help.I'm a photographer in a small town in south of Italy with not a lot of possiblity to increase my clients.I have decided to go in the United States in 2...
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December 05, 2007
 
  Night Club Photography
My boyfriend wants to start taking pictures of people in night clubs to post on a web site and allow people to purchase the pictures. He has requested some equipment for this for Christmas, but I ...
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December 06, 2007
 
  Greeting Cards: What Goes on Back?
For those of you who print and sell greeting cards, what do you put on the back? Your name? URL? Do you put a copyright on the photo itself? Or on the back? I'm making cards for my mother t...
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December 21, 2007
 
  Collages--frame with or without glass
I just created a 15 x 15 collage with 9 3" photos in it. I did it this way so I didn't have to matt and frame it with glass. The question is...should I frame it with glass or no glass. I pre...
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January 02, 2008
 
  Anyone used Cafe Press or Zazzle?
I just recently learned about Cafe Press and Zazzle - wondering if anyone has used them and if so, what are your thoughts? I wouldn't use them to sell prints, rather products (mugs, mousepads,...
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January 07, 2008
 
  Credit and copyrights for Christmas cards
My day job is at market research company. I was recently approached by my manager about the possibility of using one of my images of local scenery on a Christmas card to send to our members all ove...
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November 28, 2007
 
  I think we got the shaft. or Live and Learn...
Ok, please don't anyone say we are stupid. We already know this. Condensed story. We are getting started in portraits. Friend & I got a shoot for a guy that is releasing a new cd. (Local ...
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November 27, 2007
 
  Contracts??
Hey I have recently started doing photography as a professional and I want to get some type of contract or form made up but have no idea where to start and what to all include in it.. I have search...
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November 27, 2007
 
  Local art leagues or groups
I am considering joining a local art league that has exhibits a couple times a year. I was wondering if any of you are a member of such a group and what your experience with it is. Do you think i...
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November 23, 2007
 
  how to promote photographs
How to promote our photographys on different website by just showing a thumbnail slide show of our existing photos.Pam. ...
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November 21, 2007
 
  'Competition' on an Assignment
I recently had a photo shoot of a baby girl. Then her father brought his own camera and started taking pictures everytime I posed her. I was so shocked that he would be that bold. I didn't re...
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February 12, 2008
 
  Ten dollars a person
I am doing senior, engagement, and Christmas pictures for friends. This will be the first time I have done anything like this so I'm looking at it as good practice round. I'm charging the...
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November 19, 2007
 
  Stock Agency-AKImages
Does anyone know any details about AKImages stock agency? ...
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November 30, 2007
 
  Any IFPO members out there?
Does the IFPO offer anything valuable with its membership? Are its claims to be of help reliable?...
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November 14, 2007
 
  What's a better type of school for working?
I'm looking into furthering my career in photography and when looking into schools, I'm having trouble figuring out what's better~ an MFA or going to a photo specific school like Hallma...
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November 13, 2007
 
  Buying negatives of deceased photographers
This might be a bit of an off-beat question, but recently I bought a significant amount of slides and large format negatives at an estate sale of a commercial photographer. He did a lot of fashion...
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November 16, 2007
 
  Becoming a professional photographer?
Can anyone give me an idea of what it takes to become a professional photographer. How to begin in this field? Besides a few classes in high school, I haven't been trained. I'm self taught ...
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November 14, 2007