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Selling the Rights to a Photo
I have been asked to sell the rights to a photo. I shot the photo at a concert. The image is of the artist. He has asked me what I would sell the usage rights for. What would you charge? The artist... |
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Enlargements Vs. Screensavers
Here is the thing ... I have recently started a portrait business and have been successful. A customer who purchased a substantial amount of enlargements is now demanding his digital images for sc... |
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Portrait Photography - Head Shots
I have been asked by my daughter, who is an associate partner for a law firm, if I would be interested in doing some head shots of the lawyers and others for their Web site. I'm fairly new to ... |
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High School Reunion Question
This may be an odd question, but I have someone who wants to know what I would charge to take pictures at a high school reunion. They want to know about a flat fee and also a fee if people would l... |
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Showing at an Art Exhibit
I was recently invited to bring two of my pieces to an art exhibit and sale on November 10th, 2005. I am just wondering: What kinds of pictures are best to bring to that?... |
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Pricing Commercial Jobs
How do you determine how to charge for the work you do? I just recently graduated from college, and have had a few job offers shooting for some local magazines, and I'm not sure how to set my r... |
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Client Wants to Sell Pics to Third Party
I have a weird situation. I recently completed a job for a client. She makes natural soaps, creams, massage oils and the like, and I did product shots for her online store. There is now a third par... |
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Names on Images
I am having a debate with several family members over having my name in the bottom right-hand corner of the images with the year (sort of a copyright stamp). They think it's tacky and unnecessa... |
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How Do I Price Restoration Work?
I have been doing some work restoring old family photos that have been severely damaged. I've been asked if I could do this for someone and how much would I charge. It can be a lot of work, s... |
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How Many Proofs Are Enough?
Hey everyone! I need help. I just did my first newborn shoot, and since the baby was almost 3 weeks, she was pretty fussy. I got some beautiful shots, but only about 25 images that I can show to th... |
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Commercial Photos of Country Club
Recently, I approached a country club with the prospect of taking pictures of their golfers. It turned into me doing a shoot of their course for a revamping of their brochure. I have no clue how mu... |
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Selling a Photo for a Business Logo
I know there have been a lot of questions about this kind of stuff, but I can't seem to find exactly the answer I'm looking for, so here goes...I've been asked by someone to sell him a ... |
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Selling at Art Shows
I am considering looking into having a booth trying to sell my work at small, local Art Shows. What successes or horror stories can anyone share with me about their own efforts with this?... |
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Awaiting Payment from Newspapers
I've been doing some freelance writing and photography. Recently, two weekly newspapers published two of my stories, both which contained 2-4 photos each, but they have yet to pay me. I've ... |
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Commercial Photography Rates
I have been photographing for a while, and a client has just asked me to do some product shots for her company. How much per hour should I charge? Would it be the same hourly rate I charge for the... |
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Shooting for Magazines
I'm currently a portrait photographer and am curious how magazines hire their photographers? If a magazine is doing an article on a celeb, and wants "formal" photos included in the article - w... |
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Help! Faire Photos!
I recently attended a Renaissance Faire where I took tons of photos. One of the participants asked me if I would email him copies of his show. I did (stupid, I'm sure), and he has since respon... |
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What Do I Charge?
I have been taking pictures for a little while. I also work at a preschool, and I have been taking pictures of some of the children and showing their parents. A few of them are interested in pur... |
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Copyright: How It Works
What makes a picture copyrighted? Is it just when you put it on the photo, or is there more to it than that? ... |
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What is a Digital Transparency?
When a company asks for a transparency submission, what exactly is that and how do you achieve it in a digital format? The definition is a positive format for the photo objects ... not a negative?... |
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