 Diane Dupuis |
What title to put on Business card I want to follow several people's suggestions to make my own business cards to give to people if I take their picture (to show that I'm not some freak walking down the street). I know it makes you seem more serious and they are more likely to give you permission and even a model release. I also want them to have access to my Member gallery... So all that on a little white card - no problem - right!? I'm planning to use my name but the problem is I can't figure out what title to use. I feel weird writing "photographer" because it is not what I do for a living - it is really just a hobby. Do I write free-lance? What does that mean?
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Bob Cammarata |
Hi Diane, First of all, don't use "a little white card". Have your business cards printed onto one of your photographs. There are a number of places that can do this for you. Just do a search on "Photo Business Cards", and you will get a large list from which to choose. There are also software packages available if you want to make your own. (I wouldn't go that route though, unless you're more computer-savy than I am.) As far as putting "Photographer" on your cards...Encarta Dictionary describes a photographer as:...Taker of photographs: somebody who takes photographs as a profession, hobby, or art form.
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Diane Dupuis |
Thanks Bob for your answer! I'm quite computer saavy, and in my real job I'm very used to producing pretty things. I'm going to have one of my favorite pixs in the background, I just needed to start out with a plain white card to create what I wanted. It's just I don't want 500 of the same card, in case things change (e-mail address, wanting to add more info). I also like the idea of having different cards with differents photos in the background, which I could present depending on the situation (i.e. a nice macro flower shot to the neighbor whose garden I want to shoot... etc.) Thanks for looking it up - I never even thought of that! I guess I am a photographer after all! Thanks again Bob!
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Pamela K |
Jumping in... I've been thinking about making cards for myself (at the moment I just put my name and email on the photo backing). What sorts of pictures work best as cards? Do you want to have something really colorful or something more sedate? Do you need to "wash it out" so that it's more of a background? How can I make a card that has a photo but doesn't obscure all of the writing (or make it hard to read anyway)? Pam PS Diane, I think you should definitely use the title "Photographer." It describes perfectly why you're requesting to use their photograph or their garden, etc.
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Diane Dupuis |
Hi Pamela, I'm playing around with it myself. I have a very nice macro of a cosmos (see Under Mom's protection in my gallery). I put my name, phone and e-mail address in black in the middle of the pink flower (but you can still clearly see the yellow part)... Then in the bottom left corner I put the link to my gallery. I'm still working on other ideas though. I would love to hear from other BP'ers what they have done! Thanks for your feedback!
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Pamela K |
Thanks for the example. That's a cool shot and I can really see how it would work. I'll have to mess around with some of my photos to see if I can find good blocks of solid color so that the words aren't lost. Pam
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Bob Cammarata |
Pam, Keep in mind that any color text can be used, and you choose colors which best contrast the background where they will appear on the card. On mine, I used the photo "Triplets" (In my Moving Still-Lifes Gallery).
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Pamela K |
Thanks for the example. Do you change font color mid-"sentence"? Or do you keep the font the same for each part of your card? The problem I'm having with a lot of my favorite shots is that the background is textured such that the color changes subtly from one word to the next so it's hard to choose one font color that will last for, say, my entire email address. Maybe I'm not choosing the right pics. I'll keep looking for one's with solid blocks of color. Pam
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Pamela K |
What do you think? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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