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Pricing matted/framed prints for sale
I have talked to the owner of a family restaurant in my town about displaying some of my pictures in his restaurant for sale and I have chosen a few pictures to take in but I have no clue about pri... |
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Help with unauthorized use of one of my Photos...
I'm hoping someone can help me with an issue that's come up:I was recently contacted by an individual on Facebook wondering if he could use a photo of mine for the cover of a book he's ... |
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Everyscape.com
Has anyone done freelance work for everyscape.com? They do panoramic photos for businesses.They recommend that photographers have a panorama mount (well, duh) and a 10.5 mm fisheye lens. I don'... |
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templates to make collages and cards
I want to be able to offer collages and cards on my website how do I go about doing this? ... |
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Backdrops for Portraits
I need to be able to shoot 15 to 20 people on a backdrop for a ballet studio. What is the best size backdrop needed for this? do you recommend seamless paper or muslin? Or is it preference? ... |
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Press Trip
Wildlife is my thing, but this past year I've gotten into travel writing and gotten some great exposure, promoting my photography online with some text. Last night I recieved this email:Mike,Th... |
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New Senior Portrait Club
Just wanted to post a little note and let all Senior Portrait photogs know about the new Senior Portrait Club. If Senior Portraits are your thing than this club is for you!... |
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Pricing for Student Photos
I take photographs of my young students and give a 5" x 7" print to the parents for free. When they ask for extra copies, I would like to charge them, to help pay for ink and paper. But I don'... |
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photos for charity
I took pictures of a mural for a non-profit. The murals were painted over so the group wanted prints of the murals to display in the space where they were. They've since decided to offer the p... |
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Commercial co. wants my photos on its website
A general contractor loves photos I took of a job they did for my RE development company. I don't work for my company as a photographer but since I am one, my boss asked me to take photos of th... |
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Needing to get some advise
Wanting to get some advise from other photographers if I could….My Dad is going to dress up like Santa and I’m going to take pictures of him with kids on his lap… Well what I need to know is ... |
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Copyrights & Trademark
I'm wanting to copyright or trademark a particular 2 word phrase for my photography business. How do I go about doing this? And would it be a copyright or a trademark?Thank you,Robin... |
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Pricing for a Hospital
I have a job coming up with a local hospital. I met with the director of the mother/baby unit last weekAnd they've hired me to do some photography work. I have no idea how to price this, as I&#... |
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Incorporating
I take photos mostly as a hobby...as my clients increase...at what point do I need to incorporate my business. What is the best and easiest way to do this? WHEN should I do it? Do I need to earn a ... |
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To Proof or Not to Proof
I am a photographer for a preschool. Each year, I provide proofs (via online passworded gallery) for parents to look at prior to ordering. I was very surprised to find that my daughter's eleme... |
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Sources for high quality prints, products
I am slowly moving from casual hobby to selling my work. I am looking for sources that others have used and trusted to produce high quality prints and things like greeting cards.While just printin... |
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Stock Vs. Editorials Vs. Commercial
I'm trying to categorize my photos for selling. However, sometimes I get confused oh how to differentiate between them! For example, I know editorial relates to events, yet sometimes I think th... |
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Letting some use a photo for a webstie
Better Photo, Some guy emailed me and wants to use one of my photo’s for his website. What are some of the things I need to think of and respond to him with..ie ?How much would you charge for so... |
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Slipping into panic over shoot
A girl that I have kind of formed a friendship with from my framing shop has asked me to do her family photos. She has been desperately trying to find someone to do her photos that she can afford t... |
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Shopping Carts
Which shopping carts for photography websites go well with PayPal? ... |
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