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  Selling farm - still own images?
Aloha, We are selling our farm in Kona and I have been planning a book called One Acre in Kona -- or something like that. Some of the images show slices of the house.Even tho I would not say exact...
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April 03, 2007
 
  Preparing for an art exhibit
I'm thinking about entering an art show in my small town. I've been doing some research on how to present my photos, but still have many questions.1) Can you recommend a good, inexpensiv...
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April 13, 2007
 
  about these offers to sell your photos
I keep getting links to places to sell your photos. Does anyone have any wisdom or precations on these offers.thanks...
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October 08, 2007
 
  Pricing for vehicle advertising
I have been approached by an advertising company to take photos for them. They want me to take 3 photos of their client and his new vans. The images will be blown up into a 'skin' or a &#...
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March 31, 2007
 
  Equipment for Wedding Photography
I kknow this question has been asked tons of times, but after reading through some of the posts my head is spinning. I just hope no one minds it being asked again.I would eventually like to get in...
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March 30, 2007
 
  Charging For CD/DVDs?
Okay, here's the deal:Jessica wants a photographer for her weddingHer budget is $500Coverage=6 hoursI've agreed this far, it being my first wedding.Problem: and I quote: 'Ideally, we wo...
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March 30, 2007
 
  Occupations in photography
First off let me say I'm a newbie. I'm learning a lot by experience and I have a lot of people telling me my shots are great and I should be doing something with this talent. Now, I under...
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April 01, 2007
 
  starting my own studio
Hi everybody I was wondering if someone could give me information on starting my own studio like what I would need is there licenses I would need? i'm just not sure where to start and I do use ...
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March 28, 2007
 
  Pricing pics - digital downloads for mag/print
Hi All,I was hoping that you could assist me!For the past year or two, I have been taking a good number of pictures throughout the area. This week I contacted a new magazine (on issue #2) that has ...
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March 27, 2007
 
  Copyright control and payments
I'm hoping someone can give me some pointers on how to handle this situation.I am doing some freelance marketing and graphic design for a real estate company. I have 2 situations with my photo...
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March 28, 2007
 
  Copyright forms
Are there standard forms for contracting with others for photogrqphy work,and where do you find these forms?...
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March 27, 2007
 
  selling photos
I am interested in selling my photos as greeting cards, matted prints, bookmarks, etc... and I am looking for opinions on what to charge. What would you reasonably expect to pay for my pictures and...
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April 08, 2007
 
  Corporate Art
I recently had my portfolio reviewed by a panel that consisted of a photo art gallery owner, a museum director, and an art school professor. Of 4 of my images, the gallery owner said, "These...wou...
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March 26, 2007
 
  Releases for School Photos
I recently shot school photos: individual portraits of the kids and class group photos. Do I need to have signed releases from all the parents to sell the group photos (since their kids are obviou...
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March 23, 2007
 
  Question re: offsite gallery submissions
I was apporoached by a gallery owner through our local Art Guild who requested that I please send her "a representative selecection/collection of my work in jpg format for review" She seems to be i...
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March 26, 2007
 
  Create a Business Logo
Looking for info on how to create a Logo for a Photo business web page. I would like to creat my own, although I am not sure how to go about doing that and getting it on my web page. Can I create o...
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April 17, 2007
 
  Experience with Digibug?
Has anyone had any experience with Digibug.com? If so, how are they? I'm especially interested in the quality of the prints they provide customers as well as turn-around time....
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March 20, 2007
 
  Portrait Photographer
Hey,Im new to Photography and I was wondering to be a Portrait Photographer and have you own studio, Do you have to have a College degree? Thanks for any info....
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March 19, 2007
 
  Selling photos of a professional sporting event
We have been taking photos of our local minor league baseball team for the past two years, and would like to make a little money selling our images. The managment has denied us selling the images b...
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April 12, 2007
 
  Advertising
It's a bright new sun-shiny day here in the neighborhood. Today's topic is censorship.With the new advertising, BP's threshold for accepting online criticism seems to have gone way down...
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March 19, 2007