eldritch48

Place: Kamakura, Japan

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I think it really depends on the company. I work for a computer consulting firm, and no one cared at all - In fact, I think I made more friends at work as a result of that email than in the 5 months I've been employed there.

Certainly, you should limit the distribution of the email to people who would resonably know you. I wouldn't have mailed a company wide email @ IBM for instance! For big companies like that, department-wide is fine.

I think you're on the right track though, the key is to get your name and desires known to a new group of people. As long as you are expanding your circle, it really doesn't matter how you do it.

---Seth

Well, depending on where you live, YMMV, but I'm in NYC. I was having a very similar issue, and on Monday, I posted a request on http://www.craigslist.com as a student photographer looking for people willing to model in exchange for prints.

So far this week, I've had 12 responses...8 women and 4 guys. All seem pretty open and flexible towards working in a studio or outdoors, on pretty much any kind of shoot.

Another thing I tried last week that actually got some responses was to send an email around my company letting people know that I was a photographer, and I'd be willing to do some free portraits of people and their families in exchange for the practice. This way won't get you as many classically beautiful people, but the excercise of making them look good is good practice too!

---Seth

I have been shooting for a couple of years, but am just starting to

try and sell some photos and maybe make a little supplemental income

from this.

I've been taking candid pictures of people, and have quite a

selection of those, but almost none of them have signed model

releases. I find that if I ask someone if I can take their picture,

or worse, tell them that I've already taken their picture and ask if

I can get them to sign a release, the response is overwelmingly

negative.

I know there are many people taking pictures of strangers and selling

them. How are you going about getting the permission to do so? I'd

appreciate any techniques or tips you have.

Thanks,

Seth

Digital or film, looking for pictures of the little things we miss on

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