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<p>Hey all... I have been offered a pretty easy job to take high-res pictures of animated art for a coffee table book (the guy making the book is not the original artist - copyright is held by the artist's estate and Time Warner, or something like that). <br>

I know that the "normal" way to do this is to charge for taking the pics and then charge for the right to use them (from what I've read, anyway), but I'm wondering if it is different because I'm only taking pictures of a picture, in essence.<br>

I quoted a good rate to take the pics w/ a clause stating that the subsequent charges for right to print will be based upon distribution.<br>

The publisher wrote back to me saying that my initial charge is in the realm of what they expected to pay, but that they will not give any extra funds for "right to print," as the copyright for the artwork is held elsewhere (asically just saying that they want photographic services on a "work for hire" basis, and there cannot be any extra funds for "publishing rights").<br>

I understand their position, and agree with it in general, but do not want to kick myself, ya' know?<br>

So any advice in this matter would be greatly appreciated.<br>

Thanks!</p>

thanks a lot, ellis & brooks for your quick responses.

the studio i'm going to has a speedotron (sp?), pack which has basically the stuff that was used on the pro fashion shoots i worked at (well -- not as MUCH stuff, but...), so i'm just gonna' reproduce what i learned on those sets, and try the strobes (like you said, brooks).

wish me luck! should be fun. (plus -- they're going to MTV, so hopefully i'll get some future work out of it!)

he he... i mean IF... i'm a bit manic from lack of eating, can you tell?

... time to get lunch.

nice website, btw

Hi all!

I am shooting fashion in a studio on Thursday. I have worked on "real" fashion sets before, but am not as

experienced with strobes, etc, as I would like to be for a shoot, so I'm leaning towards some sort of continual

light, just to make the day go smoother. (I'll experiment on my own time, ya' know? Also, the budget isn't

really too high, so we're trying to reduce the amount of equipment we'll need.)

Anyway -- after much research on here, and talking to the lighting rental guy, he's talking about "keno" lights.

I'm not familiar with those at all!

What we're gonna' be doing is just plain old white background shots, so my plan is 2 lights for bg (separated

from the subject w/ cutter/board, whatever the proper word is), and a main light forward/side of model w/ a

reflector to soften the shadows.

(If this sounds like a bad idea, I'm up for suggestions, this is just very similar to what I've seen on set.)

My worry is that I'll make the models sweat too much w/ hot lights.

The lighting rental guy is suggesting 4x4 "Keno" lights, but I've been having some problems finding much info on

them.

My other concern about constant light is that it's probably harder to control the amount going to the background

vs the subject, yes? (I know on the "big" sets I've worked on (w/ strobes, etc), it's VERY easy to stop up/down

the bg/foreground levels.)

So -- any suggestions on Keno vs. Hot Lights would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks!!

hey all,

i have a $1,000 budget to get some better equipment for headshots.

i take some decent ones, and more people are starting to offer me money to do

their headshots, but my equipment is just not up to par, and i'm getting sick

of renting it every time i need to take photos.

my own equipment is a rebel xt, and that's about it. i rent everything else

when i take shots.

my research seems to indicate that the canon 85mm f/1.8 usm is a good place to

start.

that'll leave me somewhere around $650.

now, what would you guys get next?

my experience is with hot boxes... i like the ease & the even light, though i

see much better results when i use them inside -- i've had a hard time

adjusting the color temperature post-facto when the tungsten mixes w/ outdoor

light.

i'd appreciate feedback from those more experienced than myself here, though.

would you look at a different lens? would you buy a flash w/ the lens, and

continue to rent the lighting? i need a little guidance here.

and yeah -- i know the xt is not the optimal body to use, but it seems good

enough for me right now. i'm happy enough w/ it's results when there's a good

lens on it. the body seems to be a purchase for a later date, when i'm more

sure of this (potential) business' growth, ya' know?

anway - i appreciate any feedback.

thanks!

thanks a lot for the recommendations. those places look great.

i ran across modernage on the 'net, too. know them?

I'm looking for a lab to Make 5-6 large prints for me (around 20x30)

& mount them on foam board or plexiglass. I'm undecided whether to

go from a drum scan of the negative, or the actual negative (one of

them i can't find, so there'll be at least one solely digital print).

I use A&I in Los Angeles when I'm there, but want to avoid the

shipping costs.

Any recommendations?