loretta_stephens

Hi,

I was wondering if there is anyone here who sells on Etsy and what kind of experience they're having.

Also, I was wondering if you could offer a few tips to someone who is thinking about possibly doing the same.

 

As always, any help or information I get will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you very much,

Loretta

<p>Thank you all for your great responses. I really appreciate the time you took to answer me.<br>

So far, I have dipped a tepid toe into the waters of Stock Photography. I've signed up with a few companies and have uploaded a sparse, few images to their sites but, I always fail to complete my upload process because I'm stuck on the decision between Rights Managed and Royalty Free. I find that I'm steering towards Royalty Free more than Rights managed, though. Charles, I agree with you on doing more research. It's exactly what I plan to do before I venture any deeper into this.<br>

I, also, agree that Rights Managed images need something special. If I continue to go into Stock photography and want to sell my images as Rights Managed I know that I will have to step up my game. <br>

What surprised me about all of this was just how many images I will need to actually make up a well balanced portfolio. If the figures are right I will need to shoot at least once or twice a week. Definitely something to consider.<br>

Thank you all for your help! It was greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

Im thinking of getting into stock photography but am confused as to which option to chose between, either:<br>

Rights Managed or Royalty Free. I think I have a general understanding of each of their definitions but<br>

am still unsure as to which one is best for photographers.<br>

If anyone has any advice I would really appreciate any help I could get.</p>

<p>Thank you so much for your time.</p>

<p>Loretta</p>

<p>After some consideration, I realize that you're right, I should not charge them for the images, especially since this is my first time doing headshots and I am not that experienced in the area.<br>

I also agree that I should have an agreement drawn up. I was lucky enough to find a template for one on CAPIC's website. I intend to put in my own wording so as it comes across as somewhat informal yet easy to understand by both parties. <br>

Michael Chang, the video tutorials on Youtube that you posted have become a great source of help to me, thanks, again.<br>

And, Starvey Goodfellows, thank you so much for what you wrote. Some of the things you posted I never even thought of.</p>

<p>I have some other questions about shooting headshots: <br>

-Should the final images I give to the client be in colour or black and white?<br>

-How many images should I take and/or give to the client?<br>

-Also, should I do any sort of wardrobe changes or have a make-up artists at the shoot? Again, I would like to keep this simple-use one flash head, a plain background, and some stands to hold a reflector or two- so, maybe I won't have to get one or, as this is a re-shoot, maybe she will already know how to do her own make-up?</p>

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<p>Thank you all for such great advice! I truly appreciate it and will definitely look at the videos and check out the sites that you listed.<br>

Even if I don't charge do you think I should draw up a contract? I completely forgot about usage fees.</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

I'm an amateur photographer and, I'm pretty good at what I do. Mostly, I do fine art photography like shooting architecture, nature/landscapes, cityscapes, or some still life.<br>

Recently, my neighbour has approached me to reshoot her daughter's headshots for modelling. Admittedly, I haven't had much practice with portraits. The last time I did shoot portraits was when I was in school and it was part of my Vernissage, my final exam. Back then it was a little easier, since I had access to all manner of equipment but now, things are different.<br>

The main problem is, I live in Montreal and have no idea what they charge for this sort of thing here, or what I should charge. Also, I have no studio or space of my own in which to shoot.<br>

Ideally, I would love to use one studio flash with reflector (or natural light with reflector) and shoot outside (it's winter right now) and do maybe 2-3 changes of clothing (if I need them).<br>

But, beyond that I have no idea what to do. <br>

As always, I would appreciate any help that I could get.<br>

Thank you very much,<br>

Loretta</p>

<p>Thank you guys so much for responding!<br>

I am not sure how many graduates she will have but, from what gathered she will be shooting inside with a mid level point and shoot, a Canon sx40hs, to be exact. She doesn't have any external flashes so she will be using the one on her camera. I've been coaching her on how to change the intensity of the flash by ging into her Menu. <br>

I agree that 10$ for an 5x7, and 20$ for 8x10 is a great price. I have already passed this information on to her and she agrees as well. As for retouching, I believe she is thinking of sending the images out to a professional lab that I know of. Since this is such a simple photo job, I can't imagine that she is going to charge for her time. The portraits are the only thing that she's there for.<br>

Oh, and by the way, we live in Montreal, Canada. Since this whole thing is so low key, I didn't bother to check what the the rules were when shooting something like this.</p>

<p>Thank you both so much! I truly appreciate it!</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I have a friend who is an amateur photographer who has been hired to photograph the students of a high school graduating class and, she wants to know what to charge the students for their portraits?<br>

I am under the impression that she wants to charge the students, each, for their pictures as opposed to charging for her time and post production. And, as for post production, she wants to give the images out to a lab to get processed. How much should she charge for that, as well?</p>

<p>As always, anything you could tell me would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thank you,<br>

Loretta</p>

<p>Do you think his advice will be pertinent to someone living and working in Montreal?</p>

<p>Thank you very much for your response. I appreciate all of the information and advice that you've given me (I'm in the process of looking to purchase Mr. Harrington's book).</p>

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<p>Hi, <br /> I have a friend who is asking me to take a couple photos for him for a project that he is working on. I know that I have to charge him a usage fee but, I was wondering how the fee is given? Is it on a per year basis and per image?<br /> Any response will be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thank you very much,</p>

<p>Loretta</p>

<p>Hello,<br>

I need quite a bit of help here.<br>

The business part of photography has never been my favorite part of photography and as such has suffered with me at the helm.<br>

Just recently I got the opportunity to shoot two people for a friend's upcoming book and I have no idea how to write up a photography contract, what to charge for my services, images, and processing and, especially I have no idea what to stipulate as to the rights I want to the images.<br>

I really need some help and would greatly appreciate any and all advice and responses.<br>

I am writing from Montreal if that helps, any.<br>

Thank you very much,<br>

Loretta</p>

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<p>What lens do you think I should use?</p>

<p>I was also wondering how much I should charge for such a service?</p>

<p>Hello,<br>

Recently, I was asked by someone to photograph them for their website. They said that they were into bodybuilding and would like photos of themselves outside, like portraits, and indoors at, I would presume, the gym where they train.<br>

My problem is that I am not greatly experienced in shooting with flash, but, seeing as this job calls for it I would really like any advice that I could get on how to go about shooting in a gym setting. I would also appreciate any ideas on how to shoot him outside. Is it any different from shooting any other person?<br>

Thank you.<br>

Loretta </p>

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<p>Hi, I'm so very sorry that it has taken me this long to reply to you both. I got caught up in some other work. To answer your question Starvy, I'm not sure this is a commercial enterprise for her. Her blog appears to be for her, for fun. And, John, This is a friend of mine that I grew up with and now talk to on facebook periodically.<br>

Thank you, both, very much for taking the time to answer my post.</p>

 

<p>Hi,<br>

I have an old friend who is asking me for permission to post some of my images on to her blog. I said yes but now I'm thinking that I should have asked for some sort of payment, even a small one. The only thing that I did ask for was to have photo credit with my images on her blog site. When it comes to selling my work I really have no head for business and need a lot of work in that department. I would greatly appreciate any help that you could give me.<br>

Thanks,<br>

Loretta</p>

<p>I'm sorry, I tried to say thanks earlier but it didn't post so, I'll say it again: Thank you all very much! You've given me so much to think about, I really appreciate it.<br>

I still haven't met the client yet, (he's a friend of a friend), so I don't know if he's serious about being a model or if he's just testing the water. Because of this I think that I will do the shoot for a few minutes then call it a day. If he's more serious then I will ask him to bring a change of clothing.<br>

Also, If I do sell him his images do I still have any rights to it?</p>

<p>Also, if I sell him the images on a CD do I still own the rights to them?</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

I'm an amateur photographer looking to make some money with my camera. Recently, one of my friends<br>

has asked me to shoot the headshot of one of his friends whom he thinks could be a model.<br>

After doing some research and now, having some idea of what to do, aesthetically, my only queries now<br>

mainly concern pricing. For instance: I would like to charge the client for a CD of his images, on top of my<br>

shooting fee but, I was wondering if this is a good idea? If not, then what should I do instead? Also, if I do<br>

charge him and give him the CD do I still have any rights to the images as the photographer?<br>

Thank you,<br>

Loretta</p>

 

<p>Hi!<br>

On march 6th of this year I will be teaching a four hour workshop on landscape and nature photography to, for the most part, a group of novice photographers. My plan is to take them up to Mount Royal Park in Montreal, and have them practice their nature photography there. I must admit that I am greatly honored to do this- despite not being a fully professional photographer, or having any real teaching skills. My question is how should I go about this? How should I start the workshop? Do I start by teaching them composition first, the rule of thirds, how about subjects? At the same time I don't want to confuse them by giving them too much information. Also, is it a good idea to have them scatter and meet back up at a later date to share what they shot or should we stick together as a group?<br>

As always, any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.<br>

Loretta</p>

 

<p>...Photo books- Henri Cratier Bresson, steiglitz, Ansel Adams ect, free business cards, certificates to workshops (that's all for now..)</p>

<p>Thank you all so much for your responses. I really appreciate it!<br>

Recently I heard that she had come to some understanding with the band in question but I am not privy to the details...</p>

<p>Thank you again,<br>

Loretta</p>

<p>Mikael, I really don't know that information..<br>

But, last I heard was that she had already contacted them and they had come to some kind of deal, the details of which I am not privy to. <br>

I would like to thank you very much for the response you gave to my question. I really appreciate it!</p>

<p>Loretta</p>

<p>I would like to suggest a, Gorilla Pod, Lens Baby, Manfroto tripod, a really good Photoshop manuel, a studio Flash set up- I mean with softboxes, umrellas, light stands, and mono flash heads, lenses, PhotoShop or Lightroom software, lens cleaning kit, flashes, HOLGA'S or some other toy camera, portfolios, gift certificates to photo labs and or photo stores- online or in person, is it too much to ask for a panoramic camera...?</p>