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<p>thank you all for your assistance, name calling, slander and hate..<br>

fwiw, my contour page happens to be authentic and is posted on the net.<br>

favorite post:.. "Pnet is a friendly, collaborative place and everyone who answers does so purely out of interest and is always well meaning." quote, marios.<br>

i'm done reading the thread...i wish you all instant karma.</p>

<p>marios, it wasn't enough that you fabricated information in your post, after i confronted you about it you repeated the same missinformation again, in the next post?...and now you dare to threaten me and then say what a friendly group photo net is?<br>

you and patrick are total morons, and i don't mean that in a rude way, get lost...<br>

you've already been reported.</p>

<p>thanks for the complement patrick, not only did i take those images, i was one of the 'founding' photographers with contour photos when mediavast formed the exclusive portrait division.</p>

<p>marios, in reading your post, you remark, "They......don't really care to spend money on buying an image of themselves, regardless of how good it may be, when usually it's the other way around." <br>

...where did you come up with this? I never said i was offering to sell the celebrities pictures of themselves! wow, give me a break, if that's what you thought you really don't know what you're talking about.</p>

<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1104/4733532100_57b07226e9.jpg" alt="" width="444" height="500" />nuff said...?</p>

<p><img src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRgW5ehmcoi57yxd1tkgqjWm29GY_yz2ggK_9coZx43mcXZlD8&t=1&usg=__suB5fobTSezs8uD4-hPxWqDzc-A=" alt="" width="271" height="186" />huhh? sorry, i don't have a decoder ring!</p>

<p>contacting ea. rep and discussing it is a good idea, but i am not knowledgable retail sales and marketing. that's one of the reasons for hiring an expert...how to sell it best.<br>

...should the image be a limited edition poster, what would be a great title? what style font? maybe i should make it a bobble-head, where should we sell it, & @ what price? etc, etc...<br>

hell, i think i'll sell the whole shoebox for a fat fee, and just invest the dough.<br>

i'll sleep on it, thanks!</p>

 

<p>c'mon matt, the celebs can sign, then i can sell their autographs...everything will be done properly...who are the customers?..that's up to the marketing people, i would say the fans ...of who?...m. ali, sting, pamela anderson, lil wayne, carmen electra, bb king, maybe tiger woods, that one prob will be a little delicate. is anyone going to answer <em>my</em> question?</p>

<p>patrick you knew everything before the shoot because you were hired, i'm not interested in discussing how i got permission or access, i already mentioned though that they were self-assignments...i see that this is not accomplishing anything except putting everyone on the defensive...and what will seeing my work accomplish? I'm done responding to you..it's more like an interagation, (spelling?)... thank you......whew! where's the emoticons when you need them, swine emoticons!<br>

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<p>i don't think so, i asked for referrals and got assumptions that i didn't know about rights and legalities...and now this....let's assume rather that everything's aok...some sugestions, matt? </p>

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<p>when i decided to do some celebrity photographs to add to my portfolio i only would do them as self-assignments, not commissioned. i was a freelance photographer. i always<br>

asked and receive permission to do one on ones.<br>

the celebrities never asked to see the images..i am talking about 300 + real celebrity icons, legends and popular personalities of the day. My interest was in making portraits.<br>

my images would certanly be worth their time invested ...there are so many that are one of a kind. <br>

my request was for a referral, why are you suggesting that i am not qualified, or that it's unlikely an agent would feel their time is worth investing? can you refer someone or not? <br>

i haven't had this many negatives since i stopped buying film...LOL!</p>

 

<p>I have many images of celebrities. Portrait, documentary/journalistic. Lately i've also been<br>

turning photographs into collages and photo-art. I've been told i do nice work..<br>

That being the case, I need someone to market them. Someone with connections, and insight to see their<br>

potential. Someone to go to the clients, unlike the stock photo agencies who wait for the clients to contact<br>

them. Someone who gets excited, who can sell collections, and/or one subject at a time.<br>

I need somebody good...no, great!<br>

Does anyone know the name of this marketing genius i'm looking for? Does such an excellent agent, or rep<br>

even exist?<br>

I've always gotten great advice from photonet, and I thank you in advance.<br>

Dave J </p>

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<p>greg, those are the prices before they go on sale, the newspaper foldouts have 50% off sales regularly.<br>

now the kodak sounds almost too good to be true john, i'll have to check it out!...thanks!</p>

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<p>A hundred bucks, more or less ...that's what i'm, going to spend on a small digital camera.<br>

Estimate around 10 MP, 6x optical zoom, etc, and though i suspect there's not going to be many differences, some will be better overall.<br>

so i ask you for your advice, which would you recommend to buy/avoid? thanks<br>

dave</p>

<p>mo</p>

<p>...hokem if you got 'em..</p>

<p>I see a Sony Ericcson Cyber 905 camera phone with 8.1 MP for $99. Anybody have this one?<br>

Should I start a new thread in the Equipment section?</p>

<p>what about this baby? <a href="http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/satio?lc=en&cc=gb">http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/satio?lc=en&cc=gb</a></p>

<p>which dSLR Peter?</p>

<p>Actually, I should have asked which is best quality for serious candid captures. I love the concept of<br>

camera that looks like a phone. Do the manufacturers make cameras that look like they are (cell) phones?<br>

...if not, i think they should! </p>

<p>Which Canon model is the equivalent to the D80 and D200? thank you.</p>

<p>

Mike Meyer:.."For maximum profit you must appeal to the "general public".<br />The quality of your shots is then secondary.<br>

Maximum recognition and acclaim from my peers means more to me than maximum profit...at least for now!<br>

Once achieved the profits will follow.</p>

<p>thanks to all who posted,... some good advice, been thinking,...and when all is said and done,<br>

it's a photography book. I'm a photographer, and I need to remain true to my art. I can probably sneek in a few 'hot'<br>

celebs for the People Magazine crowd, but a full-fledged prostitute i'm not. the answer's simple.</p>

<p>Who's the best editor to choose the images for my book?...name and contact info...be much appreciated. </p>

<p>I know what i'll do...i'll make two different versions of the book. One will be my all-time best work as an artist<br>

to offer to photograhers. I'll also publish a 'who's hot now' edition for the general public, or more specifically, the shallow<br>

celebrity watchers...maybe i can even include a subscription to 'People' magazine for the later audience! </p>

 

<p>What should be my criterian for choosing which celebrity photographs will best promote <br>

a portrait book i plan to self-publish?<br>

Seems like it always comes back to that same question,<br>

Who should i be appealing too, the general public, or the photography crowd?...<br /><br />Should i put in who's popular now, or show my best work?<br /> <br />If the answer is to find the right balance, that's what i'm trying to do.<br /> <br />If i choose images just because the subjects are popular now, unless the portrait is really fantastic,<br /> <br />the photographers won't be impressed.<br /> <br />I know I have to try to determine who's my audience? <br /> <br />...Only then will i know which celebrities to feature...but how do i do that?<br /><strong> </strong> </p>

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