nicole_powell

<p>I did a photo session with a family that had 10 month old twins. So of course I had one of the parents sign two model releases for both of the babies/kids.<br>

Long story short, I won't sell them a CD that they can print off of so the parents won't buy any prints and they want the model releases back. I won't give them the model releases back and they're saying the parents have the rights to take back the releases and they're getting a lawyer to get them back.<br>

Do the parents have the rights to take back the releases? And either way, any advice on what to do about the lawyer situation?</p>

<p>I'm already charging $X amount for the session fee. The client is picking out 12 images from a regular portrait session to put in a calendar that is being printed out by a print shop. My print shop is charging me $13 for printing it.<br>

I was referring to the $720, because (12) 12x12 prints would be $720 and I'm imaging it as putting (12) 12x12 prints into a calendar. But since it's in a calendar, I wouldn't know what to charge for the (12) 12x12 images that would be in the calendar. Does that make sense now?</p>

<p>I've been very good at understanding the value of a print, but when it comes to calendars, I'm lost! I would normally charge $60 for a 12x12 print, but put (12) 12x12 prints in a calendar and charge $720 - that just sounds outrageous! Even to a professional photographer like myself.<br>

Maybe it's because the quality of a print won't be there, or possibly the client won't keep it for the amount of time they would keep a print. I don't know. But I just can't bring myself to charge even half that amount.<br>

Would do any of you charge for a 12 month 12x12 portrait calendar?</p>

<p>In Lightroom I don't have that problem, because, like you said, you just export the photos the way you want them. This time I just decided to use Camera Raw and had this dilemma. But thanks for the reminder of the save button that I never use. =)<br>

But you're right. I don't do everything in Raw, just the "basics".</p>

<p>Excuse me while I say, Oh DUH! You know, after 6+ hours on the computer, you tend to forget the little things and your mind just decides to go on autopilot. Not to mention I did get my hair done the other day, so maybe some of the dye sank in. Anyways, that you both SO much. =)</p>

<p>Is there a way to do that quickly with over 100 images so I don't have to go one by one? Well, I guess I could always make an action to do that. Any better ways though?</p>

<p>In the good ol' days of photography school, we were taught to photograph in RAW, convert to TIFFs and do all your levels, curves, hue/saturation, etc... on the TIFF. Then when you're ready to send it to your lab, turn the TIFF to a JPEG and voila! The perfect photo.<br>

Three years later, I just went to a seminar taught by a wonderful man in the Photoshop Hall of Fame and he suggested to make all the necessary changes in Camera Raw (or Lightroom if you prefer, I just happened to pick Camera Raw this particular day) on your original RAW file. But I obviously can't send that to my lab and the trouble I'm having is trying to figure out how to convert the RAW image with the Camera Raw changes into a TIFF while keeping the Camera Raw changes. The conversion software that came with my Sony A900 imported the original RAW files without the changes from Camera Raw. Any suggestions on what to do now that I've spent about an hour+ editing my photos in Camera Raw and can't convert them?</p>