chris_prouty

John,

 

Can't the construction company get you on the premises w/o hassle? I'm no law expert, but that's also public property. We take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge all the time and no one from the city has to sign a release. I would ask a rep from the construction firm to go out with you and if someone harasses you (not likely), then the rep from the firm could easily deal with it. IMO. This might be of merit. I work for an aerial photography firm and we shoot property not owned by the clients all the time. I've never seen a situation where we needed a release to sell the photos to that client or any other. I don't think you'll have an issue.

 

Chris

Hey all,

 

If you've had experience in this, I would really appreciate some

help. Basically, I've been asked to do some catalog shots for a

local company. For one set of them, the creative director wants to

be there to help with the propping/posing etc. I would be doing the

photography (digital) and getting them the pictures on CD. Since

he's going to be there, and it's going to take much, MUCH longer

than if he wasn't, I figure I should charge an hourly rate and maybe

a per shot bought fee. My questions is, what should that hourly

rate be and what would be a fair per shot (royalty free, unlimited

usage) fee? I don't want to price myself out of the bid war, but I

would need to make a little money too. I should note that I've only

done a few professional jobs and have never done any paid catalog

work. (I have done some for portfolio and he liked them so he

know's the quality that I would bring). Any help is greatly

appreciated.

 

Thanx

I've just finished a book I found at Half Price Books called "Designing a Photography Studio." I had about 8-9 different studios featured and gave great advice about how the shooting stage, and other areas affect the flow of work. I did a search on Amazon.com for it and found 8 used for cheap. I think you will definitely want a cyclorama (the large seamless wall) and plenty of lighting. One photog had a $100k 12,000ws overhead light system that was fully adjustable by remote. I haven't done much product photography so can't offer anymore advice other than locate this book and you'll see what it takes to take on the big projects like the ones you have coming. Best of luck and don't forget to post some examples along with your lighting setup when you get it done.

As an ameteur and beginner in photography, I would love some kind of critique panel. Maybe a group of pro's or top rated photographers that I could submit my work to and receive comments/suggestions from. I'm sure something like this would be difficult as it would require volunteers and it would probably be flooded with photos so much that it would overwhelm them. Maybe one could submit one photo a week or two a month...something like that. You could still keep the member rated areas, but when I have a photo that gets rated, I usually look at the ratings, pick the highs and lows and go look at that photographer's work. That determines how much weight a rating carries for me. It's fun when I receive a nice rating, and that photographer's portfolio blows me away. Any thoughts about a panel?

 

Thanks to everybody at photo.net. My work has come a long way because of all your hard work.

 

Chris