Forum: Pros Corner

I have been a CPS (Canon Professional Service) member for a number of years and have found the service to be pretty good. Basically it gets you priority repairs... usually turned around in a week; and also free loaners on pretty much anything you want to try out. Their old program was totally...

Well I had my fire shot in the newspaper last year and My friend at the Ski Patrol shoots for the NB harold and the locals. He is Inturning me in the paper. so while I'm not getting paid yet I'm submitting shots a long side him and the editor is picking what works..

I never did any business with them, but did look into them when looking for stock agencies. Odd that they abruptly shut down... http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10078042-2.html

For those that are using ExposureManager or are thinking about using it, there are big changes coming... I will use just about all of this stuff. I just had a customer call me last week and ask me about saving their cart or favorites.

selling prints, studio work, shooter for hire?, stuff like mike does? which works out well? I know this is a pretty general question and what works for you might not work for me.... I was just wondering... what to try first? Selling prints, to me, seems like more work than its actually worth.....

I need to set up a photoblog in the near future that a client I work for regularly can link to. I'm sure some people here have photoblogs but rather than search every member's profile, I'll formally ask; What photoblog hosts do we like? ...any examples? I should just stick to film. I am SO...

I recently launched a new business identity in NC with the name of "Victory Photo". In the last few weeks I've gotten a couple of emails addressed to email addresses at victoryphoto.com. After a little investigation, I found that there is a VictoryPhotos.com (with the "s")... a company that works...

Was just asked if I do commissions. Never have and I have NO idea what to charge. Someone I know wants me to photograph his dog. Any help would be EXTREMELY appreciated. The guy lives in Madison so I wouldn't have to take travel expenses into account. I just have NO clue what to charge....

Currently I am using Photoreflect.com There are several things that I am not happy with. 1) Customer Service 2) Propriatory Software required to upload and manage you photos. They require Darkroom. It is free or at least the Web edition is. 3) they take 18% of all sales. Now the plus...

I believe some of you guys have Smugmug Pro accounts. With the sale of my business about to be complete, I'm starting to plan a new identity. I am on the fence between a Smugmug Pro account or staying with PhotoReflect which I've had with my current biz. The big difference is that now I won't be...

This is a look at the studio I use when Im shooting models!! :) You cant see me cuz Im too far back...but Im actually shooting the group on the far left of the photo!

Anyone tried StockPhotoSpot? I see they are advertising heavily in our header banner via Google. I'm just curious if anyone has tried them out. I haven't done any stock work, but it seems like they pay per upload... $0.10-$2.00 depending on the image. Then you can get some additional money on...

I've always been baffled by how the operators of Walmart's portrait studios can sell for what they do... I think there was a sign the last time I was in Walmart for something like $3.99 and you get a whole package of pictures... 8x10s, wallets, etc. Is this good for the industry? I don't really...

Posted over at FM... thought it would be nice to grab and post here for everyone!! Link to the site: http://www.photoworkshop.com/canon/eos_guidebook/index.html Link to the actual guide (right click and save target):...

I have bought a number of used items over the years and thought I'd start a thread to discuss where people go for used gear. Ebay - Today this is a no brainer for the place to start. There is such a vast amount of gear for sale on there, it is a place you have to look. The one thing I've...

Anyone doing any kind of law enforcement photography? I came across this class being done by EPIC - Evidence Photographers International Council - to provide certification in the field. Unfortunately, this years class is being held in California, but if someone is interested in this area of...

The Northeast is a big area and we have the full spectrum of rental options. If you are in NYC or Boston, renting lenses is certainly not an issue. In NYC you have one of the largest inventories available at places like Adorama and others. If you live in Albany... you are out of luck for local...

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