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03/06/2006 06:12:38 PM · #1 |
how is the best way to get in to freelance is there a book is there a time for different shots ext... do you just get on the wing of a already freelance photographer or do you try and sign up for a company that send you out on assignment. Just thinking how people actual become photographers.
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03/06/2006 06:27:45 PM · #2 |
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03/06/2006 06:31:20 PM · #3 |
if a company sends you on an assignment, you're an assignment photographer...
if you're freelance, you do your own shooting, shoot what you want, promote yourself how you want, and sell what you want to who you want...so go out and take the pictures, then decide your market and who to sell what to, then present yourself.
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03/06/2006 06:36:29 PM · #4 |
Probably the easiest way is through the microstock sites. Some people are really making good money there. Others resent the idea of selling their photos for pennies.
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03/06/2006 06:36:36 PM · #5 |
| i'd recommend getting a copy of photographer's market |
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03/06/2006 06:40:24 PM · #6 |
| i'd recommend getting ready for the film we start shooting on Friday first! |
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03/06/2006 06:44:10 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
Probably the easiest way is through the microstock sites. Some people are really making good money there. Others resent the idea of selling their photos for pennies. |
well then you're a stock shooter, right? And worse yet, a micro-stock shooter. No doubt most freelance photographers also shoot for stock, also go on assignments and so on, but shooting only microstock, unless you're lise gagne probably just won't cut it.
Message edited by author 2006-03-06 18:44:30.
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03/06/2006 07:00:18 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
Probably the easiest way is through the microstock sites. Some people are really making good money there. Others resent the idea of selling their photos for pennies. |
Oh please, not this line of BS again.
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03/06/2006 07:03:09 PM · #9 |
The best suggestion yet :-) Also, do some study of local markets (tourism related, maybe). Find out who is producing these products and work to see how you might fit into that.
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03/06/2006 07:42:43 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
Probably the easiest way is through the microstock sites. Some people are really making good money there. Others resent the idea of selling their photos for pennies. |
well then you're a stock shooter, right? And worse yet, a micro-stock shooter. No doubt most freelance photographers also shoot for stock, also go on assignments and so on, but shooting only microstock, unless you're lise gagne probably just won't cut it. |
I don't think she's the only one making decent money out of it. And nobody says it's got to be the only source of income. But it can be a great way for a beginner to learn.
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03/06/2006 08:29:26 PM · #11 |
Wondering if this book is worth it as well?
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Message edited by author 2006-03-06 20:32:26.
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03/06/2006 08:48:48 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by rex:
Wondering if this book is worth it as well?
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I don't know about that book, although the description looks good.
I can't remember where, but I have heard of the other book, "Photographer's Market". It was highly recommended as a must have and I just ordered it from Amazon.com.
Message edited by author 2006-03-06 20:49:28. |
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03/06/2006 08:49:39 PM · #13 |
Well I was going to buy them both together
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03/06/2006 08:56:08 PM · #14 |
| Good idea. I just added the second book to my order. |
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03/06/2006 08:57:33 PM · #15 |
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03/06/2006 11:21:11 PM · #16 |
| And $33.06 with shipping. |
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03/07/2006 04:35:40 PM · #17 |
thanks guys will have a look at the books. Question 2 is what kind of company send you on assigments
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03/07/2006 05:30:49 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by yakatme:
And $33.06 with shipping. |
I got free shipping!!!! Still $28.08
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03/07/2006 05:56:06 PM · #19 |
| I didn't opt for the free shipping/extra days tradeoff. I can't wait to add these to my collection of books and magazines that I have yet to read. |
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03/07/2006 06:12:34 PM · #20 |
Lance photography can be dangerous, you should charge for it!
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03/07/2006 06:50:29 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
Probably the easiest way is through the microstock sites. Some people are really making good money there. Others resent the idea of selling their photos for pennies. |
well then you're a stock shooter, right? And worse yet, a micro-stock shooter. No doubt most freelance photographers also shoot for stock, also go on assignments and so on, but shooting only microstock, unless you're lise gagne probably just won't cut it. |
I don't think she's the only one making decent money out of it. And nobody says it's got to be the only source of income. But it can be a great way for a beginner to learn. |
I don't have to drop the soap in a prison shower to learn that it's a good way to get screwed, but to each his own.
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