I know I have at least three friends that are not on Facebook for one reason or another. Those people may be unaware that I have started to get a little more serious about my photography. I am start to book jobs and am trying to get a little income out of the deal. I will need to rework the look of my blog and my website to put forth a more professional image that will be required.
I will be removing the current pictures from my homepage and will be redoing the page to be more like a gallery of work. Every piece of work that I will be putting up will be copyrighted, so if you want to use it ASK or you can buy a print. Remember this is a business and I need to treat it as such. I will still have my blog (we all need someplace to rant) and will continue to blog as I feel the need.
I am currently working to become much better so please offer your opinions - even if you think I would not like them, I need the constructive criticism. I am currently studying under some very talented photographers and truly appreciate the input from all sides.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Wow! You just told everyone to shove-off, in a nice way, from asking for free photographs. In that case, how much are you charging for a sitting fee? Do you guarantee a certain number of approved prints per a sitting? How much are you charging for individual prints? What are your print sizes? Are they prints from 35mm or digital? Are they signed and/or numbered? Do they come with mattes? framed?
Check out Jack Robinson. He is my absolute favorite, he started out in New Orleans and ended up in Memphis.
He is well known for his portraits and although he is deceased, I learned the best piece of advice from him. No matter how ugly your subject is, it is your job to make them beautiful. You do that through lighting. You can make anyone beautiful in the right lighting. You can also experiment with your lens, using filters.
Would you consider an artist’s exchange? Print for a print?