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  Starting my Career
I am a recent college graduation looking to follow my love of photography into the real world as a career. However I am very over whelmed by all the different choices and paths that are in front of...
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May 18, 2004
 
  Home studio presentation
I'm priveleged to have the opportunity to make a studio in my home. I live with my recently widowed father, and I'm nervous about how the house should look, since I'll be bringing clien...
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May 17, 2004
 
  Web Sites
I have been exploring the idea of setting up a deluxe web site with the PayPal purchase option.While the web site and pay option are not terribly expensive I was curious if anyone is generating any...
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May 17, 2004
 
  Ownership Of Negatives
I am new to the business of entertainment. My question is this . I have a recording artist just starting and need photos for autograph pictures and the album . I was told I need to own the negative...
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May 17, 2004
 
  Shooting My First Engagement
iam just about to do my first engagment for a friend. by the way iam only 16 and iam taking time of school to do this.i have had my camera canon 300v for about a year now and iam very familiar with...
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May 23, 2004
 
  architecture
What types of jobs I can get into with architectural photography and what kind of schooling that you would recomend-Kerri Kremser...
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May 13, 2004
 
  Enabled right click/ good or bad?
If anyone has allowed others to download their images (enabled right click), have you had any good (like increased website traffic) or bad (like someone tried to rip you off) experiences? I know t...
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May 18, 2004
 
  How to sell photo prints on ebay?
Hi,I have few SUNSET, birds photos....All of them are available in my website...Here is an example.....I want to sell photo prints (16X20) on ebay....Will someone guide me how to proceed....I opene...
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May 11, 2004
 
  How to Start a portrait/wedding photography busine
I want to make the move to open a portrait studio specializing in children, seniors, family portraits and wedding photography. I have a BA in Art with photography and graphic design experince. I ca...
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December 30, 2005
 
  How do I add the Copyright symbol to my print
Please tell me how I can add the copyright symbol to my uploaded images. I use PS7 and I couldn't figure it out. Any help much appreciated. Thanks, Carolina...
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May 11, 2004
 
  Old Negative Ownership
I have an old negatvie of a local Histoic Building (1900). It is an original negative. I left this at my place of work, an antique shop, and a coworker took it from my drawer and lent it to a loc...
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May 10, 2004
 
  How to go further?
Hello my name is Sheryl, Im 22 yrs old, and I am wondering what I should do next, in regards to taking pictures. I love to take pictures, but I dont know if I should be in school or not. I see so m...
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June 29, 2004
 
  Anyone heard of HALLMARK INSTITUTE?
Hi-- I am currently a college student looking into leaving to go to a photography school. I was wondering if anyone has heard of the HALLMARK INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY?!? I wanted to know if it has...
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March 21, 2007
 
  Do my pictures look professional?
I love photography, and would like to start my own small business. I have taken several pictures for friends and family, but I wonder of my pictures look professional enough? They always say that t...
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June 06, 2005
 
  What are Stock Lists?
I have been looking at selling some stock photography. There are a couple of companies that I am looking to sell to but they want a stock list. Is that just a list of photos that I have in my por...
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May 05, 2004
 
  Photography in College
Hi- I am very interested in photography and plan to study it in college. However, I have a few questions because I am unsure about what to look for in a college to study photography. First off, wha...
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February 19, 2005
 
  Public / Free Concert
I have some pictures of Sammy Hagar and Sheryl Crow taken from live performances. If I want to sell these pictures in an art fair, will I get sued by the artist? ...
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May 03, 2004
 
  What to charge
I have resently been asked by a coworker if he could purchase a couple of my prints in 8X10's. I hav'nt really sold any of my own work that much so I don'[t know what is a reasonable am...
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May 04, 2004
 
  A Simple Contract for sale of Photo Note Cards
There are a few floral and gift shops willing to display my photo note cards...is there a simple contract I may use for selling my cards?...
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April 28, 2004
 
  How do I break into professional photography?
I have been into photography for many years. I have taken some gorgeous nature shots as well as portraits. I am very good with artistic photography and composition. What I would like to know is how...
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September 19, 2005