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Newbie Discussion / Re: yello
« on: November 04, 2009, 03:12 »
test 123..out

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Off Topic / Re: Uncovering Steve Jobs' Presentation Secrets
« on: November 04, 2009, 03:05 »
 :D No wonder Apple users are so Brain washed!

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Alexa traffic for microstock
« on: October 27, 2009, 12:53 »
I see one reason Germans might like Fotolia more then other sites. They allow wire transfer or berweisung, not everyone feels safe sending credit card info over the internet.

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Cameras / Lenses / Re: Anyone using medium format?
« on: October 08, 2009, 05:38 »
Could this back go on the RB67 Pro S?

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Cameras / Lenses / Re: Anyone using medium format?
« on: October 08, 2009, 03:29 »
The price for the Mamiya ZDb 22 MP back has drop from $7,199 to $3,699 at B&H.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Controlled vocabulary or uncontrolled idiocy?
« on: September 24, 2009, 07:56 »
I'm sure that many of you know that I'm not a big fan of the CV on IS...

As a result, I'm VERY careful with keywords there.

However, I'd like everyone's input on the following situation:



The image above was rejected by IS for the following keywords:

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The following keywords used for this file do not appear to be fully relevant to the subject.

{[ Coin Bank (Financial Item),  Banking,  Business,  Finance,  Finance, Investment,  Savings (Financial Item),  Investment (Finance),  Isolated (Cut Out),  Retirement,  Retirement]}


I've already used my 3 scout requests (all files accepted after scout, BTW) for the month.


Coin Bank, Saving, Isolated are all good the others are iffy at best.  +2 for what Sean said, and you'd be better off taking this over to the istock keyword forum.

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Why is it no one understands how much money a successful studio can make? I am surprised. Does anyone not own a studio with a store front on here? If you talk to a owner of a studio that is busy, they tell you that their studio brings in way more than $50-60 Thousand a year. If you only brought in that, how do you pay your overhead and rent? If they do tell you that, they are doing something wrong or are new to the business and just starting out. It does take time to build your studio up though.

Those totals you are finding on the internet are not correct and is not for a successful studio. Have you went to any professional portrait photography conferences?  You will find alot of photographers that are successful and really busy and rake in a six to seven figure salary, depending on the line of work and the demand for the work.  Yes even in Kansas City. There is alot of business out there for a photographer to gain if they market the correct way.
It is all up to you and where do you want to be? It takes alot of hard work and determination. But if you are good at what you do ~ you could do the same as them. Marketing is the key.
 

lephotography you wouldn't  happen to be married to Randy?

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That sounds about right Sean.  I've been in the Portrait business for the last 15 years and most photographers make between $20,000 - $30,000 per year.  School photographers if you can get 10 - 20 schools can pull in about $60,000. You would be hard press to get more than $2,500 for most weddings. To many people with cameras willing to shoot cheaper. 

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I've been dealing with this for the last 20 years and that how it works.

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