http://www.sialumni.com/business <p>...and Marketing - I bet we all could use some info on this stuff</p> en-US Copyright &copy;2006, SIAlumni and Members Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:58:45 EDT Siteframe 5.0.2 no_reply@sialumni.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 I've had an inquiry from someone who is asking to use one of my images for a greeting card. She wants to do a first run of 1,000. She claims to have her own company and does not work for one of the big greeting card companies. Can anyone give me some direction on what is usual for... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:58:45 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/pricing-for-greeting-card-usage-rights http://www.sialumni.com/p/pricing-for-greeting-card-usage-rights greeting_card pricing usage_rights 2003 Graduates & Beyond, I invite you to join a party I'm throwing on Friday February 22nd. Corporate & Photography Industry in attendance. On a personal note, it would be lovely to reunite with those I've lost touch with and meet new faces as well. Details: Friday 2/22/08 10:30PM-1:00AM Jour Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:44:05 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/february-22nd-meetup http://www.sialumni.com/p/february-22nd-meetup business contacts february party No, I didn't win the lottery... (gotta play to win!) I have just been thinking about spending some of the freelance job money that I managed to squirrel away over the years. So here are some options I am considering: 1) Go crazy and buy a Canon 1DmkIII --> I think they have almost got the bugs... Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:00:24 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/what-would-you-do-with-4-000- http://www.sialumni.com/p/what-would-you-do-with-4-000- I am looking to relocate to Philadelphia or the DC area in the next month or so. I would like to find a full time position doing something photo related and was hoping you might have some suggestions or contacts in either place. I graduated in '05 and have been doing some freelance photo and... Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:04:50 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/any-contacts-in-philly-or-dc- http://www.sialumni.com/p/any-contacts-in-philly-or-dc- I own my own start-up photography business and have been shooting photography in many genres (sports, portraiture, fine art, etc.) and have recently taken on the field of musicians, more specifically band photography. I live in an area with many local bands and it just happened that the first band... Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:18:32 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/urgent-please-help http://www.sialumni.com/p/urgent-please-help I'm trying to figure out the best site to deal with online orders from clients without having to take on too many steps. The site i have now is okay if things aren't complicated, but i want to offer: "buy $xxx and get x% off" "the first sheet is $x, any additional identical sheets are $x"... Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:39:14 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/portrait-photogs-how-do-you-show-clients-their-pic http://www.sialumni.com/p/portrait-photogs-how-do-you-show-clients-their-pic client order portrait sell website There will be an intern/ work study position available in the Photographic Service Department at The Banff Centre in January. Anyone interested can find more information at: http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=35 Applications should be send directly to: Donald Lee Head of... Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:55:28 EST http://www.sialumni.com/p/position-available http://www.sialumni.com/p/position-available job job_offer I am a member of the PLUS Coalition and wanted to pass some information along in case anyone else is interested. PLUS = Picture Licensing Universal System and is intended to create a standard language for licensing rights-managed visual art. There is a good article... Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:06:35 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/plus-coalition-information http://www.sialumni.com/p/plus-coalition-information Anyone on here have a Pro account (or any account) with Smugmug? I had ruled them out in the past for Pro sales for several reasons and went with Printroom, but am thinking of signing up with them now due to some recent changes that have implemented with the Pro account. So in case anyone else... Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:35:45 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/smugmug-pro http://www.sialumni.com/p/smugmug-pro link online pro sales smugmug website Hi all, I've just graduated from SI and am about to head into Tony's child portraiture course and DI. I intend to move to the San Francisco area soon after. Does anyone have any leads on jobs for a full-time assistant? I'd ideally work for some advertising/editorial studio and pick up some of my Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:32:07 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/leads-in-san-fran- http://www.sialumni.com/p/leads-in-san-fran- I'm looking for some advice about a possible job shooting a portrait of a woman who is writing an aricle that will be published in a book. Should I charge an extra fee for the rights to that photo that will accompany her article, and how much would be resonable? Does anyone have any experience with Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:11:34 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/photo-rights-question http://www.sialumni.com/p/photo-rights-question Took me forever, but... www.pitmanphotography.com enjoy. =) also i just bought the canon 85mm 1.8 ultrasonic lens, and it's amazing - for anyone considering a cheap(er) portrait lens. $370 w/ the hood. Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:52:16 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/website-finally- http://www.sialumni.com/p/website-finally- Hey ya'll, I finally have a website! After hours of stealing internet and resizing images at Liquid Planet it's actually up and running (I think)! www.forestwoodward.com Check it out and please let me know what you think. My ability to change it is somewhat limited, but still, any feedback is... Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:15:13 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/website- http://www.sialumni.com/p/website- Folks, This is just one person's perspective on selling to business people... but primarily I've been a full-time executive for businesses, and part-time a photographer. You can find me at Danger.com at the moment. I have bought many many things in my various roles for Danger and other companies. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:55:53 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/talking-to-business-people http://www.sialumni.com/p/talking-to-business-people Does anyone have any experience working with any of the myriad of stock photography agencys out there? If so are there any that you would recomend? Any general discussion on the subject of stock photography is welcome, just trying to learn more about it. Like, if you haven't submitted images to any Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:51:28 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/stock-photography-options http://www.sialumni.com/p/stock-photography-options photography stock I finally got my site up and would like to get your feedback. http://www.cglusky.com Thanks, Coby Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:59:07 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/portfolio-site-for-review http://www.sialumni.com/p/portfolio-site-for-review link portfolio portfolio_site site web web_design web_site I will appreciate any critiques http://www.gprishkerimages.com http://www.giselaprishker.com Wed, 31 May 2006 17:50:03 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/photographer http://www.sialumni.com/p/photographer critique_request link website <center><a href="http://www.sialumni.com/p/photostamps"><img src="http://www.sialumni.com/files/1/188/picture_2-0300000n.png" width="300" height="217" alt="Picture 2.png"/></a></center><br />I have been meaning to get to their site and check it out., and finally got around to it. You can either use their web application right from your browser or download the free stamp creator (Mac only). I have not ordered any stamps yet but it's pretty darn cool. http://photo.stamps.com/ Wed, 24 May 2006 15:36:11 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/photostamps http://www.sialumni.com/p/photostamps business link marketing photo_stamp I'm going to do a wedding this summer, and for relatives online sale seems to be the way to go (bride and groom preference). I used Photoreflect 3 years ago, and it still seems to be slow from a customer perspective. I'd also have to hook up with my lab. Shutterfly is now doing this, but they... Tue, 02 May 2006 15:40:46 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/online-photoreflect-shutterfly-and- http://www.sialumni.com/p/online-photoreflect-shutterfly-and- Has anyone here ever assisted NY photographer Shannon Fagan? How was it? He is coming to the Detroit / Ann Arbor area and is looking for assistants. It sounds like the shoot might be pretty big. It is a week and a half long shoot. How is this person to work with? They are paying $10/hour. Is... Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:42:39 EDT http://www.sialumni.com/p/assisting-shannon-fagan- http://www.sialumni.com/p/assisting-shannon-fagan- assisting rates