ok, thanks kk
"JimO" <joneill517XXX@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Fireworking" is my on the fly term for using Fireworks instead of
> Photoshop. It is a great program that provides a sort of "Photoshop for
> the web". It has some nice tools as well as good web development
> capability but I'm finding out it's nowhere near as good as Photoshop
for
> photo editing. For example, it has a blur tool and a clone tool ("called
> the rubber stamp tool") but it has no healing brush. It takes you two
or
> three times as long and a lot more skill when using Fireworks. I'm
slowly
> making the switch for file touchups.
>
>
> "www.kevinkienlein.com" <krash@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> Jim,
>> no kidding on the expensive... since September, I have bought a 300D,
>> 30D, wacom 6x11 tablet, CS3, 6 lens, 4 photo bags, flash, remote
shutter
>> releases, 5-2gig CF cards, 4 batteries, $200 in books, and on it goes,
my
>> next "investment" is a 19" wide (Samsung?) monitor and eventually a
>> printer, but there is a guy locally that is doing my greeting cards
with
>> a lazer color on acid free stock and his printing has a special polymer
>> coating, supposed to last 150 years... fer $1 page (8.5x11) .... and
>> wally mart does my 4x6 prints fer 20 cents... cant beat that...
>>
>> I would suggest if you are doing THAT much work for THAT MANY pix, you
>> better get a good buck... start watching your time, and I would say at
>> least 10-20$hr fro the editing, plus the shooting fee.. what is
>> fireworking?? never heard that term before...
>>
>> I am heavily involved in a toastmasters conference this upcoming
weekend,
>> after that I just need to spend more time shooting, sorting, editing
and
>> selling my pix... kk
>>
>> "JimO" <joneill517XXX@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>I never thought about releases. I would be doing (formatting,
>>>Fireworking, Photoshopping) all the files myself. Each band would get
>>>between 20 and 30 files both formatted for web and filesizes 8x12 or
>>>larger on a CD. The promoter would also get a master copy. I've only
>>>went from point and shoot with a D50 a year ago November. It's getting
>>>to be a very expensive hobby (addiction). ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> "www.kevinkienlein.com" <krash@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>> do you have to edit them at all, or just send him the un-edited
files?
>>>> I am new at this game too, but I have done a couple shoots for some
>>>> local bands, and I charged $100 for the one (about 1.5 hours), and I
am
>>>> going to charge $125 shooting fee + so much per print/use of pix on
>>>> sites...
>>>>
>>>> one thing I have been watching for, and has come up other places is
>>>> model releases... I would get ALL the band members to sign one, and
if
>>>> you get some good "artistic" shots they might be nice for your
>>>> ****tfolio... kk
>>>>
>>>> ps: I am working on a 'simply" worded model release... let me know if
>>>> this might be of use..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "JimO" <joneill517XXX@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>>> There is a small concert promoter who is doing battle of the bands
>>>>> concerts throughout the US with finals in Denver. I walked into one
>>>>> of his shows just to get some pictures and, after sending him some
at
>>>>> his request, he liked them and wants to hire me for another Texas
>>>>> show. It is for two nights from 7PM to 1AM. I estimate around 3000
>>>>> to 4000 exposures all together. Each band will get about 25
exposures
>>>>> or so on a CD. There are 16 bands all together. I just walked in
>>>>> there to get some pictures for my local photograpy club contests and
>>>>> never expected to get hired. I have no earthly idea what to charge.
>>>>> This guy is probably not going to pay professional rates (or maybe
he
>>>>> does... I don't know - just my hunch). What would be a fair price to
>>>>> charge him that he won't blow me off?
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks,
>>>>> Jiim
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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