Today, we're sharing an article from our buds over at Wonderful Machine. Specifically, we're helping photographers figure out how to price their work. Wonderful Machine Producer Andrew Souders shares an estimated breakdown for a lifestyle shoot.
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I remember nearly 20 years ago, photographers worked with manufacturers on marketing campaigns about being in love with their cameras. And more importantly, they also spoke to the idea of there being a romance with them.
I haven’t shot a single portrait since the Covid-19 crisis began. There’s been one upside to this Coronavirus mess: I’ve rediscovered my love of the photo walk. Working from home was turning my legs to jelly, so in June, I committed to walking as much as possible, camera in hand. I’m now up to about
"I always thought Phoblographer was run by a white man," is still a sentence that echos through my head. The world seems to be taking different stands right now on all that's happening. Many of you will probably go out and document protests because you love documentary porn.
Everyone wants to be popular on social media that there's now a term for it: influencer. Photographers, of course, aren't immune to this. Instagram has become the platform of choice for this mission to have tons of followers, likes, and engagement.
Photojournalism and documentary work are among the myriad of projects that aspiring photographers strive to get into, often driven by a strong interest for powerful visual narratives. We've been putting the spotlight on documentary photography and photojournalism projects of all kinds, and today we'd like to add another important body of work to the list.
Got a bunch of those plastic film canisters lying around? The most resourceful of film photographers have found a bunch of uses for these typically discarded items. What the video tutorials you're about to watch, however, may only be particularly useful if you're a really, very bored film photographer. It could be fun, though. Somewhat.