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Protecting Your Accounts and Identity from Theft
Copyright for Photographers
- The A-Z of copyright basics that every photographer should know by Daniel Long
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Copyright For Photographers with the Copyright Zone Guys Ed Greenberg and Jack Reznicki
- Photo Copyright Registration Workflow by Steve Brazill (BehindTheShot.tv)
- Copyright and Privacy in Photography by Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)
Copyright Information & News
- How to Copyright Your Photography and Make Money on Copyright Infringements
- The Copyright Zone Guys: 2014 Update – Everything You Wanted to Know About #Copyright but Were Afraid to Ask
- The EU has backed tough new laws to enforce copyright online
- Create a 2020 Copyright Preset for Lightroom
- Creative Commons: Attribution Non Commercial License
- Authors risk losing copyright if AI content is not disclosed, US guidance says
Copyright Infringement & Image Theft
- Pixsy is an online platform for creatives and image owners to discover where and how their images are being used online.
- Integration with the US Copyright Office to offer copyright registrations from inside the Pixsy app
- Professional Photographers of America and Pixsy Join Forces to Protect Photographers’ Rights
- PhotoClaim – Find out who is using your photos on the web
- What’s the best way to protect my photos from theft?
- 6 Copyright Infringement Cases Photographers Should Know About
- Photographer can’t sue a website for embedding her Instagram post, says court
- How to Handle Copyright Infringement on Instagram by Matthew Anderson
- Instagram copyright infringement form
- How to Prove your Copyright? by Nico Trinkhaus
Insurance
PPA (Professional Photographers of America) offers Insurance for Professional Photographers with a paid membership.
Printing and Book Publishing
- Keeping Tradition Alive Through Publishing by Black Shutter + Kris Graves, a New York City-based photographer and publisher, details his journey from gallerist to founding Monolith Editions, a Black-owned publishing house dedicated to amplifying marginalized voices.
- Publish Your Photography Book by Darius D. Himes and Mary Virginia Swanson + Order the Book
- The Photographer’s Guide to Publishing Photo Books
- Search: Photography Book Publishing Tutorial
- Darkroom.com – darkroom makes it easy for artists and creators to sell fine art prints of their work.
- Picfair.com Digital & print sales and licensing. You keep 100% of the asking price. “You upload your images & name your price. We do everything else.”
- Pixieset – An all-in-one platform for modern photographers, offering photo client galleries, websites, online stores and studio management software tools.
- SmugMug is a paid image sharing, image hosting service, and online video platform on which users can upload photos and videos. The company also facilitates the sale of digital and print media for amateur and professional photographers.
- Artifact Uprising – Printed photo gifts, books, calendars, cards, and more. Uses recycled papers and reclaimed options.
Articles
- How to Print, Price and Sell Your Photography by Adam Karnacz
- Printing in a World of Digital Images: The Experience of a Travel Photographer by Esteban Toro
Self-Publishing Photo Books
- Scribus is free and open-source desktop publishing software. It’s designed for layout, typesetting, and preparation of files for professional-quality image-setting equipment.
- Step By Step Guide To Self-Publishing Photo Books
- How I Self-Publish my Photography Zines/Books (Printing, Selling, Sequencing and Design)
- How to crowdfund a photo book: This is how I make £15k when I self publish a photo book by Pictures On My Mind
- How to Publish Your PhotoBook on Amazon for FREE! Why every photographer should have a book – Part 1 by DozierGraphic
- Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) – Self-publish print and digital books
- KDP Tip: Chose Premium Color Interior with White Paper – Glossy (even if you’re only printing black and white photos). Export images at 300dpi, and not enlarged, etc.
Printers
- All jobs from small scale to industrial
- Available 24 hours / 7 days a week, including all major holidays
- 212-947-7733
- 224 West 35th Street, New York, New York 10001, United States
- E-mail: services@dwsny.com
- Fine art print shop specializing in large format inkjet printing. Everything sold here from paper, to ink, to framing materials are archival.
- 35 Meadow St. STE 205, Brooklyn NY, 11206
Fine Art Printing by Larry Melkus (LarryM@Fine-Art-Printing.US)
- Turns your paintings, drawings, and photos into fine art Gicleé prints, using professional film scanners, fine art Gicleé printers, and a selection of fine art papers, photo papers, and canvas.
- 732 Hilton Rd 2546, Ferndale MI 48220
- 248-571-0111
- Fine Art Printing by Ferndale Friends
- Fine Art Printing
Digitizing/Scanning Film Negatives and Prints
- Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials
- Reaching the Megapixel Limit (for 35mm Camera Scanning)
- The FADGI guidelines are considered to be the go-to best practices for museum scanning, and they recommend 4000 PPI for 35mm, which translates to a little more than 20 megapixels.
- VALOI easy35 attaches to the front of your macro lens and has a built in light and replaceable holders.
- Negative Supply – Film Carriers & Copy Stands for Scanning Negatives
- First Look | Nikon ES-2 Film Digitizing Adapter
- Film Rescue International, develops expired films.
- Kodak Scanza is a all in one scanner for 35mm negatives and slides, scans direct to SD card.
Business
Photography Client Brief
In a client brief, be sure to understand:
- Who: Who exactly is the client and the subjects for the photo.
- What: What is the aim or purpose for the images.
- Where: Agreed upon session location including who will pay for any fees.
- When: Agree on a date and time and the expected length of the photo session.
- Shot List: What poses, props, scenery, set, and any requests from the client.
- Restrictions: What the client does not want to see in the images.
- Delivery: What image processing the client requires including image format and expected date of proofs and final delivery.
Contracts
12 Essential things to include in your photography contract by pixieset.com
Protect the Value of Your Work and Separate Your Fees! by Leslie Burns
- Please, make sure you do the following to protect the value of your work:
- Register your copyrights ASAP after creation, so you can get statutory damages and attorney’s fees in district court if your work is infringed (or higher statutory damages than you could otherwise in the Copyright Claims Board);
- Use separate line items on your estimates and invoices: Usage Licensing Fee and Creative/Session Fee;
- Make the Usage Licensing Fee much more than the Creative/Session Fee (put your ego on hold and do it); and
- Write clear licenses that both explain and limit the usage appropriately (geography, time, scope, whatever).
Fair Warning
What should I charge?
Collect a “Reservation Fee” not a “Deposit”!
- If a customer cancels, a deposit must be refunded, because no value has been exchanged.
- Your contract should specify a reservation fee to hold the date. Reserving/holding the date is giving something of value.
What should I charge? (r/Photography)
- Things to keep in mind while working on this problem.
- The Getty Usage Calculator is a good starting place for understanding how various kinds of commercial-type usage are broken down.
- Always, always, always work with a contract!
fotoQuote Pro is the industry standard photography pricing guide and quote software for freelance photographers, helping you determine and negotiate a fair price for your photography. Pricing for over 360 categories of stock photos and over 70 assignment types giving you over 10,000 pricing options.
The Ultimate Checklist for Photo Licensing Agreements
The Photography Rates Spreadsheet by Todd Owyoung – The intent of this form and data are to give us a transparent look into photography rates. The goal is to show real world rates as a reference for estimates and fees so that we can help negotiate and leverage our value more effectively as music photographers.
Business Tips
- Shooters Podcast – BrandonShotMe helps photographers/videographers build a profitable business.
- Business Podcast for Photographers
CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Scheduling, Billing, Contracts, Etc.
Sprout Studio
- Sprout Studio is a studio management suite built for photographers by photographers.
- CRM & Galleries
- Scheduling
- E-mail Marketing
- Contracts & Signing
- Lab Integration (for prints)
- Free template library for e-mails, contracts, etc.
- Integration with payment systems and printers
- Find the Sprout Studio Pricing Catalog. Is it only for paying customers?
Tutorials
- Sprout Schools Playlist
- Advice and answers from the Sprout Studio Team
- Sprout Studio: The Photography Management Suite That Does It All
- Sprout Studio Workflows Live Demo with Bryan
- Lesson 1: How to “Fulfill your Prints with a Lab” | Sprout School – Module 6
- How to Start Using Sprout Studio (The Beginner’s Guide) with Shanicka Roberts
Bloom.io
- Invoicing and Client Management Solution
- Bloom.io Review: A Good Choice for Freelancers in 2022?
- The 1 Thing every Professional Photographer needs for Their Business
HoneyBook
- Network through their community (to find second shooters, models, etc.)
Insurance for Photographers
- Full Frame Insurance – Starting at: $12/month or $129/year or $59/event
- PPA (Professional Photographers of America) membership includes insurance.
- Search: Insurance for Photographers
Press Credentials
NYC Press Credentials Office at the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME)
- Requires the coverage and publishing of 6 separate qualifying events.
- Free events held in NYC Parks qualify.
- The entrance is on the side facing Brooklyn Bridge
- ** The PCO does not accept walk-ins.
- Log in or Register for an Account
National Writers Union offers press credentials to Freelance Journalists and Photographer members who can document their qualifications as working journalists.
Stock Photography
- Getty Images’ Black History & Culture Collection is a not‑for‑profit initiative created to provide access to historical and cultural images of the African/Black Diaspora in the US and UK, gathered from content owned by Getty Images.
- UnSplash.com – 1,000,000+ Free Images – Explore the collection of high-quality pictures. Completely free to use for any purpose.
- Nappy – Beautiful, high-res photos of black and brown people. For free.
- Openverse – Explore more than 700 million creative works. An extensive library of free stock photos, images, and audio.
- WordPress Photo Directory – Browse 11,570 free photos. Release your photos into the public domain for the benefit of all.
Photo Sharing
- Behance – Shape Your Creative Portfolio with Expert & Peer Feedback. Find work from diverse creative fields, like graphic design, UI/UX, photography, architecture, fashion, product design, and more.
- 500px – Join over 15 million photographers from 195 countries to discover and share incredible photos, gain global exposure, and get paid for your work and skills.
- Flickr is one of the most popular and oldest photo sharing sites in the world.
- 1x.com is curated by a group of professionals. After uploading your photograph, it’s approved or disapproved by a group of professional photographers.
- SoloFolio – Simple, professional portfolio & blog sites. (25 images Free)
Photo Challenges & Contests
- GuruShots.com – The world’s greatest photography game. Join fresh daily photo challenges and become a Photo Guru!
- 52Frames.com is a (free!) community of photography enthusiasts from around the world, working together to improve their photography skills. Join to receive weekly guided photo challenges, share your work, and get tons of feedback from a supportive community!