I use two types of gear nikon d3x for general purpose work and a 5d mark ii occasionally for event photography, studio work like something thats going up big like 6 sheet for the side of the rroad etc i use a hasselblad H2 with a phase one back. The photos ur referring to are generally shot 14 or 16bit raw files converted to tiff in adobe 1998 or a specific profile and then printed on a non permanent fasson which is like a self adhesive plastic paper and applied to the car, when it comes to logos etc they are generally cut on a cad. and then applied hope thats some help to u and yes i would be happy to shoot ur advertising work and give u a 20percent comission for any work you put my way. Send me a link to your portrait and wedding work and ill send ur contanct details on to anyone that comes through the studio requesting portrait or weddings
I woud always oblige another photographer wherever possible, i dont often get a chance to come on here and rarely reply to anything, i run a good business in dublin shooting only commercial and advertising dont do weddings or portraits and only throwing my two cents in, how people read it or dont, thats their perogative, so ill leave u guys to it and im getting back to work now, but i have never been in any circle and will never be, my work stands up and thats why im busy so chow for now and i wish all u guys the best of luck.
“What has insurance got to do with qualifications/distinctions??”
You cannot obtain an LIPPA or pecome a member of the IPPA at all unless you are fully insured, so therefore it just helps to keep a little bit of control within the industry thats all. Im not sticking up for the IPPA nor do i socialise with them, but i dont think being a member aof any professional organisation does you any harm whatsoever, i would feel the same about the SFA.
I noticed that no one has mentioned Insurance ? That is one of the criteria required by the IPPA and a very strict one. Assuming you guys are full time professionals. Or maybe your bank account would sustain you dropping a camera on Padraig Harringtons fingers in the middle of a commercial shoot and putting him out of the masters due to a loose strap or something totally out of your control, or a couple of million euros worth of jewellery stolen from your studio, would you explain that one away to your client.
As regards to putting a portfolio of 10 pictures forward and demanding high rates on your daily work you’re in dreamland get yourself a cup of coffee, these days you have to have the portfolio the qualifications and a professional and solid business approach, and you better be able to produce the goods or you will be sued.
Hopefully you will never have to deal with a problem like this but dont take anything for granted, you are as good as your last job, be under no illusion, the word gets around the media world very fast and you wont have to worry about insurance or qualifications anymore – you wont have any work.
Work with a wedding photographer as an assistant and learn the trade before you actually take on a wedding.
Ps: the above reply was’nt referring to you, but to the quesion originally posted at the start of this thread.
you should’nt have paid vat in the first place as there is no vat on export from the uk once u are regestered here, now that u have paid it ur are entitled to claim it back as you would normally do in ur returns.
the one suggestion i would make is to loose the black background i personally dont think it suits a baby this young, just a personal thing and a personal view, no offence.
Put a lo res on a secure website send a framed print to the school make sure the print is not downloadable from the web site give them a password, and let them order from there, now they know the look of the photo the frame the quality, what more do they want, this way ur not framing and printing every shot, but only the ones that are ordered, it also allows them to look at the shots in their own time and in their own home.
At least thats what i do and it works well, so far.
I think the high neck line in these shots emphasises the width of her jaw bones making the shots look distorted, a low neck line would definately improve her.