[pcphoto]

May 7, 2012 at 6:26 pm

so you have always passed on images to a working full-time professional … so what’s different now?

Do you want to do the job yourself ?
do you want to pass it on ?
do you want commission if you pass it on ?
Are you prepared to get sued if you do not do the job properly and upto the standard you promised ?
Do you have insurance ?
Do you have all the necessary equipment ?
Do you know how to post process the images ?
Do you have post processing software ?
Do you know the budget of the Bride/Groom ?

wedding photography is a very saturated area of photography (loads of people think of it as an easy source of money) – are you looking to pack in your current job and set up as a professional or make an extra few thousand euro a year by doing wedding photography on the side ?

[pcphoto]

May 7, 2012 at 6:15 pm

I would also like to know what proposals have been put forward for consideration – I’m not a wedding photographer but have been working professionally for over 10years.

John – there is a fine line between accepting payment for work as a photographer “claiming” to be a professional and actually being a professional and working for yourself, one simple suggestion for “new” photographers is that they serve an apprenticeship (minimum 2-3years of studying under a professional photographer) – this would curb the flow of people who are purchasing DSLR’s and setting themselves up as “professional” photographers…of course there are loads of enthusiastic amateurs out there who know all and can produce better work than many modern professionals – I myself am still learning new techniques and lighting ideas to bring to my own photography – despite over 10yrs experience, I have also moved into underwater photography and have been learning techniques etc for that…..so if someone wishes to become a professional photographer they should (in my opinion) not be able to simply buy an expensive camera and start working as a professional.

[pcphoto]

May 2, 2012 at 2:02 pm

john it all depends on what work you do …. I suggest you chat with an accountant as well as citizens advice/revenue – to find out what you can claim and what you cant claim – each case is different.

ie. if you are a landscape photographer you could have to travel to various countries and stay in hotels which would be seen as an expense – I dont know if you can claim it or not but again its something you have to chat with an accountant and/or revenue.

[pcphoto]

December 15, 2011 at 9:45 pm

PM sent

[pcphoto]

October 21, 2011 at 10:02 pm

make me an offer and we can see if its fair to both of us …. a secondhand 100mm would be as cheap as 300ish

[pcphoto]

October 16, 2011 at 9:55 am

are you interested in swaps for lenses ? I know you mentioned earlier that you need cash – but thought I would ask.

if so what lenses (I have a range of them from 16-600mm all canon)

Have you had autofocus issues with the 5d MKII ? Do you have the original receipt – was it purchased online or in Ireland

[pcphoto]

October 10, 2011 at 8:04 pm

I have a 600mm f4 IS for sale on adverts – ….. but not interested in swaps.

[pcphoto]

October 10, 2011 at 8:03 pm

I have a 180mm macro ….mint condition.

if you are interested let me know and we can haggle a fair price

[pcphoto]

October 10, 2011 at 8:01 pm

I threw some of these up on adverts if you want to take a look…have a couple of other lenses there also – and maybe putting some other lenses up soon.

[pcphoto]

October 10, 2011 at 7:58 pm

I threw a few adverts up on …adverts.ie (couple of 70-200mm f2.8 lenses 600mm f4 IS and some Canon 1D mkII cameras – have some other lenses if you are interested)

[pcphoto]

January 4, 2010 at 12:23 pm

have been talking to colleagues who have had the advantage of using it post release…the general consensus is that photographers in the UK/Ireland believe that its not quite up there in terms of low light shooting, autofocus is better….but the american photographers claim its the dogs b0ll*x.

I’m waiting on mine…. so will let people know as soon as I get it what I think of it.

[pcphoto]

August 4, 2009 at 10:43 pm

Rodred wrote:

Hi,

some great info here from Ashley fairplay.
i am in much the same situation as you i have been shooting
gigs for the last few months. in my experiance all these new bands have no
money and want to try get some shots for mutual benift in that you get credited
for the shots etc and if they are used for there albums etc then i would expect to be
paid. talking contracts and usage to alot of these guys can sometimes scare them
off and look for someone else that is trying to start out on the scene, that will do them
for nothing no questions asked.
id say prob best to charge for you time on the day
and discuss usage when they see they shots etc.
just my 2cents anyways. good luck with them.

if a band wants you to do something in exchange for “credit” then maybe you should ask the band if they are willing to do a gig for free in your local – just for extra practice (of course any fee you get for the band playing – you can keep)

No-one wants to work for free – if you do photographs for someone you EXPECT that your work is credited, If the band want you do work on the cheap use the contract to ensure that you will get paid in the long term – tie them into a contract and agree with them that you are the only person allowed to photograph them for promotional use for the next 5-10years, basically gain exclusivity of the band and/or put it in the contract that you receive 10% of their first 10 gigs – so you get paid a realistic amount of money – albeit over a longer time.

[pcphoto]

August 4, 2009 at 9:20 pm

offer you €750 for it ….. cant offer any more at the moment (even at that my offer will mean having to use overdraft facility in bank account)

[pcphoto]

July 18, 2009 at 4:03 pm

apologies everyone – I have a number of personal issues at the moment so haven’t been able to spend much time online – will try to get at it as soon as possible.

ADAM – the 400mm sold on Ebay for a little over 2K – the buyer has said she sent a cheque (I havent received it yet – but its only been a few days) at the moment consider it sold.

have had an offer of 4500 for my 600mm f4 IS but hoping to get higher…or maybe not sell it. (just havent had a chance to get everything sorted)

NOTE: Will try to get a complete updated list up and maybe post up some pics.

[pcphoto]

July 6, 2009 at 6:41 pm

will go through everything afterwards and put up an updated list (including some more stuff that I found in boxes after a house move last month)

the 400mm f2.8 has gone to E-bay – auction currently running finishes in a couple of days, the 600mm F4 IS will probably go there too.