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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Skin Reaction to Photo Chemicals | 1/24/2012 |
| Q: Im not sure who to ask this question, a medical professional or a photographer! Anyway... this has ... A: Actually it has been just a little over 10 years since I operated a custom photo lab. We've gone ... | |
| Professional Wedding Video & Photography Services Chattanooga | 3/29/2011 |
| Q: I'm getting ready to buy a camcorder to use for weddings. I currently own a Canon 5D and my first ... A: I'm hearing every other week or so from professional wedding photographers seeking to add wedding ... | |
| Wedding Photographer Keeping All Deposits Chattanooga Tennessee | 1/7/2011 |
| Q: I booked a wedding photographer and paid a $500 deposit to secure the date. I paid her in full in ... A: Yes, it is ILLEGAL for that photographer to keep any additional money paid beyond the booking ... | |
| Same-Sex Commitment Ceremonies | 4/26/2010 |
| Q: Do you know if any photographers in or around Chattanooga that are willing to shoot a same-sex ... A: I don't know what kind of assignments various photographers do and do not accept. A photographer who ... | |
| Photography | 1/2/2010 |
| Q: I will try to make this brief and to the point. My Fiance is an excellent photographer and has a ... A: With a budget of $2,000 the camera and lens I would recommend for starting is the Canon EOS 7D SLR ... | |
| YELLOW PAGE ADVERTISING CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE | 11/17/2009 |
| Q: Do you recommend yellow page advertising and any other telephone directory advertising for ... A: About 5 years ago I would recommend the telephone directory for advertising a NEW business of any ... | |
| Portrait Studio Chain Growth Strategies | 10/15/2009 |
| Q: John, My wife and I own three studios in the United States. We've been hit hard by the recession ... A: I am available for business consultations. For the sake of other AllExperts readers I will share ... | |
| Sales tax question | 9/23/2009 |
| Q: I have a very specific and highly debated sales tax question for the state of Alabama. I'm a ... A: Sales tax does laws do vary between states. I don't know how those work in Alabama. I use a ... | |
| wedding photography marketing | 6/9/2009 |
| Q: Good morning, I LOVE photographing people and did various part-time courses in photography. I am ... A: Generally the most cost-effective way for portrait/wedding photographers to market themselves is by ... | |
| Writting bad reviews about another photographer? Bad business move? | 5/25/2009 |
| Q: So, I apparently have the worst luck when it comes to hiring my own wedding photographer. I've ... A: In my opinion writing reviews about any business should be concerning your overall experience as an ... | |
| Photography degree | 5/18/2009 |
| Q: Is a college degree necessary for photography? A: A college education is not necessary for photography. I've answered this question before. Here is ... | |
| unsure of pursing photography career/major | 5/13/2009 |
| Q: I am your typical "undecided about choosing a major" college student. I have always been ... A: To know thyself is a great start in helping to determine one's course of direction in making a ... | |
| should I have to pay for photos I don't like? | 5/7/2009 |
| Q: I recently had photos taken to be used in my career. I was given a verbal quote for 200.00 which was ... A: In your second sentence you said, "I was given a verbal quote for $200 which was to include the ... | |
| nonrefundable wedding photo deposits | 4/12/2009 |
| Q: I read your previous post about nonrefundable wedding photography deposits. Are you saying it is ... A: Here is an excerpt from my old website about this: "Why do you have a nonrefundable retainer fee to ... | |
| Using Peanuts Images | 4/10/2009 |
| Q: Our high school has purchased the rights to do You're A Good Man Charlie Brown through Tams Witmark. ... A: On the Tams Witmark home page at http://www.tamswitmark.com/ they state that they do NOT license ... | |
| How to handle Refunds & Contracts? | 4/9/2009 |
| Q: How do you decided when a refund should be given and when someone is just out to get a discount? We ... A: Many of my photography policies are designed not only to protect me, but also my customers. Most of ... | |
| Refundable Wedding Photography Deposits? | 4/7/2009 |
| Q: I'm starting a wedding photography business and was wondering how you handle deposits. Do you ... A: For the convenience of other All Experts readers interested in the issue of refundable & ... | |
| Other people at the wedding? Get there photos too? | 3/26/2009 |
| Q: This may be a silly silly question, but as the hired photographer do you only capture photos of the ... A: Those are good questions as I get asked those questions even by brides and other photographers now ... | |
| Wedding photographer etiquette? | 3/18/2009 |
| Q: I photographed weddings for my family, and the word has spread. I now have people calling me to ... A: Definitely shoot at the highest JPEG setting you have. Lately these days wedding photographers ... | |
| Wedding photographer etiquette? | 3/17/2009 |
| Q: I photographed weddings for my family, and the word has spread. I now have people calling me to ... A: Some of the background information you provided there has cleared up some questions that were in the ... | |
| Wedding photographer etiquette? | 3/16/2009 |
| Q: I photographed weddings for my family, and the word has spread. I now have people calling me to ... A: The first advise I should perhaps give is, "Don't rush yourself". Don't jump in without first ... | |
| Album Design Software | 2/18/2009 |
| Q: Hey I work in a photo studio where the photographers shoot with latest canons and nikons and they ... A: I recommend LumaPix FotoFusion Extreme available from http://www.lumapix.com/index.shtml Also check ... | |
| Wedding Photography and Raw Photo Processing Labs | 2/16/2009 |
| Q: I am an "all experts"er also, (in the picture framing area), so i know how much of yourself you must ... A: Your questions are broad in scope and since you mentioned you are also looking to take your business ... | |
| Public use of a photo without permission | 2/1/2009 |
| Q: I am a professional headshot photographer. A well known self published author in the entertainment ... A: Since you mentioned you would not have given permission for the use of the image anyway, and since ... | |
| Website Designers Chattanooga Tennessee | 11/2/2008 |
| Q: I was visiting your website and it sure is big and seems well designed to me. Do you do your website ... A: I am the website designer for all my websites and I also design websites for other businesses in the ... | |
| Wedding Photography | 10/9/2008 |
| Q: I have been reading your responses to Sheena about getting started in the wedding photography ... A: I've not been in the market for the latest camera gear. When I was about three years ago, the Canon ... | |
| Raw Photo Processing | 7/14/2008 |
| Q: I'm a part-time photographer shooting mostly weddings. A few months ago I began shooting raw and ... A: As a self-employed portrait/wedding photographer, here is what I found works best for me. In the ... | |
| photography | 7/11/2008 |
| Q: my name is melissa and I'm 14. I know that I want to be professional photographer when I get ... A: As you may have noticed in my profile, I specialize as a portrait/wedding photographer. I do not do ... | |
| Chattanooga Wedding Photographers | 7/1/2008 |
| Q: I'm a serious photographer considering going pro as a wedding photographer in the Chattanooga ... A: Hey Steve, Thanks for your photography questions. Since you describe yourself as a serious ... | |
| Promoting Home Based Wedding Photography Business | 6/22/2008 |
| Q: Greetings John, I'm wanting to start a home based photography business. I've been checking out your ... A: I do not have a blog. While blogs are all the rage in the marketing community, the fact is a blog ... | |
| Photography Business in Economic Ression | 6/16/2008 |
| Q: I appreciate the idea of your customers having recession proof jobs, but when their income is fixed ... A: While their incomes may remain basically the same, most of those recession proof jobs are also "high ... | |
| Professional Photography and Recession | 6/15/2008 |
| Q: I've read you are a professional full-time self employed wedding photographer. How well is business ... A: I know there are a lot of photographers and videographers asking themselves those questions lately ... | |
| DSLR | 4/14/2008 |
| Q: I got my first DSLR canon 5D as a present from my wife and i have been playing with it and i have ... A: To understand how the 5D camera focuses you should read the owner's manual. I shoot weddings with ... | |
| Feel Jipped by friend | 4/14/2008 |
| Q: I got married a few years ago and asked my friend to be the photographer for my wedding as she had ... A: Since she is refusing to speak with you this requires you to take her to small claims court. There ... | |
| Feel Jipped by friend | 4/13/2008 |
| Q: I got married a few years ago and asked my friend to be the photographer for my wedding as she had ... A: It is so sad that these situations and so many like them happen every year. Cherry and I are ... | |
| Photography Questions | 3/30/2008 |
| Q: I'm a photgraphy student and am doing a career research paper on Wedding photography. I was ... A: Here are the answers. 1. I got into photography when some high school friends of mine became ... | |
| Too many links? | 3/26/2008 |
| Q: John, Been reading some of your posts here. You've advised that working with other wedding vendors ... A: I can see the apparent discrepancy in what I've said in previous posts here at All Experts and what ... | |
| Salary as a wedding photographer | 2/25/2008 |
| Q: John, I've read some of your posts and have checked out your website. You seem to be very busy ... A: I've been shooting weddings with medium format film using Pentax 645 cameras for over 23 years. ... | |
| Wedding Photography | 1/7/2008 |
| Q: I am intrested in becoming a wedding photographer but I don't know what to do to get started or ... A: Some photographers and especially studios might want to do a background check. You fill out the ... | |
| Wedding Photography | 1/7/2008 |
| Q: I am intrested in becoming a wedding photographer but I don't know what to do to get started or ... A: Formal training or acquiring credentials is not a licensing requirement anywhere in the United ... | |
| Wedding Photography | 1/3/2008 |
| Q: I am intrested in becoming a wedding photographer but I don't know what to do to get started or ... A: You mentioned you love weddings and you love to take pictures. That's a great start for becoming a ... | |
| Web Design Chattanooga Tennessee | 12/8/2007 |
| Q: I'm a photographer in Kentucky with a studio in my home. I've been in business about 2 years. Just ... A: I don't know what your specific marketing efforts currently consist of, but this is what works for ... | |
| Bcoming a portrait and/or wedding photographer | 11/18/2007 |
| Q: I am 55 years old (hopefully far from dead!) and am thinking of a career change that could have me ... A: Learning from books doesn't work for everyone. Like you and so many other people, it can be faster ... | |
| Marketing in a small town | 11/14/2007 |
| Q: John, I am a photographer new to the business, well fairly new. I have been in the field for about ... A: The quality, style & pricing of your work and the quality, style & pricing of your competitors are ... | |
| Wedding Photography | 10/29/2007 |
| Q: my name is Rose and I am an amateur photographer and a senior in high school. I have been avidly ... A: For me, the best thing about being a self-employed wedding photographer is this is not a "dead end" ... | |
| photo | 5/9/2007 |
| Q: i have one quick question for you. I like photography very much and i have been very good at it. I ... A: I appreciate your question. First I want to make sure you know that my answer is based on several ... | |
| Wedding Photography. | 4/17/2007 |
| Q: My 8th grade class and I are doing a career based project. We are to pick a career we would like to ... A: I can only speak for myself. I'm a full-time self-employed wedding photographer with a home-based ... | |
| large group | 4/12/2007 |
| Q: I have a canon 5d and will be shooting a large group 39 people. I have 3 lenses right now but am ... A: Of the 3 lenses you specified, my choice would be the 70 to 200. I'm assuming there is plenty of ... | |
| photography business | 3/9/2007 |
| Q: I really am just starting small for now. Then later on in the summertime Im going to school for ... A: Those are some very good questions. With today's film and digital cameras there are a vast array of ... | |
| digital backgrounds | 2/22/2007 |
| Q: Don, I'll try to be brief. I'll be doing photo keychains at corporate events. I've been asked ... A: I just found your question laying around in the "Unanswered Questions Pool". I see your question was ... | |
| photogrophy | 1/25/2007 |
| Q: What type of education is required? What are the working conditions/environment? What kind of ... A: My expertise is specifically wedding photography. So I will answer your questions to the best of my ... | |
| reprint rights | 12/20/2006 |
| Q: I'm fairly new at publishing and perhaps you can help. A journal wants to publish one of my pictures ... A: Several times a year I'm contacted by various electronic and paper publishers about using ... | |
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I have over 30 years of wedding photography experience. I can comprehensively answer questions relating directly to the art, science and business of wedding photography. Photoshop and other photo editing software and wedding album design and assembly. My website http://www.weddingphotographics.net
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Over 30 years wedding photography and wedding album design and assembly experience.
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I have attended numerous wedding photography workshops, seminars and photography conventions over the years. I constantly self-study from over 100 books on wedding photography, wedding video, digital photography, photoshop, fotofusion and other photography and multimedia educational materials.
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