Photographing with Vendors in Mind and Getting Published Presented by Anna and Spencer @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
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Today’s Topics •Our Background •Perspective of Other Wedding Professionals & Editors •Shooting Techniques •Getting Published •Image Delivery •Image Rights @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
What Vendors and Editors are Thinking •Where will they use the images and why? @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
What Vendors and Editors are Thinking •Will your photographs enhance thier business or publication? @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
What Vendors and Editors Useful are Thinking Images 13% 12.5% •Everyone is giving images vs No one is giving images 50% 50% 38% Doesn’t Provide Provides Images Images Doesn’t Provide Images Provides Images Actually Useful Images @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Shooting Techniques •Shooting Commercially •Lens Choices •Giving Options •Lighting Choices •Composition •Consistency @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Shooting Commercially @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Lens Choices 100mm Macro @f7.0 14mm @f2.8 The Obvious - Use What Makes Sense @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Lens Choices 24mm @f2.8 200mm @f2.8 85mm @f1.2 Focal Length Choices - What do you want to show in the background? @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Lens Choices 85mm @f2.8 14mm @f2.8 Your Angle Matters, The Lens Makes it Possible @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Lens Choices 200mm @f2.8 85mm @f1.2 (Anna) (Spencer) Aperture. What do you want in focus? @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Lens Choices 85mm @f2.8 85mm @f1.2 Aperture. Your Style + Their Style. @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Giving Options Giving Multiple Angles & Looks @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Lighting Choices Bouncing Flash Softbox @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Lighting Choices Fast Exposure, Flash 1/160th Second Long Exposure, Natural Light - 1/60th Second @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Composition @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Rules of Thirds Centered Maybe in USE Composition @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Composition @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Composition @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Composition @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Consistency 50mm @f4.5 50mm @f4.5 Soxtbox Softbox 7/21/2010 8/10/2010 Consistency is key to have a vendor use your images over others. @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Consistency 85mm @f1.2 24-70 @f2.8 50mm @f1.2 Bounced Lighting Bounced Lighting Bounced Lighting 4/3/2010 12/19/2008 5/30/2009 How can you be recognized without credit? @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Getting Published •Value of the Event to Editors •Submitting and Asking •Contests @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Getting Published: Value to Editors Value of the Event (Literally) facebook.com/annaandspencer
Getting Published: Value to Editors Style & Details @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Getting Published: Value to Editors Color @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Getting Published: Value to Editors Ethnicity and Culture @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Getting Published: Value to Editors Atlanta Weddings Magazine 944 Magazine Print Print Print Online Online
Submitting & Asking •Submit to Your Style •Email, Call, & Meet •Two Bright Lights •Mail in Personally •Never Hurts to Ask •Well, Usually •SEO Value @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Contests • Submit, Submit, Submit • Encourage Your Clients to Submit for You @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Exclusivity for Publications •Usually, Exclusive •Watch Your Rights •Print vs. Blog @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Image Delivery •FTP/SmugMug •DVD/CD/Thumbdrive •Physical Prints •How Many Photographs? •Timeline | Setting Expectations •To Publications vs. Business Owners @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Image Rights •Personal, Portfolio, & Editorial Rights •Do not give commercial rights •Who are your real clients? •Which is more likely to bring you business? @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
What We Say •Small 'legality requires it' note - for image rights, we grant you full rights to use the images in your physical & online portfolio as well as in editorial articles. However, we do not grant use of any of the images for advertising/commercial usage. If you would like to use any image in advertising/ commercial use, just ask us. We just like to pass it by the bride & groom first before they are used in this manner. @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
Today’s Topics Were •Our Background •Perspective of Other Wedding Professionals & Editors •Shooting Techniques •Getting Published •Image Delivery •Image Rights @annaandspencer facebook.com/annaandspencer
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