Hi everyone its been a while

Fireman32
Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
edited July 2012 in The Clubhouse
Hi all my fellow polkies its been a while since I have participated on the forum. Let me fill you in on whats been happening with me.

At the end of March I got laid off from my job and while the job market sucks down here right now I have decided to see if I can turn my hobby of photography into a career. While it has been slow going I have gotten a few paying gigs including a wedding and have been lucky enough to get some of my prints on exhibit and have sold a few through those exhibits. I have also started doing stock photography as well. I would ask everyone to visit my webpage and give me your thoughts.
[url]Http://www.davidspectorphotography.com[/url]

I look forward to seeing everyone at Polkfest in October.

Dave
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    edited July 2012
    Very nice! Congrats on being able to do something you really want to do!

    Where else have you posted your pics online before? The waterfall pics.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited July 2012
    Those pics are pretty good! Congrats on turning a passion into a real job. Not often you can do that.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2012
    Thanks I am glad that you enjoy them. I have posted some of the pics here and I also post them on Facebook, Flickr and Google+. My next step to start working on is adding a blog section to the website and try to do a daily blog post. I also want to work on a video section and add instructional videos to see how certain effects are done.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,277
    edited July 2012
    Welcome back Dave!

    Nice job on the photos. How did you like doing the weddings? I did 2 weddings and...never again! I hated every moment of them. They were friends who bugged the hell out of me till I said yes. If there's a next time, I stick with NO! I'm curious, you mentioned getting into stock photography. Is there a site you can point me to for info? I've wondered about that.

    I've all but dropped studio photography, except for (hold on) a friend who's been bugging me to take shots of her daughter. This I will do since I enjoy the studio stuff. My real love is sports photography. I've been shooting primarily College Gymnastics the last 6 years. I've gotten in tight with a couple of major schools who allow me full access every season to shoot on the floor. I take care of them in return.

    Nice to see you back! Keep shootin!
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited July 2012
    Dave, you take great pictures,love the waterfalls.I hope things work out well for you.Dan
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    edited July 2012
    Seems I remember seeing those waterfall pics posted somewhere a while back. Very nice!
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2012
    Thanks man. To tell you the truth I am not sure that I really want to do weddings I was the 2nd shooter and was running around like a mad man trying to get all the perfect shots and then the hours of editing afterwards. The balance is figuring out how much to charge. I am shooting my friends wedding in October and thats for free but I now understand why wedding photographers charge so much. I have done one studio shoot with a model and I really enjoyed it. As far as sports photography I have shot some football games for a local league in the area and really enjoyed it. I do know that I need much faster glass then I currently have. The next game I shoot I am going to rent a 400mm 2.8 and see how it goes.

    As far as the stock photography there are 2 sites that I joined are http://www.dreamstime.com/ and http://www.istockphoto.com/ and will see how they go.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited July 2012
    Welcome Back Dave, nice pictures and happy you seem to doing something you enjoy.

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited July 2012
    Having done a couple of weddings...I would rather flip burgers at MickyDs than do more weddings. By the time you do the pre wedding planning, the shoot (including the rehersal dinner) and all the time spent in post processing chances are you have made less than minimum wage at todays market rates. Your only hope of making some real money is in selling prints or photo books of the wedding images, but you are dealing with "customers" who think you should simply sell them a CD of hi-rez images for a couple hunrded bucks they can take to Wal-mart to print because all you have done is walk around and push a shutter button for a couple of hours. Then there is dealing with the brides and the mothers....
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2012
    Well said Shack. I am learning this as I go.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited July 2012
    Dave, May I suggest you place Copy Right David Spector on your pictures to protect yourself.

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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2012
    Steve I have all of my pictures copyrighted I just don't have the watermark on them.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited July 2012
    Fireman32 wrote: »
    Steve I have all of my pictures copyrighted I just don't have the watermark on them.

    I would try to add that if possible to those images.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2012
    Very nice! I also would put a copyright notice on the pics. Make a website with prices for large color prints in frames.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited July 2012
    You should probably start a Tasteful Babe Thread!
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2012
    madmax wrote: »
    Very nice! I also would put a copyright notice on the pics. Make a website with prices for large color prints in frames.

    The copyright is there but not on the photo as I am not a fan of watermarks on the photos. All the pics on the site are web size so if you really wanted to steal it you would not be able to do a large print with them without it becoming distorted. This encourages people to click on the buy button and purchase the size they want.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,615
    edited July 2012
    I only did this to prove a point..

    Put a watermark on them...

    Awesome pictures too by the way!
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2012
    PolkThug wrote: »
    You should probably start a Tasteful Babe Thread!

    Good idea here is one of my favorites
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    DSC_0039-2 by dspector32, on Flickr
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2012
    I appreciate it VR3
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited July 2012
    Nice pics bro. What kind of camera are you using?
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2012
    Sherardp wrote: »
    Nice pics bro. What kind of camera are you using?

    Thanks I shoot with a Nikon D200 which I love. I eventually want to upgrade to a full frame body like the D4 but I have to save 6K for it. In the meantime I am saving up for some really good glass.
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