Michele Aboud - advertising & fashion photographer

Michele spoke of several photo shoots and the way she goes about approaching her creativity.

Embelish: sets out a pallet of colour, texture, design, composition

This is creative & visual art.

eg1 stadium shot of Robby Dean - 2 shots 1st of him sitting in stadium in good light -4pm twilight; 2 extra lights.

Later shot stadium when light was good for it. Did a composite.

Her philosophy:

speak to clients

relax subject ('talent')

calm relaxed

prepare well

think about the shot & what is needed

Michele does a lot of editorial work - for this she is not well paid but it is good for her reputation.

Admires photographer Jean Loup-Sieff (French)

www.jeanloupsieff.com

How to start a business by Lindi Holly

How to start a business by Lindi Holly

Her background:

architecture; then long-shot photography of triathletes; B&W; Colour photography; weddings; & so on; formed a company with husband.

Recently started a new business on her own. Her advice:

Keep the name of business simple - eg your own name. (she does weddings, corporate, portraits mainly; also music school - boutique upmarket stuff)

Make a simple website with gallery - can buy a template for this. Can also be a blog.

Ues these photos for marketing & blog.

Get to know clients - good as they may come back.

Weddings:

Does a wedding album - that's where the money is. charges $4,500 book (used to charge $1000 for full set of prints)

Good idea to charge $250 up front to make them commit. Also good idea to get them into studio as more likely to order.

Prints on archival paper - cotton. Hand made book.

How many photos to show client: Hilary: 100 images/hour of shooting but max 500. Lindi gives more .

Portrait: shoots 1-3 hours

Mentioned 'pro select ' software - selling tool timesexposion.com.au(???)

Album co: Selex $1600 for 20 images

Pixel perfect: use for normal printing. - $1 per print

'The Edge' - printing place in vic

Hilary: CD charges: $4,500 for 30 prints hi res

Lindi-Charges $70 for a 5x7 - not much more for 8x10

Then Lindi went through a long checklist for setting up a business such as:

What u need:

ABN- ato.gov.au/

GST reg? (have to if earling >$75,000)

Business name rego (www.ors.act.gov.au)

business bank a/c

contact info: phone no, email, postal address

If partnership - agreement of how to split up .

Reg business - dont have to if just your name

Domain name - web hosting

website blog, facebook?, twitter?

Branding your style; your uniqueness, logo, business cards, brochures

Portfolio preservation (eg album; CD; portfolio case;

Then she went into more detail about equipment; liability; office or studio; marketing.

She showed us lots of her photos.

Sue Bryce by Hilary

Sue Bryce taken portraits for women mainly. They are always very flattering beautiful photos and usually very sexy. She uses natural light and several backdrops. As well she takes a video of the women with very little movement such as hair slightly blowing. She does 'Fusion photography' for them which is a slide show which incorporates video clips with the still shots. She shoots just below eye level & charges $3000 a sitting. She lives in Queensland.

In her 1st year in photography she made $450,000. She has a manual of posing for sale for about $300.

www.suebryce.com

Assignment 2- Careers in ART Photography - IDEAS

Assignment 2- Careers in ART/FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY - IDEAS

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

1. How long have you been a photographer.

2. Did you get a photographic qualification.

3. Did you get any other sort of artistic qualification.

4. Are there other areas of are in which you work now or in earlier days.

5. How did it all start?

6. If so was that worthwhile in helping you get to where you are now.

7. How DID you get to where you are now?

8. Are there any other areas of photography that you have concentrated on – now or in earlier days.

9. What made you concentrate on art photography.

10. What is your definition of 'art ' & ‘fine art’ photography. Is there any difference?

11. How is art/fine art photography different from other forms of photography.

12. Is it necessary to present your work to critics or get oral & written reviews in order to 'pass the test' in being an art photographer?

13. Did you go in competitions or have gallery exhibitions?

14. Have you won awards?

15. How do you get inspired?

16. Are there extra bits of equipment that you personally need in order to be a fine art photographer such as what lenses do you use or what way of lighting do you use?

17. How do you promote & market your work?

18. Do you get commissions and if so how do you price your work?

19. How do you work out how to price particular photos that you sell?

20. Do you need to other work as well as your fine are photography?

ART PHOTOGRAPHERS

Andy Small - appeals to me because he does close up nature photography. (UK)

Tim Flach - He also does close up photography and also he concentrates on animals. (UK)

Peter Lik - sculptured fine art landscapes (Las Vagus USA - originally from Australia)

Damien Franco - he seems to pick mixed images to photograph, but he writes a lot about himself, his art photography & what he gets out of it (his blog eg 25 random things about my art - July 23 2010).

Lee Duguid - Landscape & wildlife photographer (australian - Fairlight NSW, - 0432242117)

Charles McKean - mixed - some of his work I like. He was one of the photographers that we met when we went to Sydney to the Head On exhibition. His gallery was in Paddo at the flower shop (belonging to his wife) in Glenmore Rd. His images were in duotone.

*James Mills - Portrait, fashion & underwater photographer. Although all of his work is quite 'arty', his underwater images look like 'fine art'. (Northbridge, NSW, Australia - 0411 078 775)

Ebony Whitaker - Environmental & wildlife photographs

Michael Boniwell - Australian landscape & nature photography - He has a website called Clockstone photography. Healso does commercial stock & commissioned photography. His website has comprehensive price charts. These are good photos but nothing out of the box.

*Paul Pichugin - good fine art mostly landscapes (0415 864 811 perth paul@paulpichagin.com)

*Mark Gray - Fine Art Landscape photographer (Victoria - PO Box 2117, Rangeview, VIC 3132 - info@markgray.com.au)

*Ben Messina - Nature & landscape photography - very good; some excellent (07 3847 9664 0418 786 476 email: info@gallerym-australia.com)

Obscura photos - a website of photojournalists who take creative documentary photos. (Australian/New Zealand 02 8065 9914, 0401 177 262 ewp.au@optusnet.com.au

SIMPLEST DEFINITION

Creating beautiful photographic images for sale and display.

PRINTING

Quality printing is absolutely essential for a fine art photograph.

COMPETITIONS

AIPP

EXHIBITIONS

Galleries

REFERENCES

Beck, Stephen G What is Fine Art Photography? http://www.sgbphotography.com/articles/What_Is_Fine_Art_Photography.aspx

Franco, Damien; Defining Fine Art Photography: Damien Franco on Photography Introverted; http://www.damienfranco.com/2008/06/24/defining-fine-art-photography-introverted/

Franco, Damien; Damien Franco on photography; http://www.damienfranco.com/category/blogging/

Hope, Terry; Fine Art Photography; Rotovision SA 2003

Small, Andy; About Andy Small; http://www.andysmall.co.uk/about.html

Duguid, Lee; http://www.leeduguid.com.au/gallery/

McKean Charles; Charles McKean photography; http://www.charlesmckean.com/duotones/

Mills, James; James Mills Photography; http://www.jamesmills.com.au/

http://www.obscuraphotos.com/1/#/1

Whitaker, Ebony; Ebony Whitaker photography; http://ewp-au.com/

Boniwel Michael; Clockstone photography; http://www.chockstonephotos.com/

Gray, Mark - Mark Gray Fine Art Landscape photographer; http://www.markgray.com.au/

Messina, Ben; Ben Messina Nature & Landscape photography ; http://www.benmessina.com/index.php?current=welcome#main

Pichugin, Paul; http://paulpichugin.com/