Lady Gaga Shot by Terry Richardson for Supreme

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Project 52: Assignment 7: A CellPhone Portrait

Part one of this assignment was to write a written estimate of what it is going to take to do the job of a cellphone portrait. The idea being that the image is being used for a local communications company and they want an exclusive use on the image for two years. The image "may" be used on their website. The AD just told you that they are looking at a print run of 25,000 brochures, and 100 POP display cards.

Below is how I've set out my bid.

SUMMARY OF FEES AND EXPENSES	ESTIMATE
1.     Photography Fee 25,000 Brochures (2 year UK Exclusive Rights) 100 POP (2 year UK Exclusive Rights)	£2,700 £1,600
2.     Production Crew Hair/Make up	£200
3.     Photographic Medium Process, develop, archive Prints and/or Contact Sheets (£10 each) Photo Retouching (£25p/h)	£200 £30 £75
4.     Studio Rental Studio Rental – Shoot Days (x1) Studio Craft Services (4 people, £30 per head)	£130 £120
5.     Equipment Camera	£130
6.     Talent and Casting Model	£200
TOTAL	£5,385

To get prices for the image rights I headed over to Getty Images to use their price calculator to get estimates for 2 year UK Non-Exclusive rights for the images. To change it to UK Exclusive rights, I added an extra 25% to those fees.

The actual production costs did surprise me as to how little it contributed to the overall fees and expenses of the shoot, but then again I feel I was on the lower end of pricing for models, Make Up Artists (MUA), photographers, etc. The total crew being only a photographer, a MUA, a model, and the Art Director being on site.

Is this the way you would have priced for the job? What things would you have done differently?

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Is This Okay?

A short but thought provoking post by Lucima about asking the right questions to help improve your photography.

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How I Shot Evie Farrah's Fashion Portraits

Stepahnie-Evie Farrah Shoot.jpg, originally uploaded by Jon W. Howson.

At the beginning of the month, I had the chance to work again with the lovely Evie Farrah to create some fashion images for her model/ performer portfolio. The original plan was to re-shoot her burlesque routine from the Black Velvet Burlesque night a few evenings before, but on the evening of the shoot we had a change of plan, as you will see from the images.

The thing that did not change was my idea to experiment with a single light source. I had been inspired to try this after reading some articles over at Damien Lovegrove's ProPhotoNut website. The result of this was to experiment with the lighting setup as shown in the diagram below.

The only main change throughout this studio session was the positioning of the beauty dish. I was roughly varying it from 60-120 degrees to the camera left. The image at the top is the result of one of these setups. To see more images from this session, you can visit either my Facebook Fan Page or my Flickr stream.

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Women And Chocolate Photoshoot

Why is it so hard to find women that want to shoot the concept of women and chocolate, and giving into the temptation of it? One friend did come up with the theory that "Because women eat chocolate, the two do not coexist for very long, thus difficult if near impossible to stumble upon."

For some ideas of the type of images I am looking to create, please browse this Flickr Gallery.

If you are interested in collaborating with me, please head across to my Facebook Photography Fan Page and register your interest.

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Wedding Photography Spoof Video

Wedding Photography Spoof Video from Matt E on Vimeo.

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Do You Need Something For Your Valentine?

A one hour Valentines shoot is a sure way to brighten up your loved one's valentine and make a lasting impression! Whether as a gift to yourself or your loved one, my photo sessions will be a fun experience to remember.

The shoot can involve a couple of changes of clothes; the style and content of the shoot is entirely down to you. It could be a sexy boudoir shoot, a fashion style shoot, a beautiful Hollywood glamour style portrait or even a lifestyle shoot involving both you and your partner. The images can be shot in the studio, in your own home, or on a location of your choice.

All for just £30 with a free complimentary 10x8 print, and 20 web-sized images for use on Facebook or Myspace, etc. For additional prints or other creative ideas to utilise your images, please get in touch.

Head over to my Facebook Photography Page and become a fan to book your glamorous shoot today!!

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