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filipeb
Joined: 01 Mar 2006
Posts: 644
Location: Algarve - Portugal
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:17 am
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congratulations, you are an inspiration to me...
the best for me are 34 dls/day. |
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gregor
Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Posts: 808
Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:33 am
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Awesome!!!
That's my goal. Make a living with only microstock!
Sleep late every day, no annoying boss, no whining customers, no deadlines, only shoot what you like, and take a day off or vacation whenever you want!
Yeeehaaa!!! |
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flashon
Joined: 08 Jan 2007
Posts: 653
Location: www.flashonstudio.com
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:40 am
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WOW!
This is completely beyond my wild imagination!
Congratulations!
P.S.
May I ask how long it took you to reach this point? And any tips for the newbies along the path? Thx. |
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Logos
Joined: 05 Feb 2005
Posts: 428
Location: Århus, Denmark
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:51 am
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| karimala wrote: | | All I can say is "Wow." The other day, Laurin had me look at the very beginning of your portfolio to see how far you've come, and I was amazed. Very inspirational indeed! |
Tell him to stop that. Please... :) |
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Logos
Joined: 05 Feb 2005
Posts: 428
Location: Århus, Denmark
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:52 am
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Two years of 60+ hours per week. + Assistants and reinvesting almost every cent. |
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filipeb
Joined: 01 Mar 2006
Posts: 644
Location: Algarve - Portugal
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:09 am
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Logos,
can i ask how do you arrange the models? Do you contact a model agency? do you pay for the locations? (eg: casino, restaurants...)
iam asking this because i like to work as a stock photographer at full time....one day...i hope!!
thank you! |
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Logos
Joined: 05 Feb 2005
Posts: 428
Location: Århus, Denmark
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:32 am
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| filipeb wrote: | Logos,
can i ask how do you arrange the models? Do you contact a model agency? do you pay for the locations? (eg: casino, restaurants...)
iam asking this because i like to work as a stock photographer at full time....one day...i hope!!
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Cecilie (my girlfriend) is hired by me as a full-time assistant and takes care of all marketing including getting new models, arranging castings, advertising for locations, hiring Photoshop assistants and so. I am the official photographer of Model Booking Denmark and also provide pictures for “elite” in Copenhagen (where you will find models as Claudia Schiffer) – This helps a lot! Cecilie gets around 5-10 emails from hopeful new models every week, and from these we choose only a few for casting.
When I need models that are a little hard to get a hold on, such as older ones, I hire them from agencies. I have special arrangements with the model agencies I work with and can use the model for a low fee.
Getting good models is a piece of cake compared to getting new and good locations. I spent over £2000 back in 2007 feb. for a location scout to drive around in Denmark to find good locations. I got two locations out of this….doh. Getting good locations is SOOOOO hard and takes so much time.
The casino shoot was VERY expencive. We closed down the hole thing for a day... Not cheap. We also flew a model in from copenhagen and we had to pay for his girlfriend to come along before he accepted. |
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rinder99
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Posts: 18718
Location: Books and Class Info, www.rindersmithphotography.com or, www.rinderart.com
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:50 am
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I am so extremly Proud of you. When anyone asks me what this is all about, I send them to your port. Great job Buddy and a great work ethic.Clean, Clear and precise work. |
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filipeb
Joined: 01 Mar 2006
Posts: 644
Location: Algarve - Portugal
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:10 am
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| Logos wrote: | | filipeb wrote: | Logos,
can i ask how do you arrange the models? Do you contact a model agency? do you pay for the locations? (eg: casino, restaurants...)
iam asking this because i like to work as a stock photographer at full time....one day...i hope!!
thank you! |
Cecilie (my girlfriend) is hired by me as a full-time assistant and takes care of all marketing including getting new models, arranging castings, advertising for locations, hiring Photoshop assistants and so. I am the official photographer of Model Booking Denmark and also provide pictures for “elite” in Copenhagen (where you will find models as Claudia Schiffer) – This helps a lot! Cecilie gets around 5-10 emails from hopeful new models every week, and from these we choose only a few for casting.
When I need models that are a little hard to get a hold on, such as older ones, I hire them from agencies. I have special arrangements with the model agencies I work with and can use the model for a low fee.
Getting good models is a piece of cake compared to getting new and good locations. I spent over £2000 back in 2007 feb. for a location scout to drive around in Denmark to find good locations. I got two locations out of this….doh. Getting good locations is SOOOOO hard and takes so much time.
The casino shoot was VERY expencive. We closed down the hole thing for a day... Not cheap. We also flew a model in from copenhagen and we had to pay for his girlfriend to come along before he accepted. |
thank you logos for your extensive and compreensive explanation...since i saw this post i contact a model agency...and i booked a meeting with them...let´s see.
it´s really necessary to invest hard to take this a step forward.
one more thing, iam searching for some workshops in Europe (any place), to improve my skills in fashion, portrait photography. Do you know any good school?
thank you! |
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prairierattler
Joined: 23 Nov 2005
Posts: 1487
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:22 am
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Over $300 per day in earnings? I'm dumbfounded. I whistle happy tunes and have perma-grin all day just for getting double digits in a day. A person could actually think about earning a living off stock at $300+ per day. It's nice to see success stories and have targets to shoot for. |
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Forgiss
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Posts: 4841
Location: For videos of our shoots: http://forgiss.libsyn.com
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:27 am
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| Logos wrote: |
Cecilie (my girlfriend) is hired by me as a full-time assistant and takes care of all marketing including getting new models, arranging castings, advertising for locations, hiring Photoshop assistants and so. I am the official photographer of Model Booking Denmark and also provide pictures for “elite” in Copenhagen (where you will find models as Claudia Schiffer) – This helps a lot! Cecilie gets around 5-10 emails from hopeful new models every week, and from these we choose only a few for casting.
When I need models that are a little hard to get a hold on, such as older ones, I hire them from agencies. I have special arrangements with the model agencies I work with and can use the model for a low fee.
Getting good models is a piece of cake compared to getting new and good locations. I spent over £2000 back in 2007 feb. for a location scout to drive around in Denmark to find good locations. I got two locations out of this….doh. Getting good locations is SOOOOO hard and takes so much time.
The casino shoot was VERY expencive. We closed down the hole thing for a day... Not cheap. We also flew a model in from copenhagen and we had to pay for his girlfriend to come along before he accepted. |
well, this is the best case I've seen for what you put in is what you get out... |
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kerioak
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 483
Location: S.E. England kerioak.com
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:36 pm
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Wow! I am flabberdegasted and very impressed, needed something to inspire me and I think this should help do it :-))
Congratuations on breaking the 1000 barrier
Christine
PS you could always stop for a while now ??? |
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trexec
Joined: 18 Mar 2006
Posts: 434
Location: Las Palmas de gran canaria, Spain
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 1:24 pm
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Congratulations, with your porfolio you soon reach 2000dls. It´s a wonderful gallery.
Best regards. |
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eric1513
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Posts: 102
Location: Idaho - USA
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:09 pm
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Truly an inspiration! For those of us who share your love for photography you have shown that love alone is not enough. Nothing takes the place of action when it comes to seeking success. And from your example I can see that I need less love and more action! |
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rhambley
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
Posts: 246
Location: Milwaukee, WI
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:20 pm
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Congrats!
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Thanks for sharing this. Your success and gallery has finally convinced my wife (an extremely jealous type) to let me work with models and let me pursue this seriously...
Robert |
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