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This new requirement, an apparent provision of the healthcare reform legislation, will require you to report both to the IRS and the entity or person to whom you paid any amount more than $600 in a year for goods or services.
I don’t know about you guys, but the record keeping can be a bit daunting for me sometimes. There just never seems to be a perfect system to keep track of everything the government wants. Well, it looks like, they are wanting just one more thing from us. If I did not know better, I would think they were trying to put every small business in America out of business.
According to The American Society of Media Photographers, the IRS has asked for comments on this issue. ASMP has provided a letter for you to send asking them to change this. Click here to find out more about what you can do to fight this.
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And you get a CD with all of the images, too.
How many times have you heard or seen this?
More and more we are seeing this in the industry, and it is so disheartening. Everyone with a digital camera is now a photographer. I can honestly say that most of the individuals will not be in business for very long. I went through some old expired profiles recently to check the status of their business, and most of them were no longer there. The domain names were up for sale. In all honesty, most of the time, I could look at their business name even before I clicked on it and could tell you if they were still in business.
The sad thing is that it hurts the businesses of those of us who actually take this seriously.
Many clients think we show up for an hour or two with a camera and that is all that goes into their images and cannot possibly see why that is worth so much money. They do not see the time and money spent behind the scenes.
The Value of a Portrait is an article written to show clients a more accurate estimate of the true costs in time and money that goes into their portraits when they hire a professional photographer. They will get what they pay for when it comes to photography. And they really do have to make a choice. Do I want a really good deal or do I want a keepsake?
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Our winner is….
 Jill Hardin of Jill Hardin Photography - St. Louis, Missouri
Jill specializes in fine art portraiture of newborns, infants, babies, children, families and pregnancies. Her work has a clean contemporary look that sets her apart from the rest. She believes in making the session experience as comfortable and organic as possible, shooting in natural light complemented with studio lights, and on location in her client’s home and neighborhood, taking advantage of St. Louis’s beautiful locations. Being a mother herself, as well as having extensive experience with children, Jill will quickly make you feel at ease. She easily connects with children to get those beautiful shots you thought were impossible!
Category: Best Mother and Child 2010
The prize for the winner:
Award Winning (insert your state) Photographer in Art & Design at 411marketsource
About the The Professional Touch Display Proposal for Photographers
by Wonderfully Made Designs
Network with other businesses in your local area to promote your work and get new clients with The Professional Touch Display Proposal. It’s easier than you ever thought!
The Professional Touch Display Proposal is a win-win proposal for both you and that business that you have been wanting to partner up with for some great exposure opportunities for your photography business.
We take you through the complete process including:
- The Proposal Letter (including an actual sample letter and a psd template)
- The 5 Primary Parts of a Successful Proposal Letter – We take you through the complete process of the critical components of your proposal letter making it easy to tweak to suit your business.
- Complete List of Various Types of Businesses for Successful Partnerships
- Knockout Ideas of What to Send with Your Display Proposal – Getting their attention is key, so it’s important to set yourself apart
- Display Ideas – From very expensive to even a low budget idea or two
- Gift Certificate PSD Photoshop Templates
- Display Card PSD Photoshop Templates
Click here to learn more!
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Dad’s are so special and leave such a lasting impression on our children. My dad has been gone for 22 years, and I still talk to my sons about him all the time wanting to pass onto them the wonderful things he taught me. We run this contest every June in honor of fathers.
Category: Best Father and Child Portrait 2010
Contest Ends: June 23, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. EST
Click here to enter contest: Enter Best Father and Child Portrait 2010 Photography Contest
The prize for the winner:
Award Winning (insert your state) Photographer in Art & Design at 411marketsource
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-blog database creation
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Best Mother and Child Portrait 2010 (choose one - may vote once every 24 hours):
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I’ve spent a lot of time recently watching what people are doing when they visit the site so that I can give you the feed back you need to hear to increase your exposure. I am watching clients slip through your fingers. Let’s do something about that!
How you could be losing clients:
- Update your listings to include the different types of photography that you do. Many clients will search by these, and guess what…if your categories are not accurate, you do not come up in the search. Opportunity missed.
- Update your images. Your images are your first impression. You could be losing clients because the images you are showing to clients are not your best work. I have seen many people click on ads but not exit to your site. There is a reason for this.
- If you have a membership that offers 3 or 5 profiles, goodness gracious…use them. You have already paid for them. Use them.
Now for some news on our end….
- Short descriptions now allow 245 characters and are a great little blurb for your business. This goes hand in hand with putting your best images forward. It’s what clients will see before they even decide to click on your profile to see more.
- We have new colors for the site! And along with that comes a new member banner! Click here for the new banner code.
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I love this contest! There is just something so amazingly precious about that connection between a mother and child. We run this contest every May in honor of mothers. We will be posting the finalists on facebook and tagging the photographers who took them. Wouldn’t it be awesome if it encouraged others who saw them to take time to do a mother/child portrait session?
Category: Best Mother and Child 2010
Contest Ends: May 19, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. EST
Click here to enter contest: Enter Best Mother and Child Portrait 2010 Photography Contest
The prize for the winner:
Award Winning (insert your state) Photographer in Art & Design at 411marketsource
About the The Professional Touch Display Proposal for Photographers
by Wonderfully Made Designs
Network with other businesses in your local area to promote your work and get new clients with The Professional Touch Display Proposal. It’s easier than you ever thought!
The Professional Touch Display Proposal is a win-win proposal for both you and that business that you have been wanting to partner up with for some great exposure opportunities for your photography business.
We take you through the complete process including:
- The Proposal Letter (including an actual sample letter and a psd template)
- The 5 Primary Parts of a Successful Proposal Letter – We take you through the complete process of the critical components of your proposal letter making it easy to tweak to suit your business.
- Complete List of Various Types of Businesses for Successful Partnerships
- Knockout Ideas of What to Send with Your Display Proposal – Getting their attention is key, so it’s important to set yourself apart
- Display Ideas – From very expensive to even a low budget idea or two
- Gift Certificate PSD Photoshop Templates
- Display Card PSD Photoshop Templates
Click here to learn more!
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Charitable Marketing for Photographers sponsored our photography contest last month by donating the prize for the winner….but Debi also wanted to do something for everyone else! How nice is that!
Hurry…this is only for a limited time, but she is offering a $30 discount code! Just enter the code “411″ for your discount! This is a great way to get this complete program at a great price!
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Our winner is….
 Pam Biasotti of You Had Me at Woof Photography.
San Francisco Bay Area Dog Photographer Pam Biasotti is an award winning photographer of pets and their people. Contact Pam Biasotti for your pet portraits. You Had Me At Woof Photography™ is contemporary, fresh, unique and fun.
Pam Biasotti photographs babies, children, and families, and has a passion for pet photography. She is a San Francisco Bay Area portrait photographer, and she is also a destination dog photographer available for travel, including commerical and editorial work. You Had Me At Woof Photography is her website showcasing animals. As members of our family, Pam feels that pets should be documented also.
Category: Best Pet Portrait 2010
Contest Ends: April 21, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. EST
{Thanks to all the wonderful photographers who entered!}
The prize for the winner:
Award Winning (insert your state) Photographer in Art & Design at 411marketsource
About The Charitable Marketing Calendar Project for Photographers
Our 2009 Review
When I reviewed this product last year, I hadn’t even thought of how perfect it would be for pet photographers. The Charitable Marketing Calendar is a GREAT project for pet photographers! Imagine a charity calendar with all of your gorgeous pet portraits that raises money for your local animal shelter! Who wouldn’t want a calendar with all of those adorable pet pictures? Love this idea! Imagine the publicity, too! It’s a win win for everyone! ~411
The process of creating a calendar to benefit charity AND your business remains the same no matter the subject so it is EASY to adapt this charity project to feature PET PORTRAITS!
- Your calendar can benefit an animal shelter or rescue organization.
- Work with a local vet, groomer, or pet store to advertise for models or put on events to get the portraits you need for the calendar.
- They can even suggest their favorite charity so you know they care about the project.
- They can also be great resources to find out about other pet-oriented vendors that would be interested in getting involved in the project (or even sponsor the calendar).
- If you are a boutique photographer, work with a boutique vet or pet spa or exclusive groomer!
 Charitable Marketing for Photographers – COMPLETE MARKETING AND TEMPLATE PACK TO START YOUR CHARITY CALENDAR
“Since I’ve created my charity calendar my photography business quadrupled and I’ve raised over $19,000 for charity over 3 years!”
Complete Marketing and Template Pack includes step by step tips and guidance, forms and contracts, marketing and design templates – these will save you precious time that you can be spending on YOUR BUSINESS (or with your family)! You also have the benefit of someone’s experience to guide you around the simple mistakes.
The complete charity marketing pack contains over 60 files with tips, samples and templates to assist you in:
- Finding an ideal charity
- Finding and working with models for the calendar
- Asking for and taking money – sponsors
- Getting free press coverage
- Using sponsors, models and charity volunteers to help maximize sales
- Utilizing photoshop templates to make calendar production and advertising a breeze
- Asking for help, unselfishly
Save yourself months worth of research, creating contracts, marketing for the calendar, wording applications and announcements and press releases, figuring out optimal time lines for getting the project on track… get the complete charity marketing pack – the Photographer’s Calendar for Charity. You will be given the step by step process I have used successfully along with lessons I learned along the way, including over 60 files of sample documents, templates, and tips for each phase of the project from finding your charity, recruiting models, asking for sponsors, photographing for the calendar, production tasks and sales.
This includes templates for the full 28 page calendar too!
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We are so excited to announce our very first pet photo contest! I have seen the most amazing pet photos over the last couple of years and think it is high time we have a photo contest for this category! Oh, and one more thing….Charitable Marketing is giving a discount code for everyone at the end of the contest, so stay tuned for the code at the end of the contest! Charitable Marketing ROCKS!
Category: Best Pet Portrait 2010
Contest Ends: April 21, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. EST
Click here to enter contest: Enter Best Pet Portrait 2010 Photography Contest
The prize for the winner:
Award Winning (insert your state) Photographer in Art & Design at 411marketsource
About The Charitable Marketing Calendar Project for Photographers
Our 2009 Review
When I reviewed this product last year, I hadn’t even thought of how perfect it would be for pet photographers. The Charitable Marketing Calendar is a GREAT project for pet photographers! Imagine a charity calendar with all of your gorgeous pet portraits that raises money for your local animal shelter! Who wouldn’t want a calendar with all of those adorable pet pictures? Love this idea! Imagine the publicity, too! It’s a win win for everyone! ~411
The process of creating a calendar to benefit charity AND your business remains the same no matter the subject so it is EASY to adapt this charity project to feature PET PORTRAITS!
- Your calendar can benefit an animal shelter or rescue organization.
- Work with a local vet, groomer, or pet store to advertise for models or put on events to get the portraits you need for the calendar.
- They can even suggest their favorite charity so you know they care about the project.
- They can also be great resources to find out about other pet-oriented vendors that would be interested in getting involved in the project (or even sponsor the calendar).
- If you are a boutique photographer, work with a boutique vet or pet spa or exclusive groomer!
Charitable Marketing for Photographers – COMPLETE MARKETING AND TEMPLATE PACK TO START YOUR CHARITY CALENDAR
“Since I’ve created my charity calendar my photography business quadrupled and I’ve raised over $19,000 for charity over 3 years!”
Complete Marketing and Template Pack includes step by step tips and guidance, forms and contracts, marketing and design templates – these will save you precious time that you can be spending on YOUR BUSINESS (or with your family)! You also have the benefit of someone’s experience to guide you around the simple mistakes.
The complete charity marketing pack contains over 60 files with tips, samples and templates to assist you in:
- Finding an ideal charity
- Finding and working with models for the calendar
- Asking for and taking money – sponsors
- Getting free press coverage
- Using sponsors, models and charity volunteers to help maximize sales
- Utilizing photoshop templates to make calendar production and advertising a breeze
- Asking for help, unselfishly
Save yourself months worth of research, creating contracts, marketing for the calendar, wording applications and announcements and press releases, figuring out optimal time lines for getting the project on track… get the complete charity marketing pack – the Photographer’s Calendar for Charity. You will be given the step by step process I have used successfully along with lessons I learned along the way, including over 60 files of sample documents, templates, and tips for each phase of the project from finding your charity, recruiting models, asking for sponsors, photographing for the calendar, production tasks and sales.
This includes templates for the full 28 page calendar too!
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