[Jewelry making - Article 00247] - Re: [Orchid] Photography fees?

[Noel Yovovich]

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    Hi, Beth, The fees quoted by your photographer are the same as mine
    charges. That doesn't mean I can tell you what to budget. The actual
    cost will depend on how hard-to-photograph your work is (mine mostly
    includes imagery in anodized titanium--*v*e*r*y* hard to get it to
    look right on film) as well as how good your photographer is. I drive
    about an hour to take work to Larry Sanders in Milwaukee, and I hang
    around and look through the lens plus he has a digital set-up that
    allows a preview of the slide before he takes it. That way, I can ask
    for this or that to be different. He said to me last time, "You can
    have anything you want, if you're willing to pay for it." Some work,
    of course, is easier to shoot. I think I end up paying about $50-$60
    per image, minimum. By the way, it is cheaper per shot if you do a
    bunch at once, since the same basic set-up will often work for all. A
    local person is handy, but not strictly necessary. Many people ship
    their work to their photog. The main thing, of course, is whether the
    slides get you into shows. If you want to see Larry's work, his work
    is in Lapidary Journal this month, illustrating an (excellent)
    article about the work of my friend Steff Korsage. You can see some
    of what he has shot for me in the gallery section of Orchid, at 

    http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/noel.htm. 

    Be sure to see the second page-- I am particularly pleased with the
    shots of the teapot piece, as exemplified by the lack of reflection
    on the glass doors. Good luck! 

--Noël



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