Dear Photographer,
If you don't have the need or desire to have your work published...
If money in your pocket means more to you than the satisfaction of having one of your nicer images on a greeting card...
If you just want to make money with your camera, whether to pay for your hobby or earn some extra cash for whatever it may be...
Then doing local freelance work is, by far, the area of photography that will probably be right for you. Here's why.
Working with agencies and publications takes time. And the pictures you take today may not be used for months, even years, down the road. Many will never be used at all. And working at the national or international level, your photography will almost always be in direct competition with the work of several other fine photographers.
So while publication photography and stock agencies have always been my preferred methods of doing business, I can understand the reasons for someone wanting to work locally and have done a number of things in this market, too. What's nice about working at the local level is that you can collect your payment quickly, often right away.
When I did weddings, I'd collect a deposit just to book the date, 50% of the base package price when they got the proofs, and the balance when the order was delivered. Doing kid's sports, an assistant would collect cash, up front, while I took the pictures. Even speculative work, when it sells, will pay faster locally, whether it's for advertising postcards or the newspaper.
What area of home town freelancing interests you most? Chances are you'll find the information you're looking for in my guide, HOMETOWN FREELANCING!
You'll learn the tips, tricks, and secrets of making money with your camera, right from home. No matter what your photographic interests, there are opportunities avaialble for you to sell your photography in your town, whether you shoot speculatively or seek out assignments.
With HOMETOWN FREELANCING! you generally won't have to shoot the harder to produce slides and transparencies that stock agencies and publishers want, you won't have to wait for weeks or months for an editor's reply, and you won't have to fear the rejection slips that are a big part of publication freelancing.
What kind of photography will make you money, locally?
Here are some examples, all of which are covered in HOMETOWN FREELANCING!
Aerial photography, children's sports photography, model photography, public realtions photography, news photography, home portrait photography, real estate photography, child photograpy, farm photography, copy photography, small product photography, commericial photography, boudoir photography, pet portraiture, wedding photography, and more.
Want to shoot weddings? I'll show you how almost anyone can get started doing them and just what you'll need to do to prepare for and cover the event.
Like baseball? You can make some fast cash photographing little league teams. You'll learn how in this big guide.
Want to know how you can freelance for your local newspaper? There are a couple of ways to go about it. I tell you in the guide.
Interested in doing home portraiture? I'll show you how, at your place or theirs!
Want to do aerials? You'll be flying high with three different apporaches.
Shoot models... photograph pretty girls and have them pay you? It's in this guide.
Here's the table of contents listing the chapters:
Chapter 1 - Why Hometown Freelancing
Chapter 2 - Equipment You'll Need
Chapter 3 - Getting Started
Chapter 4 - Kid Sports
Chapter 5 - Kid Candids
Chapter 6 - Home Portraits
Chapter 7 - Portraits with Class
Chapter 8 - Boudoir Portraiture
Chapter 9 - Pet Photography and Pet Portraits
Chapter 10 - Easy Weddings
Chapter 11 - Public Relations Photography
Chapter 12 - News Photography
Chapter 13 - Photographing Real Estate
Chapter 14 - Homes: Pride of Ownership
Chapter 15 - Farm Photography
Chapter 16 - Aerial Photography
Chapter 17 - Photographing Products
Chapter 18 - Photographing Places
Chapter 19 - Photographing Art Work
Chapter 20 - Restoring Old Photographs
Do you want to make some money with your camera now? Then I know you'll find HOMETOWN FREELANCING! a valuable addition to your 'how to' library. $97 would be a small price to pay for the wealth of informaion it contains if you could even find it elsewhere. But you can save $50 right now by getting it here for just $47 - the cost of a small night out - that you can make back with your very first use of this valuable material which will be yours for years to come.
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