Catching up......

A La Mode Fashion Pics are now live and can be seen various places so check it out! Really pleased with the images altho disappointed with lens sharpness in some of them, but hey you live and learn.  The light in there was good though and not any strobes or nasty redness so yippee!  Posted some pics in my previous post but here is one of my favourites..... this model just looks beautiful and i caught her just as she seemed to be thinking of the daunting task of walking down the catwalk!  I love the emotion in her eyes.

The night was a blast and everyone was lovely.  No 'Fashion Darlings' anywhere!!  Just a good bunch of people all loving fashion.......another show to come on 18th September so if you want to learn more or see the press write up and more of my images visit http://yolandeletshou.blogspot.com/

Pics can be purchased from the night by fashion designers, press, managers, PR, guests, models and hair stylists.....please go to www.carli-art.co.uk/login and the A La Mode Gallery.

Even more pictures news and last Sunday saw another amazing installment of Fat Talent.  The roof was truly rocked as we crammed people into the venue, seeing record crowds turn out to watch some of the best in emerging UK talent.  Pictures can be seen at www.carli-art.co.uk/login and the 'Fat Talent Live March' gallery.

Aspiring Model?

Fat Talent live needs you next month.  Not only do you get to network with industry buffs, meet loads of great new people, enjoy an evening of live entertainment, get dressed up in designer gear and be professionally made up you get some great experience on the catwalk.  You are also entitled to 4x free images from the night to make a start to that modelling portfolio!!  Want to know more?!  Contact me on carli@carli-art.co.uk or write to Ady @ info@fattalent.com and let her know you found the ad here.  Good luck!!

Education Education, Who owns it.....

Copyright and charging for images is a confusing enough subject for photographers, let alone when someone else is trying to understand it or your trying to explain it to them.  I often find people do not understand that you are charging for the use of an image and yes, I can charge you £400 to use that picture in an advertising campaign.  I have had many a heated conversation with friends who seem to think I'm there taking pictures so why shouldn't i just hand them out willy nilly to anyone that wants them.  Anyway, my search for an explanation of copyright or a definition or do's and dont's never stops so I thought I would combine a whole load of info I had collected and post it here.  I hope it offers some insight!  If it confuses you more - oooops.

Copyright

 - UK Copyright Law last amended in August 2004 states that the photographer owns the rights on all pictures he or she has taken with the following exceptions;

The photographer is an employee of the company the photo's are taken for

There is an agreement which assigns the copyright to another party

- Copyright is an automatic right and arises whenever an individual or company creates a work.  To qualify, a work should be regarded as original, and exhibits a degree of labour, skill or judgement.

- When copyrighting a work it should be stated on the image or with accompanying documents. - A copyright notice should contain the following: Copyright, Copyright C symbol, Year of Publication, Author/Copyright owners name, Title of the work.

For more info on copyright visit www.copyrightservice.co.uk

Charging

- Negotiating rates is variable on your experience, what you are photographing, the length of time you will spend on the job, the copyright of the images, how they are going to be used and the license to use agreement.

- Rates vary for books, personal use, marketing, PR, corporate and commercial work

- It is suggested for a low budget corporate shoot, a full day should be charged at £800

- Charges for online use of photos for commercial and business, for a year should cost around £850 for an image of 800x600 pixels.

- Bulk processing of digital files @ £100 per hour

- Rates vary tremendously and there are so many altering factors.  I would recommend going with your gut instinct but do your research.  The below websites are excellent for reference.

www.londonfreelance.org

www.the-aop.org

Ballyhoo......

With my post last week about reality hitting & the fear that seems to be moving along the pit of my stomach in terms of not making it past the next few months, I have been doing some online research in terms of marketing & self promotions for the little guy....or woman.  It's Sunday, it's raining outside & what else am I supposed to do with my day (apart from the obvious and practically obligatory pub visit) so I lit a fire, toasted some hot x buns & snuggled up to my laptop.....here is what I found.  Well I had to post something, this blogging is addictive.......

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/

http://www.creativepro.com/article/the-art-business-low-budget-self-promotion

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/

http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/

http://uksmallbusinessdirectory.co.uk/

http://www.linkedin.com/

http://www.freeindex.com/

http://www.launchlab.co.uk/article/Marketing/Direct-marketing-through-a-downturn/678

http://www.marketingminefield.co.uk/

So now darling.......

Bringing YOU a little extra (Gee I sounds like a supermarket ad!) & giving me even more excuses to browse the online market place that is Ebay - I have added an 'Ebay find of the week.'  This could be anything, so vintage, (this week!) fashion, quirky furniture, jewels, random bits and just stuff that basically; I want! Some weeks if I really love them I may even post about them, who knows.  If you find something that is cool though let me know - its all about the people people! 

I have also added an event of the Mo Jo.  This is just a couple of events that look pretty nifty and are happening as we speak / type / read!  Check them out in the sidebar.