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Hey /b/ I've been wanting to offer local photography services,

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Hey /b/

I've been wanting to offer local photography services, primarily animal portraits. Will you guys tell me what you think/how I can improve and what I'm doing wrong. These are mostly of my own dog.

Also, I'm wondering, do I charge people by the hour or by the photo? And what's an outrages amount to expect for such a service?

Thanks in advance.

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>>2983839

Welp, meant to say /p/

But whatever. Here's another.

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>>2983840

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>>2983843

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>>2983845
Put your watermark in the middle so people don't just crop it out
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Personally I'd charge by the hour, you never know when you'll get a shitty animal that's impossible to take a good snap of
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Get a job, you fucking retard.
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Nice shots OP
I'd charge by the session, with the expectation of providing a portfolio of X number of shots. Depends how long it takes to get 'the shot' for each setup you want. Your word of mouth will be garbage if you charge them for 2 hours and dont get a single good shot because of a troublesome subject. Might have to bite the bullet on those ones.
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>>2983839
First of all, great shots, I think you should charge a pretty low amount per hour or whatever and let the buyer choose which ones they would like to buy. Also, do you mind if I ask what dslr you use?
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>>2984006

I'm going to use my mind reading devices. I'm getting an S... yes a Sony. And look at that picture quality - classic ILCE-7.

Must be the Sony ILCE-7.
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>>2983839
Looks pretty good m8.

Just use a flash next time and that's a solid 9/10.

With doggos and other portraits in general you really need those catchlights in the eyes
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Thank you all for the kind words and advice. Any recommendations on a not-to-expensive flash? I don't own any.

Also, yes these were shot with a Sony A7 with a 50mm Prime.

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>>2983858

Smart. I'll have to spend some time going through all my photos to get that done.

>>2983864

That makes sense. Thank you.

>>2983879

>no

>>2983936
Thank you!

This dog in particular is a 5 month old Shiba Inu. She makes very conscious decisions not to listen and it's frustrating, but she's good practice for bad dogs.

>>2984006

Thank you very much!
And it is a Sony a7, shot with a 50mm Prime.

>>2984387

Thanks. Any recommendations on a flash?

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Also, just took this about an hour ago. How does the watermark look on it? Too noticeable? Is it distracting in the middle like that?

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>>2984685
Cheap TTL flash for Sony A7/A7II
>Neewer NW320
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>>2985255

Thank you!
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>>2984750
You can clearly see the subject and it can't be cropped out. As a theft deterrent this works good.
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>>2985435

Thank you. I just didn't want it to be distracting, but I guess my photographs online are a sample of my work, not my finished product.
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