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Let’s Face It

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In 1985, the Getty Museum in California bought a rare sixth century B.C. Greek Kouros for $9.5 million. But before the purchase, the museum brought in scientists to examine the 1,100-pound statue to make sure it was authentic.

The scientists used scientific and technical analysis to examine the marble statue. Their conclusion was that the statue was indeed authentic.

But some art scholars also examined the work using their eyes and gut instincts. Their conclusion was that the statue was a forgery from the 20th century.

It turned out that judging the statue on its face value was correct. The statue is widely considered to be a fake.
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How much should you pay for business headshots?

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If you’re thinking of getting a business portrait done, you’ve probably found out that, in Toronto, the price ranges from about $50 to over $1,000. Why is there such a wide price range?

Why does the price of running shoes range from $20 to over $300? Why does the cost of a men’s haircut in Toronto range from $8 to about $450? Why does a Toronto hamburger cost anywhere from $1 to $100?

The magic phrase is: you get what you pay for.

When it comes to professional photography, a higher price means that you get more and you get better: better advice, more attention to detail, better editing, better technical quality, better artistic quality and more experience. All these combine to give you a more reliable and more effective outcome.
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May The Photos Be With You

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In Canada, the month of May is National Hamburger Month, National Salad Month, National Vinegar Month and National Motorcycle Awareness Month. More than a dozen other causes also use May as their national awareness month.

Perhaps most important ;-) is that May is National Photography Month in Canada and several other countries, too. May is also Vision Health Month and National Smile Month (in the UK). Coincidence?

The purpose of National Photography Month is to encourage people to think about photography and how important it is to them. Can you imagine your life without photography?

There are a few things you can do to boost your photo awareness this month (and every other month, too):
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Splitting a Photographer

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Splitting Time

Sometimes a photographer might be asked to split up a work day into non-consecutive hours. This can happen with weddings, business conferences and other full-day events where the customer wants the photographer to cover only certain parts of the event. The customer usually expects the photographer not to charge for any downtime.

For example:

• A bride might want the photographer to cover her afternoon wedding ceremony from 1:00pm to 2:30pm and the evening dinner from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. The photographer would then have a 3-1/2 hour split in their day.

• A business conference organizer might want the photographer to cover the opening speeches from 9:00am to 10:30am, a keynote presentation from 1:00pm to 2:00pm and an evening reception from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. In this case, the photographer has two blocks of downtime.

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Choose better conference photography

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When your company is planning a business conference, workshop or similar event, the question of photography may come up. Conference photography is important because it can be used for your social media, a post-event newsletter, a press release, your annual report and for marketing next year’s event.

You might think that you can get an employee to do the photography because they have a cell phone camera. But if you decide to go this route instead of hiring a professional photographer, don’t pat yourself on the back.

Here’s why hiring a professional photographer is always better:
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