This work was done by Abiam Alvarez who is my wife’s cousin.  Very interesting work.  I am working with him to create a webpage and get some of his work sold.  We were kind of wondering how much to charge for this kind of work.  If anyone has any idea on a price please let me know so that we can get it sold.  If anyone is interested in seeing more of his work please let me know.  If anyone is interested in buying something let me know.  I took this photo with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT using my Canon 28-135mm lens. 

Copyright Michael Bonfigli
I recently was doing some research on trying to find a good company that can take some of the load off from me having to do all the photo editing, printing and all that stuff, and I came across a company called Pictage.  It seems like a very impressive company that can handle a lot of work.  I found that they offer a lot of services and it seems like the marketing for your business is also done by them giving you a lot of power.  Your customers get a well designed site and impressive work to look at and order.  The price is a little steep for an amateur photographer but if you can begin to earn the money quickly with them then it is going to be well worth it.  If anyone out there has used or is using Pictage I would love to hear some feedback from you.  I know a lot of professionals are using it and would just like to share with others about it.

Copyright Nigel Barker

 I was reading one of my favorite magazines this week and I came across an article about marketing your photography services to people using DVD’s.  I thought this was a great idea because it would allow you create a DVD that can include all of your different types of work so that you can target more people instead of just targeting one market.  The article was great and includes some information on what exactly to include on the DVD if you want to target a wider range of market.  The article was written by Phillip Frink and can be read here! To see more of Phillip Frink’s work click here!