The Ancestral Foundation Of Modern Portrait Photography

By Allen Young

I am a stock shooter. Will this tool work for me? Yes. We have a "Stock Shooter Module" that allows for keyword management, site-wide searching, lightboxes and project collaboration. It is included.I retouch at no extra charge for large prints and print for wedding albums (digital photgraphy format). This includes airbrushing skin, fixing "fly-aways" in hair , objects in the background, ect.Traditional school portrait photography may not represent you in the best light.

Do my clients need any special browser to see the images? No. The pages will display perfectly on most popular browsers (IE 5.5 +, Netscape 7, Safari, Opera, FireFox and Mozilla.)We include an FTP component, but recommend you get a more robust ftp client as you will need it for other things as well. We have several ones that we like and the prices start at $10.

Are there any costs associated with the lab module? No. The PHOTOtool takes NO fees from any transaction. It is your vehicle to do business with whatever lab you want. The PHOTOtool is not a lab. We build software and web sites. On most Photographers site there is a link to "portfolios" or "galleries" etc. This link would go to the tool gallery home page. There is a link back to the home page. Photographers may choose to host their personal sites on a different server, this solution works for them as well.Ryan is a qualified member of The Master Photographers' Association (LMPA) and the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers.

Do you check out the wedding location beforehand? Yes ! I will be at your wedding location between 30 minutes and an hour early to check everything out , meet your families, and find the best spots for some formal photographs.Yes. A very nice one. And it can be configured to work with most transaction systems. As it is, the order is passed straight to your PayPal account. If you currently take Credit Card sand you want us to link to your current bank online transaction software, contact Daniel () for an estimate. Please have all of the information from your bank at hand when you call. Some companies are simple and some are, well, not.Yes, we have a complete Lab Module kit for the labs. It requires no software or downloads.

How do you handle Credit Cards and shipping? Taxes? the tool is installed it contains the function to allow you to take credit card information, on a Secured Page (this is why we ask that the site be hosted with SSL). The information is used to display your "order page". An e-mail is sent to you informing you that you have an order - or you can check your orders from the administration any time.The professional photographer usually has the memberships to different associations such as PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and/or WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International).? This alone shouldn't qualify or disqualify a professional.? Recommendations from other vendors and locations sites is good, too. I hope this has been a help to you in some way, shape or form.

What if I have more than one domain? The tool has an encrypted protection device that allows it to run only on one domain. It is part of our set-up and keeps the software protected from unauthorized copying / sharing. If you have multiple domains, I am sure we can work out special arrangements -or you can drive visitors from one site to the galleries on the domain it runs on. Some of our clients are using the private galleries linked form one site and the public galleries linked from another.I try to accomodate last minute bookings . However , I do take on a limited number of wedding per year ( 40-45 weddings each year).

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