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March 2013
29th
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Juergen Specht

Juergen Specht

Shakodo Staff

Who pays photographers?

I just got tipped to a new site named "Who pays photographers?", which collects anonymous contributions from photographers and how much they earned for a specific job from different outlets. Needless to say, its depressing to see these low rates collected together in one spot.

December 2012
8th
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Juergen Specht

Juergen Specht

Shakodo Staff

Shakodo turned 2 years old today!

Today is Shakodo's second anniversary! We celebrate 2 years of helping photographers to become more profitable.

December 2011
8th
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Juergen Specht

Juergen Specht

Shakodo Staff

Happy Birthday Shakodo!

Exciting news: Today is Shakodo's first anniversary! Exactly one year ago, on December 8th, 2010 we opened the doors to the public, Happy Birthday Shakodo!

June 2011
15th
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Juergen Specht

Juergen Specht

Shakodo Staff

Dialog with Jim Greipp of Pau Hana Productions

This is the second installment of a series of dialogs with photographers who stood out of Shakodo for being extremely helpful to the community. This time I asked questions to Jim Greipp of Pau Hana Productions.

May 2011
31st
18,751 views
Juergen Specht

Juergen Specht

Shakodo Staff

Musea Blog: Interview with Juergen Specht, founder of Shakodo

Today the Musea Blog published an interview about my opinion for licensing photographic works.

March 2011
7th
45,624 views
Juergen Specht

Juergen Specht

Shakodo Staff

Dialog with Seth Resnick

A dialog with Seth Resnick, photographer, industry expert, consultant and price advisor.

March 2011
5th
35,760 views
Tom Zimberoff

Tom Zimberoff

Professional

Tom Zimberoff: Pricing Photographic Services - Part Six of Six

Your Salary - The aggregate assignment fees you earn throughout any given year should be at least equivalent to the annual salary of an employee doing the same kind of work for someone else.

March 2011
4th
24,368 views
Tom Zimberoff

Tom Zimberoff

Professional

Tom Zimberoff: Pricing Photographic Services - Part Five of Six

Net Profit - At this point it is appropriate to include a more academic definition of profit. Conventional wisdom has always defined a simple formula for photographers and other sole practitioners to follow.

March 2011
3rd
28,709 views
Tom Zimberoff

Tom Zimberoff

Professional

Tom Zimberoff: Pricing Photographic Services - Part Four of Six

The Components of a Price - Considering all of the different kinds of fees, expenses, mark-ups, and taxes, the criteria for pricing break down like this.

March 2011
2nd
30,624 views
Tom Zimberoff

Tom Zimberoff

Professional

Tom Zimberoff: Pricing Photographic Services - Part Three of Six

A Wide Range of Fees Means a Wider Range of Clients - Each one of the many skills you have mastered corresponds to a discrete fee that should be billed to your clients, either directly or indirectly.