Q for Steve (Photo biz)

Hi Bea, I forgot to mention that if you go with a digital camera do yourself a favour and
ignore todays popular advice about choosing a camera with the highest number of MP's
and built in digital zoom.

Only invest in a SLR Digital camera that uses good old Optical Zoom.

Don't waste your money on the more popular point and shoot non SLR digital cameras.

Just go to google and type in Digital Zoom VS Optical Zoom and learn why.

The best buy for the money today is the Canon Digital Rebel.
I sell a lot of 20 X 30 inch canvas prints taken with my 6.1 MP Canon.

A 10 or 12 MP will set you back at least an extra thousand or two versus $799 for
the Canon Digital Rebel and the extra Mega Pixels won't make much of a difference
unless you plan on making prints larger than 20 x 30 inches.

And the cheaper digital cameras with digital zoom are the worst choice for portrait photography.
It's better to go with a cheap 35mm SLR film camera and a good zoom lens than using a
non SLR digital zoom camera.




Cheers,
Steve Shulenski

http://stores.ebay.com/MoneyMakingPhotography

Steve,
I *must* say that you all do take some beautiful photos!!!
Also, just to let you know - - my daughter was sitting by me on the couch while I looked at the photos here & said ..."especially that background!" Then I remembered that you said your wife does those by hand! Beautiful piece of art!!!

Thank You for getting back with me - I am thinking & reading on your site!

Thanks,
Bea

Originally Posted by Bea

Steve,
I *must* say that you all do take some beautiful photos!!!
Also, just to let you know - - my daughter was sitting by me on the couch while I looked at the photos here & said ..."especially that background!" Then I remembered that you said your wife does those by hand! Beautiful piece of art!!!

Thank You for getting back with me - I am thinking & reading on your site!

Thanks,
Bea

Bea

Thanks for the compliment regarding my hand-dyed backgrounds . . . they really set the scene to our antique photography and are great for almost any photo session.

Your mentioning it – reminded me that this was yet another information product I’d forgotten that I want to develop. If you check out on-line photography stores you’ll see that photographers will pay up to $500 for one of these backdrops.

Just a few yards of muslin and a bit of dye . . . I’ve been specialising in dye techniques for years and know how simple it would be for just about anyone to do this. I know it would make a great info product for photographers to learn how to make their own and save hundreds of dollars or as a great little business for someone wanting to supply ready-made backgrounds.

The thing is - if we all look deep enough – we all have something someone wants to ‘learn’ from us.

Thanks for the reminder!
Susha (wife of Steve Shulenski)
www.AntiquePhotographyBusiness.com

" Life is so simple really. Think though want people want,
watch what others fail to give them and provide it. Then bill ‘em." Stuart Wilde

Click Here For More Money Making Photography Ideas!