Graphic Designer Turning Photographer

[Lorem]

I've been doing the whole web design thing since I got out of College. From Jr. Designer all the way up to Art Director. I quit my day job as an Art Director and work from home. Recently with the help of POTN (haha)... I've been head over heal with Photograhy in general. Dropping serious Gs on equipments and all sort of accessories. I've been soaking up every photography book and shooting everything I can.

[PhotosGuy]

Do what makes you happy, as long as you can get paid for it? :D

Selling - Getting paid
ASMP Pricing Strategies (American Society of Media Photographers_
http://www.asmp.org/commerce/digitalps_6.php
New! See "Day rate against space" in NUJ Freelance Fees Guide. This is oriented toward UK photographers, but the info should be of general interest to everyone.
http://media.gn.apc.org/feesguide/photo.html
NPPA: Cost of Doing Business Calculator
http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/business_practices/cdb/
London Freelance Guide:
http://www.londonfreelance.org/feesguide/phpubrat.html
2006 Photographers Market (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1582973954)

[Lorem]

Do we have any professional web/print graphic designer in the forum?

[fivefish]

I've been doing web design fulltime in my own business since 2000. (working from home since 2000)

[jameslcross]

Do what makes you happy, as long as you can get paid for it? :D

Selling - Getting paid
ASMP Pricing Strategies (American Society of Media Photographers_
http://www.asmp.org/commerce/digitalps_6.php
New! See "Day rate against space" in NUJ Freelance Fees Guide. This is oriented toward UK photographers, but the info should be of general interest to everyone.
http://media.gn.apc.org/feesguide/photo.html
NPPA: Cost of Doing Business Calculator
http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/business_practices/cdb/
London Freelance Guide:
http://www.londonfreelance.org/feesguide/phpubrat.html
2006 Photographers Market (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1582973954)

Some useful links there! :cool:

[Lorem]

Some useful links there! :cool:

Some good info there! Thanks

[chtgrubbs]

I'm a photographer who has been moving over to doing more graphic/layout work. It seems that most agencies are trying to do their own shooting now rather than hiring photographers. And if business clients contact me to do photography, I can also do design for them rather than send them to an agency.

[tonycortes]

web designer here too.. do lots of graphic design as welll. In the transition of learning Photography and Videography

[PhilipJohnBasile]

web graphic designer here to. I've been transitioning as well to photography and videography. Do I smell a trend??

[sandro9mm]

I used to do design for living...you are an awesome designer I must say!

[mizuno]

Do we have any professional web/print graphic designer in the forum?

I'm a fulltime graphic designer (own my own studio) and have recently, like you, been diving deep into photography.

I have found it very intuitive and it's come relatively easy. Handling digital files and post processing is what I have been doing for years, so that part of the deal is second nature to me.

[PhilipJohnBasile]

I agree. Most Web/Graphic Designers are now turning to photography as well. Its a natural plugin.. hehe.

[tommy_london]

I'm a web/graphic designer - was full-time for a few years before freelancing with lots of the big London agencies. Am currently full time again in a small agency doing concepting for ad campaigns, site design, virals etc. Do a lot of art directing but much prefer the hands-on side of the job.
Most of my photography is done in my spare time - but I do the odd shoot for work.