Event Photography Handbook - How to Make Money Photographing Award Ceremonies, Corporate Functions, and Other Special Occasions-2009-Amherst Media.pdf

EVENT
PHOTOGRAPHY
HANDBOOK
How to Make Money Photographing
Award Ceremonies, Corporate Functions,
and Other Special Occasions
WILLIAM B. FOLSOM AND JAMES P. GOODRIDGE
Amherst Media®
PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS
Copyright © 2009 by William B. Folsom and James P. Goodridge.
All photographs courtesy of William B. Folsom, James P. Goodridge, and the JPG Photo Events Team.
All rights reserved.
Published by:
Amherst Media, Inc.
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Buffalo, . 14226
Fax: 716-874-4508
Publisher: Craig Alesse
Senior Editor/Production Manager: Michelle Perkins
Assistant Editor: Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt
Editorial Assistants: John S. Loder and Carey Maines
ISBN-13: 978-1-58428-241-9
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008926656
Printed in Korea.
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Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions. The
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Preface
The new millennium brought an exciting new dimension to the art of pho-
tography: the digital camera. In less than a decade, film-based photography
has been largely replaced by a tidal wave of newer, better, and less expensive
digital cameras. This amazing development has brought affordable photog-
raphy to millions of consumers around the world, and the trend shows few
signs of letting up. This is both good and bad news for professional photog-
raphers. The good news is that better and better cameras at lower prices are
entering the market constantly. The bad news is that more consumers have
access to these same cameras and are increasingly taking photographs for
Event photography offers themselves.
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