How to Talk To A Photographer, pt. 31

I am often asked by people at a conference or event how they can get a copy of a photo. They see me shooting and pose for my camera and then want a copy of the picture. I could make some extra dough by selling such copies to individuals. That, however, in my opinion, would be double dipping. My client is paying me to make and develop and deliver the images to that specific person and business. Therefore, I tell people asking about copies to just get in touch with the person in charge of the conference or event.

In some cases a person might want "all copies" of an image but I'm afraid that, once an image is made, it never really goes away. More on that in a subsequent post.

Getting silly at the party

How To Talk To A Photographer, pt. 30

Restating some information about resolution. I tell my clients that they can specify the resolutioj of their photos. I shoot digital negatives that have dimensions and size. They don't have a resolution until I develop them as JPEG or .PNG or anything else the client may want. The composite below shows meta data of a finished JPEG, left, and the original digital negative, DNG, right. Note the absence of a resolution, or ppi(pixels per inch), in the DNG meta data.

The DNG image has no resolution. The JPEG does.

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