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Professional direction and posing guidance creates natural, flattering images by helping subjects feel comfortable while positioning them at optimal angles-a psychological skill as important as technical ability. For the best professional photographer nearby call L. Severson Photography. . This thoughtful approach results in more meaningful and impactful imagery. We provide a creative eye, first-rate camera gear, and a love of producing heirloom pictures you will be happy to show for many years. lifestyle Think about classic locations like the family lake house, your own city park, or even well-known sites like Indianapolis' Canal Walk that appeal across decades.

So why do families in Carmel, Westfield, Indianapolis, and beyond trust us exclusively to document their most precious family moments year after year. Types of Custom Photography Sessions - With over 20 years of experience capturing family milestones in the Carmel area and around central Indiana, L Severson Photography delivers a creative vision to capture each client's distinct demands and style. Maternity photography best planned to show your baby belly about thirty-two weeks gestation: Sessions fees range from $250 to $450.

Family photo sessions packed with personality and connection feature twirling little girls, chasing boys, and parents cradling infants. They take time to understand your goals, preferences, and desired outcomes, ensuring the final images align with your expectations. This careful curation of visual elements results in cleaner, more compelling images.

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Preserving Precious Memories: A Guide to Professional Photography in Carmel, Indiana. L Severson Photography continually invests in professional grade Nikon cameras, lenses, flashes, and lighting modifiers for incredible quality and control. This little tour of our whole session experience will help you to unwind and enjoy making memories.

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A photographer (the Greek φῶς (phos), meaning "light", and γραφή (graphê), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light")[1] is a person who uses a camera to make photographs.

Duties and types of photographers

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A photographer with his daguerrotypes, 1845
An English photographer in his studio, in the 1850s.

As in other arts, the definitions of amateur and professional are not entirely categorical.

Epifania de Guadalupe Vallejo, the earliest known photographer active in what is the present-day West Coast of the United States.[2]

An amateur photographer takes snapshots for pleasure to remember events, places or friends with no intention of selling the images to others.

A professional photographer is likely to take photographs for a session and image purchase fee, by salary or through the display, resale or use of those photographs.[3]

A professional photographer may be an employee, for example of a newspaper, or may contract to cover a particular planned event such as a wedding or graduation, or to illustrate an advertisement. Others, like fine art photographers, are freelancers, first making an image and then licensing or making printed copies of it for sale or display. Some workers, such as crime scene photographers, estate agents, journalists and scientists, make photographs as part of other work. Photographers who produce moving rather than still pictures are often called cinematographers, videographers or camera operators, depending on the commercial context.

The term professional may also imply preparation, for example, by academic study or apprenticeship by the photographer in pursuit of photographic skills. A hallmark of a professional is often that they invest in continuing education through associations. While there is no compulsory registration requirement for professional photographer status, operating a business requires having a business license in most cities and counties. Similarly, having commercial insurance is required by most venues if photographing a wedding or a public event. Photographers who operate a legitimate business can provide these items.

Photographers can be categorized based on the subjects they photograph.

Some photographers explore subjects typical of paintings such as landscape, still life, and portraiture. Other photographers specialize in subjects unique to photography, including sports photography, street photography, documentary photography, fashion photography, wedding photography, war photography, photojournalism, aviation photography and commercial photography. The type of work commissioned will have pricing associated with the image's usage.

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Selling photographs

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A U.S. Navy photographer in March 2004.

The exclusive right of photographers to copy and use their products is protected by copyright. Countless industries purchase photographs for use in publications and on products. The photographs seen on magazine covers, in television advertising, on greeting cards or calendars, on websites, or on products and packages, have generally been purchased for this use, either directly from the photographer or through an agency that represents the photographer. A photographer uses a contract to sell the "license" or use of their photograph with exact controls regarding how often the photograph will be used, in what territory it will be used (for example U.S. or U.K. or other), and exactly for which products. This is usually referred to as usage fee and is used to distinguish from production fees (payment for the actual creation of a photograph or photographs). An additional contract and royalty would apply for each additional use of the photograph.

The contract may be for only one year, or other duration. The photographer usually charges a royalty as well as a one-time fee, depending on the terms of the contract. The contract may be for non-exclusive use of the photograph (meaning the photographer can sell the same photograph for more than one use during the same year) or for exclusive use of the photograph (i.e. only that company may use the photograph during the term). The contract can also stipulate that the photographer is entitled to audit the company for determination of royalty payments. Royalties vary depending on the industry buying the photograph and the use, for example, royalties for a photograph used on a poster or in television advertising may be higher than for use on a limited run of brochures. A royalty is also often based on the size at which the photo will be used in a magazine or book, and cover photos usually command higher fees than photos used elsewhere in a book or magazine.

Photos taken by a photographer while working on assignment are often work for hire belonging to the company or publication unless stipulated otherwise by contract. Professional portrait and wedding photographers often stipulate by contract that they retain the copyright of their photos, so that only they can sell further prints of the photographs to the consumer, rather than the customer reproducing the photos by other means. If the customer wishes to be able to reproduce the photos themselves, they may discuss an alternative contract with the photographer in advance before the pictures are taken, in which a larger upfront fee may be paid in exchange for reprint rights passing to the customer.

There are major companies who have maintained catalogues of stock photography and images for decades, such as Getty Images and others. Since the turn of the 21st century many online stock photography catalogues have appeared that invite photographers to sell their photos online easily and quickly, but often for very little money, without a royalty, and without control over the use of the photo, the market it will be used in, the products it will be used on, time duration, etc. These online stock photography catalogues have drastically changed the landscape of the industry, presenting both opportunities and challenges for photographers seeking to earn a living through their craft.

 

Commercial photographers may also promote their work to advertising and editorial art buyers via printed and online marketing vehicles.

Photo sharing

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Many people upload their photographs to social networking websites and other websites, in order to share them with a particular group or with the general public.[4] Those interested in legal precision may explicitly release them to the public domain or under a free content license. Some sites, including Wikimedia Commons, are punctilious about licenses and only accept pictures with clear information about permitted use.

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References

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  1. ^ Harper, Douglas. "photography (n.)". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. ^ Palmquist, Peter E.; Kailbourn, Thomas R. (2000). Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840–1865. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3883-5.
  3. ^ Scott, Grant (22 May 2015). The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography. CRC Press. p. 37. ISBN 9781317618140.
  4. ^ Mooney, Carla (12 June 2009). Online Social Networking. Greenhaven Publishing LLC. p. 21. ISBN 9781420501933.
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Leah did an amazing job taking my daughter’s Senior pictures. We had some ideas we shared with her prior to the session and Leah had locations picked for us and suggestions of where to buy items for our pictures. She was quick and efficient with our time. I would highly recommend L. Severson Portraits.

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Leah has been photographing my family for 15.years. She has perfectly captured my daughters’ personalities in every photo through the years! Whether it is family photos or high school senior photos, Leah has been professional, easy to work with and makes every session fun! I can’t thank Leah enough for every moment in time that she has captured of my family so beautifully!

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