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Kudos to … . . Us!
Photographer Steve Mease is fundraising for a college scholarship fund with several Snapped4U galleries of the school’s commencement. Steve posted this on our Timeline:
“Thanks to Snapped4U for making it easy to post hundreds of photos and make them available to a broad audience. Hoping this works and helps raise a lot of money for the scholarship fund. I put together 4 galleries into a blog post to make it easy for people to find.”
Champlain College News: Commencement Photos to Benefit Scholarship Fund
Thanks, Steve! And good luck with the fundraising!
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Update
Our kudos to Photographer Tom Maxwell are in need of an update! Tom used a New Year’s Eve gala as a fundraiser for the Children’s Cancer Association, and some recent sales from that gallery have pushed his success past $500! Great job, Tom!
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Financial & Legal Matters for Photographers
We recently posted these articles on our Facebook page, and they got a good response from our fans, so here they are again! Please use them only as food for thought, and then consult your own attorney or accountant.
Your Rights as a Photographer
Understanding Photographic Copyright
Deductions for Donating Photography to Charities
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Zumbathon Gallery Success!
Kudos to photographer Steve Mease for his very successful Zumbathon galleries!
The large, enthusiastic group at the Zumbathon made it a great choice of events to shoot, and Steve gave the event-goers a nice selection of pictures to choose from — photo-booth shots of individuals and groups of friends with a fun, bright backdrop and also action shots of the dance session. He also did a nice job promoting the gallery by posting just a few pics on Facebook to remind event-goers to check out all the rest at Snapped4U.
It’s never a good idea to post the photos you hope to sell on Facebook or other websites where they can be right-click copied, but posting a few to entice customers to check out the gallery is good strategy, and it sure worked for Steve!
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Check out our Pinterest Board! →
Our new Pinterest Board is a collection of our most popular Facebook posts! Please repin your favorites to help spread the word about Snapped4U!
(fyi: This post’s title is a link!)
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Charitable Donation Articles for Photographers
These articles might be helpful to photographers who have made, or are thinking of making, charitable donations. It is still best to consult an accountant or tax attorney, but perhaps these ideas will help you think of questions to ask.
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Check it out at www.snapped4u.com! New gallery type just for fundraising. Lower posting fee for Photographer’s Choice. Special treatment for annual events. New Tips. And, new Terms, too!
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New Terms and Conditions
New Terms and Conditions have just been posted. For Photographers registered before March 21, 2012 they become effective on April 5. For all others, they are effective immediately.
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Changes Coming Soon!
1. Snapped4U will soon offer the option to post galleries specifically for fundraising! Fundraising Galleries will be free to post and will also give fundraisers the opportunity to choose their own photo price for each gallery. To use this option, at least $1/photo sold must be donated to a school, church, animal shelter/rescue, or other charitable organization. We will collect information about the fundraiser when the gallery is created and randomly confirm that the photo sales are used as promised.
Fundraising galleries are usually quite successful because people are both happy to have the photos and happy to support the cause, so the new Fundraising Gallery page will highlight the fundraising details. The message box will also still be available for additional information.
2. The terms of our Photographer’s Choice galleries will be changing, too! The posting period will be reduced to 2 months and the fee will be reduced to $4. So, enjoy the savings! $4 per 2-month period down from $9 per 3-month period!
3. Annual Events will get special treatment! All galleries will be taken offline at the end of the 2-month posting period, and then the option to renew posting will be displayed for one month. But, since old photos are often more fun than new ones, we think Snapped4U customers might appreciate revisiting annual events, so photographers will soon be able to designate a gallery as an annual event and keep the renew posting option available for the next year’s event.
4. New Tips for Photographers will be posted. Please check them out!
5. And, new Terms and Conditions will be posted, too.
As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions!
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Retiring our Facebook profile pic. :(
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New Terms and Conditions coming soon!
This is the place we officially notify photographers of changes, so consider this a heads up! We have some neat, new features coming soon along with an updated (hopefully simpler) version of our Terms.
The changes will make Snapped4U even more fundraiser-friendly, so check with your favorite charitable organizations for an upcoming event. Volunteer to take photos to post and sell at Snapped4U and ask them to help you publicize your gallery. Then, donate the proceeds to the cause.
It’s a great way to promote your photo biz! People will be happy to have the photos and happy to support the cause, and they’ll remember you for your work and your generosity. Plus, Uncle Sam might allow the donation to be tax-deductible, too! (Check with your accountant.)
More to follow!
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"A Dog's Best Friend" →
A Snapped4U gallery of wonderful dog photos caught my eye, so I Googled photographer Joseph Frazz and found this River View Observer article that I think is worth sharing.
Check out Joe’s Snapped4U dog gallery and even more of his work at Flickr. (The Observer’s reference to smugmug is no longer current.)
Joe is available for private shoots and can be emailed at frazzzz@mac.com.
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$350 Raised for the Children’s Cancer Association
Portland, OR photographer Tom Maxwell has raised $350 for the Children’s Cancer Association by selling his photos of the New Year’s Eve Champagne Ball!
Way to go, Tom!
Update 1-17-12: Tom has now raised over $470! What a great job!
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Great Gallery Promotion Idea!
Photographer Christi Patterson is using a clever and successful method for promoting her galleries. She doesn’t charge up front for a shoot. Instead, she advises the event coordinator that for each photo sold at Snapped4U, $3.50 will be deducted from the bill. This both motivates the event coordinator to promote the gallery and guarantees a minimum for Christi.
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Santa Paws Fundraising Success
We have a very successful Santa Paws fundraising gallery to report — Photographer Sarina Bower and PAWS of Centre County, PA had a $200 fundraising goal and over $260 has been raised! Over 90% of Sarina’s photos were sold!
Three weeks in advance, Sarina did a photo shoot for the flier that PAWS then designed and posted. The volunteer Santa wore a donated suit. Sarina handed out business cards on the day of the event and linked the gallery through her website. In addition, she sent emails with a gallery link as a reminder to the participants.
Sarina says, “This was my first time organizing something of this magnitude and I think it went off really well. I am hoping for it to get bigger next year … Snapped4u was the obvious choice for me to host the photos because there was no cost involved (more money for the animals!) and I didn’t have to worry about printing on the spot. I think people also appreciated the digital download so they can share on Facebook or use it to create their own Christmas cards. Thank you for offering this service!”
Congratulations, Sarina and PAWS!
