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How do most of you deliver your images today?
I'm sure this question has been asked before but I didn't see it. Just thought I'd get some feedback on how most photographers deliver your images to your models. CD? Online? Thanks in advance Nov 17 13 07:39 am Link I always just burn a disk of all of the keepers for my models. Nov 17 13 07:47 am Link Dropbox. Nov 17 13 07:48 am Link I upload low resolution proofs on Photobucket for them to make their selections. Then I email them their choices after processing. If they ever lose or need those in the future I can go into my email's sent items folder and just resend them again. Nov 17 13 07:52 am Link JWC54321 wrote: +1 Nov 17 13 07:59 am Link DVD or Dropbox Nov 17 13 08:00 am Link Generally, I let them 'right click, save as' from my port. Easy. In other cases, I use HighTail.com (used to be 'yousendit'). Nov 17 13 08:10 am Link I have to charge for a DVD and add that as a extra line in my billing, so mostly I don't mess around with anything tangible, I just email clients a link to a zip file and website with the finished images. Andrew Thomas Evans www.andrewthomasevans.com Nov 17 13 08:11 am Link Frank McDonough wrote: Still using CDs or DVDs sent via the mail service for the keepers. Nov 17 13 08:13 am Link Men in black with metal suitcases handcuffed to their arms usually. Sometimes email or Dropbox as well  Nov 17 13 08:15 am Link Dropbox for digital files. Silver gelatin prints are picked up in person. Nov 17 13 08:16 am Link For the samples - I post in a password protected album on my web site so they can view and select the ones they want. Edited - I post them in a album so they can download them or I will zip them and send them a link to download off my server. I use to send a CD with the final images but I gave up on that because of issues with the mail, models misplacing the CD, CD not being able to be read, etc. Nov 17 13 08:16 am Link Download from my website. I just post them all on one page with a password, and email the URL with instructions on what to do (the menu system isn't the best). But I've never had any issues or complaints, even though I keep expecting people to have problems. Nov 17 13 08:17 am Link box.com (less expensive than dropbox)  works great Nov 17 13 08:17 am Link Email, 100%. Nov 17 13 08:18 am Link Great information everyone, thank you for the feedback! Nov 17 13 08:21 am Link Models are told my "process" in advance. I tend to edit nearly all of the images, then I pick my favorites (a couple dozen). I put together a web page featuring those selected images & I post them to my web site. I don't link them in anywhere, so they are difficult (but not impossible) to find. I send the URL to models, and grant them permission to right-click & save any they like, which they can then use for non-commercial self-promotion (e.g. posting in their online portfolios. It might take me months, but I create more extensive pages (including commentary & "out takes"), and I replace the "quick preview" collection with the drafts of the more permanent pages. Again, I don't link them in yet. I send the model the URL and give them a few days to preview the pages & if necessary, request any changes. After a few days, I link the new pages into the rest of the site, and I "announce" them to my e-mail distribution list of past & present "patrons". After that, I am done. I pay models, so granting them limited usage license feels like a bonus to them (and I'm happy to do it). I'd be open to it, but no one has ever requested to see any image that I haven't chosen. On extremely rare occurrences, I've received requests for larger images, for an image deletion, or some alternate editing, and I pretty much comply. It's all good. Nov 17 13 08:28 am Link rickspix wrote: I have 50GB free on dropbox..how is box less than free? Nov 17 13 08:31 am Link Dropbox! Nov 17 13 08:32 am Link Bicycle  Nov 17 13 08:33 am Link Facebook, Dropbox, Email.... whatever works for them really. My default is to simply upload the web-res pics to the FB message thread established before/after the shoot. I'd estimate that around 90% of models I've shot in the last couple of years haven't asked for anything else. Just my $0.02 Ciao Stefano www.stefanobrunesci.com Nov 17 13 08:36 am Link We're supposed to give them photos?  As stated above, dropbox, wetransfer, yousendit, email, IM (file transfer), ftp, cd/dvd, usb flash drive, SD card, prints (in person/by mail), Polaroid (in person or by mail after scanning), Zenfolio (private gallery with download enabled), SmugMug (private gallery with download enabled), or buy em an iPad Mini and pre-load the pics. Depends entirely on the gig. Nov 17 13 08:41 am Link I select all the keepers and print to PDF ( proofs sheets ) then email the document to the model to make her picks... finals edits I just email to them 1.- small attachement 2.- they can't post any non edit pics on fb, instagram etc Nov 17 13 08:43 am Link Carrier pigeon. Really, dropbox for proofs, email or sometimes wetransfer. Nov 17 13 08:52 am Link email photo attachments with a "Thank you" note. Nov 17 13 09:10 am Link www.smugmug.com ... sometimes a DVD Nov 17 13 09:25 am Link COFFEESHOP Nov 17 13 09:47 am Link GER Photography wrote: Me 2. Nov 17 13 09:48 am Link dropbox. email. CD/DVD. for our weddings we deliver on a flash drive. Nov 17 13 09:50 am Link That Italian Guy wrote: ditto Nov 17 13 09:52 am Link iPhone snapshots of my computer monitor in the bathroom mirror. Nov 17 13 09:54 am Link Why is no one using Flickr to upload and share securely? 1 TB free with lots of security and high resolution. I'm interested in the pros and cons. Nov 17 13 09:58 am Link I tired of having to collect sales tax, so I moved exclusively to digital delivery (no physical goods = no sales tax in my state). After processing the images, I upload the full resolution, full quality JPEGs from the raw files to a custom smugmug gallery for that shoot (directly from Lightroom). I then generate a "download all" link from smugmug. I send an e-mail with the web gallery link (the web gallery contains watermarked photos that are rightclick-protected but allow online sharing to social media) as well as the direct download link to download all the non-watermarked, full resolution files. Clients may purchase prints directly through the web gallery (and smugmug handles the sales tax collection). This workflow also insures that finished work is backed up off-site/in the cloud with no added steps on my part since the smugmug storage is unlimited for JPEG files. Nov 17 13 10:04 am Link Mearle wrote: Hmm.. Do you "watermark" the photos with steam on the mirror? Nov 17 13 10:07 am Link Naah. I think watermarks ruin the picture. S-a-P wrote: Nov 17 13 10:10 am Link I always use electronic delivery but for a different reason. In California, if you provide physical media (DVD, CD, etc) then sales tax comes into play. If there is no physical media involved, then there is no sales tax. Nov 17 13 10:37 am Link these days i usually give them a zip file, not an online gallery. D Katz Photography wrote: Nov 17 13 10:42 am Link Frank McDonough wrote: I send a Dropbox link Nov 17 13 11:46 am Link D Katz Photography wrote: I think it's because Flickr is very difficult for non-Flickr users to figure out how to use. They are changing things, so maybe it'll get better for this type of thing. Nov 17 13 11:46 am Link Gmail or Wetransfer.com Nov 17 13 11:54 am Link |
