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Comments on: Getting an Agent http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/ "A fashion picture is a portrait, just as a portrait is a fashion picture." - Irving Penn Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:36:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: daveguy http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-20160 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:47:33 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-20160 Thanks for the article... there were some page-load errors @ the top. Contact me for a screenshot. Cheers, d.v. Thanks for the article… there were some page-load errors @ the top. Contact me for a screenshot.

Cheers,

d.v.

]]> by: Mark Wangerin http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-12623 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:15:06 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-12623 Wonderful insight. Thank you for sharing your process. Mark Wangerin Wonderful insight. Thank you for sharing your process.
Mark Wangerin

]]> by: Anon http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-8198 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:16:59 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-8198 Such a great post. Would love to know more research questions to ask a new potential rep... Such a great post. Would love to know more research questions to ask a new potential rep…

]]> by: joseph hollak http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-818 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:17:44 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-818 Great fucking post. Great fucking post.

]]> by: Has a rep http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-815 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:53:04 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-815 The most often-repeated line that I overhear from photographers: "Wow, I just want a rep, because I don't want to deal with all that business stuff -- I just want to take pictures". If I've heard it once, I've heard it a hundred times. Does not work. You've got to carry the full load. Got to be a businessperson, and also a creative person as well. If you only bring 50% to the table, odds are, you won't last long. A rep won't do your business work for you. They might guide you, or offer advice, but you can't pawn it off on them. The most often-repeated line that I overhear from photographers: “Wow, I just want a rep, because I don’t want to deal with all that business stuff — I just want to take pictures”.

If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a hundred times.

Does not work. You’ve got to carry the full load. Got to be a businessperson, and also a creative person as well. If you only bring 50% to the table, odds are, you won’t last long.

A rep won’t do your business work for you. They might guide you, or offer advice, but you can’t pawn it off on them.

]]> by: avs http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-813 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:49:21 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-813 The agent should take over your marketing needs, meeting, scheduling, actually sending out the books, act as a filter, help manage your time etc etc. Most agencies do a lot of marketing, direct mail promotions, newsletters etc...some pick up all the costs and some split it with you. Either way it's to your benefit. The agent should take over your marketing needs, meeting, scheduling, actually sending out the books, act as a filter, help manage your time etc etc. Most agencies do a lot of marketing, direct mail promotions, newsletters etc…some pick up all the costs and some split it with you. Either way it’s to your benefit.

]]> by: photographyVoter.com http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-810 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:44:44 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-810 <strong>Getting an Agent...</strong> Some fantastic advice for photographers thinking about finding an agent.... Getting an Agent…

Some fantastic advice for photographers thinking about finding an agent….

]]> by: anon photog http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-808 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:58:11 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-808 All these are great words. My question is, if I'm already marketing, setting meetings, showing books and such. What should an agent bring to the table? All these are great words. My question is, if I’m already marketing, setting meetings, showing books and such. What should an agent bring to the table?

]]> by: Simon Winnall http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-807 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:53:20 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-807 I thought once you got an agent you could retire? haha! Any agents here in the UK care to get in touch with me?!! Si I thought once you got an agent you could retire? haha!
Any agents here in the UK care to get in touch with me?!!

Si

]]> by: eliz http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-802 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:22:05 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/03/getting-an-agent/#comment-802 This is exactly what I've been needing to read. Thank you. This is exactly what I’ve been needing to read. Thank you.

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