kendal larson
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I subscribe to a daily email from these folks – looks like today’s offering fits perfectly with what many folks would like to do with watermarking their photos.
http://www.bitsdujour.com/index.aspx?page=index.aspx%3freview%3d195
Anyway – thought I’d post it, as someone might find it useful.
Kendal
Very nice Kendall, a man after my own heart (wildlife photography).
How do you find the yaks for it? I use my toon occasionally to access marshes and small lakes for Osprey, ducks etc occassionally. While I love the toons stability and it makes for whats probably the best shooting platform, its painfully slow getting from point A to point B and sometimes I have alot of ground I need to cover.So Im toying with the idea of getting a yak, but at the same time Im concerned about sending several Gs worth of gear to Davy Jones locker. Insurance is nice and all but Id rather not ever have to call my broker.
In 30+ years Ive only spilled my canoe once and that because my friend stood up when I wasnt prepared for it so Im Im not overly concerned, Im good in a canoe but strange thigns have
Kendal:
There have been some threads on this in the past. I know Zach has posted on this.
If you are treating your photography as a business, you need commercial insurance coverage. Most home owners policies do not cover business use of anything.
Ask around and find a local agent that writes general liability insurance for businesses. They will probably be able to get you some inland marine equipment coverage. That covers you for all kinds of loss especially around water. Make sure your coverage extends to anywhere you plan to travel.
I carry a $1,000 deductible to keep my premium down to a reasonable level, but have all my photography and computer equipment covered, so if I am on the road I don’t have to worry so much about a major theft. Never had to file a claim, so don’t have any advice on any particular company.
Suggest you investigate some of the professional photography organizations also. Unfortunately, there are not any specific to the outdoor/nature photography business, unless you include NANPA–which is pretty “light.” Most have insurance connections for the kind of coverage you need. I joined PPA. They are geared more towards studio and portrait/wedding photography, but they have a lot of business helps in their publications and on their website.
Have enjoyed your photos. Best of luck with your business,
ScottThanks to you guys for the feedback.
I’d tried to search previous articles/posts here, but apparently didn’t do a good job with my query, as I couldn’t find much about this topic. I blame it on my norse ethnicity (old dumb Minnesota Norwegian here).
Poeple say bodies dont make a difference and its more important to invest in good glass first. Thats fairly sound advice, however each and every one of my “body” upgrades have made me very happy and at each step my “photography” improved noticeably.
If you can I would give very serious consideration to the 40D.
That’s the advice I’d gotten when I decided to pursue this as a full time occupation.
Glass first, body second.
Of course, we’ll always be happy when we’ve a new bit in our hands, eh?
I’ll be contributing nothing to this thread by this comment, but I have to say it anyway; what a great thread, and thanks to all who took the time to contribute to it.
Something I’ve found since spending time first on bulletin boards, and then newsgroups on the net as a techie, is that there’s such a wealth of information bound up in so many talented people out there, and I’ve always loved how willing those folks are to share that knowledge with others.
This forum is no exception – except perhaps that the level of skill and knowledge is so very exceptional.
So – cheers to you all – I’ve learned a lot today, and that makes it a good day for me.
I sent my Dynatran Tripod back to Amvona for a full refund and got my ebay Bogan 3021 legs with a 3055 head. All I can is the Dynatran was a toy compared to the Bogen. One of the carbon fiber legs on the DT broke on its second trip out. This after the head had to be sent back after I opened the package. Lots of rust starting to set in too. In short the DT is just another China made POS.
The Bogen is big heavy beefy and I get excited just looking at it. I LOVE good engineering and build quality and this thing reeks of both. I know I don’t have to tell you guys how good Bogen is. But I looked here for advice when I bought the DT so I thought I post this and maybe save the next guy what I had to go through. I paid $20 more for a used Bogen in excellent condition and I’m 100% positive it’ll last longer on this earth then I do. The DT,,, not so much.
