Last updated August 24, 2016 This blog was first published in 2009, but recently updated, it has just as much relevance today… In our workshops, we always encourage talented people to insist on a fair price for “selling” their photos. Just because one is an “amateur” does not mean that a credit line is ample reward […]

img class=”alignleft” src=”https://www.BCphotoadventures.com/Images/VerizonWirelsss.png” alt=”Verizon Wireless” />And as to Verizon, well, you can guess just what I think of the overall effectiveness of their Customer Service. An offer of $34.99 for five frustrating hours of setting up a phone just doesn’t fly…

Many people who apply for grants really don’t know what goes on behind the decision-making process. There are some hints here for things to remember and things to avoid should you ever apply for a grant.

First, we were all given a three-inch-fat notebook a couple of weeks before the panel met. These tomes were filled with some 40 applications as well as a covering letter outlining the criteria by which we should make our initial assessments at home. We all read each of the applicant’s description of his/her project and checked out the support materials.

Each of us, as noted above, represented and acted as the expert in a certain field; mine was obviously photography. And each of us got additional materials for the applications in our field, CDs usually, showing samples of the artists’ work.

It took several hours to go through all 40 or so of these applications, and we even …