Commercial Photographers Learn How To Close Sales, Price & Negotiate Fees For Assignment Photography

May 27, 2011 - PRLog -- Most Commercial photographers excel at shooting images yet fail to secure appropriate fees when setting rates and negotiating assignments with clients. Clarion Call II, A World Wide Online Telesummit being offered June 10th, 2011, 12-8 pm EDT will offer professional photographers proven, perfected and professional knowledge on the best ways to close sales, present winning bids, negotiate effectively and win assignments.

Included in the line up of speakers will be Photography Agent, Frank Meo and Video Production Experts Gail Mooney. Along with 5 other industry experts, Meo and Mooney will delivering their insights, hints and know-how during seven brain-loading hours of photography pricing, estimating, negotiating, marketing and presenting.  Questions will be answered about the confusion of video pricing, the ins and outs of licensing, and pricing without leaving money on the table.

Calrion II host Selina Maitreya invites commercial photographers to, "Increase your opportunities to win work. Improve your odds of securing that work. Enhance your bottom line when getting paid for that work."

"Some of the best minds in the biz spill it on the phone for you," Maitreya claims, "This will change the life of your business and quite possibly your life."

Photography Agent Frank Meo aka Photography Agent, will share info with photographers on how to make the right, lasting and project-scoring impressions on potential clients and close sales.  Meo invites listeners to discover the countless tips and advantages he has amassed over his long tenure in commercial photography.

For 23 years, Meo has represented photographers and photojournalists in securing highly valued commercial assignments. His 20+ artists include Gerd Ludwig, Robert Ammirati, Ron Levine, Tim Mantoani, Lori Grinker, Ron Haviv and Donna Ferrato. He has worked on hundreds of company photo libraries and campaigns for clients such as American Express Small Businesses, Acura Motor Sports, US Coast Guard Xerox, ESPN, Citi, Nike and others. Meo has been an active member of The Society of Photographers and Artists Representatives (SPAR) from 1984-present.

Gail Mooney, co-partner of Kelly/Mooney Productions will direct listeners through the world of estimating video including all the various responsibilities to charge for, where to price your competitive fees, how to tell if a prospect is on a fishing expedition and how to combine still and video pricing.

Gail has over 30 years of experience in still photography, shooting for international magazines, corporations, institutions and advertising agencies. Since 1999, her company has become fully integrated with multimedia and video production. She has produced three short documentaries: Freedom's Ride a story about two diverse groups of high school students retracing the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, The Delta Blues Musicians and Through the Hearts and Hands of Children, about the New Jersey Youth Symphony. Gail is currently in post production on her latest project Opening Our Eyes - a documentary about people making a positive difference in the world.  Gail is a Director on the National Board of ASMP and is Chair of the Motion/Video Committee. She is also co-founder of the ASMP video listserv.

Clarion Call II requires a pre-registration. To register and see the complete line up of speakers visit http://professionalphotographytelesummit.com/


About Selina Maitreya
Photographer mentor and portfolio consultant, Selina Maitreya works with photographers world wide helping them to develop their vision into a competitive visual product. She builds sales and marketing programs with her clients in order for them to build businesses that thrive. She is the author of "How to Succeed in Commercial Photography: Insights from a Leading Consultant" and "Portfolios that Sell" and the Mp3 “The View From Here”.  The host of the new radio show “POINTSOF VIEW” Selina is, ready to debut Clarion Call II, in her quest to share information with commercial photographers.

Media inquiries may be made to Selina Maitreya,
selina@selinamaitreya.com - 978.263.6822.  

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