Foto-Biz — Scams
There are many scams that target photographers because photographers are easy prey1. This scam involves the offer of doing a local photo shoot from an overseas company. If you are in Canada/US then they are from the UK, France or Germany or even Nigeria. If you are in the UK they call from Canada, the US or Nigeria.
Scam
- Somebody phones/emails you: They saw your photos on your website, on PhotoServe or you were recommended by a friend.
There are many scams that target photographers because photographers are an easy prey2. This scam involves the offer of doing an overseas photo shoot, usually a very exotic location in the Caribbean islands, Africa , or even Asia. To work overseas, you need to get a shoot permit, just like any foreign photographers needs a photo shoot permit to work professionally in your country. These permits can be expensive between the administration fees, the lawyers fees, and the baksheesh3 to grease the wheels to make sure that the permit is ready in time...
Scam
- Somebody phones you: They saw your photos on PhotoServe or Blackbook or you were recommended by a friend.
Years ago I lost my shirt on a large project. It involved a Canadian company4, a large US company and the US government. The contract was to be a 5 year contract with at least $250 000/year for me. There was another 4 other guys in it. We all drooled at the possibilities. Think about it, a quarter million dollars per year each. I was the West Coast, one was central Canada, another the US east coast,...
Because we were so diversified in place, style and work, we had to meet in Chicago, Toronto, and Ottawa... Then 11-Sep-2001 came, and the role the US government in the project changed5! First they put a delay on the project until they figured what they wanted. Then every month at every meeting, they changed their position, their technical requirements6...
There are many scams that target photographers because photographers are easy prey1. This scam involves the offer of doing a local photo shoot from an overseas company. If you are in Canada/US then they are from the UK, France or Germany or even Nigeria. If you are in the UK they call from Canada, the US or Nigeria.
Scam
- Somebody phones/emails you: They saw your photos on your website, on PhotoServe or you were recommended by a friend.
There are many scams that target photographers because photographers are an easy prey2. This scam involves the offer of doing an overseas photo shoot, usually a very exotic location in the Caribbean islands, Africa , or even Asia. To work overseas, you need to get a shoot permit, just like any foreign photographers needs a photo shoot permit to work professionally in your country. These permits can be expensive between the administration fees, the lawyers fees, and the baksheesh3 to grease the wheels to make sure that the permit is ready in time...
Scam
- Somebody phones you: They saw your photos on PhotoServe or Blackbook or you were recommended by a friend.
Years ago I lost my shirt on a large project. It involved a Canadian company4, a large US company and the US government. The contract was to be a 5 year contract with at least $250 000/year for me. There was another 4 other guys in it. We all drooled at the possibilities. Think about it, a quarter million dollars per year each. I was the West Coast, one was central Canada, another the US east coast,...
Because we were so diversified in place, style and work, we had to meet in Chicago, Toronto, and Ottawa... Then 11-Sep-2001 came, and the role the US government in the project changed5! First they put a delay on the project until they figured what they wanted. Then every month at every meeting, they changed their position, their technical requirements6...
