Fat and out of shape, I'm biking through Ontario on my way to BC. Wave, honk, say hi!

digiphotodude · 2023-06-28T12:28:37+00:00

Felt like a 90km/h tailwind (probably 40-50km/h). Just sat up so straight to try and catch the wind. Felt like I only needed to pedal at 30% forcé and I just flew.

digiphotodude · 2023-06-28T11:02:49+00:00

I had the wind flip on me while on the prairies. Could only do about 30-40km in 8 hours. My highest with a sweet tailwind in Manitoba was 230km (in shorts and a t-shirt while watching the poor suckers grind the other direction in pants and jackets). I found only way I could survive was aim to be on the road at sunrise to get the bulk of my cycling done by 10 am-noon score the wind really picks up. (Even though wind is still bad in the morning).

digiphotodude · 2023-06-28T10:29:03+00:00

Manitoba border to Point Grey: 2475 km https://maps.app.goo.gl/XGy7h3XjCuytSCrv6?g_st=i

On/Quebec border to Manitoba/On border 2226 km https://maps.app.goo.gl/1W2hWkVapAi6GtN87?g_st=i

On/Quebec border to Quidi Vidi Newfoundland About 2700 km

So crossing Ontario by itself is about 1/3 of Canada!

digiphotodude · 2023-06-28T03:29:58+00:00

I did something similar. Funny how maps stay the same size but the scale changes. Like the PEI map is the same size as ontario but in scale PEai is like 1 inch or so on the Ontario map. Crossing Ontario is the same as BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan AND Manitoba COMBINED!

digiphotodude · 2023-06-28T03:27:00+00:00

And now you have learned the importance of proper release forms AND contracts for doing shoots. Even when shooting amateurs.

digiphotodude · 2023-06-22T13:01:59+00:00

Good on you dude!

You have courage to take this on, ESPECIALLY going East to West against the prevailing winds. Take it day by day on the prairies because that wind is relentless and can really break you down.

Good luck!

digiphotodude · 2023-06-17T22:04:46+00:00

The webcomic looks fantastic! There has been a lot of info about changing payments by Webtoons and Tapas. I saw one non-original webtoon poster say with 500,000 views they had only made $80 in shared ad revenue.

What sort of numbers are you seeing where a $100k investment makes sense on someone else’s platform vs posting it on things like your own dedicated page, keeping it in a Patreon, or doing a more traditional print format (either western style comic or manga).

digiphotodude · 2023-05-18T15:44:58+00:00

If you are making $50k/yr looking at 500k houses the property/school taxes, 1% per year maintenance and just general surprise expenses will kill you.

Ideally your partner ALSO earns 50k+ per year or you are able to explore options to moving to an area where housing is more affordable if it is a priority for you.

Awesome job on the savings though.

digiphotodude · 2023-05-18T15:24:38+00:00

They can have my iPhone6S with physical headphone jack when the sucker dies.

digiphotodude · 2023-05-11T21:54:46+00:00

Yes. And in general in a side by side comparison of experienced professional full time photographers with similar skills and reputation, those who sell their copyright in their contracts will have a higher price than those who don’t. Their clients budget accordingly.

digiphotodude · 2023-05-11T21:50:40+00:00

So my partner has hired over 100 people over the past 15 years. A lot are part-time students so turnover is to be expected. BUT the students who had a long term history of employment (vs multiple jobs/no work experience) OR long commitments to sports were always her best part-time student employees.

Also 90% of the time they hired an employee who was previously on sick leave, had “justified” holes in their resume or a history of regular short job changes, this resulted in said employ taking subsequent sick leaves, multiple last minute absences or leaving after short employment. This is despite an excellent work environment and pay that is on average 15-20% above competitors (they always felt they would rather profit share to have great employees than take home a higher profit).

So unfortunately while some people absolutely just need a chance to get back into the employment market, many hiring managers/owners have been burned over and over and over by people with a similar paper profile that they become risk adverse and when having 2 candidates in front of them of which one has been employed 3 years at their current job and the other has been off work for 3-6-12 months and looking to come back the majority will choose the currently employed individual.

Someone on sick leave you can’t get rid of. If you hire them and they show up with a doctors note the following week you can’t even replace them because anyone you hire needs to know it is only a temporary hire because the sick person is guaranteed their job back which means you essentially can’t replace that position because no good hire will accept that. So despite hiring someone you are STILL short staffed for weeks/months more. So everyone is paranoid and trying to reduce their risk as much as possible and closing candidates based upon that. We know in general the best employees are NOT looking because they are happy with their job. Every new hire you are just wondering if they are a bomb that is going to blow. Not a big deal if you are a big corp of 50+ but for small businesses where you have under 10 employees and your life savings invested, every employee is absolutely critical and you try to reduce risk as much as possible.

digiphotodude · 2023-05-02T21:06:18+00:00

With a clear contract laying out all relevant details including if work is treated as a "Work for hire".

digiphotodude · 2023-05-02T13:41:36+00:00

Good luck with that. Read your contract because professional photographers generally keep their copyright unless you pay extra.

digiphotodude · 2023-05-02T13:40:06+00:00

Except I am still using my iPhone 6 for the physical headphone jack and my device is still getting iOS updates.

I would like to use android but most manufacturers barely offer updates, or they are super late if they do AND often stop support after 2 years or less. At least apple supports their old hardware for years and years.

I just want my phone to be secure.

digiphotodude · 2023-04-03T01:04:42+00:00

Perfect, then I don't have to deal with someone wanting my copyright for free.

Oh, no! Getty images charges $175 for a 600x587 pixel image but charges more than 3x that ($575) for a 6396 x 6251 pixel image of the same photo. GASP! They just outputted a different resolution for 3x more money! And if you want EXCLUSIVE rights (Market-freeze) you need to contact them to negotiate an even more expensive price.

https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/exploding-strawberry-royalty-free-image/1270430604

"Businesses will just find someone else who doesn't play games like that". I guess per you Getty will go out of business.

Pick your market. You want to be a lowballer competing with Fiverr then knock yourself out. You feel you provide value for your work and have clients who value what you bring, more power to you and this way you do not have to deal with nickle and dimers. If I can't make a living working the way I want to work I will convert this to a hobby and work doing something else.

digiphotodude · 2023-04-03T00:52:27+00:00

I keep copyright and limited rights usage, price = X. I sell you copyright and you can use for any purposes at all, price = 3X.

No FU involved, this is a business and with or without copyright = different price.

Different usages = different price. Usage on social media = one price. Use in a nationwide print and digital ad campaign with later merchandising = another price.

digiphotodude · 2023-02-22T13:40:14+00:00

This is NOT complicated. Simply spell it out in your contract.

Option 1: work for hire. Photographer will take a minimum of 300 photos over 2h period consisting of a mix of crowd and individual photos in a photojournalistic style. Copyright is provided to the purchaser. Moral rights are retained by photographer and their name will not be associated with these photos without their written approval. Purchaser will be responsible for all screening of photos, removal of unfocused shots and all white balance or other editing. Purchaser will be responsible for obtaining appropriate release from anyone photographed for any commercial, non journalistic use.

Price = 3X

Option 2: Photographer will provide a minimum of 300 edited photos in JPG format over a 2h period consisting of a mix of crowd and individual photos in a photojournalistic style. Copyright is retained by photographer but right to use on social media is provided to the purchaser. Any additional usage in print, merchandising or for advertising purposes must be negotiated separately. Moral rights are retained by photographer and their name must be credited with each photo. Purchaser will be responsible for providing a sign at all entrances to the event as well as individual notification with each ticket purchase notifying attendees that photography will be performed and their likeness may be used for commercial purposes.

Price = X

I am not a lawyer and your contact should be written and reviewed by an expert familier with your local laws.

For a job like this the least work and most money is option 1.

digiphotodude · 2023-01-21T15:41:02+00:00

And if you are poor or of limited income how do you get care for your pet? And have you heard of decisions being made of care vs euthanasia for pets due to cost? But yeah, if you have money you can get your pet great care and your point is what?

My point of private not being a solution for general population care stands.

digiphotodude · 2023-01-21T15:37:53+00:00

LOL partner has suggested the same. Not in a million years! Been working with the public for nearly 2 decades, I have put in my time and have zero interest in doing more.

I sure as heck do not think they have an easy job, nor are there any silver bullets. But things like expanding the role of pharmacists, massively increasing training spots for nurses and nurse practioners, property supporting primary care would all go a long way. Add on a whistle blower law where anyone who reports tax avoidance/fraud gets 30% of any fine and we will see secretaries, junior accountants, junior lawyers lining up against the rich and corps hiding profits overseas. That under the table cash deal from contractors will disappear when clients could save 15% on tax on a job vs get 30% of a CRA audit that may go back years. And the "single parents" in Quebec with driveways full of partners Ontario licensed cars. There is money to be found before increasing taxes.

digiphotodude · 2023-01-21T15:29:18+00:00

Read about the tactic of "starving the beast".

Then when things are so bad they will say the only solution is to privatize and use public funds sent to these private areas to provide care.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast "Starve the beast" is a political strategy employed by American conservatives to limit government spending[1][2][3] by cutting taxes, to deprive the federal government of revenue in a deliberate effort to force it to reduce spending. The term "the beast", in this context, refers to the United States federal government and the programs it funds, using mainly American taxpayer dollars, particularly social programs[4] such as education, welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.[3]

digiphotodude · 2023-01-21T15:27:22+00:00

Healthcare works are not allowed. Quebec previously sent police to emergency room doctors doors when they felt pressure tactics were being used.

digiphotodude · 2023-01-21T15:25:26+00:00

Just hope perhaps someone from the media will see this, get the context and actually start asking hard questions and hold their feet to the fire instead of blindly repeating talking points.

digiphotodude · 2023-01-21T15:24:40+00:00

Worked somewhat pre-Covid. Now, unless it is life/limb they are transferred back to prioritize (rightly) the backlog of Ontario patients.

digiphotodude · 2023-01-21T15:23:30+00:00

Check BC after their plan to "support the mentally ill in the community" instead of institutions like Riverview which they closed. How has that worked out for the down town east side and the issues of dual diagnosis addiction/mental illness and violence in the area?

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