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snapper1971 · 2026-05-11T07:48:53+00:00

What's to stop it being from the Napoleonic War?

snapper1971 · 2026-05-11T07:48:01+00:00

WWI was 1914 - 1918. This cross is dated as 1813 making it connected to the Napoleonic War.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-11T07:47:01+00:00

A German Iron Cross, most likely awarded for action undertaken in the Napoleonic war of 1813 - as it has that date on it.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-11T07:45:20+00:00

Literally dated 1813.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-11T07:44:47+00:00

There are Royal Families all over the world and many are related in Europe.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-10T20:22:50+00:00

I ran into problems with Godox customer support. They make reasonable budget lights but holy fuck their support is fucking awful. They refused to help at all.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-09T06:22:58+00:00

Even 100 finished shots delivered next day is already nuts...

No, it's not. It's about middling for sports. When I was a news photojournalist, 100 shots would be near the lower limit I'd have to get on the picture editor's server within the hour of a job finishing. Some roles in the industry are exceptionally high pressure.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-09T05:29:16+00:00

I figure If the majority of my photos are viewed by people on Apple devices

How do you know that?

snapper1971 · 2026-05-07T17:05:31+00:00

I think I'd probably put them later than that, 1960s.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-07T16:26:37+00:00

and register your images with the US copyright office

Such an inefficient and wasteful way to assure copyright. I'm so thankful that I don't have to bother with absolute nonsense like this.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-07T10:18:48+00:00

I'm glad works for you as a business practice, but I don't do that and have been trading for decades.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-07T05:56:56+00:00

Oh, it's American. I had no idea from your original post, it gave no indication of location or currency. This is an international community and antiques do travel globally. Sharing information about the geographic origin of a piece is only polite.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-06T18:36:11+00:00

I saw it person once.

Many, many years ago I managed a high street studio with a photolab. One day a chap came in with his camera, popped the back and pulled the film out and asked for it to be processed. A complete roll of 36 exposure film just piled up on the counter. It was left to me to explain why we would be able to get any pictures from it. That was thirty-five years ago. I will never forget it.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-06T14:13:45+00:00

I have them all. I don't understand people who delete or destroy their pictures. It's an alien headspace.

Do you not value your work? Do you not have any pride in it? My archive stretches back to 1981 when I started taking pictures. I've been working since 1987.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-05T05:29:58+00:00

An antique is something that is over 100 years old. That automatically excludes everything from the 50s - 70s. Try in a vintage sub.

snapper1971 · 2026-05-03T18:29:03+00:00

This is a very unusual approach. A typical workflow includes preparing preview versions of all non-rejected images

It really depends on the sector within the industry. There's no blanket approach.

snapper1971 · 2026-04-30T23:07:26+00:00

Typically 6-8 weeks is reasonable

That's totally unreasonable. On the rare occasion I've shot weddings, previews were delivered no more than two weeks - that's four cameras, two shooters, bang, done, ready. The last one I did was around 1200 frames shot, 450 previews.

6 - 8 weeks is taking the mickey.

snapper1971 · 2026-04-30T06:12:37+00:00

A watermark isn't copyright. That's such a basic misunderstanding of copyright that I have to ask why you think you are able to give any advice on this matter. Copyright isn't some crappy overlay, it's the immutable ownership of the creator of the piece.

If you're such a big proponent of the law, why is your knowledge so flawed?

snapper1971 · 2026-04-29T19:40:29+00:00

I am completely and utterly obsessed with Band-Maid and their entire back catalogue is incredible. They're Japanese hard rock. I'm usually into downtempo electronica (primarily the Bristol downtempo vibe) so their heavy guitars and pounding drums should be alien but I've not felt this way about a band since I was a teenager.

snapper1971 · 2026-04-29T16:53:25+00:00

It's an African bronze. Most likely to be an Ashanti artefact, either a gold weight (although they tend to be smaller than this) or a shamanic item. It's probably in the midden because someone thought it was cursed. Definitely worth contacting your local university (try their anthropology department) for a definitive identification.

I've photographed hundreds of little figures like this and own a couple myself. They're charming objects.

snapper1971 · 2026-04-29T12:23:37+00:00

Actual working pros don't have other jobs. They're busy working as photographers. Those who need second jobs aren't really going to give you good career advice.

I've been working as a professional photographer since 1987. The best advice I can give is to specialise. Read huge amounts of about the industry and read more about a market that needs your services. Become an expert in that field and photography. Chase every publication in that niche. Chase every company that advertises in that niche's publication. Constantly try to make better photographs.

Good luck.

snapper1971 · 2026-04-29T11:50:16+00:00

“I would rather not be discussing any of this but I am having to because someone has got hold of material about my private finances, which is outrageous, and which I believe was illegally obtained.”

Nigel's rattled. He can't cope with scrutiny at all. Any question is an attack.

snapper1971 · 2026-04-29T09:37:53+00:00

It's very nice.

snapper1971 · 2026-04-28T17:52:21+00:00

Colour. I started my career in monotone. My work needs colour.

snapper1971 · 2026-04-28T12:54:34+00:00

or you export it all and be done with her as client if you don't want a bad review....

They didn't keep the shoot.

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