The Commercial Group was created to assist and support business to business photographers in becoming and maintaining themselves as viable professionals and to raise the AIPP’s relevance within the industry
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Brief Report From CEPIC- By Chris Shain

One of the issues that was raised constantly at the CEPIC congress in London I attended last week was the importance of making sure that your work is identified, both mechanically (if its delivered that way) and electronically. All photographers will start to hear lots more about orphan works over the next year, and you’ll...
Useage calculators, licence generators and copyright...By Chris Shain

Useage calculators, licence generators and copyright…By Chris Shain

Useage calculators, licence generators and copyright. Our friends at the Association Of Photographers in London have an interesting online tool for calculating usage http://home.the-aop.org/Usage_Calculator . its another tool in the arsenal of working out what to charge. if this concept is new to you, read this –  http://asmp.org/tutorials/licensing-guide.html some of the copyright law is a US centric, but...
Brief Highlights From VIC "Stay Out of Jail" On Line CPD Seminar

Brief Highlights From VIC “Stay Out of Jail” On Line CPD Seminar

VIC Stay Out of Jail Seminar – Brief Highlights from AIPPVideo on Vimeo.
Stay Out of Jail Seminar

Stay Out of Jail Seminar

We are very pleased to announce that that on March 30th at the AIPP national office at  Tim Lange, a partner at Hunt & Hunt lawyers gave a 90 minute presenmtation on the new “Fair Work Place” legislation as part of the AIPP “Stay Out of Jail” seminar series. Tim was on the advisory panel...
Commercial Photography Changes at APPA 2011

Commercial Photography Changes at APPA 2011

Contractor or Employee?

Are your assistants and stringers employees or sub-contractors? In other words, are you an employer or just a business hiring contractors? There is a difference. If you are an employer, you must: •    Pay wages regularly and on time •    Withhold tax •    Pay superannuation •    Pay WorkCover insurance premiums •    Do all the payroll...

Impossible Requests

I received an e-mail from a communication company “looking for a Photographer for a photoshoot for …., taking place in either Bowen or Roma- roughly 6 hours west of Brisbane.” “Our overall budget is $500 which includes travel.” They are after images of the talent in their business setting. In this case within the mines...
The "Normally Series"

The “Normally Series”

AIPP Commercial is planning a series of National workshops based on the simply idea ‘Normally’ That is, “what is it we all do normally” in day to day business practice? The workshops will cover • Copyright licensing. • Insurance. • Legal responsibilities • Charging – eg how do we all charge for our services. •...