Hoover Dam Bypass Milestone

Jack'll do

Howdy Joel
First off KUDOS on the cover photo!clap
Those are absolutely fabulous images well done, well done, well done!
As for "trotting" down there at 100 deg. F , you're a better man than I

CWSkopec

Congrats Joel!!

Super cool photo, and even better that it got you on the front page of the paper!!

I'm curious how that process works... did you have to submit it to them and say "Hey, I've got a photo you might like to use!" or did they find it on their own and ask you for it?

kdog

anwmn1 wrote:

:ivar :jawdrop



Nicely done my friend!

Thanks, buddy! Maybe we'll have to go over the dam on the way home from Toroweap.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

Mitchell wrote:

Joel, these are excellent. Thanks for sharing!!

My pleasure, and thank you for your comment, Mitchel.

-joel

kdog

Jack'll do wrote:

Howdy Joel
First off KUDOS on the cover photo!clap
Those are absolutely fabulous images well done, well done, well done!
As for "trotting" down there at 100 deg. F , you're a better man than I

Thanks, Jack! Hey, but it's a dry heat.

kdog

CWSkopec wrote:

Congrats Joel!!

Super cool photo, and even better that it got you on the front page of the paper!!

I'm curious how that process works... did you have to submit it to them and say "Hey, I've got a photo you might like to use!" or did they find it on their own and ask you for it?

Thanks, Chris! It happened just like the first way you said it. I emailed a small version of it yesterday and asked if they were interested. I've had several pictures in the Miner already so they know my name. But I gotta tell ya, it was a real rush seeing it on the front page like that. I'm amazed at how well it looked, frankly.

Cheers,
-joel

CWSkopec

kdog wrote:

Thanks, Chris! It happened just like the first way you said it. I emailed a small version of it yesterday and asked if they were interested. I've had several pictures in the Miner already so they know my name. But I gotta tell ya, it was a real rush seeing it on the front page like that. I'm amazed at how well it looked, frankly.

Cheers,
-joel

It's gotta be exhilirating to see it printed on the front page! Congrats again, and thanks for the info, I'll have to check with the local here and try getting something in myself!

Angelo

Great captures Joel.

I was there in October '08 and what I find astounding is the progress between then and now. Here's what it looked like nine months ago:

kdog

Hey, great shot yourself, Angelo! That makes a nice addition to the thread. The B&W treatment give it such a classic look.

Thanks,
-joel

Panther

Howdy Joel,

Had to pop back in and say Congratulations on a Well Deserved Front Page.

I'd sure be sending one to the Boys Building that Dam, with something as Special as that one, they might want a Monster Print in the Presidents Office.

Again, what a stunning Image!!!

kdog

Thanks again Craig. Yeah, I need to contact the bridge construction company and the dam authority and see if anybody is interested.

Now the hard part: The requests are already starting to roll in for prints. So I gotta set prices for this thing, and I have no clue how much to charge. I have a couple of other shots as well that need prices like my Sedona moon shot I got a week ago. I guess I should start seeing what other folks charge for this sort of thing. This dam shot is of historical significance, so might price higher than say a pretty landscape, but who knows...

Thanks,
-joel

anwmn1

kdog wrote:

Thanks again Craig. Yeah, I need to contact the bridge construction company and the dam authority and see if anybody is interested.

Now the hard part: The requests are already starting to roll in for prints. So I gotta set prices for this thing, and I have no clue how much to charge. I have a couple of other shots as well that need prices like my Sedona moon shot I got a week ago. I guess I should start seeing what other folks charge for this sort of thing. This dam shot is of historical significance, so might price higher than say a pretty landscape, but who knows...

Thanks,
-joel

That is a definite tough call my friend. You need to decide how and who will do the printing first so you know what your upfront cost is. Sizes, papers, canvas, etc.

Have to find that fine line of not over or under pricing yourself. You sure are finding yourself some good opportunities though this year!!

Photog4Christ

kdog wrote:

Now the hard part: The requests are already starting to roll in for prints. So I gotta set prices for this thing, and I have no clue how much to charge. I have a couple of other shots as well that need prices like my Sedona moon shot I got a week ago. I guess I should start seeing what other folks charge for this sort of thing. This dam shot is of historical significance, so might price higher than say a pretty landscape, but who knows...

Thanks,
-joel

Sweeet! Congrats!

It's a good thing the paper printed your name on the photo credit. My local paper will only put "Courtesy Photo" whenever they use a photo that came from anyone other than their own staff.

I don't know what kind of requests you are receiving, but I wouldn't sell anything smaller than 8 x 10. Honestly, with something like that, I would go larger than 8 x 10.

kdog

Photog4Christ wrote:

Sweeet! Congrats!

It's a good thing the paper printed your name on the photo credit. My local paper will only put "Courtesy Photo" whenever they use a photo that came from anyone other than their own staff.

Thanks, man. I can't believe anybody would actually contribute a photo to a newspaper that doesn't give photo-credits. That is incredibly poor behavior that shouldn't be rewarded.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

anwmn1 wrote:

That is a definite tough call my friend. You need to decide how and who will do the printing first so you know what your upfront cost is. Sizes, papers, canvas, etc.

Have to find that fine line of not over or under pricing yourself. You sure are finding yourself some good opportunities though this year!!

Thanks, Aaron. Printing costs are fixed, so that part is easy. It's pricing your markup that's the hard part. And yeah, it's been a good photo month for me for some reason. About time.

Cheers,
-joel

Tango

Wowow, nice timing and nice image. Were you the only one there to photograph this? You didnt see anyone else?

pricing: Ive been working on my Jedi mind tricks to try and get a few extra Million.....but its going slow...good luck on finding a price.

Photog4Christ

kdog wrote:

Thanks, man. I can't believe anybody would actually contribute a photo to a newspaper that doesn't give photo-credits. That is incredibly poor behavior that shouldn't be rewarded.

Cheers,
-joel

I agree and I do not contribute to this particular newspaper. The only time I did was for a couple's wedding announcement and I insisted that if they were to publish this photo that they had to put my name.

kdog

AaronNelson wrote:

Wowow, nice timing and nice image. Were you the only one there to photograph this? You didnt see anyone else?

pricing: Ive been working on my Jedi mind tricks to try and get a few extra Million.....but its going slow...good luck on finding a price.

Thanks, Aaron. There was one other couple on the dam with a tripod when I drove by. They were gone by the time I walked back to shoot, but I'll bet they got some pretty good shots. I'm sure there were others as well before them.

Cheers,
-joel

Wil Davis

Well, I happened across the slides of my visit to the Hoover dam taken in June 1987; check out the water levels (I didn't imagine it!)






…I don't want to hi-jack your thread (if you think these are inappropriate, then I'll remove them!)

- Wil

kdog

Wil Davis wrote:

…I don't want to hi-jack your thread (if you think these are inappropriate, then I'll remove them!)

- Wil

No, not at all, Wil. Great shots and they have historical value here. It's almost tragic how low the water level is. :cry

Regards,
-joel

Angelo

Joel:

I wouldn't offer in any size smaller than 20x30 and start pricing at $75, minimum

great job on the capture and the publication

anvilimage

Joel,

Wow! Great grab! Are you willing to share any details? Time of night, length of exposure, etc....

-joe

BeachBill

kdog wrote:

thumbclapbow

And by the way, the water level is down over 100ft.

kdog

Angelo wrote:

Joel:

I wouldn't offer in any size smaller than 20x30 and start pricing at $75, minimum

great job on the capture and the publication

Thanks, Angelo! Not a bad idea on the print pricing. I do have a Realtor who contacted me (via the newpaper) wants one around 12x18 though. So maybe I probably should have a few sizes. Not everybody has the wall space for a 20x30. I don't think I do.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

anvilimage wrote:

Joel,

Wow! Great grab! Are you willing to share any details? Time of night, length of exposure, etc....

-joe

Thanks, Joe. Time was around 8:30 PM, just getting dark. I put it in AV mode and fired off a few shots. Average exposure maybe 15seconds. Usual stuff, really. The place is just so cool it's hard to get a bad shot.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

BeachBill wrote:

thumbclapbow

And by the way, the water level is down over 100ft.

100ft! Yikes, not good. :nah

Thanks, Bill!

Cheers,
-joel

sixdaemonbag

Absolutely gorgeous shots!

Nikolai

Very kool, F-stop!

msf

kdog wrote:

This picture reminds me of war of the worlds.

kdog

Nikolai wrote:

Very kool, F-stop!

Thanks, Aperture. See ya soon.

-joel