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"Joe Bloggs" Photography

  • 02-11-2011 9:31am
    #1
    Stephen P
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭


    I see a lot of photographers with the word 'Photography' after their name. Obviously that's their identity for work etc. Can anyone do this or does the name have to be registered as a company? I assume professional photographers would have to register themselves as a company?


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  • #2
    PCPhoto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    anyone can call themselves a photographer.

    doesn't mean they can do the job any better (or worse) than someone who earns a living from it.

    thats one of the problems couples have when looking for a wedding photographer - there are soo many out there who claim to be cheap and affordable ...but the quality may not always be there - there are also sooo many out there who think they can charge an arm and a leg because they are professionals.


  • #3
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    You don't have to register as a company. You can, of course, just register it as a business name though.

    As PCPhoto said, anyone can call themselves a photographer though.


  • #4
    Stephen P
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭Stephen P


    Every industry has it's "cowboys", and people need to excerise as much caution when choosing a photographer as they would do when choosing a builder for example.

    I've no interest at the moment in calling myself "Stephen P Photography" (or whatever it may be). If I ever did, the furthest I'd take it is a watermark on my photos. I'm no way near a pro or even a semi-pro, I'm an amateur and will be for several more years :)


  • #5
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,191 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    I think that anyone who has a presence on the interwebs uses 'name Photography'. I'm 100% amateur but on my website I have the title 'Patrick Dinneen Photogrpahy'.

    Why. Because that's my name and the website is about my photography I suppose; simple.

    Only recently did I hear the phrase 'master photographer' when I saw some photos form Joe Goegeoghegan. No idea if that's a title you have to earn/do a course to get...


  • #6
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,357 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    People may also just put it on their photos to add a copyright, just to let people know someone "owns" the photo.


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  • #7
    WillyWonka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 564 ✭✭✭WillyWonka


    dinneenp wrote: »
    I think that anyone who has a presence on the interwebs uses 'name Photography'. I'm 100% amateur but on my website I have the title 'Patrick Dinneen Photogrpahy'.

    Why. Because that's my name and the website is about my photography I suppose; simple.

    Only recently did I hear the phrase 'master photographer' when I saw some photos form Joe Goegeoghegan. No idea if that's a title you have to earn/do a course to get...
    That Joe Goegeoghegan website is far from master IMO. Says he studied as masters in London but those photos seem pretty average.


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