There are lots of reasons to walk away from an assignment or a stock sale. Bob Krist outlines a stock deal to stay away from (Frommer's) here. Personally I just walked away from an assignment that I really wanted to do because the Director of Photography wouldn't sign and return my estimate but still wanted me to front the travel expenses. Something else came up so I took the other job.
But how does a photographer know when to turn something down?
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I've shied away from talking about the business of photography on this blog. There are plenty of people around the web who talk about the business of photography with more authority than me. But I spent Wednesday at Kilpatrick Stockton's office in Atlanta. They are one of the Intellectual Property powerhouses in the legal world.
I was showing them pictures during a partner's lunch, they were giving me advice on protecting my business. So here is a little free legal advice.
The single most important thing you can do to protect yourself as a photographer is register your copyright with the US Copyright Office.
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