Consulting Services and Workshops

In addition to providing a range of photographic and writing services, I also provide consulting services and workshops.

Consulting and workshops are activities where the primary product is advice or knowledge rather than publishable materials. Because consultation and workshops have common goals, they are described together on this page.

Services Offered

Based on my background and experience, I am willing to provide consulting assistance and/or workshops in the following areas:

• Photography:
  • General photographic instructions
  • Stock photography
• Photography of specific types of subjects, such as railroads
• Writing
  • Journalistic
  • Technical
• Information management, particularly
  • Organization of photographic collections
• Desktop publishing, including
  • Web page design and use of illustrations on web pages

Not all aspects of the above categories may be suitable for consulting services or workshops. If I find that your needs do not match with my areas of knowledge and experience I will point you to sources which may be able to help you.

As part of the initial contact, I will determine whether I can provide the services you need. There is no fee for this initial discussion.

Consulting services

Consulting services can take a number of forms, including

• Site visits to observe current operations and provide recommendations for new or changed procedures
• Research to find appropriate sources of information or services to meet your needs
• Discussions on the telephone to analyze simpler problems

Products of consulting services

The primary products of consulting services are advice and information. (For instructional services, particularly for groups, see the section on workshops.)

• For shorter consultations, information is offered verbally during the meeting or site visit.
• For longer consultations, I provide a written report with analysis and recommendations.
• The report can take the form of a presentation to your organization. During this presentation, I can answer follow-up questions.

Prior to requesting consulting services, you should have a clear understanding which of the above options you want, since these will also have an impact on the fees billed.

Rights to written materials

As part of consulting services, I may provide you with copies of published or unpublished written materials I have produced in the past. I may also provide you a written report on the consultation activities.

Other than for commercially published books to which standard copyright terms apply, the following terms apply to ownership of the furnished material, unless we have specifically agreed otherwise in writing prior to the start of consultation:

• I retain all rights, including copyright ownership, to the material supplied.
• You may distribute and circulate the material within your organization, including photocopying and storage as needed.
• You may not distribute the material outside your organization.
• You may not publish the material in any form in any internal or external publication without my specific written permission.

Fees for consulting and workshops

Fees for consulting services and workshops fall into two major categories:

• For consulting, a time plus expense basis:
  • Per hour for short term consulting
  • Per day or week for longer projects

  For consulting projects requiring travel out of the immediate area, travel time is charged at half the hourly fee for the consulting project, but in no case will you be billed more than eight hours per day of travel time for a given day. (For actual travel expenses, see below.)

  You will not be billed time for the preparation of a report on the consultation as long as

  • You purchase at least four hours of consulting services and
  • The number of pages in the report does not exceed the number of hours of consulting services.

  You will be billed for the time used at your site (or location of your choice) for a formal presentation on the consultation.

• For instructional projects, such as workshops, on a fixed fee basis, depending on
  • Duration of workshop or instruction
  • Number of participants
  • Material and facilities required
  • Travel required

Expenses for consulting services

The fees charged for consulting services do not include such separately-billed expenses as

• Travel and transportation, based on either
  • Mileage to and from the consulting site
  • Actual travel expenses, such as airline or rail tickets, car rental, etc.
• Lodging, if the consulting job requires me to spend the night away from home
• Meals, if the consulting job requires me to spend more than half a day away from home
• Telephone calls, if extensive research or contacts with multiple parties are required
• Acquisition or rental of any special supplies or equipment needed on-site

If any special materials or supplies are required at the consultation site, I strongly prefer that these arrangements be made by the client.

Arranging for consulting services

If you are interested in consulting services, you can contact me either by telephone or in written form. At that point you should be able to state

• The problem or problems you wish me to address
• The results you expect to get from my services

We will then discuss whether my services are appropriate, and if so, what options are available, including applicable fees. Complex projects may require an initial (billable) site visit to determine further options.

Once we have reached agreement that my services are appropriate, the extent to which you wish to purchase these services, and the results you expect, I will ask you to sign a letter of agreement, stating our understanding and acknowledging the terms described here.

Workshops

Workshops are instructional sessions where one or more persons participate in learning activity, with emphasis being on participatory learning.

For photographic workshops, participating individuals or organizations are responsible for providing their own equipment and supplies (including film) appropriate to the activities to be undertaken. Recommendations for materials and supplies are provided ahead of time.

Participants may be asked to describe their level of experience and to supply samples of their work prior to acceptance into the workshop.

Unless agreed otherwise, participants are responsible for their own transportation to the workshop site and their lodging and meals in connection with their stay at the workshop site.

Custom workshops are available. Describe your interests, and I'll provide a proposal, including fee and estimates of direct expenses to participants.

Evaluation of photography and its suitability for various purposes can be provided either as part of a workshop or as consultation. [rev.99/12]

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