The Coffee House

[tirediron]

It has gotten to the point a couple have emailed me asking me to shoot their place, and send them images. Perhaps that is the line where i should be saying no or asking for them to cough up money. I did say no to one a month back.

"Come to my house, work for me and give me the product" Damn right they should pay. Would they expect the local handyman to comer over and clean their gutters free of charge?

 

[bribrius]

It has gotten to the point a couple have emailed me asking me to shoot their place, and send them images. Perhaps that is the line where i should be saying no or asking for them to cough up money. I did say no to one a month back.

"Come to my house, work for me and give me the product" Damn right they should pay. Would they expect the local handyman to comer over and clean their gutters free of charge?

yeah. It is tough though. I am not a pro. Most of my work doesn't equal pro level. YOU on the other hand are. So hell yah, if i were you i would charge. I am trying to bring myself up the the point of being able to shoot anything anywhere (commercial or not) just not there yet. You probably noticed i shoot about anything in any conditions but the quality of my work is meh, mediocre at times. And it takes me a few tries to nail something. Kind of like people shooting portraits for free for experience. I kinda think i am in that stage with commercial work in general. I compare my commercial like work to real pros. And i ain't there. Forget i said anything i am stressing out over this now i think i will stick to shooting photos of my dog.

 

[tirediron]

It has gotten to the point a couple have emailed me asking me to shoot their place, and send them images. Perhaps that is the line where i should be saying no or asking for them to cough up money. I did say no to one a month back.

"Come to my house, work for me and give me the product" Damn right they should pay. Would they expect the local handyman to comer over and clean their gutters free of charge?

yeah. It is tough though. I am not a pro. Most of my work doesn't equal pro level. YOU on the other hand are. So hell yah, if i were you i would charge. I am trying to bring myself up the the point of being able to shoot anything anywhere (commercial or not) just not there yet. You probably noticed i shoot about anything in any conditions but the quality of my work is meh, mediocre at times. And it takes me a few tries to nail something. Kind of like people shooting portraits for free for experience. I kinda think i am in that stage with commercial work in general. I compare my commercial like work to real pros. And i ain't there. Forget i said anything i am stressing out over this now i think i will stick to shooting photos of my dog.

Fair enough.

 

[table1349]

Recipe for Irish Coffee.

1 large coffee mug
1 bottle of Kilbeggan Irish whiskey
1 pot of coffee (any kind you want, it doesn't matter)

Fill coffee mug with the Kilbeggan and drink while smelling the aroma of the coffee in the air.

 

[bribrius]

would i get tar and feathered for posting this in the professional gallery? The date stamp is level.

 

[Designer]

IF I start charging, then I *will* get a business license, make sure it's all legit and taxes are paid to the proper places ..

I don't know about your state, but as far as the fedgov is concerned, it isn't terribly difficult to file another page. The cool thing is; you get to deduct expenses, therefore paying little to no taxes. The downside is; it may trigger a closer look.

 

[sm4him]

IF I start charging, then I *will* get a business license, make sure it's all legit and taxes are paid to the proper places ..

I don't know about your state, but as far as the fedgov is concerned, it isn't terribly difficult to file another page. The cool thing is; you get to deduct expenses, therefore paying little to no taxes. The downside is; it may trigger a closer look.

The closer look really isn't a problem for me. No matter how closely you look at "almost nothing" it's STILL almost nothing, lol!! Seriously, I am NOT a risk taker. I'm probably guilty sometimes of NOT claiming a deduction or credit somewhere that I *could* have, but if I'm not absolutely certain it's legit, I don't claim it.
No state income tax here, so it would just be sales tax and licensing I'd be dealing with on a state level.
And yeah, then I could deduct things, and all that…but I'd *also* then have to actually starting giving a rat's behind whether I make any money at it, since the IRS isn't happy if you claim a business that never, ever makes any money.

I haven't had to pay any taxes for years, actually, because I'm a poor single parent. Tax time is the one time that is a great benefit! But this will be the last year I get to benefit from that, so maybe this is the time to look for other ways to reduce my taxes.
I don't know it just has always seemed like a giant PITA to me.

 

[sm4him]

would i get tar and feathered for posting this in the professional gallery? The date stamp is level.

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First, go sell it to somebody…for like, a nickel.
THEN they can't argue with it being posted in the Pro gallery, right?

 

[snowbear115 47]

Good afternoon, peeps.
Today's adventure was a Metro rail ride to DC where my lovely wife had her stitches removed, followed by a nice (OK, cold and windy) walk to the art store, lunch at Firehouse subs (where else?) and a trip to Risk Management to turn in her paperwork. She'll be returning to work at the end of next week.

Charlie, while I agree with your remark about the proper climate to conduct business is drunk ... I think gryphonslair99 may be making reference to an alcoholic beverage in a Coffee House. (ala here)

I'd be okay with serving booze in the Coffee House
A little Scotch goes nicely with an espresso.

I'll take an Irish Coffee, please!

On my first trip to Stone Mountain (outside of Atlanta for those not knowin') Highland Festival, dad and I arrived at the tent fairly early in the morning. Someone from the neighboring tent saw us with out coffee cups and asked if we wanted "a wee bit o' sweetener." Explaining that we already had cream and sugar, he shook his head and pulled out a bottle of single malt.

We took him up on his offer.

 

[bribrius]

Good afternoon, peeps.
Today's adventure was a Metro rail ride to DC where my lovely wife had her stitches removed, followed by a nice (OK, cold and windy) walk to the art store, lunch at Firehouse subs (where else?) and a trip to Risk Management to turn in her paperwork. She'll be returning to work at the end of next week.

Charlie, while I agree with your remark about the proper climate to conduct business is drunk ... I think gryphonslair99 may be making reference to an alcoholic beverage in a Coffee House. (ala here)

I'd be okay with serving booze in the Coffee House
A little Scotch goes nicely with an espresso.

I'll take an Irish Coffee, please!

On my first trip to Stone Mountain (outside of Atlanta for those not knowin') Highland Festival, dad and I arrived at the tent fairly early in the morning. Someone from the neighboring tent saw us with out coffee cups and asked if we wanted "a wee bit o' sweetener." Explaining that we already had cream and sugar, he shook his head and pulled out a bottle of single malt.

We took him up on his offer.

i bought two more old konicas off ebay today. That makes 4. I might have a "problem". SShhhhh. Don't say nothn okay?

 

[Designer]

I don't know it just has always seemed like a giant PITA to me.

Yes, it certainly can be. The important thing is to keep meticulous records. Keep your receipts, record your mileage, etc. I think your home-based business can lose money for a couple of years, but at some point they begin to look at it as a hobby, so be sure to show some income. I always kind of "balanced" my income and expenses so there may be some legitimate expenses that you don't charge just because you don't want them coming for a visit.

(edit) we've had two IRS site audits, and each time there was additional tax credit in our favor. LOL

 

[bribrius]

i got a letter in saying i have to test for radon. State govt here is full of ninny commies

 

[tirediron]

i got a letter in saying i have to test for radon. State govt here is full of ninny commies

Study hard!

 

[bribrius]

i got a letter in saying i have to test for radon. State govt here is full of ninny commies

Study hard!

Really just paying more money. All it is. Had to pay for a lead paint inspection ten years back and it cost me 10k to make it go away. No lead even inside the place i guess they were worried about someones kid chewing on the clap board siding. People complain about their kid being down syndrome or something and lead levels i just wonder why they let their kid chew on window sills but the govt. steps in to make window sills edible. The radon is about ledge and its release of radon (you know from underground)... Like i control what god put in the ground.

 

[bribrius]

oh . Called the inspector on the phone. Told them this is why i was getting out rentals. For the amount of headache, costs, evictions, water sewer and b.s. it wasn't worth it. She just said "oh dont say that, it puts me out of a job i inspect them. "

yeah, and fruck you too....