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    Photographer at Showplace Spring Spectacular "A"

    I was wondering if anyone knows the website of the photographer who was at Showplace Spring Spectacular "A" in Illinois. Thanks
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    OCPhotos.net They handle all the Ledges and Lamplight shows.

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      OC did post some of the shows this year on-line, but starting with the Spectaculars they aren't anymore. Kind of a bummer cause I forgot to check my pictures from week 2.
      "I'm not crazy...my mother had me tested"

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        ugh

        That makes me crazy. I spoke with them at KY Spring and asked if they were going to require the password/gallery purchase thing again this year. They said no, the photos would all be posted online. I sympathized with them, knowing how much work this is, but also explained some of the benefits . . . like the fact that I'm constantly digging up photos from shows many moons ago for horses now up for sale . . . can't tell you how many clients I've sent back to the photographer to purchase photos 6 months old because I scoured the photo engines for every show the horse has been to in the past year looking for that perfect shot . . . and I also didn't check Showplace Spectacular photos at the show because I figured I could do it from my office, and I have about a half dozen horses to search for . . .

        surprise, surprise today though I'm pretty sure there's software out there that batch processes photos for posting online, complete with watermarks and all.
        EHJ | FB | #140 | watch | #insta

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          Originally posted by dags View Post
          and I also didn't check Showplace Spectacular photos at the show because I figured I could do it from my office
          That was my plan too--pack up & get home, check out the pics later. I like to pretend it was so muddy gross Sat there weren't any good pics anyways.
          "I'm not crazy...my mother had me tested"

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            Originally posted by Giddy-up View Post
            That was my plan too--pack up & get home, check out the pics later. I like to pretend it was so muddy gross Sat there weren't any good pics anyways.
            I can't imagine anyone wanted to spend even one extra minute at that show beyond what they had to do to get the horses home. What a disgusting week that was :-/

            Fortunately I went out sunny week 1 and got some lovely pics of my own! But my camera was no match for clouds second week. Silly me relying on pro photog.
            EHJ | FB | #140 | watch | #insta

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              Wondering if the hassle for OC is in organizing the photos by back number. Why don't they post photos by either division or ring number / time of day? The folks in St Louis do this and it's kind of fun to browse through your whole division.
              ~ Citizens for a Kinder, Gentler COTH...our mantra: Be nice. ~

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                I emailed inquiring because wanted to see if they had any pics of one of our ponies that was showing there. This is the response I received:

                "In order to see photos online, you will need to set up a paid personal gallery. An initial fee of $60 is charged to post an individual gallery online, which will be credited back towards your online purchase total.

                You can set up a personal gallery by calling me (Connie) at 815 756-8000, or follow the instructions below to request and pay for a gallery through our website:

                Just go to www.ocphotos.net and click on the "Order Photos" button. Then click on the "individual galleries" button. At the top of the list on the left, click on the "set up galleries" file. Purchase your gallery through the shopping cart as you would any other product. Email Connie at connie@ocphotos.net and provide the following information:

                Your name
                The name of the show
                The dates of the show

                Your horse's back number (or numbers, if the same horse had more than one back number during the same show)."

                I am sure has heck not paying $60 just to look at the pictures that I have no idea if I would purchase or not...

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                  Originally posted by Ragdoll View Post
                  I emailed inquiring because wanted to see if they had any pics of one of our ponies that was showing there. This is the response I received:

                  "In order to see photos online, you will need to set up a paid personal gallery. An initial fee of $60 is charged to post an individual gallery online, which will be credited back towards your online purchase total.

                  You can set up a personal gallery by calling me (Connie) at 815 756-8000, or follow the instructions below to request and pay for a gallery through our website:

                  Just go to www.ocphotos.net and click on the "Order Photos" button. Then click on the "individual galleries" button. At the top of the list on the left, click on the "set up galleries" file. Purchase your gallery through the shopping cart as you would any other product. Email Connie at connie@ocphotos.net and provide the following information:

                  Your name
                  The name of the show
                  The dates of the show

                  Your horse's back number (or numbers, if the same horse had more than one back number during the same show)."

                  I am sure has heck not paying $60 just to look at the pictures that I have no idea if I would purchase or not...
                  They've always had that option although I think it was $50 & you had to set it up at the horse show.
                  "I'm not crazy...my mother had me tested"

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                    They told me they were having a lot of people using their photos illegally. Shopping out their watermark, etc.

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                      Originally posted by Giddy-up View Post
                      They've always had that option although I think it was $50 & you had to set it up at the horse show.
                      That's the option I was told they weren't going to use anymore, which is why we had access to the early spring shows this year, but it seems to have returned.

                      We all struggle with photo stealing off our sites, but a good watermark is not as easy to photoshop out as some might think. I have at least 4 or 5 horses to check photos on . . . I do this at photographer sites all across the web nearly every week after our horses show. There's a million different ways they organize their albums- By name/number (Flashpoint), by class and day (St. Lou's people and Randi Muster I believe) and that is probably my favorite system, and, my least favorite system, by ring and day (AC Photos, LAEC). Those are a nightmare to search through BUT I do it and I know they've sold photos because of it.

                      I realize it's manhours, but it's one way they could turn income with absolutely minimal overhead . . . that's the beauty of the internet and why business has expanded so well online. A photographer's overhead at multi-ring shows is huge, so I understand they're just trying to get their costs covered, but maybe less hardware and viewing monitors hauled around to shows, and more attention to getting everything online. I mean, we all already have monitors to view the pictures on, we just need them to be online
                      EHJ | FB | #140 | watch | #insta

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                        Theft…plain and simple

                        The reason Photographers are now more hesitant to post entire shows online is Theft…plain and simple. Watermark or no watermark, people are steeling photographs, music, software, etc. as if it were a victimless crime; it is NOT a victimless crime. We are all paying in one way or another. Thieves think because it is a big corporation or that because they are doing it anonymously that their acts will not hurt or be missed. SURPRISE….the cost is passed onto you and me! I see photographs on every social network site and even here in the COTH forum that have the Photographer’s watermark splashed across the image but that does not keep people from steeling them. So, I feel y’all’s pain but until super sophisticated software is developed to prevent theft of online products vendors have few choices. I am not hip on the $60 charge to set-up an individual gallery but guess what you’re paying for? That’s right….you are paying to cover lost revenue due to online theft. It is a shame that a handful of rotten apples spoil it for the entire bunch.
                        Tom
                        http://www.pbase.com/tnc_photography

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                          Many of the photogs use software on their websites that prevents people from right clicking and saving it to their hard drives. O.c. photos has done this with the existing galleries so I don't see why they can't do it for the rest of the up coming shows? Its hard for people to hack the newer photo software protection so I don't see why they can't also go that route too.
                          I want to be like Barbie because that bitch has everything!

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