My company’s throwing an event at a local banquet hall and I’m the administrative assistant in charge of booking the corporate photographer – what should I be looking for when I make the hire?
First, don’t make a rush decision. Get quotes from at least three photographers and ask for references from each – then follow through and check those references. The candidate who has elite clients, strong portfolios, photojournalistic experience at a newspaper or magazine, the necessary equipment and a price that doesn’t stretch your budget should be the one you select. You want to make sure the photographer will shoot as many hours as you’ve requested but also be flexible enough to stay longer should the course of events warrant. You will also want to receive a CD of images with copyright signed over to you (which will likely be included in the fee).
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- If I know exactly how much time our departments administrative assistant spent working on my project, why can I charge that portion of his/her salary to my federal grant?
- Our event is going to be indoors at a local banquet facility. What do we need to do in terms of coordinating things between the banquet facility and Intuition?
- My administrative assistant helps me keep records associated with my projects. Can I charge her time to my grant or contract funded project accounts?
