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Boy do we have some great news for you guys! As you might have noticed, we're currently accepting submissions for a December, but we never said what would happen in November. The good news is that the two venues we're using in Mountain View have agreed to let us keep showing photos in their spaces. The bad news (well it's not really bad) is that the deadline for the December show is fast approaching on November 7th, 2008, and you have less than a week to submit!

Photography is all good fun, and a wonderful hobby, but how do you make that leap from it being just a hobby to getting paid for your work? You don't have to be a pro to get paid for your photography, but of course that all depends on how you define a "professional photographer." Your friends and family might already consider you a pro, even if you haven't been paid for a single job yet. You might have a sense of your own worth, but how can that translate into a price for a print? If you go to art shows, you can find all sizes of prints for any price range, from $10-300. What if you're not someone who sells at art shows? If someone asked you to sell them an 8"x10" print, how much would you ask for it?

Thanks to all the people who submitted to "Life in the Bay," ShutterBudd's first art show.

We are very pleased about the amount and quality of photos we have received from the many photographers. All of you have made it a really special experience.

185 submissions were received and from among those, 41 photos were selected to be reviewed as prints.

As soon as you release the shutter on your camera to take a photo, you own that photo. What happens after you take the photo is usually very simple if you are using it for your own private use, but if you have other intentions, such as commercial work, you may have to worry about things like model releases. Many photographers like to shoot other people: people on the street, friends, children, neighbors, even themselves. What happens when someone else is interested in your photograph and wants to use it? It may get complicated if it's for an advertisement or if it's being sold for commercial purposes, and you may need a model release. Exactly what is a model release and why might you need one? Keep reading to find out more.