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Extra Income work for anyone with a DSLR Camera

Stageshoot · 2011-07-20 12:28:00

Just a heads up here, as there were some comments in the past by Photographers looking for extra income If you have a decent camera (must be a DSLR), and can take a decent photo with it, there is a company taking on a freelance basis people to take photos for insurance companies There is no miniumum time commitment, the…

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red_devil Posts: 10,793 Forumite

21 July 2011 at 12:54PM

thanks for posting.

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siaoeh Posts: 282 Forumite

21 July 2011 at 1:22PM

thanks for posting OP

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InsideInsurance Posts: 22,460 Forumite

21 July 2011 at 4:53PM

Lube wrote: »

It looks like they may be in same building as churchills insurnace

How does it? Their registered office is in Brentwood Essex and Churchill has no offices in Brentwood.

Remember Churchill is fairly famous prior to the talking dog insurance

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tinkerbell114 Posts: 3 Newbie

25 July 2011 at 11:54AM

Hi guys
Just found this thread on service certainty. Do you have to have pro photography experience to be accepted - I am starting a photography course and will be getting a canon 550 d - I have done a lot of photography in the past using manual slrs. If anyone has worked for them how many jobs do you get and how long does it take to do each one?
Sounds like a great opp. Many thanks

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InsideInsurance Posts: 22,460 Forumite

25 July 2011 at 2:49PM

Ultimately you are taking pictures of objects in natural lighting and so I doubt they will want a mass of pro experience for that - a bit of knowing how to use bounce flash so you dont blow photos of shiny objects I am guessing would be fine.

If you search linkedin you will find at least 2 people who say they are photographers for them. If you have a premium account you could message them for a first hand opinion. Their website (under the Insurer section) says they are a new venture and so I doubt there will be masses of work yet as they will have an up hill fight to get insurers on board in the first place

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Stageshoot Posts: 592 Forumite

25 July 2011 at 6:54PM edited 25 July 2011 at 7:00PM

tinkerbell114 wrote: »

Hi guys
Just found this thread on service certainty. Do you have to have pro photography experience to be accepted - I am starting a photography course and will be getting a canon 550 d - I have done a lot of photography in the past using manual slrs. If anyone has worked for them how many jobs do you get and how long does it take to do each one?
Sounds like a great opp. Many thanks

Your camera would be fine, several people I know working for them use lesser kit (Canon 400s with Kit Lens), as for experience, They do not want pro experience, just a pro attitude towards the customers,

As for job levels, I get about 6 to 8 a week, depends on your area and how far you want to travel to accept jobs, as for doing the jobs, about 15 mins each. (If you add in travel time to/from) I allocate an hour for each one I do.

I know from an email that was sent out they need people around Hereford & Skegness urgently, there were other areas as well but I don't have access to the email at the moment.

Over 100k miles of Electric Motoring and rising,
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vax2002 Posts: 7,187 Forumite

25 July 2011 at 7:04PM edited 25 July 2011 at 7:08PM

Think it is the same company [STRIKE]Exposed[/STRIKE] discussed on this thread,
http://forum.photographers.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5897
they appear to go back a few years and nobody has had any paid work.
A lot of good info on the thread.
I suppose the Golden rule you don't make advanced payments in hope of gaining paid work ring true.
Looks like a variation on the envelope addressing thing, where you buy a "starter pack"

The face-book "earners " appear to prop up a few times under similar names on various forums.
My advice, keep your £75 in your pocket.

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tinkerbell114 Posts: 3 Newbie

25 July 2011 at 7:12PM

Thanks Vicky Hurn for the helpful info

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vax2002 Posts: 7,187 Forumite

25 July 2011 at 7:16PM

Lube wrote: »

It looks like they may be in same building as churchills insurance

Nope, just searched and it is a one of those mail forwarding type addresses business centre things with no actual office space, 109 businesses registered at the same mail forwarding location.

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