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paintilady – Why would any amount be considered excessive?
If you developed a curriculum that was used in both at home and studio locations would you not expect more for studio use? How much would you expect to earn off someone using your curriculum for studio usage as opposed to using it at home?
As a business owner myself I find it helps to put together a spreadsheet showing your expenses and amortizing them accross your expected audience. This will help you see how small an expense that money really is and also give you a firm grasp on your pricing model.
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This is what I have heard anecdotally.
Generally a small venue, whether its a fitness studio, coffee shop etc… will be on the hook for around $300/agency or roughly $1000/yr.
Generally if you are polite and pay them immediately they will forgive your previous years and you can continue in good standing.
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If music is played in your studio through anything other than headphones that is considered a public performance and your establishment must be licensed properly for it.
I couldn't find it with an initial search but there used to be a service that would send you a selection of music on CD every month in whatever genre you wanted. This music would contain the proper licensing for studio settings so you didn't have to worry about ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. The drawback was that it was nearly as expensive on a yearly basis as licensing all three agencies.
Rockbot.com looks cool but it could get expensive as you have the monthly fee then you have to pay per play of music and I believe partial plays count as full plays.
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If you need one you need all three because the music is licensed and managed per artist and it’s not uncommon for a single music group to have musicians managed by different agencies. Additionally because of the way the laws around music are structured the burden is on you to prove you haven’t played managed music and not on the agency to prove you that you have. This is even more true since students have hooked their iPods up in the studio.
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You can use the vaulted mount anywhere and it installs in roughly the same manner, there is the additional step of seperating the two pieces of the mount so you can run the mount screw into the ceiling but this is not difficult.
There is an additional $30 charge for the vaulted mount.
You will get the original mount in your box as well when you order.
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Something that will help with editing as well is to not wear anything clear or colored the same as your background. Auto selection tools have a hard time picking out borders when the color is similar.
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I use paper like this http://www.amazon.com/Savage-Seamless-Background-Paper-yards/dp/B001196MG0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1377103740&sr=8-3&keywords=photo+backdrop+paper
Paper works excellent because it doesn't have wrinkles and it creates a very uniform background. It can be hung from nearly anything from a set of stands to a curtain rod.
The uniformity makes editing afterwards very easy and if you are careful 107 inches should be fine for your legs, Veena only rarely ends up off the edge of the paper and she has sexy mile long legs.
As to editing the photos Photoshop is the bomb-diggety but is out of most people's budget, I only have it as I can deduct it as a business expense. The next best is probably something like GIMP which is free.
If Bob's camera supports wireless flashes make sure you are back lighting with a couple flashes shooting into the background from the sides. This will give you a nice shadow free background and keep your edges clean so you don't get the really defined edge you can get cutting away a shadow.
As to angles, try and keep your move parallel to the paper to get the best result, your photographer can't be moving around while you are trying to hold a move. Have Bob focus on your midsection for a very clean standard look or shoot from a lower anle to get more drama.
Good luck!!!!
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Due to the Economics of pole studio business many do not have dedicated receptionists or assistants. Your best bet is to network inside the studios. Visit the ones local to you, take classes etc…
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Stacy – are you a military family? Sometimes APO shipping can be very expensive. The most you could have paid for an Xpole is 389 domestic shipping is only 40 so a grand total of 429.
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Staci123 – Make sure you watch this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8YW4HEd3gQ
The big things with the StudioVeena pole are how fast you can set the pole up and how fast you can go from static to spin and back. It is the most convenient pole out there.
Platinum Stages can go from static to spin quickly but can't go back to static without stopping and inserting a pin. When dancing on an Xpole you have to choose static or spin before the dance because it uses a locking screw.
Setup on any other pole is at least a several minute process. The StudioVeena Pole goes up and comes down in seconds. This is an important consideration as people are more apt to exercise when you don't have to spend time setting up your equipment.
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It is on our todo list.
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Ok, you have a one of the new Android based devices.
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Ok, you have a one of the new Android based devices.
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The first thing to try is to visit http://www.flash.com and reinstalling Adobe Flash. 99% of the time a new computer where the videos don't show up simply needs flash installed or reinstalled. Please let me know if this works.
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