Political Photography

Political Campaign Photography Tips

Jun 22, 2020 by Shelley Rees

Eight Tips for Winning Political Campaign Photography

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The Top 5 Reasons to Include Political Mailers in Your Communications Program

Feb 29, 2016 by Sophie Thurber

Do Political Mailers Work for You?

As I wrote a couple of years ago, political mailers haven’t gone the way of the dinosaurs – they’re still a very effective method of communication for both persuasion and GOTV efforts. Political mailers may not be as sexy as the world of digital, but here are a few reasons to hang onto mail a while longer.

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Ultimate Guide to Political Direct Mail Printing, Part 4

May 19, 2014 by The Campaign Workshop

Everything You Were Afraid to Ask About Political Direct Mail Printing—The Final Installment

In previous installments of this series we covered finding a printer, managing schedules, specifying paper and digital vs. offset printing. This week is the final installment of the series and we’re going to talk about photos, file preparation and proofing.

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Political Campaign Photography Rights Managed vs. Royalty Free Photos

Sep 09, 2013 by Sophie Thurber

Political Campaign Photography: Those Photos Aren't Free You Know!

Photos are a great way to enhance your communications. We work to use custom political campaign photography and custom photo shoots for nonprofits and organizations whenever we can but based on budget and timing it is not always possible to do a shoot. So many time rights managed and royalty free photos are your only options.  Knowing that you pulled an image from a blog that included an attribution line or grabbing a high-resolution photo from a Google image search are not great ideas and may well come back to bite you in the end.  Before you send something out into the world, it’s imperative that you know where the visuals came from originally and what you’re allowed to do with them.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the differences between these types of photos to keep you making great work and out of trouble.

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