Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is that blur in her hand a small dog? B.D., why do you prefer Tri-X over HP5+ (in 25 words or less) and what do you soup it in? Jeffery At 04:25 PM 9/16/02 -0400, you wrote: >So I Saturday I spent blowing through 25 rolls of Tri-X during 11 hours with >a family....But Sunday I took two shots at a friend's house - here's one of >them. > >http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-33190.html > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark >Rabiner >Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 2:23 AM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Slashdot meets the wedding photographer > > > ><Snip> > > > > The proper business model is a large upfront fee, an ample album, and a >fee > > for the negatives or a CD of the images. You save time, get your money up > > front, and the family likes you instead of curses you for your outrageous > > fee ($20.00) for a reprint. > > > > Just my two cents. > > > > Don > > >There seems to be two modes of doing business. > >Commercial photographer charge big up front for their time but will give >you a 11x14 for 20 or 30 bucks which is a break even price for them. > >Portrait photographers charge very little for the session, fifty bucks >say. But a print costs two hundred bucks. > >But it's not as if this is not clearly in the contrast. The client can >add 50 to 200 and see that its going to cost them 250. If they thought >that either the session costs or print costs were to high he'd hire >someone else i guess. Not claimed he'd been ripped off. > >By the way i used to charge $10 for 8x10's or 5x7's when placed with the >main wedding order. >When orders come in piecemeal 8x10's were my normal 25 or 30 bucks with >the same price for 5x7s, > >The old fashion idea of a wedding book was about 8 to 12 8x10's and >these of course were all formals shot earlier in the day from the wedding. > >The modern ideal of a wedding book is hundreds of little 4x6's. Just >like a snapshot album but tackier and with a picture on the front. > >My wedding books were usually 30 or 40 8x10's. 9 inch squares printed >full frame black border by myself. >The did buy a lot more prints then they planned usually but they knew >what the prices were and knew if i did a real good job that would happen. > >I think as long as costs are really not hidden then everyone is in the >clear. But when costs are hidden we're talking about a more intense >breed of swine than what we are talking about here. > > >Mark Rabiner >Portland, Oregon USA >http://www.markrabiner.com >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html