[Leica] IMG: Another week and more weddings

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

O Wise One Ted Grant said -

"Hell I think I'd rather cover a war than shoot weddings. :-) Dealing with
mother-in-laws is horrendous!  :-) "


Ted, can you explain to me the difference between a war and dealing with a 
mother in law? I just figured that's what war was - a 
mother in law at a wedding!

And yes it seems no matter what price you raise to, somebody is always going 
to pay that price. Some still surprise the crap out of 
me sometimes. Now if I can just get up to the $10,000 price range........

Thanks for the comments!

Chris
NOLA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant"Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: Another week and more weddings


>
> Hi Chris,
>
> I always hated shooting weddings until I learned my trick of appreciating
> them!
>
> I figured and this was many many years ago, that if I charged a bunch of
> money people wouldn't bother me because I was charging to much.
>
> And given I came from an era when it cost $25.00 to shoot the wedding
> ceremony at the church, supply 12 B&W prints in a white wedding album and
> that was it. Period. Most of the time you'd shoot 2 weddings a day and 
> think
> you were making a fortune. Well OK eh? B&W was $1.25 a roll. :-)
>
> I figured if I told them my rate was $1000.00 to shoot and I'd give the 
> best
> man the film and an address where to have the film processed and printed.
> He'd hand me a $1000.00 cash and I was out of their face and they'd be out
> of mine! Seemed simple enough. :-)
>
> Unfortunately it appeared I did such a pleasant set of happy snaps their
> friends would ask me to do their wedding. It became a pain in the ass, so I
> doubled the price to $2000.00 cash at end of day, they got the rolls of 
> film
> and outta my face. :-) Same routine and damned if people weren't bright
> enough at $2000. to say thanks but no thanks! They still wanted me to do 
> the
> damn wedding. :-)
>
> So finally I said. "Thanks, but no thanks and I gave them the name of a 
> real
> wedding shooter."
>
> Hell I think I'd rather cover a war than shoot weddings. :-) Dealing with
> mother-in-laws is horrendous!  :-)
>
> But good on you lad, as this series is a very nice coverage throughout. I
> particularly like the available light efforts.
>
> If I get asked to do a wedding, is it OK if I give them your e-mail 
> address?
> ;-)
>
> ted
>
>
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