Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: > > >>> >Let me explain what I mean - they went to one woman wedding > photographers whose fee was around $4000 - she said -<<<< > > So she charged $4000. That's not too bad considering there are photographers > in New York who wont talk to you for less than a $20,000 fee! > > Heck when I was stupid enough to shoot weddings many years ago I hated every > minute of it. And finally dropped them all together. However, I had so many > recommendations from previous couples I figured "well OK if they want me > that bad I'll scare them off simply by charging $1000. cash plus cost of > film. They give me my money at the end of the wedding day, I give them the > film, also the name of a lab to get it developed and printed.... they were > out of my face. > > Hell I couldn't scare off enough of them, so I upped the price to $2000 for > the same conditions. Slowed them down a bit, but it didn't end. Upped it to > $4000, almost shut them off, however there were still takers. > ><Snip> Same with me Ted, every year doubling my rates, heck when i started out they were paying more for the plate of SHRIMP than they were for me! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html