Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam: >I've often felt that the slash-dot mantra is "what's mine is mine and what's >yours is mine too if I want it" and this isn't much different. I don't see it that way. I can understand the viewpoint of hiring somebody for his creative abilities. Paying for his knowledge of setting up shots. Paying for his knowledge of capturing the moment. Once captured, then, buy the moment. Giving up the rights to a picture that is of interest to many major publications for a small payment would be insane. But nobody else cares about Joe Schmoe's wedding picture other than Joe and Jane Schmoe and some relatives. I really don't understand why a photographer wants to be in the print selling business rather than in the photography business. It seems pretty easy. Charge for your time up front. If the average profit on a job is $2k, charge $1000 for just showing up. If the bride and groom are happy with the results, charge another $1k + print expenses + appropriate markup to account for your time in getting those prints and allow them to make as many copies as they want. You still have your $2k profit. Heck, if you really want to make residual profits, offer to store the negatives in a safe place. Most people don't have a really good place for storing precious negatives. Charge $x/yr for filing. Eric - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html