Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think with "wedding" in the subject, those who aren't interested can stay away. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Jensen" <randy@jamzcheer.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 11:08 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Last weekends Wedding - 100% Leica > I would really like to have a discussion with other wedding photographers on > this list, but I don't want to bog down the LUG with wedding-related stuff. > > I shoot with a Bronica ETRS, usually about 250 images at a typical wedding, > and about 100 black and white shots with a Leica R4 and R4s (plus various > Infrared, etc). Just curious what others are doing. > > Again, I don't want the LUG to become any kind of wedding discussion, unless > others think it's applicable. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rob Heyman > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 4:38 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Last weekends Wedding - 100% Leica > > > > Hi Ted, > > "the costs are so prohibitive and the public so > retiscent to pay high fees for this sort of coverage." > > My understanding of Gerry's statement was that it costs more to photograph a > wedding my way than his way. It seems to me that ANYONE can offer my sort > of > coverage. I use 6-8 rolls of 35mm and sell from proofs. That part is pretty > much > the same cost all over the world. Gerry can then offer the album and prints > for > any price he wants. I would like to know how Gerry photographs a wedding and > how > the costs would become prohibitive for him. > > As far as pricing the album, you are absolutely correct. We should price our > work to whatever the market can stand. The market will set your price. > > Rob > > Ted Grant wrote: > > > Rob Heyman sked: > > > > > "As for the market, and here I assume you mean the costs, how does > > > it cost more for to cover a wedding without any extra lights, > assistants, > > 120 > > > cameras AND WITH just a kit of Leica over your shoulder?"<<< > > > > Hi Rob, > > It has nothing to do with the cost factor of reality in any case.. > > > > It has everything to do with the balls to state your price of $20 K and > make > > it sound you are asking $200.! :-) And right there is the secret of making > > the big money! State the price, don't blink, snicker or anything but stand > > there and calmly wait for the answer, because they will say one of three > > things... > > > > OK that's fine, what is the drill for the wedding day? :-) > > Seems a bit high but for that money you must be damn good! You get the > job. > > :-) > > Drop dead you must be crazy! :-( > > > > It's having the mastery of the marketing technique which damn few > > photographers have, because we really want to take pictures and rarely > time > > to develop the selling technique. Then there are the guys who have all the > > marbles in the bag and sell themselves like magic. And in this case they > > always get their bride! > > > > ted.... whose never had the balls to try it! ;-) > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > __________________________________ > Rob Heyman M.Photog > 32 Binyara Street > CHAPEL HILL Qld 4069 > Ph 07 3878 3884 fax 07 3378 6639 > __________________________________ > > > -- > 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