Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Chris, Well not to hurt your feelings :-) But when I heard this." there's a shooter in New York who's basic wedding price is $20,000. 00 take it or leave it!" And he's booked all the time! What's sad is there are so many monetarily stupid people who have that kind of wealth and couldn't careless what the amount! While millions of people about the world live in horrid poverty! Certainly when one finds out the couple have separated 3 or 4 months later when all the mating fun has cooled! :-( ted -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Williams Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 8:35 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] IMG: Another week and more weddings 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1350 - Release Date: 3/30/2008 12:32 PM