You are right her work is only worth what people are willing to
pay for it. However comparing her work to Sears and JC Penny's
is what we are advising her not to do. Respect is very
important
in how the public views your work.
You are aware, are you not, that most of us telling her not to
low ball her work are, or have been, professional photographers?
We have been there done that, and paid the price of learning
what
we are telling her.
Your photography is worth what you think it is, Tanya's is worth
a decent living. Of course she can not charge New York (or
Sidney)
prices where she is, but she does not need to be a scab either.
--Tom
"Paris, Leonard" wrote:
>
> Norm,
>
> What she is worth is what the customers are willing to pay for her work, not
> what she (or we, for that matter) think that she is worth.
>
> There are lots of child photography studios with web sites that have prices.
> There are also lots of stores, like Sears and JC Penney, that do child
> portraits. I'd suggest that she look 'em up, price her work accordingly,
> keeping her local market in mind, and set up a rate schedule for each type
> of job (or package) she intends to offer. Then, she needs to get the word
> out, advertise in other words. Put her best work into a portfolio that she
> can show and see how it goes. It's not going to happen over night.
>
> Len
> ---
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Norman Baugher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 8:39 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: What are you wearing tonight? (Was: Fairy pics)
> >
> >
> > It just sounded like everyone was trying to suggest to Tanya different
> > methods she can use to keep lowballing her prices instead of
> > encouraging her
> > to charge what she's worth and doing so with a clear conscience.
> > Norm
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