Ok, everyone, I have spent the last four or five days in front of this box
going over dpi and resolutions and print/scan speeds and bits, and
usb/parallel/scsi etc, etc. Finally, I *think* I have come to a decision.
But firstly, for all of you Aussie lurkers - anyone who is looking to buy
the cheapest peripheral equipment in Australia should go to
www.estore.com.au . The prices listed here have proven without fail to
outprice every retailer I have contacted, even the likes of Harvey Norman
etc, usually by at least $30-$40 and they only charge $15 delivery to
anywhere in Aus. You can buy online, and they have every single model/brand
listed that I have wanted to look at. Needless to say, it is where I will
be buying my major stuff from.
Ok, so my Day Care Centre venture has seemingly taken on a life of its own,
and I am already nearing my quota of 20 bookings per Centre (I am working
with two centres in two towns). I am totally overwhelmed by this, I have
only advertised the "promotion" since Monday at both locations and I am
already in possession of 11 $25 booking deposits! I also have 10 sittings
booked for the last week of May when I visit my Mum in my home town and have
had to ask her not to take any more! Then today, I had a phone call from a
lady who is the President of the local Eistedford Committee who said she had
"heard about me" and offered me the position as the "official photographer"
for the regional Eistedford the week prior to me going to visit my mum (an
Eistedford is where kids with all sorts of talents - dancers, choirs, poets,
etc all get together to display their art and also compete with each other).
This Eistedford runs for 10 days and has over 32 schools taking part and is
a really big deal in our town. I will not be paid for taking the
photographs, but of course will sell the prints! Yaaaaay, I am just thinking
of all those mums that want to buy shots of their little girl's first time
on stage in a tutu!
So anyways, in view of all of this I am going to be hiring a nanny for my
kids and working my butt off (and believe me, my butt could do with it after
sitting here in front of this pc so much lately, hehe.). In return for all
of this, after all of my expenses have been covered (nanny, film processing,
travel etc), and also allowing for "extras" that always seem to rear their
ugly heads (such as cameras that like to sky dive over cliff-faces)and after
squeezing a really good discount out of the local lab, I should find myself
with a clear profit of $3700 in my hot little hand! (I won't even go into
the logistics of how many hours I will be working to do this, my head is
spinning just thinking about it). So with respect to this $3700, here is my
shopping list for the next two months (it will take about this long before I
see all of the $$$):
1. Epson Stylus Photo 1290 $860
2. Canon CanonScan N640P SFlatbed Scanner $130
(I am buying this as an upgrade to the CanoScan FB630P that I already have
and love and will be giving to my mum
when I get my new stuff).
3. HP Photosmart S20 Film Scanner $800
4. Pentax SMC-FA 100m/3.5 Macro $400
(sorry guys, just can't stretch it to afford the 100/2.8)
5. Pentax 500 FTZ Flash $600
6. A CD Burner of some description approx. $500
7. Lighbox $100
8. Darkroom stuff for doing my b&w negs $100
(chemicals, daylight tank & squeedgee tongs)
9. Spare Cartridges for Printer $150
10. A3 Photopaper $ 100
11. A4 Photopaper $50
12. New Camera bag of some description
13. A manicure/pedicure and facial. (I'll need it after all of the work I'll
be putting in and all the nails I'll break while loading/unloading film! No
joke, this IS an industry hazard!)
And lastly but definitely not least, I will also be able to pay the generous
PDML'er who sent me my ME Super!!!
Yaaaaaaaaay, I am in seventh heaven, (and yep, I know that I have alooooot
of work ahead of me, but I THRIVE under pressure..)
God, I am SUCH a girl. I just LOVE to shop! (even if it is for things that
most would consider to be "boys toys"! )
fairy. 8-)
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