One of the things those big companies often do is offer a kickback to the manager for giving them the concession. Hard for a one man outfit to pay $500 in baksheesh.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- wendy beard wrote: > That's what I've been seeing too. > Photog hires a few shooters to cover all three rings at a show and > shoots lots ("just hold the button down"). There is a fancy booth with > viewing stations. All you have to do is ID your dog and write down the > sequence numbers/class and you can buy all 138 full-res jpegs on a cd > for $40 > Then when you get the cd, just cull out 134 of the out-of-focus, > badly-timed, arse shots of self and dog and you've still got 4 decent > pics for $10 each > > Wendy > > On 9/27/06, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Dave, >> >> If it helps, I am seeing the same thing around here. Basically, there >> are a few big companies that have infrastructure for booths, sun >> shades, multiple sets of equipment, advertising, web sites, etc. They >> get the contracts from all the local events and then hire shooters to >> cover it. What they offer is full, fast coverage. What they don't >> offer is quality. But the event directors are happy with the overall >> package, so they tend to get the business. >> >> It is very hard to compete as a one man show. My business has shrunk >> because of it. The smaller guys are getting squeezed out. >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Bruce >> >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
