> First of all (keeping in mind I've never done this sort of thing > before), I'm thinking that I'd rather go through proofs with them and > then process the ones they want and send them a cd of the processed > shots - not just give them a cd of raw images for them to process. >
Just send us the film and we'll get it processed. Yea, right. The secret of being a good photographer is never to show people your bad photographs. If you show them everything you've done they will probably take away the impression that you're a crap photographer who got lucky a few times, or they'll think your shutter release got stuck because so many pictures look the same. Do your own edit and present them with a selection of good photos and they will think you're a genius, and will pay more. > Second (and most importantly): What should I charge. Arm and a leg. What's your time worth? Work out how many hours you will spend, including editing and processing time, multiply it by how much you think you're worth per hour, then add the cost of materials. As an ex-lawyer, multiply the result by 1024 then add GST, VAT and disbursements, plus a $10,000 retainer for the divorce. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of frank theriault > Sent: 23 July 2008 19:32 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: My First Wedding > > Shooting my first wedding, that is. > > I recently ran into an old acquaintance. I had my camera with me (as > I almost always do), and after some conversation, he and his partner > ended up asking me to shoot their wedding. They know I'm an avid > amateur and they know I've never shot a wedding before. They also > know that they'll have to pay for this. I got an interesting e-mail > from them, with the following: > > "We are thinking of gathering in the mid-afternoon for some 'staged' > shots - coming down the stairs, in the elevator, families, etc., and > then you could just do candids through the evening. > > We would only really need the digital files from you - we'll figure > out what we wanted printed and touch-up's, etc. A DVD/CD of the images > would be fine." > > First of all (keeping in mind I've never done this sort of thing > before), I'm thinking that I'd rather go through proofs with them and > then process the ones they want and send them a cd of the processed > shots - not just give them a cd of raw images for them to process. > > Second (and most importantly): What should I charge. > > Thanks. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
