I've become pretty hard-nosed with my customers about payment for the
work I do for them. I'll work with them to come up with something
value-added that costs me little time or money but if they want a
significant investment of either one for nothing they're out of luck.
If they could have done it themselves, then they shouldn't have hired me
to begin with. I figure if they hire me they either (a) can't do it
themselves or (b) don't want to do it themselves, so the argument that
"I could have done that myself" doesn't wash. My investment in
equipment and years of experience are valuable to me and should be
valuable to the customer as well.
Over the years I've developed a few simple rules about payment for my
services. Occasionally I get soft hearted and bend those rules - and
almost invariably end up regretting it.
-p
William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sullivan"
Subject: Re: Film-days
Bill,
Charge more for tricks.
That is the idea. Unfortunately, we are living in an era where everyone
with a computer is a self styled Photoshop master. We've had people want
a trick post process but not want to pay for it because they could do it
themselves in "just a few minutes at home".
It's the old "Uncle George has a good camera so why am I paying a
professional so much" syndrome.
William Robb
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