On Jan 28, 2012, at 2:59 PM, John Francis wrote: > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 02:24:11PM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> She's also entering some of her living expenses, which is a bit odd . . . > > More than simply "a bit odd". > > She assigns costs for her house and car over the full year, rather > than for just the four months she claims is her working season. > She also claims a tax bill of $15,000 on income of $50,000, which > suggests she needs a better tax attorney - many of the charges > detailed (and already counted in the balance sheet) can be offset > against taxable income, which should reduce that total considerably.
That's all quite true. I agree. And a four-month season is odd as well. Even here in the frozen north, there are December weddings to be had for the best (and least expensive) shooters. > > I'm not saying that she's charging too much - just that the figures > presented to "justify" that charge don't hold water. Far better to > simply say "I charge that much because that's a fair market price for > what I offer - if you can find a deal you like better, take it". Right again. She kind of winged it here. I won't characterize it as whining. Just a lousy defense of her rates. > > [Personally, I wouldn't want to shoot weddings as a way of earning > money. I've done a couple of low-key events for friends & family, > but never as principal photographer at a formal wedding] You're not missing anything. I did a few in the seventies but gave it up when I moved to New York. Tried it a gain a few years ago, as one of several efforts to create a viable retirement business. It soon became obvious that I had much better choices. Paul > > -- > 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.
