On 7/6/2013 12:37 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
On Sat, Jul 06, 2013, Walt wrote:
Thanks for the input. You've given me a good set of questions to ask
the bride before making any kind of commitment. I'll have to sit
down and come up with a list of others to ask, as well as a litany
of reasons why she might consider someone who knows what the hell
they're doing. ;)
One important reason: even if she's not paying "pro" rates for your work,
under no circumstances should you take this job without getting paid for
your travel expenses. That would be a significant chunk of money she
might use instead for paying a good local photographer; she's not going
to save much (if any) by using you -- she should only use you if she
feels she has a good connection with you such that you'll do a better job
of getting candids and formals than someone she doesn't have a connection
with.
That's something I've already stipulated to her brother -- travel, room
and board, and anything above that would be gravy. Essentially, I told
him that I'd be ecstatic to take the job, if only for the experience --
but I don't want to under-perform expectations.
From what I gather, the pro rates in that area are howlingly
outrageous, and that travel, room and board would be a pittance by
comparison. So, he offered me up as a sacrificial lamb/reasonable
alternative.
-- Walt
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