----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 10:00 AM Subject: [PRODIG] Cost difference between film and digital.
> Hi, > The loss of charging for film and processing is a major blow. > Apart from anything else, it covered all the miniscule costs and out of > pocket expenses that you incur on a shoot, but cant charge. > Time spent processing Digital photography files after a shoot should be > charged for......... > These observations are aimed at Advertising photographers, editorial is > another can of worms. I do mostly Editorial assignments and have been supplying digital files to clients mostly as "raw" unretouched/untweaked Images. In cases where the client is relatively new to accepting work as CDrom, or I know the work will benefit from some Tweaking in Pshop, I'll supply one or two Tweaked Images to the client on the Cd, show the cost on the Invoice and "Complimentary sample" ie Free. this way the client can see the improvements possible and have an Idea of cost. In cases where there are only one or two Images I'll supply a smalller LoRes sample, sometimes with a small Inkjet print as a reference. Like McDonalds upselling- Willl you have fries with that? I must admit this technique hasn't initiated a lot of extra Pshop work (which is handy on those rainy days!). But I still do it because I think that its important the client knows what your capable of doing, even if he's quite happy with the straight files. Where it has worked is when the client thinks my Input as the photographer is more important than the designer etc. After all I was there and know how its supposed to look-ie wierd mixed lightsource environments. Sometimes I have gotten carried away and spent stupid amounts of time tweaking Images because I KNOW I can make it that much better. I have noticed that clients do tend to use the tweaked files, even if they are not getting other images done, so it does give me the ability to influence which Image is used as I tend to tweak my favorites anyway. Thats my opinion anyway! Frank Styevko (from Australia} =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
