On Thursday, October 2, 2003, at 11:45 AM, Janus van Helfteren wrote:
We here are now seeing 'some' clients wanting exclusive/bespoke shots , because they are fed up with library stuff , as it 'nearly ' does the job some of the time (no disrespect to people who shoot for Library) , they want to brief a photographer and get a more 'exact' result ,
Incidentally , one reason or excuse that was often told to me by ad agencies and other clients for using library/ royalty free stuff was speed and convenience .
I had a client you spent FOUR DAYS sifting through library books/websites for a specific series of shots of different facial expressions for a TV ad research group. They finally gave up and approached me, with only half a day to go before their deadline. We shot around 100 different expressions, digitally, in around two hours. They left happy bunnies, complete with CD. How much time and grief could they have saved if they had just spoken to a photographer first?
Kind regards,
Tim. ************************************************************ Tim Ainsworth Photography Ltd Manchester, UK. +44 (0)161 272 8885
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