I just had an $ 800 plus digital portrait order go out of the studio last week, it was digital from start to finish with my pro lab printing the final portraits that I corrected, cropped, etc in PS-CS. My lab cost for proofing and printing an order like this one in the past using film would have been in the hundreds of dollars. When using film, I always had corrected proofing, retouching and then art work done on custom enlarger prints. The lab cost on this order was under $30. True, I did most all of the work, but I also made most of the profit.
The argument years ago was to stop doing "darkroom" work and let a lab do all of the post work and that was fine when I had a lot of work, but that is no longer the case so I have to make money on both ends. The good news, digital is here...........the really bad news is that digital is here!! Everyone is now a photographer with their four to four zillion mp cameras. Corporate thinking now is why hire a pro, my assistant has a good digital camera and she/he can do the job. It may not be up to "pro" standards, but it will be "good enough." Best, John > >I know loads of you will disagree, but you haven't seen the trannies, true, > >I haven't seen the dig version, but I will be one of the last people > >shooting on film I reckon, I still don't think digital matches up. > > Shooting digitally to match or surpass what you are at present producing > would indeed be a very different way of working. It's a steep and > continuing learning and spending curve if you are not already involved > in any of the digital imaging processes at present. Nothing wrong in > that of course......just reminding anyone here who needs it! > > Cheers > > Richard =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
