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Okay, let's play an example here to see if you people can get the point....
In the Buy/Sale area, there is a specific rule that forbids people being 'Price Police.' The reason is that a person that owns a piece of property has the right to ask whatever they want for the item. If that price is too close to retail, or just priced wrong doesn't matter. They have a right to ask what they want. If someone chooses to buy the item for that, should it matter to the others that frequent the forum that the buyer is paying more than they think they should? No!
As it relates to this situation, the business owner has the right to offer a position and rate as they see fit. I'm sure no one here knows all of the overhead this person has taken on to get the job, produce the packages, their cost at their lab, or what they want to make off the job. As such, it's not fair to have people sitting back trying to claim that a particular offer/job is unjust. Perhaps if he doesn't get any takers at $16 he will raise it to $20....who knows?
The question was raised as to my willingness to work for $32 dollars an hour and the answer is YES. After all, doesn't an intern work for less in exchange for the experience and reference? Let's start paying all of them since the companies they work for are making LOADS of money off them being there for 40 HOURS a week (sometime)?
For me, I've always admired the work of Matthew Jordan Smith. If he contacted me and invited me to come along and shoot with him, I would do so at my cost. Why? Because there's more to learning this business and getting ahead than what you leave with at the end of the day.
By the way, I give time to local schools and talk about photography for FREE. I also donate my services to a local youth group to encourage young people for FREE no matter where they have their events.
So, in the end, if you think this issue is about $32 dollars, you've already missed the point of what I'm saying. This is about principle and a business owner's ability to run his/her own business. If you have a problem with that, get your own contracts, offer better photography, pay better wages, and be happy. Otherwise, just get off the high-horse and do something positive with your time and energies.
Edited on Nov 22, 2007 at 03:28 AM
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