Anyone ever had a request like this? If so, do you charge per image? What would you say?

From videographer:
> Hi Sherri [bride],
>
> I'll be working on your wedding next week and I will need a few pictures
> from your photographer. Could you please ask them to email me a few of
> the best pix... one for the surface of the DVD and one for the cover of
> the DVD box.
>
> Hope all is well with you! Hope marriage agrees with you.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank [videographer]

Yes..Most video guys like to put a nice picture on the cover of the DVD. I usually email them a picture that would be about billfold size resolution. I would rather do that than to have the video people shooting pictures too. They usually put the name of the photographer on the back cover under credits etc. You can insist on that as part of him using it. Yvette

Weird. You would think the videographer would have approached you at the event, huh? Nice to hear your experience Yvette. I would consider it good networking to send along a couple of images, and request credit.

Thanks for the post,
Kate

Good idea Yvette...I had thought that, but I also wanted to see if anyone charged for this.

This line is kinda amusing:

Hope marriage agrees with you.

Charming, huh?

The answer to this question is answered by how much you want to network to obtain business .. the danger to you is having your photos associated with a product you may not endorse.

I don't consider requests for my images to promote other vendors products to be an automatic "yes".

OTOH a synergistic relationship with a vendor you respect and recommend is invaluable.

Cathy Yount wrote

Hope marriage agrees with you.

Charming, huh?

indeed! as is his request for "pix"

Hi Mike,
I really have no desire to network with this guy. He's out of my area and I don't know his work, and this was the first time I had worked with him. What do you think about the situation knowing this?

Why risk an incident with the bride over something so trivial? Downsize an image and if it makes you feel better don't give him one of the best.

Pete Gebhardt wrote:
Downsize an image and if it makes you feel better don't give him one of the best.

I have to disagree. If you are going to give a picture and have your name associated with it, give your best. Don't take a chance on having your name associated with anything less.

Patrick

P.S. My second shooter for the day knows him and I'm meeting her tomorrow. I'll probably ask her about his work and base my decision on that. However, if the DVD sucks and my work doesn't, at least he'll give me credit for the photo and not the DVD. At least by giving him a solid photo, my work would look good even if it's a sub-par vendor.

Treat the videographer just like you would treat any other vendor you work with.

Cathy Yount wrote:
Hi Mike,
I really have no desire to network with this guy. He's out of my area and I don't know his work, and this was the first time I had worked with him. What do you think about the situation knowing this?

He has asked the bride to ask you and so has put you in the slippery situation of upsetting the bride if you say no.

It's a DVD cover likely to be seen only by the B&G so just send them one or two of your best and be done with it. But I don't like people putting me in those type of situations.

I do treat them all with respect and the same...I just have never had this type of request before.

He may have went through her just because he didn't have my info. All good points...I don't think a good picture on an unknown quality DVD will hurt me.

Treat the videographer just like you would treat any other vendor you work with.

Kristina, that is tough, which vendor?? ;-)

I always ask for 30 seconds of video, my choice, usually the processional, in exchange, or the anouncement into the hall... I bring it into my slideshow

First time I asked, you should have seen the look, well I never, said the video-guy, I said yes well now you have...

I really do believe in playing nice, just want to play fair also,

Tom

ksmahgrts wrote:
Cathy Yount wrote

Hope marriage agrees with you.

Charming, huh?

indeed! as is his request for "pix"

Could have been "snaps"

Give him the photos and send some business cards with them...for referrals.

Aberdeen Photo wrote:
Treat the videographer just like you would treat any other vendor you work with.

Kristina, that is tough, which vendor?? ;-)

Haha I meant that if you give pictures to the florist for their portfolio, or make sample albums for the venue, or anything of that nature, then why not give some images to the videographer, as well? The DVD cover is going right back to the bride and groom, so it might as well be the best image you can make.