Archive 2015 · Do you give clients full resolution images?
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p.2 #1 · Do you give clients full resolution images?
Weasel_Loader wrote:
Couldn't agree with you more. I certainly understand where you are coming from.
Since I don't rely on photography for income, I'm happy keeping my current workflow for the moment. Its only when I lust for new gear do I open myself up for a new strategy.
Which is more important to you though?
The art and shooting for your own satisfaction or making a worthwhile profit?
Be careful about saying " Both" .
That's a bit like having a financial plan that relys on winning the lottery.
p.2 #2 · Do you give clients full resolution images?
I am a Commercial Photographer and haven't done but a few portraits over the last couple of years, so I think of high resolution files as assets. I have a Client that receives RAW files because they have an Art Department that processes then edits them and I make sure my paperwork is in order and compensated fairly for it. Once you give someone those files, you are losing income, control and you need to be compensated for it.
When I do a portrait, I deliver a set number of edited files both JPEG and TIFF and I secure a Model Release and Licensing Agreement. I will also offer additional files for a price should the subject ask for them. Your files are your assets which directly effect your revenue, control them and maximize your profits.
p.2 #3 · Do you give clients full resolution images?
I provide clients with files that are just large enough for an 8x10 print at 240dpi. I would rather they had this size and smaller prints where they can go to a discount lab and have them done themselves. If I print and sell them an 8x10 the pricing is going to seem high.
When it comes to larger prints I can price them to reflect my time and skill in post processing and I don't want them doing a hack job with my image file as it downgrades my work and my image.
