eSchwab wrote: P Alesse wrote: zSCOTTz wrote:If you charge 30 bucks for an all you can eat CD to a friend or a teammate and EVERYONE were to do that, it impacts us all. When that teammate now goes to an event, he\'s going to expect the same pricing as you have been giving him and that\'s what hurts us all. Why should I pay the photographer $250 for an unlimited CD of my kid if Scott is doing it for $30.00?
And I\'ll still go as far as giving you enough leeway by saying that if you still choose to do it, then do it. Nothing is going to stop you. But don\'t come here and ask for advice from us either. You can\'t have your cake and eat it too. Not when you\'re taking the cake off our tables.
Everyone has to start somewhere. If your work speaks for itself then you shouldn\'t be worried about some newb stealing work from you. In this day and age everyone has a camera and tons of people have DSLR\'s. The people that aren\'t willing to pay $250 aren\'t going to pay $30 either. They\'re going to grab a blurry shot with their cell phone and for them that\'s good enough. If people aren\'t willing to pay for your prints/CD, it\'s either because they don\'t see the value in it or because they don\'t see a difference that sets it apart.
Eric... I\'m not arguing that everyone needs to start somewhere nor do I think this is work quality issue. A true professional needs to assess many factors before \"starting\". The business is 10% taking pictures and 90% everything else under the umbrella of CODB which includes customer service, insurance, gear costs, etc. The problem is that newbies don\'t consider this. They just throw out a price with little to no regard to that other 90%... \"Wow I making $30 for what I love.\"
And my point still remains... that\'s all fine and dandy. It\'s going on all over the place. But, don\'t come here looking for advice from professionals either.
Feb 06, 2012 at 02:06 PM
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