In the past couple of weeks, I’ve received several emails from other local photographers posing as potential clients in an effort to get location, pricing and other information from me. Can I be blunt for a moment? Totally lame, dudes! If you want to know something, just ask. I’m pretty open with my information and so are a good deal of other local photographers I know. But it makes us less eager to share when you’re all shady about it. Plus it makes you gossip fodder for our get-togethers. So let’s just be straightforward about this, okay? Excellent.
And now I am back to editing photos of this cutie:
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Sara Montour - I 100% agree!
And also, I love love love the processing on that photo! Hope to see you at the MN Photostars meetup on Wednesday! (and so excited for sushi (finally!) on Friday!)January 14, 2009 – 5:52 pm
Kellie - You, ma’am, are awful honest and I loves it!January 14, 2009 – 5:52 pm
Shelley P - Hi, I want senior photos, family photos, corporate head shots, my bar band and a wedding photographed in 2009. Can you send me your prices for all those things? And what camera do you use? ha ha! ;-)January 14, 2009 – 5:58 pm
Ben Dodds - I can see the look on your face as you were writing this…..I’ve probably received 3 calls in the past 2 months. If I suspect the “shadyness” then I just triple my pricing. You rock it out today!!!January 15, 2009 – 1:45 pm
Ben Dodds - My favorite is when I call a photographer to set up a time to meet with them and they never call me back….I love those as well!!! Have I mentioned that to you before, HA!!!January 15, 2009 – 1:45 pm
Michael - No, go the other way. Tell them you’re rate is $200. $300 if they want the CD and full rights. Oh, and a full album for $5 per shot.
What’ll they do with that? Try to be competitive?February 16, 2009 – 10:18 pm