She said "no problem", but she's thinking who else can do your phone co.
job after the prints come back.. :) ("The nerve of that guy! I give
him a super high paying job, and he CHARGES me for simple wedding
pics!")
Ken Norton wrote:
> You would think that I would learn my lesson, but...
>
> My new boss is getting married on Sunday and asked me
> if I am available for hire? Yup. Sure. No Problem.
> I charge $xxx plus all costs and $xx per print.
>
> Thinking I'd get rejected at the cost I was surprised
> when she said "No problem!"
>
> This should be cool. Outdoor wedding, horseranch
> theme, pond, bluejeans, small scale, etc.
>
> Ok, I did modify the price a bit since I didn't want
> to come across as "gouging". After all, I would like
> to maintain good employee/employer relations. I gave
> her my "friends and family" pricing which is still
> high enough to adjust my schedule for.
>
> I really should have said "no".
>
> At least it will help pay for the vacation. I hope it
> isn't permanent. :0
>
> I'm going to do the wedding in both color (Portra 160
> NC)and B&W with the T400CN (rated at 160). Sticking
> with the same film speed is important as it will
> reduce the potential for errors. I'd like to use the
> medium format camera for the wedding and am figuring
> to use it for the B&W film. I'll provide B&W
> enlarging services myself. 6x7 T400CN negs should be
> about as good as 8x10 Tri-X negs.
>
> I may use the IS-3 for this wedding instead of the OMs
> because of the higher flash-sync speed. I prefer the
> T400CN to be shot at around ISO 200 anyway and the
> extra third isn't gonna hurt any. I can always adjust
> upward a smidge if necessary.
>
> Just when you were thinking of getting out of the
> wedding business... But even at my discounted rate,
> with B&W reprints, I will still reach my average
> wedding income. No wonder B&W is being pushed again
> by wedding photogs.
>
> Ken Norton
> Image66
>
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