Chuck,
Thanks for the info. I hoped that you would see my
post.
- Ali
--- Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Skip the "national company/studio". You'll probably
> be lucky to recover
> gas money on travel.
>
> Stay with the local company and price your work such
> that it makes sense
> to you in how much you can make on an hourly basis.
> If you haven't done
> product shots before you may have a tough time
> estimating the time. If
> the products are all similar and can be done all at
> once after an
> initial setup then that can save you considerable
> time. If the products
> are glass/metallic and highly reflective you may
> spend more time on them
> than you think. Warning: If the customer has been
> taking photos off
> the net he is probably not prepared for the cost of
> custom work. He'll
> get sticker shock and complain bitterly but don't
> underprice yourself.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Ali Shah wrote:
> > There are a couple of opportunities that I am
> > considering but do not know how I should price
> them.
> >
> > First is a local company that is looking to
> photograph
> > their products for web/print. The guy wants to
> give me
> > products in batches. The company currently uses
> photos
> > taken off the net and wants now to present them in
> a
> > different/unique way.
> >
> > Second is a national company/studio? that is
> seeking
> > photographers to cover places such as OH, PA, NY,
> NJ,
> > etc. I came across a post on Craigslist and
> contacted
> > them. They have some criteria for equipment which
> I
> > believe I can meet. I contacted them and they sent
> me
> > a questionairre. One of the questions is "How much
> are
> > you looking for?" (financial arrangements). I am
> not
> > sure if this is a good opportunity since these
> people
> > seem to mass market photography through major
> bridal
> > shops such as David's Bridal.
> >
> > There are a lot of places like this - who farm out
> > work because they are too big or just a
> "corporation"
> > who's ownership/management may not know the first
> > thing about photography.
> >
> > As I start to market myself - I am looking for
> > opportunities such as the ones above to get my
> name
> > out. Locally there seems to be an over abundance
> of
> > photographers - seems like everyone and their
> brother
> > is "professional". Therefore locally it might be
> more
> > of a challenge.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
>
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