Re: [Leica] photographer needed in Victoria

[S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>]

You sure know how to twist someone's arm. 
I'll tell you what, fly me up there for the day/weekend, plus room and
board. The only thing you'll have to do is cover the film, B/W or color.
I'll hand the film back to you for processing. That'll be the whole cost
to you.
Slobodan Dimitrov 



"C. Higgins" wrote:
> 
> I thank you for all of your input on the topic of a wedding photographer for
> my upcoming day. The only problem is that  a) I am not a doctor or a lawyer
> so as to be able to afford these guys and b) I am the one paying for the
> whole shabang, not the brides parents and my parents can only contribute a
> small amount for which I am very greatful. When I asked if anyone had
> contacts I guess I meant people that had the same love for potography that
> we all do but are amateurs, yes I realize that there are some pros on this
> site but for the most part we all have day jobs. I myself had to sell my 645
> bronica so that I could purchase my first leica but use older canon screw
> mount lenses since I have to save up for an M mount lense, but i still love
> the camera and have taken some great photos
> I have a small budget for the photographer but would perfer to give it to
> someone creative not  your standard assembly line wedding photographer.
> thanks again
> Chris
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: nhcharch@netscape.net (Noel Charchuk)
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] photographer needed in Victoria
> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 16:16:12 -0500
> 
> See the archives for a bit of discussion on wedding photography and rates by
> the inimitable Ted Grant:
> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/v23/msg11691.html
> 
> in which he wrote:
> 
> The charge for that was $1000. which at the time was a big chunk of cash,
> not by today's standards though.  I figured that would scare them off, nope
> only more asked! So I upped it to $2000. and the same "here's the film give
> me my money" deal.  Slowed down the requests, but they still kept
> coming..... So it went to $3000.00 same deal, I shoot it my way, you pay
> cash, I give film and they were out of my face. Yep and there were a few.
> 
> And I shot just as you describe, available light, is there any other? And
> when I got to a point where I really didn't want to do them at all, I asked
> ridiculously high fees and it finally got them out of my face.
> 
> ; )
> 
> Noel
> YMMV, offer void where prohibited, all prices quoted in CDN $ unless you
> want to pay US $$, which I am sure he would ccept.
> Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote:
> 
>  >>Can anyone help me in finding a capable photographer in Victoria,
>  >>British Columbia to do a wedding in August. I can't shoot my own
>  >>wedding and was wondering if anyone had a contact there?
>  >>Thanks for any info
>  >
>  >Ted or Sandy: I think someone gave you the "rates" ;-)
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