Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/29
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I don't think Chris "theboomguy" saw the tongue planted firmly in my cheek when I suggested Ted Grant. Maybe he hasn't been around the LUG long enough to remember the messages Ted wrote this summer, telling us how he hated wedding photography, and kept naming a higher price, and kept getting it, or a buncch of the other messages around the shooting of weddings.
It seemed the general consensus at that time was the majority would rather put scratches on a new Leica than do a wedding.
Noel
"C. Higgins" <theboomguy@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Thats a hell of an offer, I didn't mean that to sound like a sob story just
>that telling me about the $10,000
>guy was a little out of my price range. But I will keep that offer in mind
>since I've seen some of your work on the web, haven't I?
>Chris
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
>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 19:33:10 -0800
>
>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" ;-)
> > >--
> > >Alastair Firkin
> > >
> > >http://www.afirkin.com
> > >
> > >http://www.familyofman2.com
> > >
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