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Subject: Re: [Leica] photographer needed in Victoria
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:04:47 -0700
References: <20030130044346.58196.qmail@web10506.mail.yahoo.com>

Hell, if the offers still open when my girls leave dad for some other 
man I'm sending a ticket. (Of course the "some other man" will have to 
pass a rather rigorous test or three before even being allowed to cross 
over the moat I'm digging around the house.)

Regards,

Greg

Patrick Jelliffe wrote:

>Chris, 
>
>Keep it in mind?  Just say 'thank you' and book the
>man a ticket and a room. 
>
>P
>
>
>--- S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>Hell, after the end of this coming semester, it'll
>>be a great excuse for
>>a Leica/Rollei road trip.
>>10$ large is a bit steep. Even specialty weddings on
>>the West side,
>>Santa Monica/Beverly Hills, run around 6-8$, never
>>mind the 'burbs. 
>>Slobodan Dimitrov
>>
>>
>>"C. Higgins" 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" ;-)
>>
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