[Leica] IMG: Another week and more weddings

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

They are called 'Hedge Fund Managers' or 'Wall Street Mavens' and they
couldn't care less about compromising the whole US economy, and maybe the
world economy, because of their shortsightedness and greed. As the Treasury
Secretary is one of their own, who in his previous avatar is one of the
prime causes of this mess, do not expect anything tangible to happen to rein
them in.

Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Chris,
>
> Well not to hurt your feelings :-) But when I heard this." there's a
> shooter
> in New York who's basic wedding price is $20,000. 00 take it or leave it!"
> And he's booked all the time! What's sad is there are so many monetarily
> stupid people who have that kind of wealth and couldn't careless what the
> amount! While millions of people about the world live in horrid poverty!
>
> Certainly when one finds out the couple have separated 3 or 4 months later
> when all the mating fun has cooled! :-(
>
> ted
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Christopher Williams
> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 8:35 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Another week and more weddings
>
>
>
> O Wise One Ted Grant said -
>
>
>
> "Hell I think I'd rather cover a war than shoot weddings. :-) Dealing with
>
> mother-in-laws is horrendous!  :-) "
>
>
>
>
>
> Ted, can you explain to me the difference between a war and dealing with a
> mother in law? I just figured that's what war was - a
>
> mother in law at a wedding!
>
>
>
> And yes it seems no matter what price you raise to, somebody is always
> going
> to pay that price. Some still surprise the crap out of
>
> me sometimes. Now if I can just get up to the $10,000 price range........
>
>
>
> Thanks for the comments!
>
>
>
> Chris
>
> NOLA
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Ted Grant"Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: Another week and more weddings
>
>
>
>
>
> >
>
> > Hi Chris,
>
> >
>
> > I always hated shooting weddings until I learned my trick of
> appreciating
>
> > them!
>
> >
>
> > I figured and this was many many years ago, that if I charged a bunch of
>
> > money people wouldn't bother me because I was charging to much.
>
> >
>
> > And given I came from an era when it cost $25.00 to shoot the wedding
>
> > ceremony at the church, supply 12 B&W prints in a white wedding album
> and
>
> > that was it. Period. Most of the time you'd shoot 2 weddings a day and
> think
>
> > you were making a fortune. Well OK eh? B&W was $1.25 a roll. :-)
>
> >
>
> > I figured if I told them my rate was $1000.00 to shoot and I'd give the
> best
>
> > man the film and an address where to have the film processed and
> printed.
>
> > He'd hand me a $1000.00 cash and I was out of their face and they'd be
> out
>
> > of mine! Seemed simple enough. :-)
>
> >
>
> > Unfortunately it appeared I did such a pleasant set of happy snaps their
>
> > friends would ask me to do their wedding. It became a pain in the ass,
> so
> I
>
> > doubled the price to $2000.00 cash at end of day, they got the rolls of
> film
>
> > and outta my face. :-) Same routine and damned if people weren't bright
>
> > enough at $2000. to say thanks but no thanks! They still wanted me to do
> the
>
> > damn wedding. :-)
>
> >
>
> > So finally I said. "Thanks, but no thanks and I gave them the name of a
> real
>
> > wedding shooter."
>
> >
>
> > Hell I think I'd rather cover a war than shoot weddings. :-) Dealing
> with
>
> > mother-in-laws is horrendous!  :-)
>
> >
>
> > But good on you lad, as this series is a very nice coverage throughout.
> I
>
> > particularly like the available light efforts.
>
> >
>
> > If I get asked to do a wedding, is it OK if I give them your e-mail
> address?
>
> > ;-)
>
> >
>
> > ted
>
> >
>
> >
>
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