Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Wedding Photography
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:48:53 -0500
References: <004701c0b85c$18c157c0$0cdcc818@phong.videotron.ca.> <5.0.1.4.0.20010329111009.01b351f0@206.34.200.40>

"Michael E. Bérubé" wrote:
> 
> Fortunately this method [ charging astronomical rates] usually DOES work as a deterrent to the
> photographer shooting a lot of weddings over a long period of time. 

Oh, sure, Michael. Get a load of this, from the website of Terry LeRoy
Gruber, in NYC:
"Terry's day-rate begins at $20,000 for the first 12 hours. This
includes Terry, a 2nd Gruber Photographer, two assistants, 80 rolls of
film, processing, proofs and the negatives. [AND ALL PRINTS AND ALBUMS
ARE ADDITIONAL !!!!!!!! - bdc] After 12 hours his crew¹s hourly rate is
$1,500."

And he's not the only one fighting off clearly brain damaged couples
willing to pay this kind of money for an album of photos they will look
at a few dozen times in the first year, and then put in the attic...;-)

B. D.

In reply to: Message from "Phong" <phong@metrowerks.com> (RE: [Leica] Wedding Photography)
Message from "Michael E. Bérubé" <MEB@goodphotos.com> (Re: [Leica] Wedding Photography)