Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Every time I took group photos, I took multiple exposures to insure at least one good print for all members. Then I would have a proof made and printed the best one. The customer is always right because the customer is the one who pays the bill. Joe From: "Rick Dykstra" <rdandcb@cybermac.com.au> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 5:20 PM Subject: [Leica] Difficult customer fun ... > Hi folks, > > Get this. Yesterday, as I was shooting the last few teams at a club > after a 9 week stint, I handed over team and portrait prints to a > female coach, of an U14 girls team from the week before. Nice young > ladies, mainly. But with the first of the two team photos I took, the > girl standing next to the coach had poked her tongue out, sort of at > the coach. The lab had printed 8 of each frame, so half of the girls > would be getting the pokey one, and half not. > > The coach headed off, then came back, having noticed the tongue, and > furious. I said "I thought you'd be cross that only half the girls > are getting a copy of that one. Those who've missed out will be > upset." That really pissed her off! She realised her bullying wasn't > going to work, started with a little tantrum, and then tried to rope a > few other customers in. I asked her to see if the girl with the tongue > wanted to pay for a re-shoot. That sent her ballistic. Stormed off in > a huff. Sheesh! Get a life lady! > > Maybe it was handy I had just taken the monopod off my Nikon ... > > :-) Rick. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html