I must be doing something right...

[cdifoto]

I had my first complaint about my 20x30 print pricing...although she wants 2 anyway. :)


Dunno who said it but I agree with "If no one complains, you aren't charging enough."

[kbm]

hi
whats your point?
i just saw the next post
now understand
cheers
kev

[cdifoto]

hi
whats your point?
i just saw the next post
now understand
cheers
kev

I don't really have a point. Just sorta...thinking out loud on the forums I guess. heh.

[cwphoto]

Whaddayu charging for a 20x30" CDI?

[cdifoto]

Whaddayu charging for a 20x30" CDI?

$80 unframed, $100 in a black plastic (acrylic?) poster type frame. She ordered 2 today.

It's not like I'm selling fine art...otherwise my prices would be considered dirt cheap. heh.

[cwphoto]

USD80 sounds more than fair (I charge AUD275 (around USD200) for the same thing).

Sounds like you're selling to that "I want everything for nothing" crowd again.

I tell ya, the cheapest clients complain the most man - time to raise your prices to attract a more reasonable clientel.

[cdifoto]

USD80 sounds more than fair (I charge AUD275 (around USD200) for the same thing).

Sounds like you're selling to that "I want everything for nothing" crowd again.

I tell ya, the cheapest clients complain the most man - time to raise your prices to attract a more reasonable clientel.

It's ok. They really haven't complained too much. I think they just don't realize how big a 20x30 actually is till they see it for themselves. I had a brother-driver and brother-sponsor buy 2 of them framed and they didnt complain about the price one bit.

They see the quality of my 11x14s and smaller and think those prices are more than fair...so I think they just don't always believe the quality can be there for a 20x30 as well until they see it in person.

There are a lot of cheapskates too...but...I'm starting to learn who they are so I just don't shoot as many pics of their car, if at all. No pics = no complaints on pricing! :D

I look at it this way. They aren't specifically commissioning me to shoot for them. I'm shooting and they're buying what they want to buy...so my prices have to at least be somewhat tempting. If it was a hired gig package I could get away with more. I've done what I consider to be pretty well with it thus far. This month alone I sold approx $350 worth of prints...without any advertising aside from a post on a racing message board. With the season being ended 2 months ago that's not bad at all!

[cwphoto]

No worries, I thought it may have been that wedding from Hell you recently did!

[cdifoto]

No worries, I thought it may have been that wedding from Hell you recently did!

LOL. Never again will I shoot in that place. I'm glad it's over & done. :eek:

I can't lay all the blame on the atmosphere but I can't really blame myself totally either. I still feel like I wouldn't mind doing another wedding but I'd prefer it be in a church or outdoors or at least something reasonably wedding-appropriate and I would like to be given the time to actually set up my formals...not be rushed through like Sears Portrait Studio DURING the reception.

I was comfortable and didn't feel stressed about shooting...I just kinda knew in my gut while I was shooting that they wouldn't be much more than snapshots.

[cwphoto]

Man I saw your work from that job and to me it was fine considering it was your first wedding and all.

It's all about managing your client's expectations, which you did by being upfront with them and doing it for a steal etc. It's just that some clients have totally unrealistic expectations - and they're often the bottom-feeders thank God (probably good in a way to keep our wannabe competition at bay for a while if you know what I mean), it's gets better from here!

[cdifoto]

Man I saw your work from that job and to me it was fine considering it was your first wedding and all.

It's all about managing your client's expectations, which you did by being upfront with them and doing it for a steal etc. It's just that some clients have totally unrealistic expectations - and they're often the bottom-feeders thank God (probably good in a way to keep our wannabe competition at bay for a while if you know what I mean), it's gets better from here!

Yeah...her unrealistic expectations were confirmed when she asked me to take people out of some photos and put them in others....