> -----Original Message----- > From: Tanya Mayer - Photographic Artist > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > My main stumbling block is the fact that I am in the > country and country > people tend to like things > "on paper". Most turn their nose up in disgust at the idea > of photographs > being on a cd-rom. (OTOH, > all of my Brisbane clients are pretty much requesting JUST to have > everything on CD!) Only approx. 70% > of the population even have computers, with waaaaaaay less > having internet > or email capabilities. Currently, > I sell my portrait/wedding packages on a "per roll" basis, > with all proofs > being "usable" 5x7s that the client > gets to keep. I have a personal aversion to daylight > robbery, and find that > this way gives my clients the best > value for their money.
Interesting way to put it. > So how do you guys who are shooting > digital go about > it? That's, uh, kind of a broad question.... > I mean, alot of my clients > won't be able to access my web galleries or even have their > proofs emailed > to them. Many of them live way > out of town and would probably be extremely intimidated if > a cd arrived in > the mail. The cost of having digital > files printed in QLD still exceeds even 5x7 inch film proofs... What's QLD? I don't do paper proofs anymore, but if someone really wants them, they can buy them. Another option is a proof magazine. It's a stack 10x15's with 6 images per page spiral bound. tv -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.thomasvanveen.com 301-758-3085
