----- Original Message ----- From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: RE: An observation re Pentax for sale
" Well, if you go digital, I would recommend you just offer digital proofing as your standard process. If they balk, offer the proof mag, or regular proofs for an extra fee." Actually, I have been considering doing this even with film - just getting the negs processed and offering the scans on cd as proofs. Not sure that it will always work around here though - as I said not everyone has computers, and even less have internet access. "As to the "highway robbery" reference...you aren't holding a gun to > your prospect's heads. They know your pricing before they hire you, > and they hire you because they think you're worth it. Higher fees are > ok if you can get them - it means more money or less work, neither of > which is a bad thing. This is a business after all..." Yep, and that's why I am travelling to Brisbane so frequently (14 hour drive or 2 hour flight), as down there people are much more willing to pay me decent money. I think that here in my home town, people don't value my work as much due to me being a "local", but it seems that the further away people are, the more they appreciate what I do! > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Tom, your website is fantastic! Your work is beautiful! > > Very contemporary and classic... > > Thanks. > > > > > To answer your question - QLD is short for Queensland, > > the sunny state that I live in in Australia. You know NY > > is to New York... > > lol. > > Ah. I thought it was some print process I hadn't heard of. > > > > > Also, I have never seen a proof magazine offered at any of > > the Australian > > labs that I > > deal with however I can see how it would work, and I think > > that most people > > would > > love to have them like that to keep. > > Well, if you go digital, I would recommend you just offer digital > proofing as your standard process. If they balk, offer the proof mag, > or regular proofs for an extra fee. > > My print sales have gone up about 30%. Also, I usually get anywhere > from 100 to 1000 hits to the each online proof set. You can't beat the > advertising. > > As to the "highway robbery" reference...you aren't holding a gun to > your prospect's heads. They know your pricing before they hire you, > and they hire you because they think you're worth it. Higher fees are > ok if you can get them - it means more money or less work, neither of > which is a bad thing. This is a business after all... > > tv > > -- > Thomas Van Veen Photography > www.thomasvanveen.com > 301-758-3085 > > > >
