In a message dated 11/19/02 3:33:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Coming from the previous post , but this time approacing the business side of this all, I have these observations and questions:
If you check the MANY many times people (photographers) are asking in the forums about how to adapt the change from film to digital to elaborate on their fees( how to calculate capture, how to charge for post-processing,etc,etc) showing in a very dramatic way that almost nobody has a real clue to this very basic aspect of the digital shooting style, and no one has still a real clue as to how it will afect their business in the med-long term, then why in hell are we going to embark into the printer's side of the equation first?? >> Dear Jorge The feedback I have been getting back from this issue is that many photographers have been making a big profit from over charging for film processing and prints. Now they are switching to digital they are suddenly left with a method of charging which isn't making them happy. The same thing is happening with Picture Agencies who were making a big percent of their profits, which the photographer never saw, from search fees, delivery charges and holding fees. Now they are left with websites the client does the searching on, delivery of a file via the phone is cheaper by far than a courier and there is no justification in holding fees if the original is still sitting on the agency server. The answer to both problems is higher fees. Higher day rates to photographers and charging day rates at least as high as hack repro bureaux for post processing. I cannot believe that someone on this list mentioned a digital file prep charge of just �250 per day. That is about half what a bureaux would charge. My day rate in 1977 was more than that and I wasn't making much after overheads. Regards Bob Croxford =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
