Re: How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-29 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks Hi all. This is happening at an alarming rate the past year. The latest email request, Hi Dave, Mrs V here(and yes i jnow the person. I lost a great photo you took of me at XXX horse show Aug 2004, if you have the files i would like to re purchase. I tell Mrs

Re: How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-29 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: David, Not sure how you catalog and keep track of who is who at these things (as you do them) so that you can sell the print to them in the first place, but I'm sure you have some sort of system. Darren. I catalog the

Re: How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-29 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:29 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Hi all. This is happening at an alarming rate the past year. The latest email request, Hi Dave, Mrs V here(and yes i jnow the person. I lost a great photo you took of me at XXX horse show Aug 2004, if you have the files i

Re: How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree with what Stan said earlier in this thread. I would just do my best to find it, and, if successful, sell her a copy at a reasonable price. It's one of those times when photographers have to bite the bullet. I get requests for pics of cars I've shot years ago. Sometimes it's tough to

Re: How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-29 Thread P. J. Alling
You really can't. It's not your fault either, you operate on a shoe string and the cost of a good filing system that includes a cross reference to every photo you ever sold would be cost prohibitive. You can only sell them a reprint at a reasonable reprint price, mostly for the sake of good

How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-28 Thread David J Brooks
Hi all. This is happening at an alarming rate the past year. The latest email request, Hi Dave, Mrs V here(and yes i jnow the person. I lost a great photo you took of me at XXX horse show Aug 2004, if you have the files i would like to re purchase. I tell Mrs XX I DO and look

Re: How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
I think you should stop talking to people with a repeated single capital letter for a last name. On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 8:29 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. This is happening at an alarming rate the past year. The latest email request, Hi Dave, Mrs V here(and

Re: How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-28 Thread Darren Addy
David, Not sure how you catalog and keep track of who is who at these things (as you do them) so that you can sell the print to them in the first place, but I'm sure you have some sort of system. I can't tell you how to go back and locate your prior files, but I would suggest that to avoid this

Re: How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, I'd tell 'em a price for looking, a steep price. Tell 'em you've got 20,000 pictures from 2005 and can't look for nothing. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 8:34 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: David, Not sure how you catalog and keep track of who is who at these

Re: How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-28 Thread Walt Gilbert
Maybe this could serve as some inspiration: http://www.geekologie.com/2008/11/good-idea-man-submits-drawing.php (shortened) http://is.gd/AHpZ6K -- Walt On 8/28/2012 7:29 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Hi all. This is happening at an alarming rate the past year. The latest email request, Hi

Re: How to handle old photo print requests

2012-08-28 Thread Stan Halpin
If it were me, I would say give me a minute while I do a keyword search via Lightroom. Well, actually, that is what I would like to say. What I would actually say is mutter, mutter, mutter, I knew I should have keyworded these damn files long ago mutter mutter mutter. And then I would charge