bkyser wrote:
I think you have this shooter pegged. I'm guessing "most" people are also smart enough to realize that. Unfortunately, this kind of person prays on the uninformed, or uneducated (or a little of both)
I no longer advertise my prices on my website (ala Charles Lewis), because it forces people to actually call me and talk to me. Once I'm actually talking to them, I spell out exactly what they can expect to spend, based on what level of service they want.
One thing that I've done is "reverse priced" my packages from what most shoot and burn photographers do. My prices that include albums or photos, cost a lot less than just selling a disk. Most of the Craigslist photographers, want to just hand them the disk, and not "mess with" printing and album design. I don't say "no, I won't give a disk," I just make it more affordable to give them something they will actually use and enjoy, not a disk, but physical albums, and photos. I do offer "web resolution" copies that they can use for Facebook, but I still just refuse to hand a disk with several hundred (not thousands) of images, and let the poor couple try to sort through them. Sorting, editing, and arranging is part of what they are paying me for. If they'd rather not. It just doesn't hurt my feelings.
Just booked a wedding for May, where they were going to go with a Craigslist photographer for $300. I have been paid 50% down for a $1500 wedding, just because I took the time to talk to them, ask questions, LISTEN, and take the time to design a package that included everything they wanted, and nothing they didn't.
I think you have this shooter pegged. I'm guessin... (
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Awesome Bob...