So this lady is having a "wedding reception."

I.E.: She states that the family dinner at an upscale restaurant is less a reception and more of a laid-back get-together. She asks for a photo shoot within a certain range (in dollars). I offer a wedding photography service which is within her price bracket ($200 for up to 5 hours, including a photo CD, photo release, and online hosting). She retorts:

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" don't need five hours of photography, though. I doubt the whole thing will even take two-and-a-half. If I hadn't told you it was a wedding, you never would have known - so why should I pay 'wedding' prices? Especially if that price is for a longer shoot than I'll need? If that's how it has to be, I'm not interested. "

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12/24/2007 4:00:44 PM

don't worry I'm not



at least not anytime soon

12/24/2007 4:01:59 PM

damn $200 is cheap

what the fuck is her problem?

12/24/2007 4:02:05 PM

She will let her guests with p&s cameras be her photographers picture-takers.

12/24/2007 4:09:28 PM

so I only read your blog comment. I feel like we are friends and I want to smack this woman just because she was a bitch to you. Obviously she must have no idea how photography works. I would have killed to have 5 hours of photography plus all that you offer for $200 for a wedding type services. There is no way in hell that she is going to find services that cheap again so I guess she is just sol. I do wish it were different so that you can have $200.

12/24/2007 5:12:26 PM

run away

she basically lies to you, then complains about the price (which is stupid low)

run away

12/24/2007 5:16:39 PM

^^Yeah, it would be nice.

However, she's outweighed by this awesome chick I'm working with this Friday, she's throwing an engagement party and had no qualms about paying money for a service, lol.

^I just emailed the "bride"-to-be something along the lines of, Happy hunting, Stephanie. I wanted to say a lot but I decided to just take it here instead.

[Edited on December 24, 2007 at 5:18 PM. Reason : .]

12/24/2007 5:17:56 PM

If she starts looking around at other professional photographers, she's going to wish that she hadn't been so rude to you because all she's going to get are guests with disposable cameras taking crap shots.

12/24/2007 5:18:20 PM

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"However, she's outweighed by this awesome chick I'm working with this Friday, she's throwing an engagement party and had no qualms about paying money for a service, lol. "

who wouldathunkit

services cost money

what did you she wanna pay, $50?

12/24/2007 5:21:16 PM

Pay less than $200 for a wedding-related photo shoot and you're wasting your time.

12/24/2007 5:23:01 PM

I paid $500 for my wedding photographer and only managed to get it that cheaply because he and my mother were in a 12 year long relationship (basically all of my childhood).

That lady must want a pro-rated fee because it's not going to take the full "up to 5 hours."

12/24/2007 5:26:47 PM

$200 is cheap, even for subpar photographs.

12/24/2007 6:31:58 PM

Oh yeah. I hate my own prices but it's all part of my apprenticeship. Once I'm done I'll double and hold those rates for a year.

12/24/2007 6:41:27 PM

man, what a bitch

12/24/2007 6:54:51 PM

Tell her I will do it for $50, but all she gets is digital pictures, and there are no guarantees about quality.

12/24/2007 11:06:30 PM

marriage lasted less than 2 years, do you get a refund for the gifts that you gave them?

I think he cheated.

12/24/2007 11:30:02 PM

tell her to eat a dick

12/24/2007 11:54:05 PM

do twwers get any discount?

12/25/2007 12:01:12 AM

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"man, what a bitch"

12/25/2007 2:05:11 AM

^^I'm raising my rates as of Jan. 1, 2007, so I might be making enough money where I can give discounts.

But I doubt it.

12/25/2007 10:25:39 AM

u mean 2008?

12/25/2007 11:08:23 AM

Yeah, whoops!

12/25/2007 11:10:01 AM

Quote :

"so why should I pay 'wedding' prices? Especially if that price is for a longer shoot than I'll need? If that's how it has to be, I'm not interested. ""

I would tell her you have lost interest as well.



Or



Tell her you dont do pictures for da Jews.

12/25/2007 11:26:51 AM

^not a good idea especially when you are just starting...

12/25/2007 12:52:40 PM

Like I said,

Quote :

"I just emailed the "bride"-to-be something along the lines of, Happy hunting, Stephanie. I wanted to say a lot but I decided to just take it here instead. "

I mean, what else can I do? At least she showed her colors early on before we got involved in any other contridictions of terms!

12/25/2007 6:14:34 PM

I hope you use contracts. These are the kind of people that will try to fuck you over after you've already done the work.

12/25/2007 6:29:42 PM

200/5= 40 bucks per hour.... pretty cheap


plus the extra work that goes into the cd, online stuff, etc...


what a B

12/25/2007 6:46:25 PM

^^I don't fart without a contract.

12/25/2007 10:02:17 PM

no shit... i've walked out of meetings & told the people to just buy some inkjet business cards at big lots, that's the only thing in their price bracket. $200 is a BARGAIN.

12/25/2007 10:12:41 PM

making love... out of nothing at all

12/25/2007 10:16:03 PM