Amazing!!! *pointless rant*

OcTavO wrote:

Today a guy walks into my office and says: "I need the file on this disk enlarged to 5 feet by 48 feet to go on the wall of a gas station. I open the file on the disk. It is a 1 inch by 18 inch 72 dpi jpg saved from the net.

Amazing. That’s what clients are. Simply amazing.

So, how well did it come out? 🙂

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On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 03:08:10 GMT, "OcTavO"
wrote:

Today a guy walks into my office and says: "I need the file on this disk enlarged to 5 feet by 48 feet to go on the wall of a gas station. I open the file on the disk. It is a 1 inch by 18 inch 72 dpi jpg saved from the net.
Amazing. That’s what clients are. Simply amazing.

And, to boot, I’d bet it’s something he sucked off the Web and has no idea of who holds the copyright to it…

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In article <ugAaf.3896$>,
says…

Today a guy walks into my office and says: "I need the file on this disk enlarged to 5 feet by 48 feet to go on the wall of a gas station. I open the file on the disk. It is a 1 inch by 18 inch 72 dpi jpg saved from the net.
Amazing. That’s what clients are. Simply amazing.

I think it is in part to the conditioning of some clients by the fast-paced world of digital imaging. If it is "digital," they believe that it is "magic," exceedingly fast, and should be free. Had a call from a potential client, who needed about 20 commercial properties photographed in one day, with the finished images to exact size for inclusion in a printing job, that was already sitting on the press! When I explained that just to shoot the properties could take several days, depending on light, weather, etc., that the turn-around of the images would be about 1 day for post-production and that the fee would run about US$5,000., her response was, "hey, I want you to just shoot digital. All you have to do is stop by each building, shoot it, then hand the CF card to the printer – oh, by the way, you have to crop exactly, and to differing sizes in camera. That shouldn’t cost more than a $ 100.00. It’s not like it’s film, or anything… "

Just like every person, who had ever typed a letter, became a layout artist in the early ’90s, when "desktop publishing," became the rage.

Maybe we do it to ourselves.

Hunt

"Hunt" wrote in message

In article <ugAaf.3896$>,
says…

Today a guy walks into my office and says: "I need the file on this disk enlarged to 5 feet by 48 feet to go on the wall of a gas station. I open the
file on the disk. It is a 1 inch by 18 inch 72 dpi jpg saved from the net.
Amazing. That’s what clients are. Simply amazing.

I think it is in part to the conditioning of some clients by the fast-paced
world of digital imaging. If it is "digital," they believe that it is "magic,"
exceedingly fast, and should be free. Had a call from a potential client, who
needed about 20 commercial properties photographed in one day, with the finished images to exact size for inclusion in a printing job, that was already sitting on the press! When I explained that just to shoot the properties could take several days, depending on light, weather, etc., that
the turn-around of the images would be about 1 day for post-production and that the fee would run about US$5,000., her response was, "hey, I want you to
just shoot digital. All you have to do is stop by each building, shoot it, then hand the CF card to the printer – oh, by the way, you have to crop exactly, and to differing sizes in camera. That shouldn’t cost more than a $
100.00. It’s not like it’s film, or anything… "

Just like every person, who had ever typed a letter, became a layout artist in
the early ’90s, when "desktop publishing," became the rage.
Maybe we do it to ourselves.

Hunt

nah
before digital you would always get the retail customer that wanted 20×24 enlargements from their 110 film.
part of our job is to educate the consumer. It is a good opportunity to explain how and why you price a certain way and what they will get for that price, and why you cannot ‘steal" images or use teeny files for large prints

Part of good business is knowing which clients to pursue and which ones to let walk away.
In almost every case the type of person above, does not value your artistry,and may not want it either. They will get someone to take a few snapshots. Invariably these type customers will not respect or even accept copyright usage. They think they should get a forever buyout for their $100.00 too. If you look on craigslist there are endless requests for cheap or free art/photo services to ‘build your portfolio". I wonder how many houses this guy is giving away to build his business?

Models are always asking us (had one today) how many images they are getting, as if that is the whole determinant of the price. (well the other guy is giving me 2 CD’s for half that price)
We are selling a certain quality and level of experience and price accordingly.
People who want cheap and fast are not our market.
We have good work for reasonable, moderate prices.
I love the clients I am working for, they appreciate my work and compliment me on it as well as pay on time.

"KatWoman" wrote in message

nah
before digital you would always get the retail customer that wanted 20×24 enlargements from their 110 film.
part of our job is to educate the consumer. It is a good opportunity to explain how and why you price a certain way and what they will get for

that

price, and why you cannot ‘steal" images or use teeny files for large

prints

Part of good business is knowing which clients to pursue and which ones to let walk away.
In almost every case the type of person above, does not value your artistry,and may not want it either. They will get someone to take a few snapshots. Invariably these type customers will not respect or even accept copyright usage. They think they should get a forever buyout for their $100.00 too. If you look on craigslist there are endless requests for

cheap

or free art/photo services to ‘build your portfolio". I wonder how many houses this guy is giving away to build his business?

Models are always asking us (had one today) how many images they are getting, as if that is the whole determinant of the price. (well the other guy is giving me 2 CD’s for half that price)
We are selling a certain quality and level of experience and price accordingly.
People who want cheap and fast are not our market.
We have good work for reasonable, moderate prices.
I love the clients I am working for, they appreciate my work and

compliment

me on it as well as pay on time.

LOL