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Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes
There are many amateur (professional) photographers charging astronomical prices for wedding photos. They all expect the money before you get to see them.
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Many, but not all. I charge $500 for my weddings. That includes as many photos as I take, all on CD/DVD, with 20 edited versions. If I have to travel more than 50km for the wedding, I require fuel costs and food.
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Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes
If you take pictures professionally The only way to avoid problems is to sell them before you publish them. Once they are published they will be fair game to the "bad guys".
Barry
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Nope - I give previews. The customer comes to me, or I to them, and I show them on my laptop.They chose which they want. If we cannot meet, I send a set of personal choice ones in email or host on my site, with a HEAVY, uneditable watermark over the centre of the picture, with a cross through the whole thing in 35% grey. Only ever had ONE person TRY to edit and publish the photo, and I quickly saw end to that - they did not get their images. Cheapskates!
Had another model who I shot her wedding TRY to tell me she had paid me by modelling for me. I beg your pardon Little Miss Up Yourself? I had done 3 photo shoots with her before, as she wanted to see MY pictures to see if I was good enough for her wedding. I gave her every single shot. When it came to the wedding, she did NOT provide food or even drink, but expected I shoot everything. And then when it came time to select which she wanted edited, she expected EVERYTHING on an external HDD, so "she could choose at home with her husband". Yes, I came down in the last shower...
It took a LOT of arguing to get the $500