I totally understand. As I said, I don't want to contribute to bringing down the rates of other photographers. Since Ami was charging $250-350, I just thought $200 was an appropriate amount. I have since learned my lesson. As far as advance notice, I emailed you all as soon as I knew about it. It is not something the magazine has been planning a long time. The people at the event don't even want them to bring a photographer because they want the exclusive rights to photos (I found this out last night). The photo shoot was almost called off, and I was just going to have lunch with the lady at the magazine to discuss Egypt. But, this morning she said that she might just have me come out and see what I can get. She has been talking to some other people running the event, and they thought it would be OK. She wants to know how much I would charge just to come out with the possibility that we may not be able to photograph. By the way, as far as bringing lights, she doesn't want me to use flash at all. Leslie Spurlock <A HREF="http://lesliescottphotography.com/">Leslie Scott Photography</A> <A HREF="http://www.lesliescottphotography.com/phototours.htm">Leslie Scott Photography and Tours</A> 1-888-381-0854 lscottpht@aol.com