I've had this happen many times and what I do is ask for their email address and send them a small jpg with a note indicating my print prices. If/When they send a check, I send the image in the size they ordered. Yes, it's obnoxious of people to make the assumption that we're doing this for fun so it's best to be prepared to deal with it. My technique works for me...some never order but often others do. Lea ----- Original Message ----- From: "K. Michael Rose" <dilligaf@xxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:51 AM Subject: How do you address this? > No doubt, we have all been in this situation: > > You're covering an event, whether for the paper or perhaps a private > event your hired to shoot. Up walks a guest, he/she hands you his/her > business card and asks if you'll send them their picture. > > How do you handle this? Here we are walking about with a several grand > in equipment and years of experience - yet with the "digital age" upon > us, people just think it's no problem to ask for us to just turn over > our profits and support everyone else? > > We have rent, insurance, medical bills, etc just like they do... yet do > they just turn over their products to people who ask for them? > > One guy in question owns a car dealership - so I replied "Sure, once you > just give me one of those nice spank'in new Mercedes you've got in your > showroom" > > I mean, it is fair yes? I sell photographs, he sells cars, right? > So... logic dictates that if he thinks he can just ask for the product I > sell for free then I should be able to request the same..... > > Any thoughts on this? > > Thanks. > > Michael > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.742 / Virus Database: 495 - Release Date: 19.08.2004 > > > >
