grphx
13th of February 2009 (Fri), 13:43
Which method do you think is best? A lot of times I'll go to events just to shoot for fun(that's why I like photography anyways) and a few people will ask how much I charge for photos(keep in mind half the people never seen my photos, I'm guessing they ask because I usually have a large lens and look "professional". I can do two things
1) Tell them that I don't really shoot to get paid, but they can contact me and I can email them(or I can be proactive and email them) the pictures I took that they were interested in. I'd give them my email address or they would give me theirs and later on the in the day I'll email them some shots I took, and ask if they were interested in seeing/buying some good resolution photos to print for themselves, or I can have large prints made for them.
2) Tell them that I don't shoot to get paid, but they can go to my website(which will be a zenfolio/smugmug) later on in the day and look for the event we are at. Mention it should be on the top(unless I am doing two events in one day which I rarely do). Then let them use the site to buy my photos.
I'd love to be able to go get their pictures printed and hand deliever, because I get to see my photos in large high quality prints and it makes me feel better about my photos, but that can be time consuming and a pain to deliever them. I'd like the website to do everything for me (show, order, print, deliever) and I just collect a check later for it.
Giving my situation, where I go to events(Usually racing events) and don't have a fancy vest with my name on it, and not that known for being a good photographer, should I do it all personally or use a website? Of coruse I wont be a snobb about things and will talk to the people like I'm just another fan of whatever event I'm at, just the whole "showing, collecting money, printing, delievering" is what I want to either be personal or off a website.
1) Tell them that I don't really shoot to get paid, but they can contact me and I can email them(or I can be proactive and email them) the pictures I took that they were interested in. I'd give them my email address or they would give me theirs and later on the in the day I'll email them some shots I took, and ask if they were interested in seeing/buying some good resolution photos to print for themselves, or I can have large prints made for them.
2) Tell them that I don't shoot to get paid, but they can go to my website(which will be a zenfolio/smugmug) later on in the day and look for the event we are at. Mention it should be on the top(unless I am doing two events in one day which I rarely do). Then let them use the site to buy my photos.
I'd love to be able to go get their pictures printed and hand deliever, because I get to see my photos in large high quality prints and it makes me feel better about my photos, but that can be time consuming and a pain to deliever them. I'd like the website to do everything for me (show, order, print, deliever) and I just collect a check later for it.
Giving my situation, where I go to events(Usually racing events) and don't have a fancy vest with my name on it, and not that known for being a good photographer, should I do it all personally or use a website? Of coruse I wont be a snobb about things and will talk to the people like I'm just another fan of whatever event I'm at, just the whole "showing, collecting money, printing, delievering" is what I want to either be personal or off a website.