GKPE 6 - 3 years on

Bugger! haha sux to be Aussie

Come on boyos.

momentz wrote in post #6730571
Early christmas prezzie for Momentz photography....

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Aha! You are on toyspeed! I had it in my mind but couldn't justify it, now I know I'm not crazy

momentz wrote in post #6730571
Early christmas prezzie for Momentz photography....

Nice wheels.....

momentz wrote in post #6737257
Charade sold within an hour of being listed

But I didn't have a chance to say godbye

hmm, strange, I thought you were all geared up to go shoot and make a buck? i thought that was the point?

even just for a bit of practice on the lens.

weka2000 wrote in post #6737319
Nice

Well Im having a sleep in and a relaxing day at home. Drifting just dosnt seem to appeal. I guess I just dont see the point of it all.

Must be a young mans thing

harroz wrote in post #6739295
hmm, strange, I thought you were all geared up to go shoot and make a buck? i thought that was the point?

even just for a bit of practice on the lens.

I need to pace my self and balance with family. If Im out at puke for every event I will be board by xmas and it will have that "job" feel to it.
I found the same thing with models. 1 a week was good but some weeks I ended up with 3 shoots and very quickly got tiresome.

I have web site to finish and bits and bobs to do, if I dont they will never get done.

I also have to balance this all out with my commitment to the POTN vol3 book which is well underway

bored by christmas? thats only 4 weeks away, not very long to get sick of a new job path...
do you think maybe you just don't want to 'work' as a photographer at all, but rather keep it just as a hobby & shoot to please yourself?

somethingsimple wrote in post #6739427
bored by christmas? thats only 4 weeks away, not very long to get sick of a new job path...
do you think maybe you just don't want to 'work' as a photographer at all, but rather keep it just as a hobby & shoot to please yourself?

I have 1 event next weekend and 2x2day events before xmas. Motorsport or any thing other than landscapes will not be a job option.

For me at this stage option b: hobby and please myself.

Untill people have shot a full day of motor sport or any event that has 1000 ish photos to sort, PP etc they dont realise the work involved.

For the next 10 yrs photography will be a hobby .....any money will go into gear. Once im 50 yrs old I will review. At that point the kids will be inderpendent, morgage will be under control. Then I will have the freedom to travel. In the mean time everything I do will benifit me and help in the long term goal.

I have been lucky enough to be able to afford to do what I want, get what I want. Now its time to learn the otherside of photography .......... "The business"

The new 300 F4 is my first "tool" lens

weka2000 wrote in post #6734322
well you better PM me your new #

Oh hows The D700?

You've got my new number, its the 021 number the D700 is going fine, its chugging along.

Right based on everyones feed back

http://motorsport.tony​searle.co.nz

next thing to look at is a jalbum/LR setup the race meets page.


Learning new workflows and finally using LR for batch work.

weka2000 wrote in post #6739826
Right based on everyones feed back

http://motorsport.tony​searle.co.nz

next thing to look at is a jalbum/LR setup the race meets page.


Learning new workflows and finally using LR for batch work.

Mark actually meant "These will need to be put on CD as they are too big for e-mail" (not the other way around)

took me a couple of minutes to figure out what he was saying but eventually the penny dropped...

Have you changed the font size any? the black-on-red looks harder to read today, could just be my eyesight.

That new batch folder look good.

weka2000 wrote in post #6739826
Right based on everyones feed back

http://motorsport.tony​searle.co.nz

next thing to look at is a jalbum/LR setup the race meets page.


Learning new workflows and finally using LR for batch work.

Get someone to proofread your pricing page. Has spelling mistakes and poor grammar.

Far far far faaaaar too cheap btw - it's like paying yourself half of minimum wage or less!!

Red means stop. It's a subliminal message telling people to stop reading. Besides which it hurts my eyes and detracts from the photos! I keep looking at the red and not the photos.

momentz how was the drifting?

So do I need to change the red to black for the site?
As for price. Balance between quantity and sales.

My thinking is even if I get 2 people before a race meet then I have meet my target for the day. Any other sales from"other" is a bonus.

If I try to charge to much then I come away empty handed. I am aiming at the club guys. It costs them to be there and they are not going to want to spend a hudge amount on photos.

Minium wage is better than free.

Here is my model profit

46 model shoots in 1 yr ...... total made $450. Now had I charged a min of $100 I may have made more. Everyone said to low at $100. Should change MORE. So I uped the price and made $0.00

weka2000 wrote in post #6740190
momentz how was the drifting?

So do I need to change the red to black for the site?

Try it. Black background and a red stripe.

tag141 wrote in post #6740216
Try it. Black background and a red stripe.

Did but then I ended up with all sorts of other issues

Right thats it for the day......had a guts full of websites.