photography for a new hotel

[michaelnotar]

the rental idea seems good, get a contract for atleast 2 yrs or have him pay something up front.

[Curtis Cunningham]

Originally Posted by DierkHaasis

Sure?

I find that this promise - often done as self-deception by ourselves to ourselves - rarely comes true. Particularly not if one sells way under price. Just think of this, what will you cite on follow-ups for the same customer? Once people get used to bargains they demand them.

Without specifically mentioning it, I made my statement you referred to based on the possibility of not selling the images at a severe discount. I understand the idea of quantity discounts, but I'm well aware of the pitfalls of drastically reducing the price of anything just to make a sale. I agree with you on the problem of people getting used to a bargain.

[Curtis Cunningham]

Originally Posted by ChrisPurves

is he wanting photos specific to your region. Can you supply that many? Maybe contact another local photographer to purchase the rights for some of their work. Or maybe partner with someone. Do you have a frame shop in town? Same thing you might be able to put together a couple of suppliers to offer the complete package.

I can supply most of what he wants, it's just a matter of getting more printed. The ones I can't supply (right now at least) are the wildlife images he mentioned. And yes, I know of other photographers who have the wildlife images he has asked for, I'm just unsure as to the best way to go about partnering.

Yes, there is one frame shop I know of, but their price is too high. I can work with (and am getting a quote from) a company in Surrey/Langley that gives me wholesale prices. It's been worth it on other jobs even taking into consideration the additional expenses (i.e. shipping) of working with a remote supplier.

RE: Renting

Originally Posted by ChrisPurves

The down side is that you are up front for the purchase of the prints and you have to produce maybe 6 more prints a month.

Sounds like a good thing, but I'm not really clear on how this rental idea would work. I'd need more clarification. In the end though, I'm not sure it would work financially for me as there's no way I can afford the up front production costs of 120 prints without any expectation of remuneration.