Is this suggestion workable?

[Les_Pattison]

Most of you guys & girls here seem to be US based & some UK based, but are there any based in the Republic of Ireland - Eire?

Ok, the US & UK can answer too [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

When I go over to Ireland (I'm half English/half Irish), would I be able to approach an established wedding photographer who does the formal album service, with this suggestion? That they offer an additional package, me as the 2nd photographer, using a photojournalistic style.

I would be using 2 digital cameras with quality glass & could print proofs/photos or burn CDs/DVDs & even convert into Jpegs to be used on the photographer's site.

For me, I'm thinking that if a customer wants this service, then the lucky firm has the option to use me & the customer doesn't go elsewhere. If the customer's not interested, I don't get used & it should be no skin of the album's photographer's nose.

Alternatively, if the photographer is also digitally based, that I give him/her the rights to print my images for that client & guests, with them taking that profit. Any later reprints (or use of) done with a percentage based agreement. Me, of course, keeping copyright for my images.

I prefer if there is any laughing to be done, that it is here & not face to face when I arrive in Ireland. Is this suggestion something that most photographers would laugh at & decline?

Secondly, what sort of charge would be reasonable to offer for my end of things?

Thanks in advance, Les

[David_Willoughby]

Sell yourself!!!! if you approach it like you will get laughed at then you will get laughed at. By the way, Edison got laughed at and failed 10,000 to invent the lightbulb, if he had quit after the first person/attempt laughed/failed then think of where photography and life would be right now!

If you have a good Idea (and you believe it), than you have to sell it as a good Idea, your conviction, your confidence, and your attitude will help you sell the idea especially if you show how it will help their bottom line, and not hurt it. If you get objections, and you will, ifigure out what they are or why they are given, and adjust your product/presentation to awnser them.


charge what you feel you are worth !

[David_Buzzard]

Hey, why not?

David Buzzard

[JoyPetersKurtz]

When I was first starting out I assisted a guy who was a pretty traditional wedding shooter. No pj type shots.

That was my forte, so he said, have at it. I did, and he said it completely changed his bride's purchasing. She got the regular photos he did, but she went wild on the pj stuff and bought a ton. He changed the way he shot after that, and provided a lot more pj choices.

So, use that story, if you want and even offer to shoot one gig for free.

Best, Joy

ps, not in England or Ireland, southern California.