Undercutting your peers? Hi folks, so I recently got the…
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Undercutting your peers?
Hi folks, so I recently got the opportunity to do some photo work for a well-respected performance venue. They typically fly in a photographer from out of state to handle their work.
I've done two free shoots for them in the past, have respectable gear, and am studying for a bachelor's in photography so my skills are up there. They paid $750 for 4 hours, in which I took about 1,300 photos and plan on delivering about 50.
Folks I would not fly across the country for $750, obviously they're paying me less than the established photographer.
What would you do in this situation, would it be acceptable to contact that established photographer and maybe start a dialogue with them? I am well aware of the undercutting problem photography jobs often have, and do not want to start some kind of ill will. And of course I want to be paid a fair amount myself.
An important note: the established photographer's flight got canceled, so they couldn't make it to this event in time, which is why I was called in (being local). Its not like they dropped the other guy completely.
#hobby
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Hi folks, so I recently got the opportunity to do some photo work for a well-respected performance venue. They typically fly in a photographer from out of state to handle their work.
I've done two free shoots for them in the past, have respectable gear, and am studying for a bachelor's in photography so my skills are up there. They paid $750 for 4 hours, in which I took about 1,300 photos and plan on delivering about 50.
Folks I would not fly across the country for $750, obviously they're paying me less than the established photographer.
What would you do in this situation, would it be acceptable to contact that established photographer and maybe start a dialogue with them? I am well aware of the undercutting problem photography jobs often have, and do not want to start some kind of ill will. And of course I want to be paid a fair amount myself.
An important note: the established photographer's flight got canceled, so they couldn't make it to this event in time, which is why I was called in (being local). Its not like they dropped the other guy completely.
#hobby
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