Clueless Photog makes a fortune off Clueless Clients

Ron Evans · March 11th, 2016, 07:02 AM

People today want everything instantly. Take a photo on the phone and instantly post to Facebook. Having a photo straight away is way better than waiting a few weeks and having to pay postage or go pick it up somewhere. White balance is irrelevant to most people and can even be corrected by most peoples colour printers if they chose to make a scanned copy at home. In this instance the photos from the guy who makes them wait a few weeks had better be startlingly different and to the clients not us. Not going to happen !!! Framing and focus ( want my child with face in focus ) is what most people see and time/cost is important to them.

Ron Evans

Denis Danatzko · January 14th, 2017, 09:51 PM

I'll agree...immediacy seems their primary concern. I've seen similar issues from photogs at equestrian events...photos so poorly printed that the print-head lines were horribly obvious and detracted from the quality, and charged at an embarrassingly high price for the quality of the photos. Despite all that, this photog was considered the "go to guy" and people were proud to have purchased one of his photos.
I could never understand it.

Paul R Johnson · January 15th, 2017, 03:49 AM

A friend does these things here in the UK, and almost everyone wants pictures there and then - if you buy the photos afterwards then they are tweaked and usually cropped and reframed - but these guys know their market, and want it now overules everything. It's a market that works for them, don't knock it.

Andrew Smith · January 15th, 2017, 05:17 AM

It's a bit like the photos that I take. I pride myself on them always being good composition and in proper focus. Yet it bothers me a little that some of the most popular ones can be photos that don't have perfect focus.

I've learned to get over it, and a delighted customer is certainly worth more than anything.

Andrew

March 11th, 2016, 07:02 AM	#16
Ron Evans Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,222	Re: Clueless Photog makes a fortune off Clueless Clients People today want everything instantly. Take a photo on the phone and instantly post to Facebook. Having a photo straight away is way better than waiting a few weeks and having to pay postage or go pick it up somewhere. White balance is irrelevant to most people and can even be corrected by most peoples colour printers if they chose to make a scanned copy at home. In this instance the photos from the guy who makes them wait a few weeks had better be startlingly different and to the clients not us. Not going to happen !!! Framing and focus ( want my child with face in focus ) is what most people see and time/cost is important to them. Ron Evans

January 14th, 2017, 09:51 PM	#17
Denis Danatzko Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Metro area Posts: 579	Re: Clueless Photog makes a fortune off Clueless Clients I'll agree...immediacy seems their primary concern. I've seen similar issues from photogs at equestrian events...photos so poorly printed that the print-head lines were horribly obvious and detracted from the quality, and charged at an embarrassingly high price for the quality of the photos. Despite all that, this photog was considered the "go to guy" and people were proud to have purchased one of his photos. I could never understand it. __________________ Denis ------------ Our actions are based on our own experience and knowledge. Thus, no one is ever totally right, nor totally wrong. We simply act from what we "know" to be true, based on that experience and knowledge. Beyond that, we pose questions to others.

January 15th, 2017, 03:49 AM	#18
Paul R Johnson Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lowestoft - UK Posts: 4,049	Re: Clueless Photog makes a fortune off Clueless Clients A friend does these things here in the UK, and almost everyone wants pictures there and then - if you buy the photos afterwards then they are tweaked and usually cropped and reframed - but these guys know their market, and want it now overules everything. It's a market that works for them, don't knock it.

January 15th, 2017, 05:17 AM	#19
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,072	Re: Clueless Photog makes a fortune off Clueless Clients It's a bit like the photos that I take. I pride myself on them always being good composition and in proper focus. Yet it bothers me a little that some of the most popular ones can be photos that don't have perfect focus. I've learned to get over it, and a delighted customer is certainly worth more than anything. Andrew