Gadget Man
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Sep 25, 2004, 10:37 AM
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Re: [jamey] Is there a Photo Montage Market
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As I mentioned in the previous post, before jumping into weddings, I'd start with anniversary and birthday parties. Less stress and shorter. Once you gain experience and confidence, the graduate into weddings.
Another trend that I have seen in the years of doing this. Quality (when taken to the extreme) doesn't always get you the better price. There will be those who will be willing to pay just about anything for top-notch service but I would guess that those folks total less than 20% of the population. Don't go overboard with Photoshop, color correct and adjust for brightness/contrast. If theuy want more, charge for it. I do. And it works out better for you......you get paid for your efforts.
For instance, if they want pans and zooms in the montage, the price jumps to $5 per photo. If they an invitation or similiar item in the montage, they get charged the same as a photo. If they need a text screen, again the same as a photo.
Charge what your time is worth. It is the only way you will make a profit in thes business. There are too many people that are doing great work but are charging almost nothing for it based on that they are a part-time/side business. That mentality hurts that person and the industry. If they charged what they are worth, chances are that the side business coulld easily be their full-time business.
I no longer do weddings, but when I did, boom jibs were out of the question. Too large and attention getting (if you were talking about using them in the church, if at the reception, you would not have the room to use them). What I did use was a monopod, which at the reception, was used like a jib. Gets great shots (with practice) and doesn't take up any room on the dance floor AND you are still mobile.
Things that you will need to start are: low-light camera, tripod, good wireless mic system, headphones to monitor your audio, aux. audio recorder (iRiver, miniDisc, etc), small on-camera light w/batteries, monopod (if you are using a smaller hand-held camera). It would also help to have backup equipment, especially another camera.
Good luck
Ed Wardyga
Keepsake Video/KVI Media
Pawtucket, RI
wardyga@kvimedia.com
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