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The original post about Dominique Coignee's website/tevis pix was 
confusing.  the link to the actual site for the pix was further down in 
the post and not live but it is there and the password is "sprint."
Laney

Lynne Glazer wrote:
> Jeanne,
>
> It costs just as much to take the photo for a "snapshot" 4x6 as it  does 
> for a 20x30, same amount of post-production and same equipment  cost, 
> the difference in the cost to print the photo is relatively  negligible 
> in comparison.  A lot of photographers don't even sell  small ones, they 
> start at 5x7 or offer the small ones for the same  price as 5x7s.  
> Imagine that you spend $5K or so for equipment that  you almost always 
> only use where there is dust and dirt?  It doesn't  last as long as in a 
> studio.  I won't bore you with the rest of the  cost of doing business, 
> including gaining the mastery to make  consistently good images, not 
> "happy snaps").  (My tax guy says, what  business fails most often?  
> restaurants, as most people could guess.   what's number 2?  
> photographers.  Mostly due to poor business sense.)
>
> A friend of mine was one of the official photographers, worked 21 hrs  
> that day.  Here's her e-mail, you can see whether she's got a web  
> gallery up (yet).  She was at Devil's Thumb among other places, and I  
> think she did the Hwy 89 stuff.  cristy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> cristy at horse-photography (dot) com
>
> You are right that Cogneé's site has no apparent Tevis proofs or  images 
> available, tried with a couple different browsers.
>
> Personally, one day when I hopefully get to do Tevis, part of my  
> planning would include budgeting for great imagery--capturing, as you  
> said, that moment that will never be repeated.
>
> Lynne
>
>  >>Went to her site but couldn't locate pics
> from Tevis ?Anyone else been able to open file?
> Does anyone know who was taking
> photos at the snow crossing?Didn't see any
> at the awards but may have missed them.
> One comment about the photogs...I know
> they have expenses to get there etc..but
> I still think $15 for a snaphot is pretty
> steep .One guy was complaining that not
> many people were buying his pics but geez,
> after all the money spent getting there,some
> of us just don't have much left over for
> the frills!Saw 4 shots of me & Ali but would
> have cost me over $100 to get them all,2 of
> them were $25 each...!I know the Cougar Rock
> pic will cost a bundle..sigh..I think I paid
> $20 for my first one(&$10 for the B&W)But I
> Do love to have the pics & appreciate the
>  folks behind the cameras for being there
> to capture a moment that'll never be repeated.
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