Where are you? I doubt I could get
a professional photographer (experienced with Endurance) up here for my ride.
I bet there are other areas of the country where competing with the pros isn’t
an issue. I had an amateur do my ride last year. The pics weren’t
the best, but he was there, and was appreciated.
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ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michelle Aquilino Sent:Monday, April
30, 20075:07 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Ride Photographers
Hopefully I don't step on any toes with this email
:) but I was kind of curious what everyone else's thoughts were. I
love photographs, and though I am still "new" to the sport, only
having completed two 50's, knowing myself, I will always love having
photographs from the rides. I feel as though the ride photographers tend
to be more on the "professional" side, and thus the prices are a bit
steep for someone like me who really only wants electronic copies so I can have
them on my computer and screensaver. I never anticipate making any prints
of any photographs I buy. And the ones that only come in prints, never
see the light of day after being placed on my scanner for scanning. I
personally would buy every (decent and unique (as in, if two pictures are taken
at the same spot, I would only buy one)) picture of me taken at a ride if they
were more moderately priced.
Besides the difficult task of telling my friends I'm
out photographing rather than helping crew for them, lol, I love photography,
and would love to photograph at rides just for fun. And then share them
all on a photo sharing website, for anyone to take and use as they
please. I really don't care about compensation as it doesn't cost
anything to use a digital camera, and there are plenty of free photo-sharing
websites. Anyway, I was just wondering what everyone's thoughts were on
this. Would this "ruin" the ride photographers business and
screw those of us up who want "professional" looking pictures?
or are more of the majority people like me and would really apprecaite someone
volunteering as a photographer at a ride?
I don't know. In anticipation of the soon to be
posted Foxcatcher pictures I was looking around her site, and noticed the
prices. $10 for a 3x5 print (+$3 s&h), or $15 for an electronic
copy. These prices aren't so bad I guess for one picture, but I know she
was taking pictures before the ride around camp, and was at several spots on
the trail. These prices will get a little crazy after you go beyond one
print, I think anyway, especially for my purpose, merely memories. I
really appreciate the ride photographers coming out, as I LOVE pictures :) but
I just think more people would buy more pictures if the prices were more
reasonable.
Anyway, just my own thoughts :) I still can't
wait for the pictures to get posted!!!
