3 day? Am I in such a post-ride fog that I
lost a day? <g?
Rae
Tall C Arabians - Central Region
Life isn't like a box of chocolates...it's more like a jar of jalapenos.What
you do today, might burn your bum tomorrow.
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dawn Carrie Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:11
PM To: Michelle Aquilino Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Ride
Photographers
Yes, photographers need to hit a good balance.
With large rides, it's easier, since there are lots of riders who will likely
buy photos. The photographer who photgraphs many Texas rides, and (IMO) takes *by far* the
best photos of any of the ride photographers whom I've seen in TX, is John
Adame. He shoots photos on trail in the morning, gets them developed
locally, and then has the prints right there in camp that afternoon and at the
ride meeting. He sells them for $5 each. My husband and I usually
buy $20-30 worth (we both ride). He shot the 3-day ride I managed this
past weekend, and I heard lots of favorable comments about his photos...I only
had a chance to see a few of them, as I was running to and fro, but as always,
they were wonderful.
Keep in mind with gas prices going up, it costs more
for a photgrapher to get to more distant rides, and if that distant ride is
rather small, he may not even recoup his gas money. John's wife sometimes
rides, so he has an additional reason for attending some rides. We're
very fortunate to have him. :)
Pricing is a huge factor in what you get in
return. Price too high, and you might get more on each individual sale,
but you'll get less sales. Price low, and you would get less on each
individual sale, but more sales. The key is finding the balance between
the two. The point is that there are at least 5-8 pictures from my last
ride that I'd like to buy, but at $10-15 a picture, there's no way I'd buy them
all, I might buy just one. If they were $5 a picture, I'd certainly buy
at least 5, or at least $25 worth.
