She Works Hard for her Money!

She Makes Less Than Minimum Wage

Posted on January 14, 2012

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This my friends proves that you indeed do get what you pay for. If you can’t read the weird font, that’s $300 per a wedding with a second shooter.

9 THOUGHTS ON “SHE MAKES LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE”

1. J-Dawn on January 14, 2012 at 9:24 am said:

   Hope she’s ready to burn out quickly because she’s not making any money.

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2. snapJim on January 14, 2012 at 10:42 am said:

   This is why I do commercial photography.

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3. Aaron Eidinger on January 14, 2012 at 11:24 am said:

   I’m more shocked at the $20 for the high-resolution images with printing rights. I don’t know a professional photographer who’d consider letting them out at all, let alone for that cheap.

   Well, that’s not true. I did work for one who was considering selling the negatives of his older film work just so he’d have the storage space available. This was years after the images were taken and he wasn’t sure how much to ask. I never followed up to get his eventual decision.

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   • Ericon January 14, 2012 at 2:57 pm said:

     I know someone that sells their negatives for around $1000 for the first purchase, and $150 for each one after the first purchase.

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4. moi on January 14, 2012 at 11:46 am said:

   Gmail email and a wix site are the first mistake…

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5. Mel on January 14, 2012 at 3:28 pm said:

   It actually says $500 per wedding with a second shooter. But that’s still really cheap.

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6. Brian on January 14, 2012 at 4:35 pm said:

   Sad thing is weddings only happen once, no re-takes. These wannabes are wrecking the trade. Can’t their spouses find some other hobby for them, like finger painting or something?

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7. Eric Hatch on January 14, 2012 at 5:51 pm said:

   Now you know why I stopped doing portraits and weddings, closed my studio, but kept my lights. Now I only work when they WANT me, by reputation, and pay my rates. I work less, but earn more net.

   You cannot compete on price, so don’t. Just recognize, you may not make a living in a devalued marketplace.

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8. grateful on January 14, 2012 at 7:02 pm said:

   “moi on January 14, 2012 at 11:46 am said:
   Gmail email and a wix site are the first mistake…”

   Why?

   This is so sad. I can't recognize my own husband's comment. I know it's here. He said it was. I guess I'll have to go with tree-hugging whale Shtupper {courtesy of my StringBean.}