Comments on: Buying Photos http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/06/04/buying-photos/ Modern Art makes me want to rock out Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:08:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Hillel http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/06/04/buying-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-2608 Hillel Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:55:52 +0000 http://www.alexhopmann.com/2007/06/04/buying-photos/#comment-2608 Of course I understand that the pricing is based on more than the COGs, but the COGs are definitely a component. At the very least the guy makes sure he's charging enough to cover them. Furthermore, it's not like I wasn't willing to pay. I agree the photographer deserved to be paid. And a fair price. He could have said to me that not only would he sell me the digital version, but he would give me all the shots he took so I could choose myself which was the best one. He could have even burned it to a CD to make it feel like I was getting more for my money (though I was happy to have the shots via e-mail). He could have even justified the same price sans the cogs for the trouble of e-mailing it. Instead he was just defensive. Of course I understand that the pricing is based on more than the COGs, but the COGs are definitely a component. At the very least the guy makes sure he’s charging enough to cover them.

Furthermore, it’s not like I wasn’t willing to pay. I agree the photographer deserved to be paid. And a fair price. He could have said to me that not only would he sell me the digital version, but he would give me all the shots he took so I could choose myself which was the best one. He could have even burned it to a CD to make it feel like I was getting more for my money (though I was happy to have the shots via e-mail). He could have even justified the same price sans the cogs for the trouble of e-mailing it.

Instead he was just defensive.

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