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Sunday, May 3, 2009
Architectural Shoot
I recently did some architectural/interior photography for a great Canberra based firm, Adhami Pender Architecture. Great work from them! Click for a larger version, and any questions or comments, leave them below.
My philosophy
Some photographers may wonder what the hell I am doing, in regards to my pricing and packaging at www.mizaage.com (please contact me for more detail regarding pricing structures). The simple fact is that I did not get into photography to make large amounts of money. I would otherwise be an investment banker - although with the GFS, who knows!
The old time, some would call 'traditional' method of wedding photography involves charging a session fee, provide the client with with several 'proofs', which are small photos with 'copyright' stamped on them. The client then chooses their favourite photos, pays an exorbitant fee for each one, and has an album made by the photographer. The client pays for each copy of a photo they require, and for enlargements. If they want reprints down the line, they go and see the photographer, and again pay a huge fee.
Now I am more than happy to make prints and enlargements of a very high quality for clients. By asking me to do this, you can enjoy life as a married couple, worrying about more 'important things', and are ensuring that the prints you get are of a high standard. (A note, all packages except my most basic come with a high quality photobook, which are not available to the general public, but only to professional photographers. And of course, multiple copies are available.)
This method of paying per print made sense before digital, when all photography was done with film. Handing over original negative was never a good idea, as most likely, a couple would lose them, or they would be damaged, so gone forever. Pro photographers had a comprehensive diling and archival system in place, so in 20 years down the track if you wanted reprints, you could have them. And, especially with black and white work, a lot of darkroom work was reuired to achieve the optimal image, something that most people were not familiar with. And I often take a film camera with me, to shoot a few rolls of black and white. Digital black and white cannot touch a traditional dark room print shot on film. Obviously, there is a charge for prints, as each one needs to be lovingly printed by hand.
In this age of digital photography the traditional approach does not make sense. You can take your photos down to a chemist, and get acceptable prints very cheaply. You can have photobooks made for a low price. And the traditional album is fast going out of fashion. Most people like to view photos on a computer monitor.
And maybe most importantly, after a wedding, there is not a lot of money left in the budget. Sure the couple may want their photos immediately, but it may not be financially possible. By not charging for individual prints, but giving you the digital files at a resolution good for printing at reasonable sizes, you are able to view photos soon after the wedding, and then can have them printed at your convenience.
Of course if you would like the high quality printing and photobook and album service I can provide further down the track, then I am only too happy to oblige.
To summarise, with Mizaage, you will be getting the digital files to do with as you like, no matter what package you choose. This allows emailing of photos to friends and family, as well as making cheap prints for an album that is to be viewed frequently. The price may seem high intially, but once you factor in the cost of reprints, paying a bit extra for digital files makes sense!
The old time, some would call 'traditional' method of wedding photography involves charging a session fee, provide the client with with several 'proofs', which are small photos with 'copyright' stamped on them. The client then chooses their favourite photos, pays an exorbitant fee for each one, and has an album made by the photographer. The client pays for each copy of a photo they require, and for enlargements. If they want reprints down the line, they go and see the photographer, and again pay a huge fee.
Now I am more than happy to make prints and enlargements of a very high quality for clients. By asking me to do this, you can enjoy life as a married couple, worrying about more 'important things', and are ensuring that the prints you get are of a high standard. (A note, all packages except my most basic come with a high quality photobook, which are not available to the general public, but only to professional photographers. And of course, multiple copies are available.)
This method of paying per print made sense before digital, when all photography was done with film. Handing over original negative was never a good idea, as most likely, a couple would lose them, or they would be damaged, so gone forever. Pro photographers had a comprehensive diling and archival system in place, so in 20 years down the track if you wanted reprints, you could have them. And, especially with black and white work, a lot of darkroom work was reuired to achieve the optimal image, something that most people were not familiar with. And I often take a film camera with me, to shoot a few rolls of black and white. Digital black and white cannot touch a traditional dark room print shot on film. Obviously, there is a charge for prints, as each one needs to be lovingly printed by hand.
In this age of digital photography the traditional approach does not make sense. You can take your photos down to a chemist, and get acceptable prints very cheaply. You can have photobooks made for a low price. And the traditional album is fast going out of fashion. Most people like to view photos on a computer monitor.
And maybe most importantly, after a wedding, there is not a lot of money left in the budget. Sure the couple may want their photos immediately, but it may not be financially possible. By not charging for individual prints, but giving you the digital files at a resolution good for printing at reasonable sizes, you are able to view photos soon after the wedding, and then can have them printed at your convenience.
Of course if you would like the high quality printing and photobook and album service I can provide further down the track, then I am only too happy to oblige.
To summarise, with Mizaage, you will be getting the digital files to do with as you like, no matter what package you choose. This allows emailing of photos to friends and family, as well as making cheap prints for an album that is to be viewed frequently. The price may seem high intially, but once you factor in the cost of reprints, paying a bit extra for digital files makes sense!
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