on the road in the MS Bike Ride
Yeah, it was only 30 miles into the ride. It was into the wind, but it hadn't started raining yet, so I was still a happy camper. I wasn't smiling so much 70 miles later.
A friend figured out how to get around the watermark on the proofs and get me this small version of the picture. I don't feel bad about swiping it, because I will purchase the .jpg file of this, and one other picture the guy took.
I will whine a little though about his pricing. He wants $23 for a link to download this .jpg file. They took a team photo. He wants $70 to provide a link to download that. OK, a 5x7 print is cheaper, and I don't want to sound overly cheap, but damn. I know he gives his profits to the MS Society, and while that's commendable, am I the only one who thinks that's just a tad excessive? I mean, you have these people who have been training all summer, committed a weekend to do this ride, more than likely contributed a fair amount of their own money to the cause already, and probably were involved in a few other fund raising initiatives that support the cause. So the thought becomes, take these people for $70 to get a team picture in a digital format? Thank you very much.
Labels: It's all about me, Whining
John put this out here at 8:53 AM
3 Comments:
Being in the photography business, I agree that the prices are pricey!
Dad's point would be that the photographer is selling the 'file' and thus will lose on any enlargement or other orders s/he might have made. That's why Dad sells his wedding CD's for $100 a piece. Dad's given proceeds to a charity before and I noticed he added an extra fee to his 'cost' so that he did get some profit from it.
But I disagree, when a person donates the proceeds to a charity, that person shouldn't put their thumb on the scale when figuring the costs. Just to be able to put a few bucks in their pocket.
Yeah, if he was giving me a CD with lots o' pictures of me, $100 doesn't seem bad. I added up 3 pictures and came to $120. I will buy 2 of them, because I really want them. Those will get me to $50, all by their lonesome.
I don't want the guy to starve either. I have no problem with him making something on the deal. I just think $70 for one picture is.....much.
One more thing and I'll quit whining. I found a total of 6 pictures I really want..OK, 7, but I can't afford the team picture. $70 for one shot is too steep, especially after the other 6. If this wasn't the first time I did this, and I didn't work so hard to do it, I might just say 'fuck it,' but it wasn't, and I want those 6 pictures to frame with the medal and patch in something I'll hang in my office. Total cost of the 6 pictures - $137.70...for 6 freaking .jpg files. Yeah, I'm feeling a bit gouged. True, I don't have to pay that. I could tell the guy to stick it. I just feel like I'm over a barrel, because I want the pictures that bad.
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