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June 13th, 2014, 12:49 PM | #16 |
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Nice one Robert excellent..
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June 14th, 2014, 12:07 PM | #17 |
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And factor in re-edits. Are you going down the route of "We will change it again and again until you are happy"? If so then the time it takes to make changes, render, upload/post out disks.
Sounds like a great thing, as thats how you want to be treated. Until you get your first bride which ends up being a full year of back and forth tweaks that you realise you need some sort of barrier to stop the "Can you make the shot of my shoes 2 seconds longer" type brides. :)
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Well said Danny!
All you have to do is go into the Members Only Forum and read the trials and tribulations that Tariq has gone thru offering to make the bride 100% happy no matter what. It only took me ONE wedding and a bride that spent 3 days (full days too) at the edit desk to make me realise I had committed the ultimate sin of giving her a "proof" DVD and telling her to let me know what she didn't like. That was my first and my last!! Chris |
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I have never heard anything good about wedding shows... I also don't think giving discounts is a great idea... so I am hoping for my work and referrals to do the talking... but it's all about investing into the business... which I'm doing so at an alarming rate really... still need an extra year to work on the gear side of things too, though. Love that you're shooting C100s... my dream. I think I'm more likely to be shooting with a fleet of GH4s though. Quote:
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Yesterday's wedding was a great example of why we do this job. I already put together a rough highlight video from the dance before I go film another wedding today.
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Thanks for sharing Robert, looks like an amazing day! Love the guy's vows at the beginning too.
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"Hi, the wedding vendor has recommended you to photograph our wedding. I'm not that interested in photographs, but the girlfriend says we have to have them." At this point, the husband is rummaging for their schedule, whilst his wife is shaking her head to him, telling him to stop. At this point, she told them how much they charged and he sounded shocked: "I don't want to spend anywhere near that much money!" Seriously, I could not and would not want clients like that either. The photographers that I've been speaking to pitch in the region of £1300-£2000 per wedding - but that's with wedding albums etc. included. They say that this level of pricing brings them young professionals, who are interested in their photography. They're told that they could inflate their prices even more by clients, but they're happy with the clientele that they bring at that pricing and are making a good living from it. I can only assume that it's similar pricing with video that will allow you to make a good living... the costs of equipment - especially if you're shooting with C100s - is a great amount. I guess my ultimate question would be: "For a one man team, offering to shoot weddings at around £1300-1500, can you make a sustainable business that brings in around £30,000 profits? If so, how many weddings are you shooting in a year?" My guess now is that it is sustainable, but that you probably won't make in the region of £30,000 in profits. More like £20,000 if you do 40 weddings. === Would anyone recommend the following? https://www.videouniversity.com/shop...rketing-guide/ |
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