CD / DVD, Online or digital proofs and prints, Physical proofs and prints, Ability to purchase prints online, Album.
I'm a part-timer, just trying to get going in Events. I can obviously handle the CD/DVD, Online prints, and maybe even the physical prints, but I would have to go to a decent rpint shop, and just charge the customer what I pay plus a little extra. I can't imagine photographers, unless they are a huge business, printing their own stuff.
But what do you do about "purchase prints online", and :"digital proofs". Any suggestions? What do you guys do, or how do you handle this?
Thanks - Dave
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Dave
I know I would have to talk with a person at Smugmug or equivalent. So, I am imagining a link is sent to the customer, and they can pick and choose whatever images they want to have printed. Is the cost totally on the customer, which is what I'm hoping? What confuses me is the "you can price the amount you would like your profit to become" statement.
Like I wrote, I will have to talk with a rep. I need the least expensive option for me. I'm hoping I didn't mess this first job up in this portion, and I don't want to take a bath.
Dave
Hi - I am a part-time event photographer, and potential clients who are looking for a photographer sometimes ask for "On-line digital proofs and prints" or "Ability to purchase prints on line". A photography forum I subscribe to has suggested Smugmug.
Really all I want to do is put my finished product (with watermark) somewhere that my client can view, and order whatever print they want. What is confusing to me is making a profit from this action. All I want, or at least what I think I want, is for the client to buy their own photos, and leave me out of it. Is this something I can accomplish inexpensively with Smugmug?
I don't *think* I want to get involved with making a profit from people buying prints. If they see something they like, they buy it. Am I completely out of touch with this process? I am hoping to figure this out within the next couple of days, as I have a gig on Saturday where the customer's request is "Online or digital proofs and prints"
Trying not to digress: This client Saturday is the first one I've snagged through a site called Thumbtack, and it's important I do well and get a positive review. I charged a flat fee (the support team highly recommends that versus an hourly rate), and the job is only an hour. Usually, I charge a processing fee which includes the final product mailed out on CDs or USB. The reason I don't want to make a profit is because I got the job before working out all this on-line stuff. I will be talking with the client soon, but my hope is that he is not assuming any and all prints are included with the price. maybe after I get my you-know-what together I can figure out making a profit on prints. But I'm a part-timer, with the goal of 1-3 paying jobs/month on top of a bit of volunteering, so paying for a service I may seldom use doesn't go along with the plan for making a buck here and there.
Dave
Dave
I opted for the "free" account, which gives me storage for 100 photos. There are no bells and whistles, and I am going to set some stuff up in the next few days. If I find I am getting more clients who want this method of delivery, I will upgrade to the $10/month account.
One of the reps did send me a pricing example from one of the labs, and it really isn't as expensive as I thought it would be. It's not 19 cents for a 4x6 at CVS, but not outrageous.
Dave
Dave