Dave, If it helps, I am seeing the same thing around here. Basically, there are a few big companies that have infrastructure for booths, sun shades, multiple sets of equipment, advertising, web sites, etc. They get the contracts from all the local events and then hire shooters to cover it. What they offer is full, fast coverage. What they don't offer is quality. But the event directors are happy with the overall package, so they tend to get the business.
It is very hard to compete as a one man show. My business has shrunk because of it. The smaller guys are getting squeezed out. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 9:42:35 AM, you wrote: DJB> Dont know Paul. DJB> I just heard, from the barn manager, that the owner of the farm in DJB> question was impressed by buddies operation at the show he took from DJB> me in May, that she could buy her daughters pictures right on site. DJB> It was then, apparently, she asked them to do her 2007 show. DJB> His prices are higher than mine. He is VERY bilegerent, VERY pushy, DJB> but, he hires enough photographers, er shall i say, shooters, to man DJB> all rings, were i can only do one at a time and have to manage it the DJB> best i can. DJB> So far, in 6 years i have only one complaint about how i do my job, DJB> and that was this year. DJB> He does get a lot of complaints about his shooting positions and DJB> spooking horses, were i have never had that complaint. DJB> One bright spot, i quess, is that the manager, not this barn owner, DJB> looks after the one day schooling shows, and will mostlikely let me DJB> shoot those.Better than nothing. DJB> On a side note, i did do onsite printing up until late 2004, early DJB> 2005. I dedided it was not work the hassle of equipment break down and DJB> repairs, and my SO didi not want to do it anymore so that meant paying DJB> an extra person, and more in insurance premiums, so i quess i am sorta DJB> shooting myself in the foot, STS. DJB> Dave DJB> Quoting Paul Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> What is he doing to make this happen and what can you do to stop it from >> happening? Is he just getting to people first...or undercutting >> prices...or what? >> >> -P >> >> David J Brooks wrote: >> >>> >>> 2- Just found out Mr does not use a Pentax, out of focus, spook the >>> horses, guy has taken another of my big three day events for next year. >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> DJB> Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
