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Originally Posted by DeanCapture
Just curious to know - how many of you folks that buy content on a regular basis have actually been on a set and seen how content is created. It's funny when I get emails from people who want high-quality material like they've seen me post on the boards - but then have a heart attack when I start talking numbers with them. I think some of these people would have a better understanding of pricing (mine or anyone elses) if they were to see how difficult this stuff is to produce and how much time, effort, energy and equipment it takes to produce it.
That old adage "you get what you pay for" rings true...even when your talking about content
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Interesting comment. I love shooting exclusive content with a flavor that I'm comfortable with -vs- shooting all types of flavors to meet the clients needs. I tend to shoot my own style and look for buyers who have a need for that style....instead of shooting a variety of styles to fill the clients needs.
I also try to make it clear to potential clients that I am only interested in producing a certain style of work and if this style is not what they are after - we shouldn't work together. I've had clients try to change the flavor of my work by requesting me to change things about the shoots that I was not comfortable changing. I explain to the clients that I have a vision about the type of work that I want to produce and if our visions don't align, we should not be working together.
This is a completely different mindset than what a non-exclusive shooter would posses. This type of shooter will shoot whatever flavor the client wants as long as they get paid. Money is important to me but is not "and" has never been the reason I got into this business. For me it's all about producing quality work and doing what pleases me. If I'm not enjoying myself - I get bored and do not do my best. Most non-exclusive shooters don't care that much about doing what pleases them.....but rather what pleases the client.
Interesting thoughts here - keep'm coming  |
GREAT THREAD DEAN!
It is amazing how clueless some are as to the cost of shooting
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as per this post -
speaking for myself, I come form a musical background and like alot of different styles of music (from classical to punk) and thats applied to the way i shoot or try to (glamour to amateur)
some clients are on the same page artistically and aesthically, some not yet they have their vision of what they want, like what I do, so I give them what they want. Liken it to a music producer.
sometimes thats cool because your doing something new and it broadens the scope and on the other hand you may end up pulling the hair form your head wondering HTF did i get myself into this.