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Old 06-17-2008   #41 (permalink)
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Default Re: Selling Portraits or Scared by all the cheap prices

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Originally Posted by Rodeoshooter View Post
I hope I have made my point here. If you are going to put the shingle out and tell people you are a professional then damn well charge professional rates. I know some people are saying this doesn't matter and the real problem is the Walmart and J.C. Penneys of the world. The people in that market aren't looking for "Professional Photography" such as weddings or outdoor family portraits. The people who are going to "on the side photographers" are looking for the weddings and family portraits. Those people would be in my market if the "on the side photographers" weren't out there selling, sometimes substandard products, always at substandard prices. This is killing the market place with artifically low prices.
I couldn't agree more. There are plenty of people that still believe that you get what you pay for. My customers expect the best and will pay for it. All of you should have your customers thinking that way.

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