Re: [Leica] photographer needed in Victoria

["C. Higgins" <theboomguy@hotmail.com>]

I thank you for all of your input on the topic of a wedding photographer for 
my upcoming day. The only problem is that  a) I am not a doctor or a lawyer 
so as to be able to afford these guys and b) I am the one paying for the 
whole shabang, not the brides parents and my parents can only contribute a 
small amount for which I am very greatful. When I asked if anyone had 
contacts I guess I meant people that had the same love for potography that 
we all do but are amateurs, yes I realize that there are some pros on this 
site but for the most part we all have day jobs. I myself had to sell my 645 
bronica so that I could purchase my first leica but use older canon screw 
mount lenses since I have to save up for an M mount lense, but i still love 
the camera and have taken some great photos
I have a small budget for the photographer but would perfer to give it to 
someone creative not  your standard assembly line wedding photographer.
thanks again
Chris



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From: nhcharch@netscape.net (Noel Charchuk)
Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] photographer needed in Victoria
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 16:16:12 -0500

See the archives for a bit of discussion on wedding photography and rates by 
the inimitable Ted Grant:
http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/v23/msg11691.html

in which he wrote:


The charge for that was $1000. which at the time was a big chunk of cash,
not by today's standards though.  I figured that would scare them off, nope
only more asked! So I upped it to $2000. and the same "here's the film give
me my money" deal.  Slowed down the requests, but they still kept
coming..... So it went to $3000.00 same deal, I shoot it my way, you pay
cash, I give film and they were out of my face. Yep and there were a few.

And I shot just as you describe, available light, is there any other? And
when I got to a point where I really didn't want to do them at all, I asked
ridiculously high fees and it finally got them out of my face.

; )

Noel
YMMV, offer void where prohibited, all prices quoted in CDN $ unless you 
want to pay US $$, which I am sure he would ccept.
Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote:

 >>Can anyone help me in finding a capable photographer in Victoria,
 >>British Columbia to do a wedding in August. I can't shoot my own
 >>wedding and was wondering if anyone had a contact there?
 >>Thanks for any info
 >
 >Ted or Sandy: I think someone gave you the "rates" ;-)
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