Hear! Hear!
Mike M.
Tony Sleep wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 23:48:56 -0000 Dicky (corbettr@dircon.co.uk) wrote:
>
> > You will, at some future stage, have to chose between taking the picture and
> > reproducing it, simply because the time scale will eventually force you to
> > decide between the two processes. One is creative and the other largely
> > photomechanical and therefore technical rather than creative.
>
> Fair point, and I have to agree I spend far too much time nailed to a PC
> messing with all this stuff. However my main interest in scanning is
> (professionally) being able to shoot colour neg in circumstances which would
> defeat tranny, and sort the image out later - just as I have always done with
> B&W. Deadlines would usually preclude sending stuff out.
>
> Yes, it adds a large amount of time to a job, and I am often up half or all
> night doing it. However I have a number of clients who now commission me for
> work which competing photographers have tried to do on tranny in the past, and
> made a pig's ear of. It has expanded the possibilities.
>
> Of course I charge per scan, so it's not wasted time either.
>
> Another spin-off has been putting sets of images for press-release on web
>pages
> as thumbnails linked to repro-quality scans. I have several clients who love
> this, and were knocked out when I offered it as an alternative to prints,
> couriers etc. It works better for them, they just stick a URL in their press
> release instead of all that nonsense, and they get to feel deeply cool.
>
> The first time I did this for one client the pics achieved publication in 7
> titles including a national daily and all the target mags which matter to
>them.
> This same client has just commissioned me to do 12-15 shoots during the next
> year, and scan and web-host the results. Scanning ~5 images, knocking up the
> page and hosting adds ~£200GBP to each job, and I'd likely not be doing them
> unless I'd been able to offer the service. Net result for me is a significant
> lump of turnover I'd not otherwise have had, and some slight possibility of
>not
> dying of starvation after all.
>
> Regards
>
> Tony Sleep
> - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner info &
> comparisons
