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11/19/2005 05:49:28 PM · #526

Originally posted by mavrik:

Now we have 12 or 13 2006's so I'm pretty happy!

And so is your bank account lol

11/19/2005 05:50:06 PM · #527

how much do you charge per wedding?

11/19/2005 05:50:16 PM · #528

Originally posted by loz1:

Originally posted by mavrik:
Now we have 12 or 13 2006's so I'm pretty happy!

And so is your bank account lol

No, my bank account NEVER likes me! lol

We always have 15 new things we need just to get where we would be if we had gotten a small biz loan. I still NEED so much!

11/19/2005 05:52:59 PM · #529

okay, I can officially say that I have no clue what entries are ms. mesmeraj's. I'm a loser.

11/19/2005 05:53:30 PM · #530

Originally posted by mavrik:

No, my bank account NEVER likes me! lol

We always have 15 new things we need just to get where we would be if we had gotten a small biz loan. I still NEED so much!

Well your camera bag will be happy then lol I know there has to me some lens that has caught your eye lol

I understand that though. You have a lot of upfront costs and you also need to factor in the fact that you both are working a bilion hours, which this has to cover. At least it makes you havppy and ya know in a year or two you will finally be able to start really reaking (sp) the benefits of it.

11/19/2005 05:54:46 PM · #531

Originally posted by wavelength:

how much do you charge per wedding?

Depends on the time and album, but usually $1900 to 2700 next year. This year was more like 1200-1500.

11/19/2005 05:55:00 PM · #532

well i cant give you any clues wave. Then it wouldn't be anon anymore.

11/19/2005 05:56:52 PM · #533

or is that raking in the benefits Matt? Lol!

11/19/2005 06:01:15 PM · #534

i went to introduce myself to a photog that has just set up a studio in this town on thursday. Very pleased to say she she shooting digital. And good images not cheesy kmart style crap like all the other photos in town. She was very pleased that i also have changed to digital and work with photoshop. So pleased infact that she asked if i would be interested in being her assisant once she is all set up (and i have my greencard).
Which would be kickarse - all the benifits of having a studio without having to pay for it ;)

11/19/2005 06:05:35 PM · #535

hmm... only 25 weddings a year would make me a decent salary...

11/19/2005 06:09:15 PM · #536

Originally posted by mesmeraj:

or is that raking in the benefits Matt? Lol!

Reeking, raking .. it's all benefit!

25 weddings a year at average $1500 profit after printing and albums isn't terrible, but with overhead etc, it's a living. :) We've made strides from our $700 coverages anyways lol

11/19/2005 06:13:24 PM · #537

oh, i was thinking the $2500-2700 range. That's about what a friend of mine paid for his a few months ago. One guy he talked to wanted $4k.

$2500 and 20 weddings, would be ideal, with some portraits on the side it woudl be pretty much what I need to survive, counting overhead like you said. I should get back to work on that Mentorship thingy.. heh.

11/19/2005 06:14:50 PM · #538

Originally posted by mesmeraj:

actually, getting a job with her would help a LOT with green card. You have her fill out some forms saying that you're indespensable to her business, and you're almost golden.

11/19/2005 06:17:24 PM · #539

not in the situation i'm in wave. It is illegal for me to work. I've already been told i have been approved for the card. They just havent done the papers on it (actually they lost the papers).

11/19/2005 06:17:55 PM · #540

Originally posted by wavelength:

Our eventual goal is to be in the $3500-5000 range which is the top end around here. Not shabby. :) Fewer weddings, more $ and some portraits yes. I should get back to work on the Mentorship too now that I finished that crazy screwed up deleted the files wedding. :)

M

11/19/2005 06:19:38 PM · #541

Originally posted by mavrik:

whew.. didn't hear about that one. did she go bridezilla on you?

11/19/2005 06:24:15 PM · #542

ROFL

No, I installed some program called Studio Flow and when I opened it, it "catalogued" my harddrive. When I closed it, it deleted my desktop including the current wedding I was working on, or basically 450 completed files out of 600. I had to bust ass to get the wedding done by last Sunday evening including two all-nighters, but it got done. :)

M

11/19/2005 06:30:03 PM · #543

Good save. First thing they teach you in any customer service class, never tick off the customer. The business NOT lost in referrals is often reward enough for the extra effort made to please.

11/19/2005 06:42:45 PM · #544

Originally posted by mavrik:

Lucky for you that you do your best work when you are half asleep in zombie mode

11/19/2005 06:46:39 PM · #545

Originally posted by loz1:

Lucky for you that you do your best work when you are half asleep in zombie mode

We must all be in zombie mode, we're positively lethargic tonight. It's prolly cuz nogging isn't here filling our lives with extra sillyness. :O)

11/19/2005 06:55:48 PM · #546

Originally posted by wavelength:

We must all be in zombie mode, we're positively lethargic tonight. It's prolly cuz nogging isn't here filling our lives with extra sillyness. :O)

lol Sorry, I was clearing up some paperwork and without Nog here I'm not quite in full play mode yet - just sorta slowly revving up the madness. :)

Mebe she'll be here after 9. She didn't show up til 9 last night, I think.

11/19/2005 06:56:42 PM · #547

Originally posted by wavelength:

Good save. First thing they teach you in any customer service class, never tick off the customer. The business NOT lost in referrals is often reward enough for the extra effort made to please.

The bride would have gladly waited - but I had said two days before "they will be done Sunday" and if you're a betting man and it's physically possible, bet on me having it done. It was done around 10 Sunday evening working practically 20 hrs a day.

11/19/2005 06:59:08 PM · #548

Originally posted by mavrik:

Becarful though. That kind of dedication will make you very sick and knock ou off your feet for a while.

11/19/2005 07:00:56 PM · #549

It's November - I don't have a wedding til Feb 18th, so I will live. :)