Brian Diaz wrote:
Yes, if you're competing with stores in the mall.  And failing.

we are all competing with the mall as the mentality of the consumer both private and commercial are being taught to expect more...pay less.

BCG wrote:
will these mega giants and digital cameras be the death of many shooters???

One can only hope...

BCG wrote:

we are all competing with the mall as the mentality of the consumer both private and commercial are being taught to expect more...pay less.

That's capitalism.  Get used to it.

Brian Diaz wrote:

That's capitalism.  Get used to it.

i am...but the tactic i took pisses off other local shooters.

BCG wrote:

i am...but the tactic i took pisses off other local shooters.

They should get used to it.  It's capitalism.

Brian Diaz wrote:

They should get used to it.  It's capitalism.

enron and exxon prove that corporate terrorism is far more damaging than a bunch of goddless f*cks ramming a 757 into a building.

BCG wrote:

enron and exxon prove that corporate terrorism is far more damaging than a bunch of goddless f*cks ramming a 757 into a building.

Non sequitor much?

Is Glamour Shots doing anything illegal?

Brian Diaz wrote:

Non sequitor much?

Is Glamour Shots doing anything illegal?

exxon and enron did...gs will force some dudes out of business, but i continue to grow.

Pat Thielen wrote:
These types of "studios" are not who I'm competing with. I don't think they're real competition, in that people who want to pay $20.00 for a bunch of crappy formula-shot images won't be looking to hire any of us. Studios like Target, Sears, ProEx, etc. have been around awhile and I don't really see them as competition as they aren't competing in our market. Still, it doesn't hurt to keep an eye on them and see what they do so you can let your clients know why they should spend a lot more to hire us instead.

  -P-

Amen Pat! Even if each photographer in the city had the same people in the same clothing with the same backgrounds -- the pictures will be different because this is really art. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (the beholder of the camera)...
in cookie cutter studios, they are "canned" poses, lighting, equipment so they will never compare to a work of art. Our job would be to educate the client's eye.

Picture Perfect Makeup wrote:
Amen Pat! Even if each photographer in the city had the same people in the same clothing with the same backgrounds -- the pictures will be different because this is really art. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (the beholder of the camera)...
in cookie cutter studios, they are "canned" poses, lighting, equipment so they will never compare to a work of art. Our job would be to educate the client's eye.

Not only that but seeing as my mom, sis and aunt go there yearly for shoots-the images always come back looking like someone took a house paint sprayer and tried to approximate them into looking like ho's.

Paulo Rodrigues wrote:
My partner took my newborn to have her picture taken for free in a shoping centre. She really liked the pictures but I hated them, they made my baby look like she was dead. I hate them even more since her cousin had a stillborn baby and the hospital produced pictures of the dead baby with a very similar composition.

Several years ago there was a cashier at a local department store who wore photo buttons of her stillborn baby while she was at work.  While I can understand that maybe this was her way of grieving, but I don't understand creating memories of things that didn't actually happen (the baby was dressed up in some of them).  I also didn't feel it was appropriate to wear these images at work, but maybe I just don't understand it since I'm not a mother.

BCG wrote:

we are all competing with the mall as the mentality of the consumer both private and commercial are being taught to expect more...pay less.

Now if only higher education and health car would jump on this bandwagon!

Claire Elizabeth wrote:
Glamour shots only charges $20? How can they even be making any money? I definately don't think the good photographers on here should worry about it. No model is going to hit up Glamour Shots for a portfolio update. At least I would hope not!

Upsell.  The first shot is only $20.  If you want any more it's $200.

Narhan wrote:
Several years ago there was a cashier at a local department store who wore photo buttons of her stillborn baby while she was at work.  While I can understand that maybe this was her way of grieving, but I don't understand creating memories of things that didn't actually happen (the baby was dressed up in some of them).  I also didn't feel it was appropriate to wear these images at work, but maybe I just don't understand it since I'm not a mother.

Yeah the whole dressing the baby up in a pile of soft toys is a little weird. The babies grandmother was showing everyone 10x8s at a kids party.