One of the reasons why I love my wife.

I love her, I really do.  When she was in school she took a lot of photography classes because she loves photography (her favorite photographer is Diane Arbus).

Flash forward  a few years later and we were given a free photo shoot by some local studio.  We didn't know anything about this company but it was a free sitting so why not?  Once there we're talking to the photographer who's telling us that the company will probably not be around in three years.  Okay, we figured he's just some guy not too thrilled with the company that he does freelance work  for occasionally.  Later on we changed our opinion of his position.

We did the shoot on a Saturday and the photographer said to schedule a time to view the shots.  We scheduled the viewing for the next Saturday.  We go to look at these shots and are shocked at the prices.  The one picture is free; no sweat, while we're here should we buy something else?  What would be the price for a cd of the raw photos?  Here's a price list.  Okay, we'll think about it.

Then we get into the car and I'm going to start complaining about the outrageous prices and my wife beats me to it.  $800 FOR A CD?  $35 FOR AN EXTRA PRINT?  $1200 FOR A CD AND A HANDFUL OF PRINTS?  THEY'LL BE OUT OF BUSINESS IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS.  YOU CAN GO TO CVS AND GET THE SAME PRINT.  WE WOULD HAVE BOUGHT SOMETHING IF THE PRICE WAS REASONABLE.    NO WONDER THE DISPLAY PRINTS OF CELEBRITIES WERE ALL 20 YEARS OLD.  GRUMBLE GRUMBLE Grumble grumble.

So true, the cd was $800, I understand that a photographer needs to make money for his time spent training, shooting, equipment and all sorts of stuff like that but be reasonable.  Where will he make more money, selling one cd for $800 (maybe) or selling more cds for 100 each?  He was using the same equipment to view and print that we have on our computers at home and the same that drugstores have.  When your competition isn't the guy in the next studio it's Target cameras and drugstore printing you need to change the rules of the game.

All the things I wanted to say, my wife was.  Keep in mind that my wife has a science background with a lot of photography classes for fun and is now a cop.  Between the school and the badge were many jobs but nothing that taught her business.  This is all common sense.  As we were driving my wife would just start complaining about something else about the prices of the pictures.  We had a thirty minute drive and I think she complained for about twenty of it and I laughed every time she said something.

I'll say it again I love my wife.