Thanks for all the advice and replies.
Yes I have recently read the news on the fading. And Yes, I even
notifiy the customer that the prints may fade. However, if the
printout fades within 1 year I will replace them free. The customer
looks at my sample photos and say "How much for One" I say $25 for
two sheets with multiple posess.
And these people are not suckers. More to their credit, they
realize a great bargain when they see one. Most people dont
archive their glamour shots. They give them out to significant
others, and so forth. I would call someone a sucker if they paid
the real "Glamour Shots" the $250-$300 for a few photos to give
away. The magic I create is not the photos. It's the treatment
and the fantasy. Imagine putting your face on Time magazine. Or a
close look-a-like.
I am buying some props from Backdropoutlets.com also. I want to do
class photos and even some family stuff. Hopefully within a month
or two I can afford a Fuji Pictrography to offer an upgrade in the
longevity of the print. The samples I got from a local shop with
one are not all that better from the 870. He paid $14k for his
printer.
We are buying the cheap 8x10 buy the box from the $1 store today.
I just won another 870 off of ebay for $85.00. I know i will need
it as a backup, because of clogging.
Certainly, there are differences between what I do and what a real
photographer does in a studio. Im just betting on the fact that
most blue-collar class people cant afford to pay for those
differences and will choose me instead. I am going to develop a CD
with the Magazine cover templates for people to do what I do. I
am working on making my booth look more prestigious. Than I will
open two more booths in other spots in the state.
Jonathan
