[Little Fisher]

I love a peppering of Ant-comments here and there. It really spices things up.

Anyhow, my beginner-self has been flirting with a Swedish photographer who really wants me to work on his photos. My quote, however, is way over his budget. ($175 an image). He was quoted by "someone else" for doing 6 images for $120, but he likes my work and wants me to compromise my rate in exchange for crediting my name and supplying copies of the magazine for my portfolio. I'm considering it for adding to my portfolio and the practice/experimentation. However, he says he would have a lot of work coming my way, and who could sustain such a rate?

A penny for your thoughts?

LF

[pierresplace]

Based on this image, presuming that my work is consistent with other images, what would I be worth as a NYC retoucher?

Thank you.

[pierresplace]

Originally Posted by aaRonology101

you think its BS, i see it as truth ..

what good is it having good work if you cant get people to look at it, appreciate it, and get you leads with it. again, its not what you know at times, its who you know that will take you places in the industry.

maybe you're right. maybe my work just sucks which is why im not getting anywhere with it. thanks for the encouragement Ant, and thanks for your support.

Your work does not suck. Don't let it get you down.
...Pierre...

[pixeltek]

Little Fisher,

Proceed with caution. Get payment up front or at least a deposit. JMO

[Ant]

This swedish photog...got a name? you can pm me it if you want. I suspect he is just getting started himself which is why he balked at the rate. If that is the case and the credit is worth it to you and of course some money is better than no money then go ahead. If it's not, he's thieving you.

aaRonology101 - pm me if you want to know why you aren't getting work in nyc.

[Lithodia]

Well little fish if his pics will look great in your portfolio and it wont take you hours on end to do, then go for it...if you could do without the pics and the money then pass it up. 6 images for 120 sounds like either he got someone with no experience to do the images, or that the images are fairly simple, ie color correcting, slight cloning dodge burn etc... if it takes you more then a half an hour to do the pics i would reconsider... The only problem with accepting low paying clients is that its hard to raise your price with those clients...But as a begginer sometimes its best to start off charging cheap and then for the next client you get, charge more, and so on and so forth.

[fotofix]

From what i have seen in the city in last 10 years it seems to be 70 percent of who you know. If photographer is working with a specific retoucher that bond is hard too break. You may get some left overs if that retoucher is in a bind..or
if the photog and retoucher have a falling out over a c project they may try somebody else in the short term but will end up back with there guy.

but this can only be based on what i have seen
I could be wrong..

I also see the photographers are calling the shot more than the photo editors or art directors

[madan]

Respected sir,
Good Wishes and warm greeting.

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[pixelzombie]

Originally Posted by aaRonology101

in this world its truly WHO you know and not WHAT you know.

i have to agree with that statement.....a recent co-worker of mine got a job at a large downtown agency in chicago, he knows someone on the inside and that how he got the job.....here is a guy that's been working with photoshop since version 2 and he didn't know how to use quick mask till i showed him about 6 months ago, he still can't cut a mask to save his life but he's making the big bucks now...