[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Sitting Fee -- A new one on me

  • From: candiasgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: Erynbrook@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 01:34:48 GMT

In 38 years of showing I have been hit with a sitting fee once and the photo 
was lousy.  I sent them the sitting fee with a nasty note that I would never 
use their services again.  The photographer was Sosa.  

CandyZ

candiasgsd.com

> Recently one of my dogs was shown in all-breed shows in Louisiana. On 
one  
> day he went WD/BOW. Today in the mail I received a nice picture of his 
win from  
> the show photographer. That's good - I needed a good picture of him. 
> Then I looked to see how much the single 8x10 cost and saw $12. Very  
> reasonable I thought. Then I saw that my total bill was $28! Upon reading 
the  
> invoice I saw the following: 
> "We charge a sitting fee when you/your agent requests a photo. This fee 
is  
> not for any photos or proofs sent, but consists of our time & expenses at  
the 
> show. It is non-refundable. The prices below are adjusted to account for  
this 
> fee."
> Now I expect to pay a sitting fee to a photographer who travels to a  
> location specified by me, or even one who does special shots elsewhere on 
the  show 
> grounds. But in 40 years of showing I have never heard of a show  
photographer 
> charging a fee just for walking into the ring. But I will admit  that I am 
> show mostly at specialties and seldom at all-breeds out of town.
> I was talking to a handler friend on the west coast and asked her if she'd  
> ever run into this out there, and she was just as surprised as I. Then we  
> decided we don't know much if anything about all-breeds in the east or 
south and  
> perhaps this was something that part of the country sees all the time.
> I intend to pay the full bill because I'm sure my handler did ask for the  
> picture and I'm glad he did, but has anyone run into this before?
>  
> Thanks -- Susan
> 
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