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 > > > **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with > Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. > (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&;? NCID=aolfod00030000000002) > > > ================================================= =========================== > POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org > ================================================= =========================== > --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================