[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Sitting Fee -- A new one on me
- From: "Maureen" <murk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Erynbrook@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 20:53:27 -0500
Susan,
That is just NUTS!!!!!!!!!! That 8x10 cost him $2 tops to reproduce. Just
another way to make $$$$. Mo
> 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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