Birgit, I am hardly oblivious about the cost of a good camera or the process to get them to the people. My Daughter Amy has been a dog show photographer for YEARS! Mo > Mo, you are oblivious about the cost of camera and printing equipment, > time to process/cost of computer and applications, not to speak of the > cost of ink to fill the photo printer. The photo mailers are not so cheap > either, and then there is the actual mailing. $2 is not going to do it. > > I have never run into a "sitting fee", but $28 for an 8 x 10 is > reasonable and within what most show photographers charge. I think it is > a good idea, at least the photographer gets paid for his/her time > involved. > > Photography is my hobby. My very expensive hobby. If I sell a few > pictures, I don't figure I am making any profit at all. Wedding > photographers make money, dog show photographers, not so much. You have > to love it. > > > Birgit Rhoads ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================