Re: RC: Ride Photographs

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/25/1999 4:48:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
guest@endurance.net writes:

<< I would like to know from those "in the know" how much the average ride 
photo costs. Or, photographers out there - how mu=
 ch do you charge for photos, is that your only income, does ride management 
pay a base fee for the photographer, etc.
  >>

We've had photographers charge anywhere from $5 for a nice 4 X 6 snapshot, 
available the morning of the finish of a 100 miler to $20 for a finished 8 X 
10, available several weeks later after a 50 miler.  We do not pay a 
photographer a base fee, we are giving the photographer an opportunity to 
make money at our ride.  If he/she sells enough photos we might receive some 
smaller copies of relevant photos (of our family or horses).  Some foks make 
their entire living with photography, but I have been told that more money is 
to be made at horse shows and weddings and so it is often difficult or 
impossible to schedule a truly professional person.  We were fortunate to 
secure the use of a husband and wife team who photographed our 100 miler last 
August.  They sold 4 X 6 snapshots the next morning for $5; it is mostly a 
hobby with them.  But, we have never paid the photographer to come to our 
rides.

Barbara McCrary
Ride mgr., Castle Rock 50 & Swanton Pacific 100


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