| Author | Message | ||
     Nic Castle |
No I know Ian and we work along side him frequently. He is an excellent photographer and a great all round person. He has given my wife and I lots of advice in the past and I hold him in very high regard. He is covering the Nationals this year and we are doing video and headcams. Nic | ||
| Janet Pilling |
We have had some cracking photos from Ian at Photocall - I think he only does the Northern events though. He was at Castle Kennedy but I'm sure it can't be him you're referring to Nic. He is a pleasure to deal with, always manages to get the best position for real action shots and the quality of his prints is excellent. | ||
| Cliff Astles |
I would just like to say that I do agree with Martyn,some photographers are prepared to offer almost any photograph for sale, no matter how good or bad the quality may be. ALL photographs taken by myself are individually selected, cropped if found necessary, and are ONLY placed ON-LINE for viewing / sale, if they are of a GOOD QUALITY standard. This personal policy is maintained NO MATTER whom or what is the photograph subject matter. See Examples:-Photoboxgallery.com/arisam-photo. Additionally, the majority, and perhaps ALL photographers attending "Events" do NOT get paid to attend and are ONLY recompensed for actual photographs purchased. Therefore, to encourage and expand what I consider to be particularly interesting, you need Carriage Driving Events to have much more publicity than is currently the case, and part of this is by having “Event” photographers, so please ALL remember:- NO sales, No Photographers (good or bad) at Carriage Driving Events in the future!! | ||
| Martyn Willis |
I'd just like to say that this year we have cut back on the photos we have bought due to the high cost. In particular I like my photos digitally but when I'm charged up to £35 for one JPEG I don't bother. If I can have a CD with say 10 images for £35 as I have been able to get before I’d be quite happy. One excuse I've heard for this exorbitant cost is "we loose control of the image and the copyright." But surly the value of the image is virtually nil after about a month after the event? We have also suffered with the photographer not being able to get up in the morning and missing the first few competitors. Can't buy photos if they are not taken... The quality if a lot of the images are quite often poor with no thought of the composition framing and even focus. | ||
| Dawn Emmerson |
I got to agree, we have used both inkjet and laser printers for photo's. In respect of inkjet printers the photo's produced have lasted years. We have photo's from 6 years ago still in excellent condition. I'd say it depends on the quality all round, the paper used, the actual printer used and the ink. Using an inkjet printer does not mean poor photographs. | ||
| Cliff Astles |
Photographs, printed using Hewlett Packard, INKJET PRINTERS (and others) are GUARANTEED to last for GENERATIONS, and this well know fact is stated on ALL Hewlett Packard Support Documentation. The information (for interested technical members) can be found On-Line, where the Hewlett Packard’s Support documentation also reads along the lines of, technology being used today with the latest Photo papers and ink will out perform MOST, if not ALL, of today’s commercial photographic process for clarity, and longevity. Trust the above information will remove ANY DOUBT in people’s minds when purchasing INKJET PHOTOS at Carriage Driving, or any other event. | ||
| Nic Castle |
I decided to make this post after a conversation with another photographer at a recent National Event. It started with "Do you print on site?" I said no and explained why. My reasons being the inks/paper do not last, the quality is not good enough and you cant advertise Inkjet prints as photographs. He came back saying he didn't care if they only lasted a couple of years, he may not be around then, they wouldn't know who they purchased it from and who wants a picture to last over two year. After trying to explain that people pay good money for pictures he replied "yes it was a hundred pounds cash in my pocket, they can F^&* *&$. I would like to think that most photographers are honest and will correct mistakes they make but I thought I would put a few tips on here to try and help people get there monies worth. Here goes: 1. Ask how they are being printed if they are being printed onsite. Are they injet? 2. Look at the price the average price for prints is £8.00 to £9.00 for 7x5 or 6x4 and & £11.00 to £12.00 for about 8x10 If you want a specific picture taking dont be afraid to ask a photographer, they will do what they can to help at a show. But also ask what they know about horses. Not all photographer know about horses so you may not get what you expect. (This is especially important if you want a photographer to come to your home or stable yard to photograph your horses.) 3. If you purchase an inkjet print ask for the file on disk, it is only fair if you pay the price of a photograph you get the image to last more than a couple of years. 4. Dont forget if you buy more than one picture ask for discount. 5. Organisers dont forget to ask the photographer for prizes for your event. they can privide small prizes quite easily if they are taking photographs for profit. 6. Dont forget to look online at sites where you can get free pictures. You can get some great pictures from Mike's site which you can down load for free. I hope this is beneficial to people and I am sure there are other tips people can give. Please if you come across a photographer like the one above, remember we aren't all like that. Nic http://www.Northernplan.com |