I am officially a professional!

I've sold 45 youth hockey photos off my Web site
(http://trupin.smugmug.com). Total profit: $3.68. YEAH!!!!

Although there's word that some people downloaded the photos and sent
them to Ofoto instead. I might end up suing the other hockey parents for
copyright infringement.

 

I don't think you're considered a pro until you make $10 clear profit.

Ooo...lawsuits are quite profitable.

 

(sniff sniff) I smell a libel lawsuit against you for detracting from my
new-found professional status. I figure if I'm awarded $6.32 in damages
from you I'll hit that $10 profit and I'll be allowed to print
professional business cards too.

 

Meanwhile, they'll sue you for selling photos of their kids without their
permission...

You might do well to skip the lawsuit...
Besides...suing for $3.98 just doesn't go over well with lawyers when they
realize their take will only amount to about $1.19.

 

Last week I must have been seven and a half pros: a $75 check for a
fifteen-year-old (fully depreciated?) photo that was used one-eighth
page in a magazine.

So far this week I am no pros at all, but there's always hope...

For the sharks.

 

Hey, he's got me beat, by about 3.68

Ken

 

No, this is the best part of all. I have releases from all of them!

Look, I've spent $20,000 to keep this copyright lawyer on retainer. I've
gotta get some use out of him sometime.

Now that I'm a pro, I might try to get a small business setup grant from
that guy on TV who wears the suit with all the big dollar signs on it.

 

(shakes head) You know, it used to be about the love of the craft for
you. Now it's all about the quick money.

 

I've sold 45 youth hockey photos off my Web site

Your prices are way too low. $0.25 for a 4x6? That's cheaper than I
can get them printed at Ritz for myself. And that's before Smugmug
gets their cut.

I took some soccer pics last week and now some parents want to buy some
of the pics.
Here are the prices I quoted them:

4x6: $2.00
5x7: $5.00
8x10: $15.00

That may sound high, but not in comparison to what many event shooters
charge. And of course, the quality is way better since I rule. I've
been giving away prints for too long now. Now it's time to get paid!

So I think you are selling yourself short.

 

Benny Hinn gives business grants?........

 

Yeah, but this is the first year of my giving away prints. Maybe I'll
boost the price up a bit; I can always donate these profits back to the
non-profit hockey organization. Were you taking the shots just for the
sake of taking soccer pics, or are you involved in the program?

Wait a minute! My new B&H catalog just showed up! I'm gonna need to jack
these prices up FAST to pay for everything.

 

No, B&H takes your poverty into consideration. The last catalog I
got from them had a price of $6.95 on the cover, but they didn't
even charge me a dime for it. If you jack up your prices, B&H will
return the favor.

 

Were you taking the shots just for the sake of taking soccer pics, or are you involved in >the program?

I just show up with the white lenses and all the soccer moms flock to
me.
Chicks dig the big glass.

 

Yeah, but the catalog closes up for three weeks in October and I can't
figure out why. :-(

 

Cynicor wrote in part:

I like your style, dude.($1 to "The Big Lebowski")

 

The scariest thing about Matthew Lesko's pitch is that if you take
Matthew Lesko up on Matthew Lesko's offer, Matthew Lesko'll throw in six
hours worth of Matthew Lesko on audio cassettes.

That's like 24 consecutive hours of Celine Dion emoting on the Larry
King Show, 5.5 hours of Gilbert Gottfried rehearsing his lines for an
AFLAC commercial, or me reading r.p.d. aloud for almost 15 minutes.

Brutal.

 

I'd listen to Gilbert Gottfried doing anything. Even stupid Lesko
pitches. But 2 1/2 minutes of Celine Dion is about 2 minutes more
than I can usually tolerate. Singing, that is. I don't watch or
listen to the King of all mediocrity, except for his annoying
commercials that are hard to avoid.

 

When I was a musician averaging, $50 a week was a good
professional income... and the profit was about 2 cents...
a year... you're doing great!

Uh, um, how much money have you spent on photo toys to
get that huge a profit? <very big grin>

Jeff (i *might* make a profit by 2020)

 

Cripes, it only comes to five bucks a year for fifteen years
-- that ain't quick. If that ain't love ....

 

As are you!

<s>

I always say I'd rather not sell a $10.00 photo than not sell a $2.95
photo....

Well, it *is* a philosophy....