sucker born every day

[natatbeach]

o.k. so Santa is at the mall(two weeks now) took the kiddos to the "north pole"...anyway

here's what I could choose..
--2-5x7s for 20.99
--4 wallets for 19.99
--- or both for 35.99
or a cd of the one image for 25.00

picked the crappy cd(what a weiner) cleaned it up changed the kids clothes and ordered some Christmas cards from Mpix...

I love Photoshop! ;)

happy Holidays---let go eat a turkey

[Asylum Steve]

Good to see ya posting, nat...

Not one to stir things up needlessly (yeah, right!), but technically, that's not your photograph. And while what you do to a pic in the proverbial privacy of your own home is your business, by posting it here, you have in effect altered it and published it.

Ah, I'm kidding. I seriously doubt the "Mall Santa Photo Police" will be knocking on your door anytime soon.

Besides, your version does look a lot better...

[adina]

Wow, nice psing.

We fortunately have never had to go the mall route. Company children's X-mas party has a Santa, and you take your own photos.

Going to email you back....sometime in the next week...

[drg]

Nat nice job fixing the pic. The Photo Takers (I'm not sure I'll call them photographers) should be ashamed "selling" an image like that.

Steve brings up an interesting point, but one that we are all going to be arguing years hence.

The current thought, though not real popular, is that by selling you a CD the company is "licensing" you to produce any image, or quantities you want as long as you do not profit from those images. Now, if the have a disclaimer stating that you can only use them images for email, that is different.

The Copyright and Digital Rights attorney's I consult indicate that email is itself in question as to what that involves. The disclaimers thusly may be meaningless.

I've been selling CD's for over a year and the profit margin is way over %1000. No lab time, few materials, almost no technical qualification for the individual running the burner and software. Just point, click, and drag and then the big virtuall BURN button. These CD's have a disclaimer printed on them, as a file, and the pics are digimarc encoded. But if a customer wants to burn 500 greeting cards, let them have fun! I'll gladly do it, but it costs more.

The quality is 'reduced' and the images are "suitable for personal use and 4x6 reprints". They still are marked with a logo, and I even include a disclaimer/release letter for the customer to use at W-M, Walgreen, CVS, etc. It contains phone number, email, and the numbers that W-M and Walgreen will generate for licensing/commercial accounts if asked.

I get business, and if they client wants something special, they are going to have to come back for a better quality file or other services. Plus there is no concern about shipping and replacement of damaged prints and on and on.

I'll still personally deliver if you ask however.

Its a new business model, not unlike proofing online. You just have to mind the details as to how it is all presented.

5 years ago I believed that I'd still be delivering chrome's to customer. Haven't in nearly two years!! The time's are a changin'

[natatbeach]

the Cds had nothing on it---no disclaimers ---no anything...both sides have that glossy iridescent look to them in a white paper sleeve. I asked the guy running the place if there were limitations as to what I could do with it...he said "it's yours you paid for it do whatever you want...you can even emnlarge it to poster size"(ya right to that last remark-he he)

...and they gave me a sheet of wallets for buying a cd for free.(might use them as coasters



I'm able to post because I weaseled a day out of work...thought the kids had a half day so I took the day off----get to their thanksgiving "lunch" and it's a full day...woohoo...

[Axle]

Nicely done Nat!

[Mike Platts]

I know that Santa!..... The Mall at Rockingham Park. We were just there on Saturday.

I checked out their set-up. They were using a Nikon D70. They had a single monolight behind the camera (bare bulb).

We didn't buy any images...my son just gave him "the list".

BTW, I think he image does belong to her. Last year I asked what can I do with the image if I buy the CD and they said "anything you want". They charge $25 for a low-res. CD because they know what the customers are going to do with it.

Mike

[natatbeach]

That's so funny....I was about 10 stores down...I work at GlamourShots

come by and say hi sometime....