Comments on: Cash is king

By: Tatjanna

Tatjanna — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:33:54 +0000

I love this..and I too drive an old kia…well if 7 years is old, the car was actually given to me so hey..that’s money I didn’t spend! Anyway, I am starting out I have been doing weddings this last year and I learned the hard way, don’t do what you can’t cover. Up until the last wedding I did, I offered prints to my brides. I had what I thought was a great contract and soon learned it had a loophole. Anyway, The printhouse sent my orders to me all jumbled and in terrible condition, they look like they had been run through a cheap printer and stepped on! I could not give them to the bride in that shape. I knew the mother she was the one who paid and set up everything. (aquainted)and so I talked with him and he was ok with the extended time frame to complete the images. The printhouse took my order and then closed! I offered a refund at this point for prints, the bride didn’t want the refund, keep in mind I still offered a disk with all images and a video as well. This went on for sometime until I secured a great printhouse, which in the end cost me alarge chunk of my savings. point is….don’t do what you can’t cover end of story..can I take pictures and put them on a disk ? absolutely (always have a failsafe camera in case) can I afford a 2 grand printhouse flub….no way. Thanks for this post.

By: Cory Parris

Cory Parris — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:06:49 +0000

Hey Kim,
Personally, I think you should take free money wherever you can. That means if a credit card company wants to give me 1-5% for using their card, I’ll take it. It has the side benefit of reading all my expenses directly into Quickbooks, so most of my accounting is incredibly easy. I do make a point of paying it off on time every month, though!

By: kimwelsford

kimwelsford — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:32:47 +0000

also a good idea to keep the credit card bills paid up - or rather not swipe the card at all ; )

By: Ness

Ness — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:01:04 +0000

You are *so* right. Sometimes it’s hard to face the fact that as much as you want to update your equipment every time a new version of your camera comes out - it’s not always necessary. For example I have a Canon 30 D.

It’s a wonderful camera, but some photographers BAULK at the idea that it’s *ONLY* an 8mp camera. Well I can still shoot better than some of them with 21.1mp Canon 1D’s, because it takes more than just money to make a good photographer, and having a good ‘eye’ is worth more than the fanciest camera.

So sure, I’m saving for a 50D right now, but am putting aside money first for those inevitable rainy days (I shoot a lot of sports - which becomes hard when it rains!), but if I have to wait for the 60D so be it. Being able to feed myself is more important than having more megapixels.

By: Brandon Mulnix

Brandon Mulnix — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:40:20 +0000

Dave Ramsey is a huge supporter of this idea. It sucks when the camera in hand falls into the water and it takes 3-4 weeks to get an insurance check. This right after your lab bill maxed out your credit card… True story.

With photography in Michigan seasonal slow down is dramatic. How can you prepare for an emergency when you are trying to prepare for 3-4 months of no work?

Brandon

By: ed pingol

ed pingol — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:32:44 +0000

amen to that!

//ed

By: cindy

cindy — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:18:23 +0000

Such great advice! I’ve got the old Kia down at least! Woohoo!

By: Irene

Irene — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:32:10 +0000

Great article! Thanks for the advice!

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