Comments on: Negotiating Agency Shooting Contracts

By: Gilles Brunet

Gilles Brunet — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:18:00 +0000

I agree with you, having only one big client might be risky.

Thanks for the post.
Gilles

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:10:53 +0000

I’d caution against the really large brokerages — if the volumes are too high, you are putting all your eggs in one basket. If they go belly up, or simply change their photography policy, you have a major problem. And if they monopolize your time, you become effectively an employee, but without even the semblance of job security, and of course zero benefits. A better course is to have several small-to-medium-sized offices. Then if you lose one, it’s not such a disaster. Also, with the medium-sized clients, the volumes aren’t so great as to pressure your rates too far down. Best of both worlds.

By: Dave Salgado

Dave Salgado — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:34:29 +0000

I would also suggest that large acreage properties with multiple structures fall into the estate category, regardless how big the home is.

It would be interesting to see a range of Thomas’s pricing.