[alt-photo] Re: Pt/Pd printing Video

[Mark Nelson]

If you are selling your prints for $25,000 each,  the cost to have  
someone else make the prints is not that significant.

If you are making your own prints, even with pt/pd, the cost of the  
metal & other materials may not be that significant compared to the  
cost of a computer, etching press, camera, or that special lens you  
need.

The most expensive item is time.

Mark Nelson
www.PrecisionDigitalNegatives.com
PDNPRint Forum @ Yahoo Groups
www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com

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On Apr 29, 2010, at 8:42 AM, Diana Bloomfield <dhbloomfield at bellsouth.net 
 > wrote:

> I agree, Loris.  I just happen to know a couple of people who  
> consistently do some printing for others (again, not platinum  
> printing), and knowing what their material costs are for what they  
> do, I know they charge more than $50/hour, though they may not tell  
> the client the cost per hour, or break it down that way for them.   
> People are better off, all the way around, doing their own  
> printing-- if that's at all possible for them-- but that's just my  
> thought.  I've done some printing for people before, and I did  
> charge a lot-- mainly because I felt it was a somewhat thankless job  
> and it was my time--  but how much people are willing to pay for  
> someone else to print their work is always surprising to me. If the  
> demand is there, you may as well charge what you can get (law of  
> supply and demand).  I always think about how much my dentist  
> charges (which seems outrageous to me), and I figure I'm as good at  
> what I do as he is at what he does-- you know, maybe even better--  
> though I do have a few crowns that look really good.  Of course,  
> they should.  They cost me a small fortune.
>
> Diana
>
>
>
> On Apr 29, 2010, at 9:30 AM, Loris Medici wrote:
>
>> Could be. I would not base my price on material costs (w/ markup) +  
>> labor,
>> if it ends up in in quoting a labor cost more than USD 50 / h. I  
>> would
>> request a total/packaged service fee instead. Just because it  
>> wouldn't sound
>> nice to the potential customer (remember; my comment was limited to  
>> my part
>> of the world), and more importantly, because I wouldn't want to lie  
>> about
>> how much man/hour takes to finish a pt/pd print...
>>
>> In my view, the less detail you provide about your costing scheme  
>> (= be
>> simple) the better it is; otherwise, you may end up in a very  
>> unproductive
>> discussion / argument. It's a simple situation of either accept or  
>> go...
>>
>> Regards,
>> Loris.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org On  
>> Behalf Of
>> Diana Bloomfield
>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 4:03 PM
>> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Pt/Pd printing Video
>>
>> Well, then, the answer is obviously #3.   Though I do know people who
>> print for others (not just platinum prints) who certainly charge  
>> more than
>> $50/hour.
>>
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