Jim Stafford
TPF Noob!
- Joined
- Nov 30, 2008
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- 167
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- Location
- Lake Odessa, Mi
- Can others edit my Photos
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First off I will lay the groundwork. I have been working wih the track photographer at my local racetrack. Over the last few weeks he has been showing me the ropes and I have been learning quickly. My stuff has been pretty good and according to him it has caught the attantion of a lot of the drivers and other track people. Good enough that he has asked me if I want to shoot full time so he can do other things also. The owner of the track has also approached me about shootig full time. I say these things only to qualify the quality of my work. To date he has not paid me anything. There has been much talk. He keeps asking me what I want and I keep telling him I have no idea what my stuff is worth just do what he thinks is right. I have given him lot of good stuff. A lot of my work is not only on his site but it is on the track site also.
Last night he wanted to go shoot a wedding so he askd if I would shoot the track. I would be the main photographer and he would have another person do some pit work and heat winners. He made it very clear that he wanted me doing the "money" shots. Those are the heat races which are in the daylight that the racesrs like better and the feature winners. I told him I would but I needed to get paid. We settled on $100.
Now here is he rub. It started raining and the races were cancelled about half way through. Do I still get my $100? I was there from 4:00pm until 9:00pm. I took allmost 700 shots. In reviewing them it is my best work. I was really on my game. I think he is still getting his money's worth by far. I never saw the other phoographer, I heard she was there. Luckily I kept all my gear dry
Last night he wanted to go shoot a wedding so he askd if I would shoot the track. I would be the main photographer and he would have another person do some pit work and heat winners. He made it very clear that he wanted me doing the "money" shots. Those are the heat races which are in the daylight that the racesrs like better and the feature winners. I told him I would but I needed to get paid. We settled on $100.
Now here is he rub. It started raining and the races were cancelled about half way through. Do I still get my $100? I was there from 4:00pm until 9:00pm. I took allmost 700 shots. In reviewing them it is my best work. I was really on my game. I think he is still getting his money's worth by far. I never saw the other phoographer, I heard she was there. Luckily I kept all my gear dry