Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean"
<deanwork2003@...> wrote:
>
> Tyler,
> 
> I think we were discussing two differnt things here.

probably, maybe that dotage has moved beyond impending...


>...I do usually keep a backup file of
> work I do but I don't guarantee anyone that it will be availble for
> them in the future. I'm amazed that those Iris studios did that. I
> simply do that as an added convenience, mostly for myself, so when
> they order another one, as someone did today I don't have to start
> over or wait for them to bring over a file. But I gave them a file
> initially so they are responsible for its long term existence once it
> leaves me. 

Yes, that's what I do too, I just don't let them know that so they
will depend on it. "Oh yes, I think I may still have that here.."

It's amazing though, that often they have no idea what they did with
it, or when it comes back it's still on the "transport only, not
storage" disk I burned for them.

Bill, I understand your position, and hear others do that as well.
I try to get paid for my time initially, and let them have it.
Note- try.

Also, if I'm scanning only, my price is a bit outrageous, if I'm
scanning for an in house print job my price is very competitive. The
last thing I'm aspiring to be is a scanner operator after all these years.
Some basic tweaking is included, but if it gets into more hours, I
charge for that.
I got paid, I let them have it. Good luck on getting a better print
elsewhere <G>. Cheaper is fine, it's a free world, I'm not going to
gutter fight for the work, what with this dotage and all.
Also, I don't tweak per my system, it's calibrated, and the files are
tagged, so no special files here just for this. It should print fine
elsewhere, less beautifully of course...

We could have an entire list just for how to make a living doing this
stuff, probably under the mental health-denial catagory.
Tyler