Comments on: Picasso and pricing your work http://ackermangruber.com/2009/11/picasso-and-pricing-your-work/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:07:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DWF » Blog Archive » On The Forums: Defending Your Reprint Prices http://ackermangruber.com/2009/11/picasso-and-pricing-your-work/comment-page-1/#comment-11243 DWF » Blog Archive » On The Forums: Defending Your Reprint Prices Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:31:03 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=1989#comment-11243 [...] To which Picasso responded, “Madame, it took me my entire life.” – ackermangruber [...] [...] To which Picasso responded, “Madame, it took me my entire life.” – ackermangruber [...]

]]> By: Brett Buchanan http://ackermangruber.com/2009/11/picasso-and-pricing-your-work/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Brett Buchanan Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:15:06 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=1989#comment-323 Definitely agree with everything said here. Thanks for sharing Tim. Reminiscent of this story too: There’s an old joke about physicist Niels Bohr that illustrate this principle. A company’s machine breaks down. The company’s owner, an old school chum of Niels Bohr, calls in the physicist for help in fixing it. Bohr examines the machine. He draws an X on the side and says, "Hit it right here with a hammer." The company’s mechanic hits the machine with a hammer. It springs into action. The company’s owner thanks Niels Bohr profusely and sends him on his way. A few days later, the owner receives an invoice from Bohr for $10,000. Shocked, the owner phones Bohr! "Niels! What’s this $10,000 invoice? You were only here for 10 minutes! Send me a detailed invoice." Bohr agrees to send the invoice. A few days later, the company’s owner opens a new invoice. INVOICE Drawing X on the side of your machine $ 1 Knowing where to put the X $ 9,999 ———————————————————————————————– Total $10,000 Definitely agree with everything said here. Thanks for sharing Tim. Reminiscent of this story too:

There’s an old joke about physicist Niels Bohr that illustrate this principle.

A company’s machine breaks down. The company’s owner, an old school chum of Niels Bohr, calls in the physicist for help in fixing it.

Bohr examines the machine. He draws an X on the side and says, “Hit it right here with a hammer.”

The company’s mechanic hits the machine with a hammer. It springs into action. The company’s owner thanks Niels Bohr profusely and sends him on his way.

A few days later, the owner receives an invoice from Bohr for $10,000. Shocked, the owner phones Bohr!

“Niels! What’s this $10,000 invoice? You were only here for 10 minutes! Send me a detailed invoice.”

Bohr agrees to send the invoice. A few days later, the company’s owner opens a new invoice.

INVOICE
Drawing X on the side of your machine $ 1
Knowing where to put the X $ 9,999
———————————————————————————————–
Total $10,000

]]> By: Eric Kayne http://ackermangruber.com/2009/11/picasso-and-pricing-your-work/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Eric Kayne Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:55:23 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=1989#comment-322 That's why its never wise to charge by the hour, but by the job. John Harrington said in his book "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Business-Practices-Photographers-Second/dp/1435454294/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259103019&sr=8-1/" rel="nofollow">Best Business Practices for Photographers</a>, that charging by the hour punishes experience. Five years ago, it might have taken me an hour to think through, set up, and shoot a certain kind of portrait. Now it might take me half that time, but it took me five years to get there. Nice post. Eric That’s why its never wise to charge by the hour, but by the job. John Harrington said in his book “Best Business Practices for Photographers, that charging by the hour punishes experience. Five years ago, it might have taken me an hour to think through, set up, and shoot a certain kind of portrait. Now it might take me half that time, but it took me five years to get there.

Nice post.

Eric

]]> By: Tim Gruber http://ackermangruber.com/2009/11/picasso-and-pricing-your-work/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Tim Gruber Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:01:04 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=1989#comment-321 Thanks for taking the time to comment Christian. I like what you're saying. There are no shortcuts in photography. Sometimes I forget that myself in this online age where everything happens and evolves so quickly. Tim Thanks for taking the time to comment Christian.

I like what you’re saying. There are no shortcuts in photography. Sometimes I forget that myself in this online age where everything happens and evolves so quickly.

Tim

]]> By: Christian http://ackermangruber.com/2009/11/picasso-and-pricing-your-work/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Christian Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:45:32 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=1989#comment-320 Picasso was a very clever man. I recently read in an interview about snowboarding and the sponsor-me kids, that made me think that a lot can be translated to what's going on online with photography. So many blogs, Chase Jarvises, Zariases and what not. Everything is mapped out, people believe they should be at the destination only by understanding the route. Picasso knew you've got to take the entire route to get there. Picasso was a very clever man.

I recently read in an interview about snowboarding and the sponsor-me kids, that made me think that a lot can be translated to what’s going on online with photography. So many blogs, Chase Jarvises, Zariases and what not. Everything is mapped out, people believe they should be at the destination only by understanding the route.

Picasso knew you’ve got to take the entire route to get there.

]]> By: Picasso and pricing your work | Waitin’ On a Moment – by Tim Gruber | The Click http://ackermangruber.com/2009/11/picasso-and-pricing-your-work/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Picasso and pricing your work | Waitin’ On a Moment – by Tim Gruber | The Click Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:13:10 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=1989#comment-319 [...] [...] [...] [...]

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