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Re: Indoor agility & High ISO
[Re: Jim Poor]
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05/12/09 06:54 PM
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Jim Garvie
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Jim, that's a very small buy-rate for a whole lot of work both at the show and in post-processing. That was my issue with Agility events when I was shooting them -- I love doing it but the income stream just didn't add up to the time investment for me. At Conformation shows, I sell at the 80-90% level so I can pretty much predict my income from the number of separate win setups I get. Agility is all performance-based and if you get it, great. But if you don't, oh well! I envy people like David who are not only good at it but are good at making it pay off from a marketing perspective. It's very hard work and prying money out of the hands of Performance Dog People is the hardest thing I've ever tried to do  . Good luck. Jim
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Re: Indoor agility & High ISO
[Re: Jim Garvie]
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05/12/09 06:58 PM
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DavidRamey
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Jim,
AKC and I did an experiment in a horse barn up here several years ago with strobes mounted in the ceiling just like you would strobe a basketball arena. Watching the video of the dogs running agility, most dogs didn't notice the strobe going off, BUT a few froze each time the strobe went off. Since agility is a timed event, the strobes were deemed not usable. There is a reason why flash and strobes are not allowed. Flash is not allowed so that you don't blind the dog with the flash and strobes are not allowed because it does effect the dogs performance. If I had not been a part of this experiment, I would not have believed that the strobes would have effected the dogs.
David Ramey Photography
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Re: Indoor agility & High ISO
[Re: Jim Poor]
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05/12/09 07:14 PM
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DavidRamey
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I don't know how well I will be doing this coming weekend for my first agility event of the year. The computer serving my viewing stations just lost a motherboard and processor and by the time I upgrade and rebuild the system, I will have to spend $1500.00. Normally this isn't a problem, but I haven't worked since having the heart attack in January and my finances aren't there for me to spend or borrow. I will see how badly I do with orders from just the web site. (I am guessing about 10% of the orders that I normally do.)
David Ramey Photography
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Re: Indoor agility & High ISO
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05/13/09 08:04 AM
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Jim Poor
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Wow, that sucks. I hear you on the disposable $$ at the moment though. I've been brainstorming ways to take advantage of the impulse buy at these events using pre-paid credits or something of the sort. That way, I don't get roped into on-site proofing as much yet, but still get some sales at the event. Quote:
I don't know how well I will be doing this coming weekend for my first agility event of the year. The computer serving my viewing stations just lost a motherboard and processor and by the time I upgrade and rebuild the system, I will have to spend $1500.00. Normally this isn't a problem, but I haven't worked since having the heart attack in January and my finances aren't there for me to spend or borrow. I will see how badly I do with orders from just the web site. (I am guessing about 10% of the orders that I normally do.)
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Re: Indoor agility & High ISO
[Re: DavidRamey]
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05/13/09 10:46 AM
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Quote:
I don't know how well I will be doing this coming weekend for my first agility event of the year. The computer serving my viewing stations just lost a motherboard and processor and by the time I upgrade and rebuild the system, I will have to spend $1500.00. Normally this isn't a problem, but I haven't worked since having the heart attack in January and my finances aren't there for me to spend or borrow. I will see how badly I do with orders from just the web site. (I am guessing about 10% of the orders that I normally do.)
David,
Good luck at your show, and take care of yourself.
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