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I dont think it was so much the prices that people were badmouthing. It was the tactic of mailing pictures to your house after getting your address from an unknown source (boat registration numbers?), then telling you to either buy the picture or mail it back at your own expense.
They may have stopped doing that, but that woudl certainly be enough for me to give them the bird.
They may have stopped doing that, but that woudl certainly be enough for me to give them the bird.
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I dont think it was so much the prices that people were badmouthing. It was the tactic of mailing pictures to your house after getting your address from an unknown source (boat registration numbers?), then telling you to either buy the picture or mail it back at your own expense.
They may have stopped doing that, but that woudl certainly be enough for me to give them the bird.
They may have stopped doing that, but that woudl certainly be enough for me to give them the bird.
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I've bought pictures from them and was completely happy. If you contact them they will send you "thumbnails" with a watermark on them to see. Price is also very negotiable. They would rather get something from you than nothing!
I would much rather buy pictures from a legitimate business than from .......!
I would much rather buy pictures from a legitimate business than from .......!
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I've heard a lot of guys complain about their protocol on here but my experience with them was good. I actually contacted them to find out when and where they would be, they told me name the time and place. It was like my own private photo shoot. They followed me out of Jones Inet for about 15 minutes. Took over 100 pics then emailed low res with water marks. I bought quite a few and they are great. It would have cost me quite a bit to rent a chopper, photographer and do what they did........
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So, is there a better way to protect their work/property from those that would steal from them? And consider the costs, all on spec. Granted, there are no thieves on this sport.........................
I believe a cheap bare bones R22 bird is in the 200 an hour range to operate.
Then you still need to pay for the pilot, the photog, the photog equipment.
Then find the owner of the boat, let them know you have some pix, and would they want to buy them.
Maybe somebody here can come up with a better way to handle the business?
I believe a cheap bare bones R22 bird is in the 200 an hour range to operate.
Then you still need to pay for the pilot, the photog, the photog equipment.
Then find the owner of the boat, let them know you have some pix, and would they want to buy them.
Maybe somebody here can come up with a better way to handle the business?
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I also bought pictures from boat pix last summer and was very happy with the picture i received.I figured for the price you have to spend where else can i get a picture from a helicopter.
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For several years we have had a chopper at minimum once a year and a few times twice a year where we had the chopper for our Barnegat Bay Run.
I then offer the images on my website for previewing starting at $9.99 on up. No obligation to buy and not included in any part of the registration fee for the Poker Run. (This way you are not paying for images you may not actually want.)
I shoot on spec. If someone wants to visit the site and make a purchase that is entirely up to them.
It has been working fine for me over the years...
I would never print before a person buys and expect them to pay to ship images back or be held for the total charges if they do not.
You will never find me printing images on location and placing them in the participants hands with my hand out expecting to get paid. That too is putting people "ON THE SPOT" for something they may not have ordered in the first place.
All my images are printed in a PROFESSIONAL LAB where they meet the strictest of quality standards and printed on photo paper.
I was also contracted to do an event last year on the Hudson where the organizer collected $50 from each boat to cover the expense of the Chopper. That too worked out great for everyone...
I have no personal experience with Boatpics to speak of, which is why I suggested the starter of this thread to do a search as this subject as it has come up a few times...
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I dont think it was so much the prices that people were badmouthing. It was the tactic of mailing pictures to your house after getting your address from an unknown source (boat registration numbers?), then telling you to either buy the picture or mail it back at your own expense.
They may have stopped doing that, but that woudl certainly be enough for me to give them the bird.
They may have stopped doing that, but that woudl certainly be enough for me to give them the bird.