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[pepfin]

Okay, I know I have said this before but I will not stop anytime soon:

FUCK HARTZ AND THE POISON TRAIN THEY RODE IN ONDo not use Hartz product unless you are seriously ready for your cat to get sick and/or die. My cats are luckily okay, however they emailed me the typical, "We-are-sorry-you-had-a-problem-but-we-are-SOOOOOO-not at fault-thanks-

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[pepfin]

Right. I don't know what my husband's opinion on giving them that letter is yet. I mean, it is kind of no-big-deal and kind of shitty all at the same time... but there really isn't anything stopping them from scanning them and printing them out themselves. I guess they don't have a scanner or a good printer?

[pepfin]

Yeah - I thought something like that. I am trying to think of a polite way to tell them that "that isn't really how this works" but then again, they are really nice people and you know, you don't want to be a total asshole. Might was well just give them the letter, you know - and just let things go.

Personally I feel similar to photography as I do my own paintings... no one should really be making copies/reprints but you (unless you initially give them away).

[djdujour]

I would approach it this way - totally ignore her request for a "letter of consent" and just respond as if her request was simply for more pictures. Just say, "Sure, we'd be happy to print a few more copies for you. Let me know how many you need and I'll let you know how much that will be." This way, no one's feelings will be hurt, E still retains the rights to his photos and she will hopefully get the message that there is a reason the photo shops will not make copies of professional photos.

If she really insists on having copies made of them herself, she'll most likely find a way because there are photo shops out there who will make copies of professional prints (cough-wal mart-cough). The consolation is that unless you make a print from the negative, the copy will most likely look rather shitty.

[picture_kept]

Chances are she probably didn't even think of the option of coming to you in the first place, and thought she could just get reprints easier and faster and (maybe?) cheaper at a local photo place... I wouldn't take it too personally, but Ethan should still remind her that reprints from the original negatives are preferable and that they'd cost...whatever the price is.

Some people are purely penny-wise and pound-foolish.

[pepfin]

Well, she has a copy of her contract and it clearly states the prices of prints (which were not astronomical, mind you) and she originally purchased them from him. If she thought to come to him for a letter, she could have just asked him for more prints or to buy the negs. But you are right, albeit a bit inconsiderate and cheap - it certainly isn't evil!

[bellazoemom]

I agree that you should "just respond as if her request was simply for more pictures. Just say, "Sure, we'd be happy to print a few more copies for you. Let me know how many you need and I'll let you know how much that will be."

I think that is DARN good advice. What will she say then??? "no..I just wanted to rip Ethan off and print them cheap!" LOL. Well...who am I to talk. He took pics for me for free. LOL

LOVE YOU
J

[pepfin]

Sometimes we do take pics for people for free... but usually it is close friends, of course! But she sought him out for hire - so he printed up a contract. So it is different... and I too thought this was great advice.