A Toronto-based mining company just found out that if it sounds cheap, it probably isn’t a bargain.
In February this year, a mining company requested a quote for business headshots of six executives for its new web site. I quoted about $1500 which might be average for a job like this. The company replied that it had “decided to go in another direction.”
A few days ago, the same company e-mailed to ask if my February quote was still good.
Before replying, I went to the company’s web site and saw six business portraits. The photos’ EXIF data revealed that these were shot by another Toronto photographer in late February, about two weeks after my quote was turned down.
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