PhotographersQuote.com - not likely.

The internet is amazing with boundless potential so I was really intrigued when I received an email to the newly launched PhotographersQuote.com.

DesignersQuote has been around for a while it would seem with many happy and equally unhappy people. The jist is that an individual can post a job request and a photographer bids on this 'opportunity" with credits purchased from the site.

Each credit costing $4 and each job having a credit score.

This may work in the "designer" site since you can design for anyone in the world but photography is very much bricks and mortar so the job (usually low budget) has to be in your region -okay - walking distance and use your iPhone.

I "had" to sign up to see if my suspicions where correct. Job postings existed in the $100 for headshots and $500 for a full wedding. Locations - North Carolina and Michigan - Good luck getting a real professional for that!

Anyway, it's a great idea in this economy so we'll watch this site for improvements and maybe a realistic job request. It didn't cost to join after all.

Bidding which uses time and paying for the honor be it $4 to $24 for a $100 job just isn't going to catch on.

Quote Etiquette

Just a small peeve I'd like to put out the the world.

If a quote is requested the etiquette should be to respond and inform the photographer or bidder that they won't be required for that job.

Email makes this especially easy and impersonal.

This is just simple manners and we should all abide by it.

I owe a few contractors a call back.