Online Ordering Service, Watermarking Service

Hello, I have a programming and web development background. I am not

particularly knowledgeable on the field of photography. I am just

getting involved in providing some services to a local photographer

who handles weddings/engagements/portraits/etc, and once

establishing myself, I plan on extending those services to other

local photographers.

The two services I am providing are: (a) Generating proof albums on

CD, including resizing and watermarking the images and burning to

CD. (b) Providing an online ordering service; the photographers'

customers can login to a website and review the proofs and order the

various prints all online.

How much should I charge for such services? How much are other

companies charging and what/where are some examples? How much would

YOU pay for such services?

Thanks for your help,

Josh

Good luck.

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I worked with SimplePhoto for a year, one of the industry's best new web-proofing

systems (especially great for school/package photographers). Building a fully-featured,

customizable system for online proofing and sales is a bigger task than one would ever

think!

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Check out some of these companies to see what's out there:

www.simplephoto.com<br>

www.photoreflect.com<br>

www.morephotos.com<br>

www.printroom.com<br>

www.pictage.com<br>

www.smugmug.com<br>

www.eventpix.com

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There are only a million more out there, all offering something slightly different from the

other, all with a slightly different pricing structure.

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All the best!

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-Anne Almasy, http://www.almasyvisualarts.com