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After a last minute phone call this morning to confirm that I could cover the dressage at Blue Barn today, I was there within the hour. Although I was too late for the first few entries I managed to get them on their second test of the day. Photographs were taken in the sand school until just after midday and then in the indoor arena after that. Featured Riders
 After such a wet & windy start I was in two minds about attending myself. I’m glad I did though as I managed to grab a couple of spectacular shots. One of which is in the slide show below.
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 no comments If you check out the time of this post you will realise how busy it was today. Not that I minded, it was good to have time for a chat and put some faces to some of the e-mails I get. An early finish has also given me time to get all of this weekend’s images on-line before I go away for a few days. Unlike yesterday, everyone who bought a photo today put their details on the order form so these are some of the riders who will be submitted to the magazines next month. Featured Riders
no comments I lost count of how many horses attended this event but there were enough to keep me and Amy busy taking photos all day long. Unfortunately, we were not kept as busy printing them. The result being that we had our lowest sales figure for a busy show so far this year. If any one cares to comment on the reason(s) why – please feel free to hit the button below… 13 comments Why you had so little sales Judging by the amount of people I saw viewing the monitors throughout the day, I think most people know if they have a photo worth buying or not. I did announce several weeks ago that I was no longer going to put photos on the website. However, I have relented with a few conditions. You are free to choose whether you want to accept them or not. Hello, 2 things: Sorry, but I don’t think that it is right that you have to pay to view…I know you say that you announced it a few months a go, but funnily enough not everybody is constantly on your website, its a first this year for me! I appreciate that you provide a comments page on your site. And i also think the charge of £2.50 is ok. Unfortunately there are no photos of my daughter to look at on your site. So there will be no orders this time and I would appreciate the refund of my money please. Ring 3 Novice Jumping Ashford Valley PC Area Alex ‘Second thing’, I know what the person above meant. They, like you, expected me to put the photos on-line just like I have been doing for the past 9 years. A free service that I offered which was paid for by those who bought their photos. Peter, I’m glad that you, along with many others who have signed up, agree with the new system. I’m sure then that you would also agree that to make refunds to those who didn’t make a purchase would not only defeat the object of the subscription but would also be unfair to those who did. So, one will not be able to view one’s photos online even if one does pay the £2.50 that you now charge? in relation to the above posts, i think it is atrocious that i have to pay to LOOK at a photo… i think you will lose sales and your reputation for good, honest service! Alex Anonymous Some people may not want to give out bank card details over the internet, as in my case and now as a result of this cannot look or purchase a picture. If you do not want to use your card on the internet, I think you will find it difficult to purchase the photos from the website. What I find interesting is the comments here are mostly negative and from people who are anonymous. Comments from my actual customers have been 100% positive. I was just wondering if you had pictures of the 2nd round of intermediate jumping. I looked on the 1st round on the day but i had no pictures taken, and you said i would need to wait for the second round if i had any taken. There wasnt any uploaded of the 2nd round when i went to look before i had to dash home because of a horses injury. I didnt really want to pay to view the images if i had no pictures taken. I would of certainly brought a picture if i had one taken but the first round had no pictures of individual riders. All in all i would be greatfull if you could inform me if any pictures of individyual riders were taken in 2nd round. thanks. Not quite as busy as Blue Barn in fact with the PA out of action you could say it was fairly quiet but there were more than enough competitors to make it a pleasant evening. no comments |
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