Hey all, not sure if you guys can help me with this, but here goes...
Not so recently, I was engaged by a friend who worked in a real estate agency to shoot some of the agency's property in a given area. I drafted out a T&C (i still have the document, in print and in soft copy) which I then passed to my friend, an executive in the company, to view.
After viewing the T&C, it appeared that the black & white was satisfactory, so my friend signed and dated the document (two copies - one for the company and one for my safekeeping to cover my behind).
I then commenced work, taking photos of the property that they needed. At this stage, it seemed that my friend's direct boss was not in agreement with the T&C that I provided. He said that the rate I quoted was "a bit on the high side", and thinks "the reasonable price to pay is about S$600.00 S$700.00".
They did try to push the counterproposal twice to me. The first time around, I tried to explain my position, and provided a brief breakdown for the rates which I quoted them. The agency still held by the stand that the price was too expensive and asked me a second time to lower the price.
All this haggling happened after I had finished shooting, and had actually started post-processing and finalising the photos for web, which was part of the agreement, that the photos would be properly post-processed from RAW and submitted solely for web usage.
Because of the haggling, I called off the job and withheld the photos.
However, I would like to know if there is any way I can claim for costs incurred, such as transport, rental of equipment, and working time. I am under the impression that once the T&C is signed, there is no reason why any haggling or bargaining should take place, and such practice is highly unprofessional.
Please let me know on where I stand in this situation and what action I can do to claim costs incurred.
Not so recently, I was engaged by a friend who worked in a real estate agency to shoot some of the agency's property in a given area. I drafted out a T&C (i still have the document, in print and in soft copy) which I then passed to my friend, an executive in the company, to view.
After viewing the T&C, it appeared that the black & white was satisfactory, so my friend signed and dated the document (two copies - one for the company and one for my safekeeping to cover my behind).
I then commenced work, taking photos of the property that they needed. At this stage, it seemed that my friend's direct boss was not in agreement with the T&C that I provided. He said that the rate I quoted was "a bit on the high side", and thinks "the reasonable price to pay is about S$600.00 S$700.00".
They did try to push the counterproposal twice to me. The first time around, I tried to explain my position, and provided a brief breakdown for the rates which I quoted them. The agency still held by the stand that the price was too expensive and asked me a second time to lower the price.
All this haggling happened after I had finished shooting, and had actually started post-processing and finalising the photos for web, which was part of the agreement, that the photos would be properly post-processed from RAW and submitted solely for web usage.
Because of the haggling, I called off the job and withheld the photos.
However, I would like to know if there is any way I can claim for costs incurred, such as transport, rental of equipment, and working time. I am under the impression that once the T&C is signed, there is no reason why any haggling or bargaining should take place, and such practice is highly unprofessional.
Please let me know on where I stand in this situation and what action I can do to claim costs incurred.