Hi guys, thanks for the numerous replies.
Some answers to your questions and remarks:
Things in this case are not as simple as they could be. The client is the employer of my sister, and i got the job thanks to her. I’ve sent a quotation, and got nothing back : my sister was the one exchanging infos with me, and because the schedule was very tight, I went straight to work without waiting for anything else other than infos on the model’s dimensions, structure, materials …
She is based in Canada, I live in France, so I never met the customer directly, only once per Skype
The fact that the work was going on well, without the employer saying anything about the amount of the quotation was comforting me into thinking that everything was al-right.
Now, don’t get me wrong: regarding the way to conduct a professional/client bond, I got it all wrong and admit it completely: I didn’t get any real agreement from the boss (I was taking my sister’s word for it), and gave away the images without watermarks nor payment.
@Beer Baron and Richard Marklew: yeah, I get your point, and it does make sense. But I needed to know if i was in a realistic ballpark with my quotation, to know if that was the reason. So all the answers I got up there helped me.
@Michael W: NO, the client is fully satisfied. The images are exactly what they needed. I don’t want to go into any legal battle, nor claim copyright things, etc… I am a rather poor violin maker/ woodworker based in France, and they have a much higher financial force, over there in Canada/USA. I did this job because it was fun to make, and because my sister was involved. And that’s possibly where it all started to go pear-shaped…
The problem is that the guy is a really nice guy, and the whole story is rather a case of misunderstandings. I am convinced I should have been more precise and methodical with my dealing of the commercial side of it, so it’s my fault really.
But in the end the images are fine, and the quotation was fine, be it on the “cheap” side…
Thanks for your input !
Can i ask a moderator to lock that thread ? Or can i do it myself as OP ?
I got all the infos I needed about about pricing
I don’t want this thread to turn into some rant against this company, as i am the one to blame. This would bring them bad publicity and it wouldn’t help my cause !
Fell free to contact me per PM if you want to.