Why bother with resizing? Just have your camera set to the proper size before you even take a single photo.@elcarev68 wrote:
Use PixResizer to resize them to the right size. It takes less than ten seconds per 100 photos and is easy enough for techno-dinosaurs to use.
@Sybil2 wrote:
Why bother with resizing? Just have your camera set to the proper size before you even take a single photo.@elcarev68 wrote:
Use PixResizer to resize them to the right size. It takes less than ten seconds per 100 photos and is easy enough for techno-dinosaurs to use.
I can honestly say that I have never totally missed a photo. For gas stations or other assignments that require double-digit photos, I always use a checklist. If for some reason I second guess myself, I check my images in the camera before leaving the property. Shooting is second nature to me though so I guess I have that on my side.@elcarev68 wrote:
Several times per year I am able to capture a missed photo cropped from another higher resolution photo. That missed MID attachment, the out of date POP on the side of the pump, even a building photo, all cropped from much further away but high-res photos. I save hours and many miles per saved shop each year at the expense of a couple seconds of resizing per shop.
@ceasesmith wrote:
My receipt has 32 digits, and the report only has space for 29! Frantic e-mails awaiting the scheduler in the AM!
@ceasesmith wrote:
AZ, good idea.
But I tried that, and it didn't work.
Questionnaire also clearly states to show it with all hyphens/dashes, etc.
Some clients have guidelines that don't accept altered photos. yes they can tell if they know what to look for.@elcarev68 wrote:
Several times per year I am able to capture a missed photo cropped from another higher resolution photo. That missed MID attachment, the out of date POP on the side of the pump, even a building photo, all cropped from much further away but high-res photos. I save hours and many miles per saved shop each year at the expense of a couple seconds of resizing per shop.
@MSNinja wrote:
Some clients have guidelines that don't accept altered photos. yes they can tell if they know what to look for.
@BirdyC wrote:
But I'm confused as to how a cropped and/or resized photo is considered altering it? I have to resize my photos all the time for reports.... But maybe these gas-station shops are different? Even so, I think of "altering" a photo as actually doing something to it to change the image (e.g., erasing the pump number and putting in a different number because you forgot to take a photo of one of the pumps).
If I do start doing gas-station shops, this is something I definitely should know....
does what every single day?@amberngriffinco wrote:
Seriously, I really doubt anyone does that many every. single. day.
@ceasesmith wrote:
I was talking to a scheduler about a $10 (plus gas and small inside purchase reimbursement). I asked her if they really ever get any shopper to accept these shops at base rate (looking at the paperwork, I cannot see how anyone can be on-site for less than 45 minutes -- list the products offered for sale, list the food items listed for sale, multiple photos, etc.; then doing the report, with photos -- I can't get through one in less than one-half hour!) And she said they have "many" shoppers who do "10 or 12 of these a day, day after day".
Okay, first, how do you USE 24 gallons of gas in one day? If the stations are close enough together to even get to 12 of them in a day, where in the world do you put the gas? Drive a truck or something? Counting drive time, how do you fit in 10-12 stops, photos and all, get home, and do all those dreadful reports?
I don't think I've ever scheduled more than 5 shops in a day. And by the time I've done reports, I've put in
12-15 hours, EASY. NO way would I do that for 10 shops at $10 each. When I schedule 5, I aim to make $200
or close to it.
What am I doing wrong? How in the world to you get reports done in less than half an hour each (I'm talking mystery shop plus reveal and audit here). What am I missing?
I AM organized.
Am I just working too hard to do a perfect job?
Thanks for input/suggestions/ideas, etc.
(And if the answer is technology, I admit to being a dinosaur.)
@arrow57 wrote:
You are not doing anything wrong.
I have a six cylinder car, I can do 3 a day, maybe 4 or 5 if I am willing to drive a long distance, get stuck in traffic, etc. etc, If anyone does 10 or 12 a day they most be driving a 747. For me, it's not worth the effort.
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@amberngriffinco wrote:
Seriously, I really doubt anyone does that many every. single. day.