Hi guys,
I do out sourcing work here in Australia. I look at this a bit like when you are looking to invest your money with a broker or bank. First there needs to be a relationship of trust. Some peoples images, that i work on are worth 10's of thousands of dollars to them. They place their trust in me, that these images don't go elsewhere. That i treat them with integraty.
Some people I meet face to face, others I never meet, but they have a third party who have dealt with me before, and have therefore recommended my service.
Now, there is nothing stopping you from developing a relationship with a company in India or the north pole. I do work for people in Asia, and I am in Australia.
You sometimes choose to use this service because of price, mostly because its cheaper ...and you are a real tight as*, or because someone somewhere else in the world can do it better, or a combination of both. Most people do it because they can use their own time doing what they do best, which is taking photos.
However, there isn't any gurantee that your images wont end up somewhere else, its very much up to the individual who you deal with and their integraty. Out sourcing is a great concept and can help grow your business, often with a known cost up front. but to make it really sucessful you need to develop a relationship with that person/company just like you did with your lab, when you used to send in your film.
I would say, give it a go.
Henrik
