I think my parents will find this hilarious. The boys managed to get themselves into trouble this afternoon, so instead of getting all upset, we decided to make them do some of the things we didn't want to!
Friday, February 3, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Gallery Night Photos
One of my favorite Pensacola models, Julia, invited me down to Gallery Night to shoot her. Only neither of us knew that it was Gallery Night, so when we got there, it was a complete surprise. But I found the tent they were working from. Enjoy.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Bad Photog?
Alright, so I'm not the type of person that likes to do a lot of writing, or blogging in general. But with the heartbreak of yesterday, I have to get it out. I had my heart broken by a very well known pinup photographer. I won't say his name, as I would still work with him, but the whole situation just really hurt, especially since I was having a bad day in general.
I saw that said photographer was coming here, well to Panama, so I made it known to him that I would like to work with him. I knew I would have to pay for his services, and I was willing to, 100%. I was expecting somewhere around $300 for a short session with him. When I got the email back, he wanted three payments of $150, but since this shoot was only one month off, payment 1 and 2 would have to be made together. So, I did what any quick thinking photographer would do and I emailed him back. I explained that I didn't have that much money laying around at one time right now because 1. we are a military family and its short notice, and 2. we just moved for the second time in two months. I did not ask him for a discount. I simply explained I knew the exact shot that I wanted to produce, and asked him if I could come in, pay full price for hair and makeup, but use less of his time, thus paying less money. Its something that at that rate, I would have done for a military family (though I would have extended a military discount instead really, but he has different policies than I do and that's fine). He emailed me back saying two payments of 150, which completely broke my heart when he responded again saying that it was a typo, but I could break the payments into three, or knock $100 by not using MUAH.
Really man? If I would have misquoted a price by more than $100, I would have honored it, or at least let the poor girl come in for less time, or do a less elaborate set up, or something. Sadly, I know that I am not every photographer, and I tried to handle the whole situation with as much grace as I could muster. I would also like to encourage photogs to be careful about the way they handle their business. If this had been anyone else, I would have plastered this guy's name all one the web. Remember, you are a business that represents yourself. You can say you'll work with anyone until the cows come home, but if you can't work with people and make deals once and a while, they'll start saying you're discriminating against poor people that just want less of your time for less money.
#sadpanda
PS. Thanks to a couple great Emerald Coast photographers, I'll be getting this shot for my husband elsewhere, for a fraction of the cost.
I saw that said photographer was coming here, well to Panama, so I made it known to him that I would like to work with him. I knew I would have to pay for his services, and I was willing to, 100%. I was expecting somewhere around $300 for a short session with him. When I got the email back, he wanted three payments of $150, but since this shoot was only one month off, payment 1 and 2 would have to be made together. So, I did what any quick thinking photographer would do and I emailed him back. I explained that I didn't have that much money laying around at one time right now because 1. we are a military family and its short notice, and 2. we just moved for the second time in two months. I did not ask him for a discount. I simply explained I knew the exact shot that I wanted to produce, and asked him if I could come in, pay full price for hair and makeup, but use less of his time, thus paying less money. Its something that at that rate, I would have done for a military family (though I would have extended a military discount instead really, but he has different policies than I do and that's fine). He emailed me back saying two payments of 150, which completely broke my heart when he responded again saying that it was a typo, but I could break the payments into three, or knock $100 by not using MUAH.
Really man? If I would have misquoted a price by more than $100, I would have honored it, or at least let the poor girl come in for less time, or do a less elaborate set up, or something. Sadly, I know that I am not every photographer, and I tried to handle the whole situation with as much grace as I could muster. I would also like to encourage photogs to be careful about the way they handle their business. If this had been anyone else, I would have plastered this guy's name all one the web. Remember, you are a business that represents yourself. You can say you'll work with anyone until the cows come home, but if you can't work with people and make deals once and a while, they'll start saying you're discriminating against poor people that just want less of your time for less money.
#sadpanda
PS. Thanks to a couple great Emerald Coast photographers, I'll be getting this shot for my husband elsewhere, for a fraction of the cost.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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