Just kind of think about what was said. One of the things to think about is that most of the people who responded to your post have been there themselves. We know it is a tough place to be, but if you want to turn your photography into a viable business it is a process you will have to go through. Be nice, but be tough.
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Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
"frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:"mark roberts: wrote:
All of Frank's reply was excellent but this really stood out for me:
I'm sure that she just loved the little arrangement she had with you. It seems that you thought of her as almost a friend. She wasn't. She was a business associate.
You have no idea how many times people try to rip off others (not just photographers) by using this technique (consciously or unconsciously). I always had an *idea* of what was going on but never really *got* it until Frank put it so succinctly.
This is an excellent observation and one that is completely true in this instance, more fool me for thinking it, but I really had begun to think of her as a friend and this is why I initially hesitated so much in charging her the extra for the next job.
I am GETTING to a reply to all of these wonderful responses to this thread, please don't think that I am being rude to you all, it is just that there are SO MANY! lol. And they are all very detailed, so it is taking me some time to really "process" it all, iykwim?
tan. (who just got a really nice phone call from Leon and now feels much happier about things!)
-- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com
"You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
