On 27 April 2012 22:52, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/27/2012 9:31 AM, David Savage wrote: >> >> On 27 April 2012 22:21, Walt Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote: >> Your comfort in working with people on "formal" shoots will only come >> with practice. I used to be a nervous wreck, now, not so much. >> >> I suggest instead of waiting for people to get in touch with you, you >> get their details when they say they're interested& follow up. >> >> DS >> > That's an excellent point, David. I can't argue with that. > > I guess one of the reasons I've been reluctant to press the issue when asked > is the desire to manage expectations. There's a fine line between > "under-promise and over-deliver" and talking yourself out of the job. > > I guess I'm just a little mortified at the thought of having someone take a > chunk out of their weekend only to end up with photos that don't meet their > expectations. I suppose I should probably have more confidence than I do -- > I do manage to get some decent shots in difficult situations, after all. > > But, I just don't have the level of confidence in my work that allows me to > say, "Be there on time, ready to shoot, and I'll give you some pictures > that'll make it worth your time and effort." Clearly, that's something I > need to work on.
I think you'll find that your expectations will be much higher than your sitters. Most people haven't been photographed in a a situation that doesn't involve a family function or a drunken night out with friends. Your 'bad' photos will no doubt be far & above any other photos they've had taken of them. You'll never get 'better', and more importantly confidant, until you get some shoots under your belt. Photographers are their own worst critics. As the people at Nike say: Just do it. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
