On: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 Bj�rn Holland wrote:- > I've been asked by a possible future client today, if I could "come > over and show him" some Photoshop magic (beauty retouching)... Now I > am not sure whether to keep certain things 'within the trade' or > whether to pass them on to a possible client.
Yes, the kind of client who will grow horns and a tail. > Somehow, his words actually made me feel a bit bad and sorry and made > me think that maybe I am being a bit too tight by not passing on this > specialist knowledge - on the other hand: a car mechanic fixes your > car - but he won't show you how to fix it yourself. Remove yourself from this person, they are trying to manipulate you by coercion. Give him half a chance and he will start playing good cop/bad cop with you next. Is this person ever going to enrich your life in any way whatsoever? Does this person make you feel good inside whenever they walk into the room? ........... Get rid of them! William Curwen http://www.william.ws PS: just because I am a photographer does not mean I am automatic photo-pals with every other photographer I meet, as some photographers are out and out sociopaths. When they talk of clients and suppliers they really mean victims. Often, this type of attitude and behaviour is so deeply rooted that they cannot see it themselves. They look at the world as something to be used and exploited rather than a place to live and find peace in. Lacking souls they prey on other people, and are very clever at finding weaknesses in others for levering out what they want. They never see themselves as perpetrators. What has this got to do with digital imaging? Well, quite a lot........ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
