so I had a shoot planned for May 8th. I had met up with the client two weeks prior and we talked about what the whole shoot was about and who was going to be involved and all that. hairstylist, make-up artist etc. this client owns a beauty salon and wanted beauty shots for his salon. he mentioned no one was going to be paid and that everyone was pretty much doing it for free and told me he was going to pay me. I was like oh ok. thats cool. so i got home and figured out how much time it was going to take to shoot the stuff on the 8th. so through texting back and forth . i had to be at the salon ready to set up gear at 9:30am. the shoot would begin at around noon and be over around 5pm.
today i met up with the client again to talk about what was his actual budget for my photography and he tells me that he can only afford to pay me 250$....I was like thats way cheap for what your asking me to do. he asked how much would I want. I said I want 400$ . and he was like sorry the most i can give you is 275 $.
I think about what to say next....
so im like....your asking me to be here at 10am and its pretty much a full days shoot plus me going home and work on the images is another process that I need to do.
he kept throwing the word "broke" around as if im suppose to feel bad that hes broke and how everyone is doing it for free and im the only one getting paid.
I tell him..yeah thats great but this shoot benefits you more than it does me...i dont shoot beauty
-well you can use the images for your book
-I wouldnt put those images in my book
-well you need to let me know if your going to do the job or not otherwise i need to get another photographer...think about it and let me know by tonight.
so that was that..im on my way to work and thats when i send him a text saying , hey im really sorry, I would love to work with you but not for the price you offered me, thats too cheap and I know my work is good enough for me to get paid a decent amount.
he replies.
wow. pulling out at the last minute. lose my contact information and good luck with your photography here in New York.
I didnt and im not going to respond to that. talk about being professional about how you handle business right..? smh.
so to all my fellow photographers out there hustlin..here are some pointers....
1. dont be afraid/timid to talk about money..its what your going to live off of so why hold back.
2.let them know what your offering them from the beginning, that way there's no confusion afterwards as to whos getting what and how many.
3. if you have any ?'s ..ask away, client has the answers ( most of the time )
4.never do something just cuz its money..you have to look at everything that you do ..
which is...your equipment, editing, setting up, shooting , your time and more importantly they are hiring you because they love your aesthetic. so stand your ground and ask for what you think your time is worth...just because someone says ..yeah its 250$...its money and all...but at the end of the day your going to be the one doing all the work and 250 $ is going to feel MAD cheap when your working on the photos...especially if the client isnt happy for some reason and demands more pics or just becomes picky for some dam reason.
anyways if you have any ?'s about some shit your trying to figure out about how much you should be charging or when should you start charging, send me an e-mail or hit me up on facebook.
stay hu$tlin
much Love,
AG
and you see any grammatical errors up in this bitch..its fuckin 4am so give me a dam break english teacher
dueces
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