I guess that this is going to be a very unpopular opinion here but in my eyes, I think that it's very important that credit is given. It's a way of showing the photographer that you not only appreciate their work but that you respect them as an artist. There are polite ways to go about asking for credit..I've seen it done many times. Yes, they pay lots of money, but you as the photographer worked your butt off not only the day of wedding/event but afterward making sure you give your clients the best of the best. If your clients have a negative response to you asking for credit/tag/etc. then I think that's on them...for the work you put in for them, giving credit should be no problem. I wouldn't buy an expensive painting, paint over the artists signature, then put it on my wall for my friends & family to see...not that the artist themselves would ever see it in my house, but, it's a matter of respect. Again, this may be an unpopular opinion but that's where I'm coming from.
I think the best way is to talk this out with the client. Sincerity makes people respect you, you simply add this to your rules list when you talk to a client, tell them about what makes a bad client and they'll literally put that in mind and tell you they're not like that, thus it's even insightful for them socially, and worriless to you. This even boosts your confidence and make you feel you're very self-assured with a strong personality, triggering success.
I'm so inspired by you!! Basically, I do photography at college and I use your videos for my studies 😂 so keep up with good work because you really do influence students! Like, like, like
True, true, true! Totally agree with this "please link me under the post" point...it's so annoying, and I just see it all the time... and I am saying this as an photographer!
Jessica I think you are a very mature person. You can see these little moments which can impact the reputation of the young photographers because you have learned to see another perspective. It is a beautiful characteristic to see the niceties of relationships. Very practical and right advices. Thank you very much.
Hey! I'm from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 I just wanted to say that this is the first time I watched your videos and they really helped me a lot on my photography business!
Thank you!! I'm in a photography group on fb and get so annoyed by photographers complaining about clients who don't like the edits and refuse to fix them cuz "that's their style" and complain about not tagging them 🙄 get over yourself! Your client is #1 and making them happy. A lot of people need a course in customer service.
hey Jessica, both the videos were very helpfull and almost answered my questions which were bothering me for a lot of time now. i think whatever u shared will help me in future references and making good clients. thank you so much JESSICA KOBEISSI
Completely agree with your last point. I see so many photographers who seem to spend more time getting angry about no credit and trying to police every picture they ever tool.
I'm so glad you spoke about photo crediting, I've always wondered before. I'm just starting out and I felt uneasy about the whole contract requiring a credit. If a client doesn't credit me, I don't think I would want to take it all the way to court just for the principle. Something like that could ruin a photographer's reputation. Just imagine a client telling friends "well yeah so and so takes amazing photos but if you don't credit her you'll see her in court". It's not worth it. Then again I could understand suggesting it to a friend who you take free photos for, but not pushing it.
For Joy Photography a "friend" of mine was asking me for photos whenever she wanted to update her facebook and she didn't give credit... She even asked to deliver them the same day like it wasn't a big deal to edit 10 photos for her to choose. Anyway I told her to give me credit and when I checked she didn't, so I texted her like 5 times and she literally didn't answer for a month! Her excuse was "my phone keyboard only worked for messenger so I couldn't type". Even if that wasn't a lie, she has 2 phone devices and a computer, there's no excuse!
449new uh oh, see I'm afraid to be taken advantage of... and I don't want to have to rely on watermarks for all of my photos. I don't know what I'll do. Did you stop providing photos to this person?
For Joy Photography Yeah I stopped taking pictures of her, that's not cool to do especially to a friend, she has no respect whatsoever... Personally I don't think I'm gonna be watermarking my photos
Great tips, thank you so much!! Quick question though, you talked about tagging clients on FB or IG - Do you normally initiate a follow/add for your clients or do you have them add/follow you? I always want to ask them to add/follow me so I can tag them in sneak peaks, but don't want to seem weird or over step any personal boundaries, lol! Any quick tips on that?
Hey I was wondering if you make your clients you post pictures of on Social Media sign paperwork. I know soeme photographers do this what's your take on it?
She recently did a video on shooting strangers on the streets and you can see behind the scenes where they were asking the strangers to sign paperwork before getting their pictures taken. But Jessica didn't talk about it, it was just shown in the video here and there.
I really agree with you on that last point....if they paid me to take there photos I am not gonna hassle them about a credit for taking it......if they are sharing it they loved it and so will there friends your name will get put out there anyways.....thank you for sharing your tips and knowledge.....
I agree with everything you said because my wedding photographer was good in terms of the photos but she was late and dressed very unprofessionally (like she just rolled out of bed). But the worst is that she emailed me to credit her when I posted my first pics on FB. I not only thought it was rude but awkward because I really didnt want to refer anyone to her after she embarrased me at my wedding by looking like a bum.
What if they put a filter over the photo that you sent them, and instead of posting the picture that you edited, they put an instagram filter over it? Do you tell them beforehand that they can't put a filter over the picture you took forever editing? Or do you not say anything, cause in the end that would still be my name on that picture.
hi i recently found ur channel and i had a question, do you recommend going to an art school for photography or going to uni and majoring in photography? :) thanks!
Attending a university will definitely help you learn the fundamentals of photography, but i wouldn't recommend it. Going out and shooting, or watching videos like this will teach you the same principles. I do, however, recommend you learn about marketing.
modesto sagrero ah, thanks! im stuck between a specific uni and a specific art school, in which i have the option to go to either so i was kind of struggling on picking a choice, so this helped
Hey Jessica! You are absolutely incredible. I just wanted to ask you if you think the Canon EOS 1300D in combination with the 18-55mm III lens is okay to start out with photography? X
Jessica, I have something in my contract that says they have to credit me when posting an album or photos, but if they forget, which people have, I don't say anything because I really don't care all too much. Is it bad that its in my contract?
Hi Jessica, I'm a beginning photographer and I'm not so great at the techy aspect of things, and I'm wondering how to make images sharper/clearer? I'm looking at my images, and then I'm looking at yours, and most of my images, the main subject is still coming up quite noisey or unclear, unless they're quite close up, and I'm wondering if you have any tips? Also wondering if you have any tips for getting to know your way around terminology. I'm looking into buying a new lens and it all seems to be numbers and letters and I'm taken straight back to that algebra class I failed in high school. Thanks, and thanks so much for your channel!
People are fanatics about crediting and watermarks. If you already got paid for the job who cares what people do with the photos. And like you were saying, if your images are good, people will ask who took the photos.
Hi!! I just wanted to say first off I am a BIG fan of your work! :3 you have been such a massive inspiration to me and I always look forward to every new video you make :) there was just one thing I was wondering - do you watermark your images? And if so how do you do it without it interfering too much with the picture? X
Hi! Thank you so much :) I don't watermark any of my images! :P If you are going to have a watermark I would make sure it's small and not too obtrusive!
As it concerns the credits, I think is really frustrating when you collaborate with other people in order to promode your work, so you gain no money from it and then they use the photos and they crop your logo. What's your view on this? I also asked them to not crop it before they use it and they cropped it .
I'm trying to get my photography business started and I have been doing some free shoots just to get some experience and spread the word. Is it okay to make sure that those people tag/credit me or should I not worry about it?
Thanks sweetie. Guess what? I hired a pro photographer and told him I am a graphic designer and I do photography as well. He gave me all the compressed images of my brother's wedding photo shoot with watermarks. He did give me RAW files for the videos but he did not give me the RAW files for the pictures. And he told me that I can give him the images I took from my brother's wedding so he would add them to hardcopy album for which he charged the most and for which I mainly hired him.
I have a question, so if I have my friend take a picture of me using my camera does she get the credit for taking the picture? Or is it still my work because it's my camera and I input the settings
I'd say the credit goes to her because in that right moment she was the one that chose this perspective and where she positioned you in the picture! Sure, you did everything technical but the creative part is her work!
haha I do this sometimes by having my boyfriend take pics of me but I usually pose, do the settings etc., then hand my bf the camera and say stand right there and take it!!! Unless your friend is trying to be a photographer I don't think it matters too much, but it wouldn't hurt.
Jessica, I was watching one of your older videos regarding photography contracts. Do you mind making a demo video of how you usually interact with clients with the contract? I feel like it's harder when the client is someone you personally know, and they ain't tryna be "formal" with a contract and such.
One of my clients tagged me and the photo got over 1200 likes. They will tag you if you did an awesome job. That's one of the best ways to advertise. I got about 20 followers on instagram and people adding me on facebook. I priced my photo session for $149 and that's the cheapest price around. I was offering it for free for a while, but I have over 10k invested in gear. I find even $149 to be cheap.
Thank you for this. My question is how do you balance making the client happy and making sure they aren't taking advantage? Meaning yes I would happily fix a picture if the perso. thinks they look washed out, but what if they start going over board with edit request? I hope I worded that correctlynto where it makes sense, thanks in advance to whomever answers this question.
I think you should charge the editing hours! If you said in your contract that you want to have whatever per hour and you'll be editing a lot more than you thought you had to because of special wishes than you at least get paid for it. But you have to make it clear to your client that you charge money for editing, too
imo I think if I was paid then they don't need to add credit but I might add a really nice comment about doing the shoot for them in the comments. like "I had a blast shooting with you guys and I'm so happy you love the photos!" Or something. If you shot for someone for free and they don't credit then yea, i think it's a little rude but forsure you don't wanna be cranky about that lol
peter kayode i'm a beginner and i started shooting in fall as a hobby and until now im still shooting for free to build a basis, like pictures for my instagram page so that people can see my work and so that people can find me. :)) ( @sarahsch_photography )
I had a client before, they wanted me to take pictures of their daughter on her conformation. I wasnt sure in the beginning because the room was so dark and stuff but I still managed to get good shots, after that the family wanted some pictures together and I really thought about how I can portrait them the best, wanted to go to a park with them but then they suddenly all said "naah we don't have that much time, just take pictures here" (in front of an ugly ass wall with graffiti). Now the thing.. the pictures of the family were awful, the wall was ugly and it just didnt match with the outfits and stuff and one of the family members was angry at me because I got 70€ for it and they didnt look good, what would you say in that situation? I told her I was booked for that time so I charged for that time, hadnt a contract back then but yeah, they asked me for 2 hours and I was there for 1 hour, would you still want the money you agreed with them or what would you do? gladly I didnt have that situation since then but for the next time I probably would need some advice
Thats a good question. First I would def say have a contract. And in that contract you can state "if client decides to finish photoshoot early the fee is nonrefundable" or if you do offer refunds put the conditions for example " refund for unused hours only if there is an emergency" but that can be tricky because some people can lie and say "I just got a text its an emergency" just to get out of paying that extra hour. so yeah its really up to you. Google search some example contracts for photographers to get an idea on all the stuff you should put in it. Hope that helps
I would advise in the future to not let the client dictate where the photos are taken if it is not the best location in your professional pov. Verbally stste why you think it is not advised so they and others will think about it because in the end as you stated you will be blamed. I was once being rushed by a grooms uncle and I had to put on a stern tone and tell him. "If I do not get these images I am getting paid to take I would be the one to be blamed so we will take the time needed to get these shots" He left me alone after that. For weddings I am very stern when anyone tries to get in the way of me doing my job because it is a one time shot deal.
I'm just starting off. I am going to ask clients to tag me in photos, but that is only because I am doing my first 5 shoots for free. After that I won't ask.
hi Miss Jessica Kobeissi....i just saw your video of finding clients...its a great help for me as i'm about to start photography business, my area is e-commerce apparel photography. So, is it possible if you could help me out of " Finding Clients" for particular my field of area?? though i'm trying to approach to some small clients through my little resources but, if you could guide me more in it...i'll be happy....
In terms of credit, I would say that its like catching a zapdos with a regular pokeball, and you're left with 1 What can i say except you're welcome!... :p
As for not being given a credit by people, I don't go after them. I just write a nice comment under the photo (if they added me as their friend on Facebook or Instagram). This way my profile is linked and I don't seem like a jerk as people usually like being complemented
I guess that this is going to be a very unpopular opinion here but in my eyes, I think that it's very important that credit is given. It's a way of showing the photographer that you not only appreciate their work but that you respect them as an artist. There are polite ways to go about asking for credit..I've seen it done many times. Yes, they pay lots of money, but you as the photographer worked your butt off not only the day of wedding/event but afterward making sure you give your clients the best of the best. If your clients have a negative response to you asking for credit/tag/etc. then I think that's on them...for the work you put in for them, giving credit should be no problem. I wouldn't buy an expensive painting, paint over the artists signature, then put it on my wall for my friends & family to see...not that the artist themselves would ever see it in my house, but, it's a matter of respect. Again, this may be an unpopular opinion but that's where I'm coming from.
Jessica is not only my favourite photographer or TH-camr, but one of my fav people in life.
I think the best way is to talk this out with the client. Sincerity makes people respect you, you simply add this to your rules list when you talk to a client, tell them about what makes a bad client and they'll literally put that in mind and tell you they're not like that, thus it's even insightful for them socially, and worriless to you. This even boosts your confidence and make you feel you're very self-assured with a strong personality, triggering success.
Seriously the Pokemon references are killing me! After you said jigglypuff I literally didn't hear anything else. LOL
I'm so inspired by you!! Basically, I do photography at college and I use your videos for my studies 😂 so keep up with good work because you really do influence students! Like, like, like
True, true, true! Totally agree with this "please link me under the post" point...it's so annoying, and I just see it all the time... and I am saying this as an photographer!
I just watched both videos thank you, Jessica. I love how you said to keep persevering!
Jessica I think you are a very mature person. You can see these little moments which can impact the reputation of the young photographers because you have learned to see another perspective. It is a beautiful characteristic to see the niceties of relationships. Very practical and right advices. Thank you very much.
Hey! I'm from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 I just wanted to say that this is the first time I watched your videos and they really helped me a lot on my photography business!
Great advice, Jess! The part about not asking clients to tag you is SO TRUE!
Thank you!! I'm in a photography group on fb and get so annoyed by photographers complaining about clients who don't like the edits and refuse to fix them cuz "that's their style" and complain about not tagging them 🙄 get over yourself! Your client is #1 and making them happy. A lot of people need a course in customer service.
hey Jessica, both the videos were very helpfull and almost answered my questions which were bothering me for a lot of time now. i think whatever u shared will help me in future references and making good clients.
thank you so much JESSICA KOBEISSI
I am so glad I found you! You are so practical and down to earth. You are very helpful. Love your attitude about everything!
I've definitely been binge watching your vids for tips and advice. Thanks for sharing how you've made a mark in the game 🙌
Completely agree with your last point. I see so many photographers who seem to spend more time getting angry about no credit and trying to police every picture they ever tool.
Your Pokémon reference made so much sense. Love it!
You said it..be genuine and friendly. Great point about credit.
Parts 1 & 2 are great, your insight is very helplful. Thanks!
i found your channel and you are such a big inspiration for me. thank you so much jess x :)
I'm so glad you spoke about photo crediting, I've always wondered before. I'm just starting out and I felt uneasy about the whole contract requiring a credit. If a client doesn't credit me, I don't think I would want to take it all the way to court just for the principle. Something like that could ruin a photographer's reputation. Just imagine a client telling friends "well yeah so and so takes amazing photos but if you don't credit her you'll see her in court". It's not worth it. Then again I could understand suggesting it to a friend who you take free photos for, but not pushing it.
For Joy Photography a "friend" of mine was asking me for photos whenever she wanted to update her facebook and she didn't give credit... She even asked to deliver them the same day like it wasn't a big deal to edit 10 photos for her to choose. Anyway I told her to give me credit and when I checked she didn't, so I texted her like 5 times and she literally didn't answer for a month! Her excuse was "my phone keyboard only worked for messenger so I couldn't type". Even if that wasn't a lie, she has 2 phone devices and a computer, there's no excuse!
449new uh oh, see I'm afraid to be taken advantage of... and I don't want to have to rely on watermarks for all of my photos. I don't know what I'll do. Did you stop providing photos to this person?
For Joy Photography
Yeah I stopped taking pictures of her, that's not cool to do especially to a friend, she has no respect whatsoever... Personally I don't think I'm gonna be watermarking my photos
Great tips, thank you so much!! Quick question though, you talked about tagging clients on FB or IG - Do you normally initiate a follow/add for your clients or do you have them add/follow you? I always want to ask them to add/follow me so I can tag them in sneak peaks, but don't want to seem weird or over step any personal boundaries, lol! Any quick tips on that?
Hey I was wondering if you make your clients you post pictures of on Social Media sign paperwork. I know soeme photographers do this what's your take on it?
I'd love to know too. Wonder if Jessica's contract is a bit more flexible about crediting. Jess? Love your channel btw!
You don't need paperwork to post your photography work. You own copyright of the images. Is that what you meant?
She recently did a video on shooting strangers on the streets and you can see behind the scenes where they were asking the strangers to sign paperwork before getting their pictures taken. But Jessica didn't talk about it, it was just shown in the video here and there.
I really agree with you on that last point....if they paid me to take there photos I am not gonna hassle them about a credit for taking it......if they are sharing it they loved it and so will there friends your name will get put out there anyways.....thank you for sharing your tips and knowledge.....
Thankyou!
I agree with everything you said because my wedding photographer was good in terms of the photos but she was late and dressed very unprofessionally (like she just rolled out of bed). But the worst is that she emailed me to credit her when I posted my first pics on FB. I not only thought it was rude but awkward because I really didnt want to refer anyone to her after she embarrased me at my wedding by looking like a bum.
wow sorry to hear that :/
literally opened my eyes
I love how down to earth you are! Thank you for the advises!
I learn sooo much from your videos - thanks for such amazing content xoxo
What if they put a filter over the photo that you sent them, and instead of posting the picture that you edited, they put an instagram filter over it? Do you tell them beforehand that they can't put a filter over the picture you took forever editing? Or do you not say anything, cause in the end that would still be my name on that picture.
Love your work and your channel! Youre my inspiration
Great advice, thanks. I dig the pokemon bits.
In short: It's all about being that chill cool Photographer.
Your wedding photography is amazing. Just thought I would let you know since you made this awesome 'series' and made me want to check out your page.
hi i recently found ur channel and i had a question, do you recommend going to an art school for photography or going to uni and majoring in photography? :) thanks!
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Foreaux C. ? lmao
Attending a university will definitely help you learn the fundamentals of photography, but i wouldn't recommend it. Going out and shooting, or watching videos like this will teach you the same principles. I do, however, recommend you learn about marketing.
modesto sagrero ah, thanks! im stuck between a specific uni and a specific art school, in which i have the option to go to either so i was kind of struggling on picking a choice, so this helped
n! ! Just go to school for it.
Thanks for sharing Jessica, it's been a great Series :) haha
thanks for all the ideas :)
Hey jessica, whats your opinion on watermarking?
Your channel is my fav
Hey Jessica! You are absolutely incredible. I just wanted to ask you if you think the Canon EOS 1300D in combination with the 18-55mm III lens is okay to start out with photography? X
Jessica, I have something in my contract that says they have to credit me when posting an album or photos, but if they forget, which people have, I don't say anything because I really don't care all too much. Is it bad that its in my contract?
Hi Jessica, I'm a beginning photographer and I'm not so great at the techy aspect of things, and I'm wondering how to make images sharper/clearer? I'm looking at my images, and then I'm looking at yours, and most of my images, the main subject is still coming up quite noisey or unclear, unless they're quite close up, and I'm wondering if you have any tips? Also wondering if you have any tips for getting to know your way around terminology. I'm looking into buying a new lens and it all seems to be numbers and letters and I'm taken straight back to that algebra class I failed in high school. Thanks, and thanks so much for your channel!
People are fanatics about crediting and watermarks. If you already got paid for the job who cares what people do with the photos. And like you were saying, if your images are good, people will ask who took the photos.
Thank you for tell me exactly what a need to listen righ now!
Hi!! I just wanted to say first off I am a BIG fan of your work! :3 you have been such a massive inspiration to me and I always look forward to every new video you make :) there was just one thing I was wondering - do you watermark your images? And if so how do you do it without it interfering too much with the picture? X
Hi! Thank you so much :) I don't watermark any of my images! :P If you are going to have a watermark I would make sure it's small and not too obtrusive!
Always love to hear your insight. :)
Thank you for the tips! Its very helpful
As it concerns the credits, I think is really frustrating when you collaborate with other people in order to promode your work, so you gain no money from it and then they use the photos and they crop your logo. What's your view on this? I also asked them to not crop it before they use it and they cropped it .
Do you point it out in the contract, that they should credit you?
I don't know if I should put it in. (I'm creating my contract pdf right now)
Best photography advice
Hi Jessica, first of all I want to say I spent last few hours watching your videos. Love them!
I'm trying to get my photography business started and I have been doing some free shoots just to get some experience and spread the word. Is it okay to make sure that those people tag/credit me or should I not worry about it?
Lol I thought I was the only one changing clothes to do next parts of videos xD trying to fool the viewers.
Cute when she speaks about Pokemon....
Thanks sweetie. Guess what? I hired a pro photographer and told him I am a graphic designer and I do photography as well. He gave me all the compressed images of my brother's wedding photo shoot with watermarks. He did give me RAW files for the videos but he did not give me the RAW files for the pictures. And he told me that I can give him the images I took from my brother's wedding so he would add them to hardcopy album for which he charged the most and for which I mainly hired him.
Thnx a lot for the info, Jessica❤
I have a question, so if I have my friend take a picture of me using my camera does she get the credit for taking the picture? Or is it still my work because it's my camera and I input the settings
I'd say the credit goes to her because in that right moment she was the one that chose this perspective and where she positioned you in the picture! Sure, you did everything technical but the creative part is her work!
haha I do this sometimes by having my boyfriend take pics of me but I usually pose, do the settings etc., then hand my bf the camera and say stand right there and take it!!! Unless your friend is trying to be a photographer I don't think it matters too much, but it wouldn't hurt.
Jessica, I was watching one of your older videos regarding photography contracts. Do you mind making a demo video of how you usually interact with clients with the contract? I feel like it's harder when the client is someone you personally know, and they ain't tryna be "formal" with a contract and such.
One of my clients tagged me and the photo got over 1200 likes. They will tag you if you did an awesome job. That's one of the best ways to advertise. I got about 20 followers on instagram and people adding me on facebook. I priced my photo session for $149 and that's the cheapest price around. I was offering it for free for a while, but I have over 10k invested in gear. I find even $149 to be cheap.
You're funny and likable!
Holy shit, couldn’t agree more with the credit argument
I just comment a 📸 emoji? People in the comments are gonna see it and know YOU shot it duh?
Thank you for this. My question is how do you balance making the client happy and making sure they aren't taking advantage? Meaning yes I would happily fix a picture if the perso. thinks they look washed out, but what if they start going over board with edit request? I hope I worded that correctlynto where it makes sense, thanks in advance to whomever answers this question.
I think you should charge the editing hours! If you said in your contract that you want to have whatever per hour and you'll be editing a lot more than you thought you had to because of special wishes than you at least get paid for it. But you have to make it clear to your client that you charge money for editing, too
Thank you. Love it.
did you go to college for photography? x
Love ur work looking up to u 🙌🦄💜💜
Hey thank for all the cool tips and lessons Jessica! Are you still coming to Seattle? Let us know =)
Me gusto mucho el video y aplicare lo aprendido,saludos desde Colombia
imo I think if I was paid then they don't need to add credit but I might add a really nice comment about doing the shoot for them in the comments. like "I had a blast shooting with you guys and I'm so happy you love the photos!" Or something. If you shot for someone for free and they don't credit then yea, i think it's a little rude but forsure you don't wanna be cranky about that lol
Totally agree with the credit idea
What do you like to wear on a shoot? Is it business casual?
MooMoosLife wear something comfortable however still put together looking i.e comfy jeans and a shirt...
curious what part of Michigan you're in?
Detroit
As for a beginner photographer is it a normal thing to shoot for free
peter kayode i'm a beginner and i started shooting in fall as a hobby and until now im still shooting for free to build a basis, like pictures for my instagram page so that people can see my work and so that people can find me. :)) ( @sarahsch_photography )
Always interested in what you have to say.
Jessica, do you watermark your wedding photos?
Austin Smith from personal experience. Watermark photos that you will be showing however take off the watermark once they purchase
I had a client before, they wanted me to take pictures of their daughter on her conformation. I wasnt sure in the beginning because the room was so dark and stuff but I still managed to get good shots, after that the family wanted some pictures together and I really thought about how I can portrait them the best, wanted to go to a park with them but then they suddenly all said "naah we don't have that much time, just take pictures here" (in front of an ugly ass wall with graffiti). Now the thing.. the pictures of the family were awful, the wall was ugly and it just didnt match with the outfits and stuff and one of the family members was angry at me because I got 70€ for it and they didnt look good, what would you say in that situation?
I told her I was booked for that time so I charged for that time, hadnt a contract back then but yeah, they asked me for 2 hours and I was there for 1 hour, would you still want the money you agreed with them or what would you do? gladly I didnt have that situation since then but for the next time I probably would need some advice
Thats a good question. First I would def say have a contract. And in that contract you can state "if client decides to finish photoshoot early the fee is nonrefundable" or if you do offer refunds put the conditions for example " refund for unused hours only if there is an emergency" but that can be tricky because some people can lie and say "I just got a text its an emergency" just to get out of paying that extra hour. so yeah its really up to you. Google search some example contracts for photographers to get an idea on all the stuff you should put in it. Hope that helps
I would advise in the future to not let the client dictate where the photos are taken if it is not the best location in your professional pov. Verbally stste why you think it is not advised so they and others will think about it because in the end as you stated you will be blamed. I was once being rushed by a grooms uncle and I had to put on a stern tone and tell him. "If I do not get these images I am getting paid to take I would be the one to be blamed so we will take the time needed to get these shots" He left me alone after that. For weddings I am very stern when anyone tries to get in the way of me doing my job because it is a one time shot deal.
I'm just starting off. I am going to ask clients to tag me in photos, but that is only because I am doing my first 5 shoots for free. After that I won't ask.
Thank you for those tips:)
thank You soo much for Your footage! :)
Brilliant!
hi Miss Jessica Kobeissi....i just saw your video of finding clients...its a great help for me as i'm about to start photography business, my area is e-commerce apparel photography. So, is it possible if you could help me out of " Finding Clients" for particular my field of area?? though i'm trying to approach to some small clients through my little resources but, if you could guide me more in it...i'll be happy....
In terms of credit,
I would say that its like catching a zapdos with a regular pokeball, and you're left with 1
What can i say except you're welcome!... :p
I love your Pokemon analogies lol 😅
فديتج 😍
Being thirsty isn't pro style
you remind me of Jennifer Lopez
As for not being given a credit by people, I don't go after them. I just write a nice comment under the photo (if they added me as their friend on Facebook or Instagram). This way my profile is linked and I don't seem like a jerk as people usually like being complemented