I thought long and hard about writing a post like this for my blog for some time now as the last thing I want to do is come across harsh or bitter, but I read a story this morning from a photographer friend of mine regarding one of her clients that has left my blood boiling.
It's been a thing that has been happening for a little while now, the face of photography is changing and now we have digital cameras on the scene we have a lot of people (sadly) classing themselves as Pro Photographers.
I wish for just a second that people could see how much work and effort go into running a photography business, to see how many hours we spend editing and emailing and getting back to clients, making sure we do everything we can to meet our clients’ needs. Working on the actual shoot for 2 to 3 hours, another couple of hours then editing. I have seen people buy cameras and think it is easy money, trust me it's not. If I did not feel so passionate about Photography and had not put sooooo much work in the last two years I would have given up already.
Taking the photo for me is only 30% of my actual business, the rest is then editing that photo to turn it into something you and your clients can be proud of, and then you have marketing, accounts, dealing with clients face to face, over the phone and on email.
I just wanted to give you a little insight into how much actually goes into it all, and a breakdown of what you are actually paying for, and to say thank you to all my lovely wonderful clients who have never tried to get my prices down, or expect anymore from me than the service I offer.
Have a great Wednesday....K Lou xx
It's been a thing that has been happening for a little while now, the face of photography is changing and now we have digital cameras on the scene we have a lot of people (sadly) classing themselves as Pro Photographers.
I wish for just a second that people could see how much work and effort go into running a photography business, to see how many hours we spend editing and emailing and getting back to clients, making sure we do everything we can to meet our clients’ needs. Working on the actual shoot for 2 to 3 hours, another couple of hours then editing. I have seen people buy cameras and think it is easy money, trust me it's not. If I did not feel so passionate about Photography and had not put sooooo much work in the last two years I would have given up already.
Taking the photo for me is only 30% of my actual business, the rest is then editing that photo to turn it into something you and your clients can be proud of, and then you have marketing, accounts, dealing with clients face to face, over the phone and on email.
I just wanted to give you a little insight into how much actually goes into it all, and a breakdown of what you are actually paying for, and to say thank you to all my lovely wonderful clients who have never tried to get my prices down, or expect anymore from me than the service I offer.
Have a great Wednesday....K Lou xx
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