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Maya
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Elk River, Minnesota
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Do your photography customers give you any backlash?
I am a sophomore in highschool and want to know what its like.
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Kim Matthews
Graphic Production Designer and Sculptor
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Hi Maya,
I'm not a commercial photographer, but I don't think you need to be to answer this question. It's the same in graphic design and writing, and most other services. No matter what line of work you're in, the customer is always right--even when they're wrong!
This is why it's critically important to develop a thick skin and to be able to explain the decisions you make. It also really helps to have your own personal creative practice, where you only have to please yourself and you can do whatever you want.
It will be interesting to see what the photographers have to say about this. My friend Tim Rummelhoff has been a commercial photographer in Minneapolis for many years and seems to have a blast, but he's built up an excellent reputation over the years for being easy to work with and is very good at what he does. Plus he works with institutional clients like the University of Minnesota and the state, so that's much different than being a wedding or fashion photographer!
Hope this helps.
I'm not a commercial photographer, but I don't think you need to be to answer this question. It's the same in graphic design and writing, and most other services. No matter what line of work you're in, the customer is always right--even when they're wrong!
This is why it's critically important to develop a thick skin and to be able to explain the decisions you make. It also really helps to have your own personal creative practice, where you only have to please yourself and you can do whatever you want.
It will be interesting to see what the photographers have to say about this. My friend Tim Rummelhoff has been a commercial photographer in Minneapolis for many years and seems to have a blast, but he's built up an excellent reputation over the years for being easy to work with and is very good at what he does. Plus he works with institutional clients like the University of Minnesota and the state, so that's much different than being a wedding or fashion photographer!
Hope this helps.