aspirebooth wrote:
Sorry he should be upfront when people ask instead of dodging the questions. If clients ask \"What do you use for a Camera\". You shouldn\'t tell them it\'s none of your business.
It\'s a super competitive industry right now with more and more people jumping in each and every day. Clients have the right to know if a person they are looking to hire for something as important as a wedding aren\'t keeping their equipment up to date compared with competitors that are of equal quality and price.
Sorry but if you are charging people money they have the right to ask you anything and to get an honest answer. Not somebody trying to dodge it.
I don\'t think he dodged the question, pretty sure he answered it and the client didn\'t like it.
If you (general plural population) feel that to get business you need to show you are using the latest gear over a stunning portfolio, then you\'re doing it wrong. And if your talking about the technical specs rather than what style you have in mind, then definitely time for a rethink.
Given that there is no true replacement for the D700 anyway then I would say he is using the latest model.
It\'s not the end of the world if you don\'t take a job because someone\'s brief does not fit with you.
I\'ve told customers I couldn\'t help and moved on. No big deal. A couple of these were because they told me that every professional they know uses Canon and they want a canon shooter.
Should I go out and keep up with the Jones because some they know shoots Canon.
I didn\'t let them go because they used the C word. They were fixated with canon and there was no way they were going to listen. The client, by the way, was horrified as they were expecting me to fall at their feet and grovel.
PS one the nicest and most humble photographers I know uses ,as one of his camera, an F6. He\'s wedding photos are some of the best you\'ll see. Pure art. Silly old geyser.
May 22, 2014 at 12:22 PM
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