Hello all,
So I am very new to this, and I generally take whoever will pay my full rate as I need to pay off my equipment and build my portfolio. In general, I am strapped on time (9-5, 2 little kids, etc) but it hasn\'t been a problem as people have generally been booking me several months in advance, so I can spread things out.
I met a friend of a friend over drinks about a month ago. She mentioned her brother getting married the weekend before Christmas and asked if I\'d consider covering it-- I said it\'s late notice, but I would consider. Two days later I sent her a link to my website. She hasn\'t contacted me until yesterday-- 3 1/2 weeks after I posted the link and 4 weeks before the wedding.
In my gut, taking this job feels like a poor choice. The logical reasons I have for this \"feeling\" are: a winter wedding is something new for me, and I\'d need time to prep, also I use e-photos as a time to get familiar (prep) with the couple, etc and there is very little time left for that. I have my own holiday preparations, and nature print orders to frame for clients\' holiday gifts now that we are so down to the wire. She also mentioned the reception being held in a local fire hall, so I\'m thinking if that is their budget then paying me in full would be high for them and they would have very high expectations of me, in a situation that would be challenging given our time constraints.
I don\'t want to give them a straight no as I like to communicate well with clients and leave everything positive and clear. I definitely want to keep things cool and discourage drama of any kind. I assumed they weren\'t interested as I have a good number of people who ask for my website casually and have nothing come of it. At this point, finding a tog that will shoot a wedding the weekend before Christmas is going to be challenging, I think the bottom line is that they waited too long.
Any advice?
Nov 17, 2009 at 08:30 AM
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