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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 138349" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Kicked, punched, beaten, stabbed, death threats on my voice mail. More than once I've had my car's brake lines cut and/or my food poisoned. I just assumed this was normal for every photographer...</p><p></p><p>In all seriousness the only reason I charge at all, when I do, is to keep people from asking me to do "professional" work for them. Seriously. I don't aspire to becoming a true, full-time professional photographer and I don't mind doing some things for friends and family but... When someone wants me to spend a significant portion of my day, or weekend, or what have you... Well, there simply comes a point where my time, which I value, becomes the over arching issue. </p><p></p><p>If people know I'm NOT willing to simply give away huge chunks of my time and effort for free, I tend to get far, far fewer requests to do so; which again, is fine by me. Even if I only charge, say $10, the fact they'll have to pay me AT ALL eliminates a LOT of these requests because people LOOOOOOVE getting stuff for free. When I do charge someone, it's more about covering my expenses and driving home the point that I do not do "professional" work for free. Everything pretty negotiable but again, my time is valuable to me. Not being a full-time professional also affords me the luxury of being able to decide if I want you as a "client" at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 138349, member: 13090"] Kicked, punched, beaten, stabbed, death threats on my voice mail. More than once I've had my car's brake lines cut and/or my food poisoned. I just assumed this was normal for every photographer... In all seriousness the only reason I charge at all, when I do, is to keep people from asking me to do "professional" work for them. Seriously. I don't aspire to becoming a true, full-time professional photographer and I don't mind doing some things for friends and family but... When someone wants me to spend a significant portion of my day, or weekend, or what have you... Well, there simply comes a point where my time, which I value, becomes the over arching issue. If people know I'm NOT willing to simply give away huge chunks of my time and effort for free, I tend to get far, far fewer requests to do so; which again, is fine by me. Even if I only charge, say $10, the fact they'll have to pay me AT ALL eliminates a LOT of these requests because people LOOOOOOVE getting stuff for free. When I do charge someone, it's more about covering my expenses and driving home the point that I do not do "professional" work for free. Everything pretty negotiable but again, my time is valuable to me. Not being a full-time professional also affords me the luxury of being able to decide if I want you as a "client" at all. [/QUOTE]
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