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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 206494" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>I see both sides of the argument here but honestly, if that is what the customer, and in your case a friend, wants, then <em>oblige them</em>, what is it going to hurt? They sky won't fall and it won't rain for 40 days and nights if you do the shoot like they want. This prospective client has something very important called <strong><em>FRIENDS</em></strong>. A very basic business rule of thumb states that good word of mouth reaches <em><strong>3</strong></em> people, but bad reaches <strong><em>9</em></strong>. So do the math for yourself. A happy client tells their friends how much they loved and were impressed by your work, and maybe their friends will be convinced to let you shoot them too. If you told them no, because you think it (and therefore in their mind their opinion or ideas) were dumb, well.......you have not only lost a client but maybe a friend. If you have any aspirations toward making money with your photography, you have to always keep this in mind. </p><p></p><p>I say swallow your pride and <u><em><strong>do the shoot</strong></em></u>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STM, post: 206494, member: 12827"] I see both sides of the argument here but honestly, if that is what the customer, and in your case a friend, wants, then [I]oblige them[/I], what is it going to hurt? They sky won't fall and it won't rain for 40 days and nights if you do the shoot like they want. This prospective client has something very important called [B][I]FRIENDS[/I][/B]. A very basic business rule of thumb states that good word of mouth reaches [I][B]3[/B][/I] people, but bad reaches [B][I]9[/I][/B]. So do the math for yourself. A happy client tells their friends how much they loved and were impressed by your work, and maybe their friends will be convinced to let you shoot them too. If you told them no, because you think it (and therefore in their mind their opinion or ideas) were dumb, well.......you have not only lost a client but maybe a friend. If you have any aspirations toward making money with your photography, you have to always keep this in mind. I say swallow your pride and [U][I][B]do the shoot[/B][/I][/U]. [/QUOTE]
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