Not a lot of things disappoint me in life but this thing sure did. I showed her my portfolio, everything was great I agreed to do the wedding for 400$ and asked 150 as an advance to book me. Pre wedding is in one week , she ghosted me no response, called her she cut the call. Is it generally this tough getting clients
I charge 100 eur for the booking, and the remaining they can pay in several parcels or all at once at the end of the day, whatever.
Most annoying that happened, I talked to the bride and groom, they were about to book their day with me, and we talked about a second meeting where I would take my digital albums so they can take a look and choose one of their liking. They told me someone has offered them the photography service. I hadn’t booked the day yet, but is still annoying.
Another time, I was asked by a model I know to shoot her wedding as 2nd shooter. The pay would be a dinner. Yes, she wanted to pay my *secondary* work with a meal.
Well, I am sure the main photographer did charge her wedding, but the nerve to ask me to shoot the wedding and get paid with food was outrageus. I told her a round “no, thank you, I can’t” even tough she reminded me of the several shoots we had (not many, I think two, and she was always bailing out of her pregnant shoot I was willing to do her for free).