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The Art of Photography

How To Say No

The Art of Photography

Ted Forbes

Diy, Art, Arts, Visual Arts, Image, Technology, Photography, Tv & Film, Culture, Tutorials, Gadgets, Photographers

4.5942 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2015

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Saying now is very difficult in client relationships. Its very difficult and hard for anyone to do. But when there is a problem and you're giving more than you are making on a job, you have to have that conversation. Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tedforbes Website: http://theartofphotography.tv And get on our mailing list to stay up to date on photography news and the latest episodes: http://theartofphotography.tv/about/mailing-list/ Ted Forbes The Art of Photography 3100 Main St #135 Dallas, Texas 75226 Thanks for watching - if you like this video, remember to share it with your friends! My name is Ted Forbes and I make videos about photography. I’ve been making photographs most of my life and I have a tremendously deep passion for photography that I want to share with you on YouTube. The Art of Photography is my channel and I produce photography videos to provide a 360 degree look into the world of making images. We all want to get better so lets do this together! I make videos covering famous photographers, photography techniques, composition, the history of photography and much more. I also have a strong community of photographers who watch the show and we frequently do social media challenges for photographers to submit their own work. I feature the best and most interesting on the show when we do these so come check it out and get involved!

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0:00.0

Today's question comes to us from Emily and she writes,

0:02.9

Dear Ted, I really appreciate the Q&A videos that you do.

0:06.2

I really took the advice that you've given about working for free to heart,

0:09.6

but I'm having a problem with a client.

0:11.7

This particular client is very consistent but the jobs

0:14.4

pay very little. On top of that it seems like every time I work for this person they

0:18.6

make demands that go past the price that we've agreed on. I don't really know how to

0:22.4

deal with this. Perhaps it's just that I've agreed on. I don't really know how to deal with this.

0:23.0

Perhaps it's just that I need more experience. Do you have any suggestions? How do I say

0:27.2

no and not jeopardize the working relationship? Emily, this is an excellent question and thank you for asking and yes you do have

0:40.6

yourself in a little bit of a pickle, and I understand.

0:43.3

You have a client who you're saying on the one hand

0:46.4

is very consistent in the work that they're giving you,

0:48.4

they're hiring you over and over again,

0:50.0

you know, you work for them frequently.

0:51.6

On the other hand, you're saying that when you do

0:53.6

jobs for this particular client that you're in a situation where they are making

0:57.2

demands that are more than you're being paid for on the job and it's becoming

1:01.5

uncomfortable well I would encourage you to actually look at this a little bit differently.

1:05.8

That is not the kind of work that you want to have consistently.

1:09.0

And I know that may be hard to hear, but that's looking at it the wrong way. You need to figure a way

1:13.8

to deal with this now. The other thing you're telling me is that maybe you need more

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