Give it Away

This is a brief excerpt from F-Stoppers

This past Monday I wrote a piece titled “Six Things Every Beginning Photographer Should Know”. One of the points I made was the importance of sometimes shooting for free. Here are just a few exempts of reader responses:“Shoot for free? Really lol?”“Shooting for free is what’s wrong with the photography business.”“Go ahead shoot for free. You set your price point and show how much you value your work that way.”

So I thought it would be worthwhile to explain what I meant.

Here is an excerpt from my post: “If your portfolio isn’t very diverse, start thinking about the types of clients and jobs that you want to get, and then approach them. There are plenty of small businesses or bands out there that would be thrilled to have you shoot for them for free or for trade or a for a discounted rate. If it means that you get to add the types of images to your portfolio that you need, then it’s mutually beneficial.”

What I was not saying was that you, professional photographer that you are, should get yourself into a situation where a client is taking advantage of you. That …

By: Nick Fancher

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