Article: A Defense of the Prices a Photographer Charges for Portraits

This article I read a few days ago and I must say I really appreciate everything this article says. The writer, Chris Gampat from The Phoblographer, discusses the reasoning behind why he won't give people a discount purely for being close to a person he knows, the example he gives is the friend of his mother. He goes into detail all the work that goes into a portrait shoot, and all the minute steps that need to be taken in order to take a really good portrait shot. The work that is involved before the photos are even taken are so important and absolutely necessary. I feel it is always a bit upsetting when people just expect you to take a picture and that is all it really takes. You need to plan the shoot, come up with a location, theme, poses, plan for how many will be there, learn what the picture is for, find out about the person so they feel comfortable and so much more. That is all just before the photo is even taken.

I must say that Chris Gampat has hit the nail on the head with his article and I truly am happy that there are people writing about this and addressing the issue, because at the end of the day, this can cause a problem, if you refuse to give the person a discount they can very easily bad mouth you and affect your clientele. However, if you accept their price then you will be losing money in the long run as the time spent with this person can be spent on someone willing to pay the full price. They may also pass on the word and you may have a increase in people asking for a reduced price.
Phoblographer are a great site and I urge you all to check out their site and read the article I am discussing. I shall provide the links below:

The article: http://www.thephoblographer.com/2015/06/08/a-defense-of-the-prices-a-photographer-charges-for-portraits/#.VXwmPc7wOnh

Phoblographer: http://www.thephoblographer.com

Anyway that is all for now so I shall be off. See ya!

- Kamilia