gilsonphotography

Hi, all. I apologize for the delay in a response. Since posting, I still haven’t heard from “A”. I did read every reply and did take all of what has been said into consideration. I do agree that I should begin charging a fee upon booking. I will make clients aware of this during inquiries and will include a contract. Few things I wanted to mention: 1) I definitely am unable to do sessions during the week. I go to work when it’s pitch black and arrive home when it’s pitch black. Unless it’s indoor, it’s just not feasible, which I’m OK with and why I still continue to have a full time job despite dabbling in photography. 2) “A” has never given me a reason as to why she cancelled that session or ever said, “Hey, sorry for taking so long to respond- I was caught up with a, b, c.” and I don’t expect her to. It’s definitely not my place to ask what’s going on in her personal life. 3) I do understand what everyone is saying regarding me being very early on in this journey and shouldn’t be so quick to cut ties. That is what I wanted to know, so thank you. Ultimately, I do plan to schedule again with “A”, should she decide to inquire for the sake of my nearly-empty portfolio. I have a plan in place for the booking fee and contract. I appreciate everyone’s insight and am thankful to hear (well, read) all of the various opinions. :)

Hi, I’ve just recently started doing photography for more than just family. I work a full time job M-F, so only do scheduled sessions on the weekends. So, I have a potential client issue. Let’s call her A. A reached out to me and we were discussing dates to do a session. She offered a Thursday, I explained I only do sessions on the weekends because of my actual full time job. She never answered me after that. A few weeks go by, she reaches out again and we schedule a session. The morning of, literally 10 minutes before I left my house to go to said session, she texts me and cancels. She asks about another date, I kindly remind her again I have a full time job and do not do sessions during the week. She never replied to me. Now, a few weeks later, she messages me AGAIN asking to schedule a session. To give her the benefit of the doubt and to help lengthen my portfolio, I asked her what day or time she had in mind. As of now, no answer. Obviously, this isn’t working out. I’m trying to figure out 1) If I should even say no and 2) If I do, how do I say it? I don’t want to lose a potential client and the chance to add to my new portfolio, but it’s incredibly annoying to go back and forth constantly with her. Thoughts?