How to tell a potential client you don’t want to photograph their session?

johnnybordone · Jan 7, 2021

I tell it straight, as is. I don't like to waste my time on a work that I don't feel like doing for certain reasons.

jamesjr · Jan 20, 2021

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gilsonphotography said: ↑

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?
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think the easiest way is to say that any king of photo shooting is not your style.And this is not even a lie, photographers do have some specializations, some are taking only nature pictures, others like working with people///

How to tell a potential client you don’t want to photograph their session?

johnnybordone

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