steven_dempsey

<p>Thanks for all the valuable advice, it is very helpful and much appreciated.<br>

I sent the office manager a quick email saying I would be happy to work something out. Basically I'm going back there and will work with the doctor/owner directly so that she knows exactly what I'm shooting at least for the first few photos. If I really get what she's after, I think I can cut her loose :) I'm not going to charge them anything but, in an appropriate way, I'm going to point out that the initial agreement was changed dramatically.<br>

I'll be happy to get this off my plate but it is most important to me to make this right for her so I can get some repeat business or referrals.</p>

I recently did some headshots for a private practice and they were happy with the work. The office manager was put in charge of the

project by one of the doctors who owns the practice.

The office manager contacted me again for additional headshots and "some candid office shots". I quoted them the cost of the headshots

and basically threw in the candid shots for free. Frankly, the office manager was so wishy washy about the candid shot part, I didn't even

think about it.

When I arrived at the clinic, it was in disarray. They are expanding the premises and most of the rooms are either empty or not photo

ready (meaning lots of stuff lying around). I was given limited access to the premises as it is an all-woman's clinic and was basically just

told to get some nice interior shots. I was under the impression that the office manager was going to guide me around this unfamiliar

office space but suddenly she had an impromptu meeting with someone leaving me to fend for myself.

About 15 minutes into shooting the rooms, the owner/doctor comes to me and takes a look at what I'm shooting. She says i'ts too bland

and fetches her iPhone to show me what she has in mind. She proceeds to take a close up of a flower here, the edge of a chair there. I

want you to capture the experience and feeling of being here, she says. I get the idea and she leaves.

At this point, I'm feeling like this "little extra" part of the gig is becoming unexpectedly larger and also sucking up a lot of my time. I do it

anyway as best I can and I'm pretty pleased with how everything looks. The headshots go off without a hitch and, when all is said and

done, I send them over 40 interior shots with the originally planned headshots.

Two weeks later I get an email from the office manager saying the headshots are fine but the doctor said the interiors were not what she

was hoping for and could I come back for a redo.

I'm not sure how to handle this because I don't want to go back only to have every single shot micro-managed and, frankly, the scope of

this part of the job was grossly misrepresented.

To add to the mix, my wife is an employee at the clinic so it would certainly make for some awkwardness for her if I were to blow it off. I

know there is no money so offering to do it for a fee is not an option. I offered the "candid shots" for free because my wife got me the job

and I knew the budget was tight.

I feel this whole thing is unfair because I believe I delivered my part of the agreement. Sorry this is so long-winded but I'd appreciate

some advice on how to handle this.

<p>So I have a Canon ST-E2 attached to my Canon 5D Mark II and am using it in conjunction with a 430EX II. I now realize that I need another flash but I don't have the budget right now to buy another Canon unit. The Vivitar 285HV looks like a viable secondary flash for me but I am at odds to know how I can make it work in a wireless chain.<br>

Is there a way to make these flashes work together? I'm fine using manual settings on both flashes but I would love to have them both triggered by the ST-E2. I read somewhere that someone was using the ST-E2 to trigger the 430EX II and then having the 430EX II trigger the Vivitar 285HV via a Wein Hot Shoe Slave.<br>

Can anyone throw any light on this? My experience with wireless flash chains is quite limited.<br>

Thanks,<br>

Steven</p>