Professional Courtesy

[mbarrick]

If you want to book me as a photographer bear in mind that I am busy and I'm not going to have all day to wait around. I need a firm time in advance and I need you to stick to that time because chances are I have something I need to do right after. And if you set a time make sure you can stick to it. Models need to be there before me and should be ready to go before or as soon as I am set up. If I'm sitting on my ass waiting for the model(s) to arrive, let alone get ready, the meter is still on and you will be getting billed. If you can't tell me when the shoot is going to be until day-of, it's not going to happen.

Comments

[mediavictim.livejournal.com]

You think models are flakes...try shooting live bands

In this case you are not just dealing with 3-4 flakes *IN* the band
you are also dealing with the flaky promoters who swap set times
AND you are dealing with the OTHER flaky bands who go on before them who do those encores no one asks for and take forever to get their shit off stage.

most of the times I have been called for a 9:00 set - the band ends up going on at 10:20 - I arrive at 8:30 and get out of there at 11:30

[littlemissrisk.livejournal.com]

People should be giving you a 10% deposit straight up. BTW, it sucks but there are a lot of flakey people out there who don't respect other people's time.

[dark-sphere.livejournal.com]

Your 'just' a photographer.

I got a kick out of this.
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/aus/558260167.html

[donnaidh-sidhe.livejournal.com]

Would it be considered a breach of professional ethics to make it known who flakes?

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Sort of like the "bounced check wall of shame" - hrm? I'm not so sure that is a good thing or a bad thing.

[donnaidh-sidhe.livejournal.com]

Or maybe not something as formal as that. Then again, word of mouth is often not that far removed from gossip.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

So many fine lines.