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When Gift Certificates Go Sour…

By Jenika | May 3, 2012 |

Q:  I had a client who contacted me saying she wanted to purchase photos of her infant niece as a gift to her sister (the niece’s mom). I explained to her what would be involved, how much it would cost, and that the DVD of images could be purchased later for X amount. The shoot went great,…

Do Your Clients Feel Nickel and Dimed?

By Jenika | April 26, 2012 |

I put out a call for open Q&A to my mailing list last week – if you’re not on the mailing list you can hop on over in the sidebar!  On to the questions: Q: I was wondering how do you deal with a client who doesn’t want to or think that they have to…

How To Photograph Friends Without Killing Your Friendships

By Jenika | April 25, 2012 |

The road to professional photography seems littered with broken friendships. It’s starting to concern me.  Alongside our profession, it seems, is the rubble of friendships shattered on the rocks of photoshoots gone bad.  We need to put an end to it. When we start a business, it’s no surprise when we turn to friends first.…

2 Lies Photographers Tell Themselves

By Jenika | April 19, 2012 |

It was a hot day in Tunisia when it happened.  I had flown to North Africa to study Arabic for a summer, but I admit I was perhaps less diligent in studying than I was in photo-blogging the whole adventure.  I wandered the streets photographing old mosques, kids playing pick-up soccer in empty lots, the…