Photography is a business, and like any other business, clients can be downright annoying sometimes. If you are in the mood to commiserate a bit or just need a bit of a catharsis, check out this great video essay that discusses some of the annoying things clients do that photographers have to deal with.
Coming to you from Evan Ranft, this video essay discusses some of the annoying things photography clients do. No doubt, we all have to deal with these things at one point or another in the course of normal business, but some certainly strike our nerves more deeply than others. Personally, the one thing that always bothers me more than anything is seeing my images run through the gauntlet of Instagram filters. Besides the annoyance of seeing something I carefully invested a lot of time and effort in modified in such an unappealing way, I really do not want my name associated with those images. I generally have a short pre-shoot talk with my clients about this, and 99% of them are very understanding and respectful once I explain how it feels from the other side of the camera. The rare times it does happen, I just quietly remove the tags and distance myself from it to diminish the association. Check out the video above for Ranft’s full thoughts.