This could also apply to photography
Oct 6, 2015 09:48:50 #
I am really getting fed up with people who feel that I should supply my services and photos for free. I could be easily tempted to make up cards with a photo-related statement similar to this cartoon to hand out to people.
Oct 6, 2015 09:51:04 #
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Oct 6, 2015 12:12:11 #
I show the door to cheapies just as I show the door for this to go to general chit-chat....
Oct 6, 2015 23:51:38 #
That's what happens when you sell your services directly to people. Before I retired I made a good living working for corporations. I donated my artistic talents for free.
Bob
Bob
Oct 7, 2015 01:33:58 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
dalematt wrote:
I am really getting fed up with people who feel that I should supply my services and photos for free. I could be easily tempted to make up cards with a photo-related statement similar to this cartoon to hand out to people.
Yeah. I'm a software developer, and I recall years ago that a fellow consultant was brought in to fix a serious software issue at a small corporation in NY. He traveled from out of state but was able to identify and fix the problem within 2 hours. The company decided nor to pay him for a full day as agreed since he was only there till mid morning. Their argument was that he quickly identified and fixed just two lines of code in a couple of hours and to pay for the full day was excessive. He argued, to no avail, that it wasn't just about changing two lines of code, it was about knowing which two lines to change. Fast forward a few months later, my friend was called again to fix a different problem that arose. This time, however, he doubled his rate to make up for the previous experience and demanded payment in advance. Its nice to occasionally feel empowered.
Oct 7, 2015 05:53:27 #
When I worked at the photo lab. There were people didn't like the prints I made so I reprint for them and then they asked to have the bad prints for free.
I simply destroyed all the prints they don't want to pay for.
I simply destroyed all the prints they don't want to pay for.
Oct 7, 2015 06:28:47 #
I never plan on selling any of my photos but I sure do love the cartoon. Says it in a very professional way and could be used for any type of industry.
Thanks for the early humor, Greg
Thanks for the early humor, Greg
Oct 7, 2015 06:48:34 #
dalematt wrote:
I am really getting fed up with people who feel that I should supply my services and photos for free. I could be easily tempted to make up cards with a photo-related statement similar to this cartoon to hand out to people.
Love It!
Oct 7, 2015 08:06:41 #
dalematt wrote:
I am really getting fed up with people who feel that I should supply my services and photos for free. I could be easily tempted to make up cards with a photo-related statement similar to this cartoon to hand out to people.
I saw a similar article online last night. It showed an email exchange between CBS and a professional photographer. CBS asked the photographer if they could use his image for free and just give him credit for it.
Naturally, the photographer said no, and he asked the executive if he worked for credit.
Oct 7, 2015 09:13:29 #
Oct 7, 2015 09:19:43 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I saw a similar article online last night. It showed an email exchange between CBS and a professional photographer. CBS asked the photographer if they could use his image for free and just give him credit for it.
Naturally, the photographer said no, and he asked the executive if he worked for credit.
Naturally, the photographer said no, and he asked the executive if he worked for credit.
The URL to that story: http://www.diyphotography.net/pulitzer-prize-winning-photographer-slams-cbs-for-asking-for-free-photos/
Oct 7, 2015 09:49:07 #
As a graphic designer I get that type of response often, finding the words to counteract those stupid comments is hard to do without offending the client, most are innocent in their ignorance but it doesn't make it any easier to take.
dalematt wrote:
I am really getting fed up with people who feel that I should supply my services and photos for free. I could be easily tempted to make up cards with a photo-related statement similar to this cartoon to hand out to people.
Oct 7, 2015 10:00:00 #
Phreedom wrote:
Thanks.
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