"your charging less is only hurting their business by giving customers the impression that they will get the same results for far less money. This is not good for you, for them or the industry."
That is what her "Professional Photographer" is doing ,not me. I produce better photos than her photographer (I recently viewed this other lady's work) and I am MORE expensive, not less expensive than this other lady. I did not know she was less expensive though, until my co worker complained and said she was less. The per image rate I gave her was a good deal but still not super cheap considering what is the "norm" or popular for my area. My area is flooded with shoot&burn photogs giving away discs for $150. And under or doing pictures for free.

I agree about her misbehaving because she did not respect me as a Pro. Its interesting how making someone pay a upfront fee or signing paperwork makes them "behave" .

Here is a hidden album to the pictures. I know Im far from perfect. I can't do photo shop so I only use Lightroom. Some of them I dont care for but she wanted those poses .

http://christineschreiber.smugmug.com/Photograhpy/Fall-photos/n-jcDTr/

I am filing a report with facebook. And will be sending her a short , to the point email . I almost was not. But I have a friend who is going to law school and she is doing photography too so she did her own research and she said I need to say something to this girl.

I did a photo shoot for a co worker. (big mistake)

She knew I did photography (hoggyist/enthusiest,whatever you wanna call it) and had seen my photos before . She said she did not want to pay her regular photographer what it costs for an entire disc of photos and what would I charge her? I said I prefer prints, and don't like the idea of selling digital files on a disc. I told her I don't mind doing the photos and she can buy them per image, for $10. (per high resolution image.)
I thought $15. is a minimum fair amount but wanted to give her a discount.

After the shoot, she is showing the gallery (what I thought, but it could have been saved pictures to her phone) proofs to our other co workers, and raving about them. When she heard me say,that is only 15 , and there should be about 30 total when I'm done she said "I want a cd "

I didn't discuss it with her, because it was in the morning at work and had no time to talk. I was actually surprised because she acted like she couldn't afford a whole disc of images.

After work I saw her in the office that evening, and I said if you really want a disc with all the photos, It will be $200.00 assuming there will be 30 .
She pauses, looks shocked and made a funny sound. Then said ugh, That's way too much. I'll have to talk to my mom, and get back with you. I said well, I can do it for $180. ,and I explained she can make payments if she wants,do it by cc,or paypal if needed. She says nothing.

I get home,discuss it with my husband and we agreed it would be okay for me to lower it to $150. After all she is a co worker. But I won't go any lower than that. I spent a long time processing those photos from raws. I decided to go ahead and finish editing since I figured she'd love to have them ready before thanksgiving, and it would be a nice surprise since I told her it may take two weeks. I end up having 40+ photos ready for the online gallery and go ahead and post them all to it .

Then I text her that night explaining that I'll go down to $150, but no lower,and only this one time. (Did not tell her, but was going to go ahead and let her have all 40+) . I was starting to have a bad feeling about her because of her acting so strange,to change her mind about wanting a disc ,then complaining about the price.

So I said (in my text) next time I will have to charge a fee upfront and offered her a couple other options (package deals less images, for a less amount, if needed).

She doesn't get back to me for two days.
When she does she says she's sorry but had she known I would be so expensive she would have never done the shoot with me in the first place and should have gone with her "professional photographer" instead (the one she was complaining about not wanting to pay ). She said her photographer was cheaper. She said she will "give" me $40. and then I can just give her whatever I think is fair.

I did not charge a fee upfront because I was thinking I was helping her out, and allowing her to buy per image . So whether she wanted zero, or just a few it was Okay by me. Before the shoot, she & I verbally agreed $10. per image and did not discuss a price for a whole disc because that wasn't what she wanted.
I noticed only 1-2 days after I uploaded the proofs on pixieset, she had already saved 7 of them somehow (must have been screenshots by her phone,because its right click disabled) she made a collage of 6, posted it as her facebook cover photo,then used a 7th picture as her profile photo. I didn't think anything of it at first, until she said what she said to me in text.


After thinking about what she texted me, I started getting more and more angry,feeling used and then realized how dare she take photos off my gallery that were supposed to be proofs for choosing which ones she wanted to buy, then tell me She should have never used me in the first place "had she known" I would be so expensive. She AGREED to have the shoot done, and pay $10. per image (however many she wanted to buy) . She could have gotten ONE image and it would have been just $10.00 .
She's the one who changed HER mind and asked how much for a disc. She's got 7 of those pictures,and probably all 49 ,so at this point I don't even want her $ . I don't want her $40.00 because she stole $70 worth of pictures.

My mom told me I should go on her facebook, and in the comments under the pictures she posted , tell her that because they were never paid for,she should never had saved them from the pixieset website, and posted them to facebook. I did not even think to watermark them,because I really didn't think I had to protect myself from this happening. I can't believe a co worker can do this, and then work with me,and have no shame. She won't say a word to me about the shoot,at work,unless I bring it up. I'm not comfortable speaking to her about it at work,so I need to finish my email and send it and be done with it.

I am thinking of bringing up the fact that she agreed to $10.00 per image so her saying that "had she known " comment was unfair of her,because she DID know. She just wanted something else that we never discussed and wasn't happy with my answer. She took 7 of my pictures(probably more) from the proofs page and then "offers" to "give" me $40.00 for "whatever I think is fair" , so I want to bring that up and tell her very firmly that no, she agreed to $10. per picture so if she wants to spend $40. than she can get FOUR photos, per our agreement.
*However* , I don't understand why she would say she only wants to spend that much, if she has already taken at least $70 worth of my photos and already put them on her facebook page. I want to call her out on that too.

What do you think I should do ?
So I don't know if there is a way I can complain to facebook, to have them removed. Had she paid for them, it wouldn't have been a big deal. What makes me mad is she took them, then tells me how much she would paid me which is extremely insulting and rude, and shows she has no respect for me at all and probably never wanted to buy any in the first place. My friend thinks she used me on purpose to get pictures for facebook .

I did a photo shoot for a co worker. (big mistake)

She knew I did photography (hoggyist/enthusiest,whatever you wanna call it) and had seen my photos before . She said she did not want to pay her regular photographer what it costs for an entire disc of photos and what would I charge her? I said I prefer prints, and don't like the idea of selling digital files on a disc. I told her I don't mind doing the photos and she can buy them per image, for $10. (per high resolution image.)
I thought $15. is a minimum fair amount but wanted to give her a discount.

After the shoot, she is showing the gallery (what I thought, but it could have been saved pictures to her phone) proofs to our other co workers, and raving about them. When she heard me say,that is only 15 , and there should be about 30 total when I'm done she said "I want a cd "

I didn't discuss it with her, because it was in the morning at work and had no time to talk. I was actually surprised because she acted like she couldn't afford a whole disc of images.

After work I saw her in the office that evening, and I said if you really want a disc with all the photos, It will be $200.00 assuming there will be 30 .
She pauses, looks shocked and made a funny sound. Then said ugh, That's way too much. I'll have to talk to my mom, and get back with you. I said well, I can do it for $180. ,and I explained she can make payments if she wants,do it by cc,or paypal if needed. She says nothing.

I get home,discuss it with my husband and we agreed it would be okay for me to lower it to $150. After all she is a co worker. But I won't go any lower than that. I spent a long time processing those photos from raws. I decided to go ahead and finish editing since I figured she'd love to have them ready before thanksgiving, and it would be a nice surprise since I told her it may take two weeks. I end up having 40+ photos ready for the online gallery and go ahead and post them all to it .

Then I text her that night explaining that I'll go down to $150, but no lower,and only this one time. (Did not tell her, but was going to go ahead and let her have all 40+) . I was starting to have a bad feeling about her because of her acting so strange,to change her mind about wanting a disc ,then complaining about the price.

So I said (in my text) next time I will have to charge a fee upfront and offered her a couple other options (package deals less images, for a less amount, if needed).

She doesn't get back to me for two days.
When she does she says she's sorry but had she known I would be so expensive she would have never done the shoot with me in the first place and should have gone with her "professional photographer" instead (the one she was complaining about not wanting to pay ). She said her photographer was cheaper. She said she will "give" me $40. and then I can just give her whatever I think is fair.

I did not charge a fee upfront because I was thinking I was helping her out, and allowing her to buy per image . So whether she wanted zero, or just a few it was Okay by me. Before the shoot, she & I verbally agreed $10. per image and did not discuss a price for a whole disc because that wasn't what she wanted.
I noticed only 1-2 days after I uploaded the proofs on pixieset, she had already saved 7 of them somehow (must have been screenshots by her phone,because its right click disabled) she made a collage of 6, posted it as her facebook cover photo,then used a 7th picture as her profile photo. I didn't think anything of it at first, until she said what she said to me in text.


After thinking about what she texted me, I started getting more and more angry,feeling used and then realized how dare she take photos off my gallery that were supposed to be proofs for choosing which ones she wanted to buy, then tell me She should have never used me in the first place "had she known" I would be so expensive. She AGREED to have the shoot done, and pay $10. per image (however many she wanted to buy) . She could have gotten ONE image and it would have been just $10.00 .
She's the one who changed HER mind and asked how much for a disc. She's got 7 of those pictures,and probably all 49 ,so at this point I don't even want her $ . I don't want her $40.00 because she stole $70 worth of pictures.

My mom told me I should go on her facebook, and in the comments under the pictures she posted , tell her that because they were never paid for,she should never had saved them from the pixieset website, and posted them to facebook. I did not even think to watermark them,because I really didn't think I had to protect myself from this happening. I can't believe a co worker can do this, and then work with me,and have no shame. She won't say a word to me about the shoot,at work,unless I bring it up. I'm not comfortable speaking to her about it at work,so I need to finish my email and send it and be done with it.

I am thinking of bringing up the fact that she agreed to $10.00 per image so her saying that "had she known " comment was unfair of her,because she DID know. She just wanted something else that we never discussed and wasn't happy with my answer. She took 7 of my pictures(probably more) from the proofs page and then "offers" to "give" me $40.00 for "whatever I think is fair" , so I want to bring that up and tell her very firmly that no, she agreed to $10. per picture so if she wants to spend $40. than she can get FOUR photos, per our agreement.
*However* , I don't understand why she would say she only wants to spend that much, if she has already taken at least $70 worth of my photos and already put them on her facebook page. I want to call her out on that too.

What do you think I should do ?
So I don't know if there is a way I can complain to facebook, to have them removed. Had she paid for them, it wouldn't have been a big deal. What makes me mad is she took them, then tells me how much she would paid me which is extremely insulting and rude, and shows she has no respect for me at all and probably never wanted to buy any in the first place. My friend thinks she used me on purpose to get pictures for facebook .

I did a photo shoot for a co worker. (big mistake)

She knew I did photography (hoggyist/enthusiest,whatever you wanna call it) and had seen my photos before . She said she did not want to pay her regular photographer what it costs for an entire disc of photos and what would I charge her? I said I prefer prints, and don't like the idea of selling digital files on a disc. I told her I don't mind doing the photos and she can buy them per image, for $10. (per high resolution image.)
I thought $15. is a minimum fair amount but wanted to give her a discount.

After the shoot, she is showing the gallery (what I thought, but it could have been saved pictures to her phone) proofs to our other co workers, and raving about them. When she heard me say,that is only 15 , and there should be about 30 total when I'm done she said "I want a cd "

I didn't discuss it with her, because it was in the morning at work and had no time to talk. I was actually surprised because she acted like she couldn't afford a whole disc of images.

After work I saw her in the office that evening, and I said if you really want a disc with all the photos, It will be $200.00 assuming there will be 30 .
She pauses, looks shocked and made a funny sound. Then said ugh, That's way too much. I'll have to talk to my mom, and get back with you. I said well, I can do it for $180. ,and I explained she can make payments if she wants,do it by cc,or paypal if needed. She says nothing.

I get home,discuss it with my husband and we agreed it would be okay for me to lower it to $150. After all she is a co worker. But I won't go any lower than that. I spent a long time processing those photos from raws. I decided to go ahead and finish editing since I figured she'd love to have them ready before thanksgiving, and it would be a nice surprise since I told her it may take two weeks. I end up having 40+ photos ready for the online gallery and go ahead and post them all to it .

Then I text her that night explaining that I'll go down to $150, but no lower,and only this one time. (Did not tell her, but was going to go ahead and let her have all 40+) . I was starting to have a bad feeling about her because of her acting so strange,to change her mind about wanting a disc ,then complaining about the price.

So I said (in my text) next time I will have to charge a fee upfront and offered her a couple other options (package deals less images, for a less amount, if needed).

She doesn't get back to me for two days.
When she does she says she's sorry but had she known I would be so expensive she would have never done the shoot with me in the first place and should have gone with her "professional photographer" instead (the one she was complaining about not wanting to pay ). She said her photographer was cheaper. She said she will "give" me $40. and then I can just give her whatever I think is fair.

I did not charge a fee upfront because I was thinking I was helping her out, and allowing her to buy per image . So whether she wanted zero, or just a few it was Okay by me. Before the shoot, she & I verbally agreed $10. per image and did not discuss a price for a whole disc because that wasn't what she wanted.
I noticed only 1-2 days after I uploaded the proofs on pixieset, she had already saved 7 of them somehow (must have been screenshots by her phone,because its right click disabled) she made a collage of 6, posted it as her facebook cover photo,then used a 7th picture as her profile photo. I didn't think anything of it at first, until she said what she said to me in text.


After thinking about what she texted me, I started getting more and more angry,feeling used and then realized how dare she take photos off my gallery that were supposed to be proofs for choosing which ones she wanted to buy, then tell me She should have never used me in the first place "had she known" I would be so expensive. She AGREED to have the shoot done, and pay $10. per image (however many she wanted to buy) . She could have gotten ONE image and it would have been just $10.00 .
She's the one who changed HER mind and asked how much for a disc. She's got 7 of those pictures,and probably all 49 ,so at this point I don't even want her $ . I don't want her $40.00 because she stole $70 worth of pictures.

My mom told me I should go on her facebook, and in the comments under the pictures she posted , tell her that because they were never paid for,she should never had saved them from the pixieset website, and posted them to facebook. I did not even think to watermark them,because I really didn't think I had to protect myself from this happening. I can't believe a co worker can do this, and then work with me,and have no shame. She won't say a word to me about the shoot,at work,unless I bring it up. I'm not comfortable speaking to her about it at work,so I need to finish my email and send it and be done with it.

I am thinking of bringing up the fact that she agreed to $10.00 per image so her saying that "had she known " comment was unfair of her,because she DID know. She just wanted something else that we never discussed and wasn't happy with my answer. She took 7 of my pictures(probably more) from the proofs page and then "offers" to "give" me $40.00 for "whatever I think is fair" , so I want to bring that up and tell her very firmly that no, she agreed to $10. per picture so if she wants to spend $40. than she can get FOUR photos, per our agreement.
*However* , I don't understand why she would say she only wants to spend that much, if she has already taken at least $70 worth of my photos and already put them on her facebook page. I want to call her out on that too.

What do you think I should do ?
So I don't know if there is a way I can complain to facebook, to have them removed. Had she paid for them, it wouldn't have been a big deal. What makes me mad is she took them, then tells me how much she would paid me which is extremely insulting and rude, and shows she has no respect for me at all and probably never wanted to buy any in the first place. My friend thinks she used me on purpose to get pictures for facebook .