First 50.

The other day I had my [first] paid photography shoot. A small Contracting Company needed me to take pics of them for their business website. I was kinda nervous because I'd never worked with an actual company before...BUT...there's a first for everything, right? So anyways, it wasn't as nearly as intimidating as I thought it would be. ( phew :) I was so relieved to get there and all the workers were really nice and friendly! It was a lot of fun working with them and I learned a lot! Although I had to do my best to make them look professional, I was able to incorporate some of my style in as well. I charged $50/hour and they only needed me for 1 hour sooo I made my First 50. :)

Linc said I should [frame] it, being it was the first payment I got from doing my photography, but I told him No because if someone ever were to break into our home, they'd immediately steal it, framed and all! hahahaa. No, I really plan on using the money to buy props for upcoming photo shoots! I'm SO excited for the upcoming shoots I have booked and I have so many ideas in mind!

Anyway, back to the Contracting Company....I met up with a representative from the company today so I could give them the CD with all their pictures and they brought along a laptop so they could view them. I was nervous, but they LOVED them. Yay! Another BIG relief. I'm just glad they were satisfied with my work. In fact, they were so happy that they gave me an additional $50! (REALLY?) <--- I know right!? I was speechless at first and I tried politely denying, but THEY persistently insisted!! So, I humbly, thankfully, accepted.

Overall, my first paid photo shoot experience was a SUCCESS!! I know that not EVERY job will be as successful as this one BUT, this was a very good start for me. You live and you learn, so whenever I do come across a not so successful shoot, I'll definitely learn from it. Also, because there are SO MANY different styles of photography, clients are dissatisfied because sometimes the photos don't come out how they expected them to. Everyone is different! I am just going to keep doing what I'm doing and if people don't like it, it's their loss and that just means we weren't a proper fit for each other. But I do love photography with a passion and I hope people will be able to see it through my work.

“I always thought good photos were like good jokes. If you have to explain it, it just isn’t that good.” – Anonymous