I had another opportunity, which came to me via word of mouth, to photograph a family here on vacation. This time, it was twin sons aged 13, a 7 year old, and their parents. It was a TON of fun. They were a really great family to work with.
I’m still uneasy about posting pictures of children. Even if I get their consent, I feel like they don’t quite understand the impact of what it really means to have their picture on the internet. So until I get over it or feel more comfortable with it, you’ll just have to deal with imagining how some of these come out, seeing backs, and adults. I also tried using my software to blur faces, but it seems it’s missing that feature unfortunately.
I am really really enjoying this. I am not really sure where to take it from here, and I don’t have anything booked as of now.
I asked if she thought the value was equal or greater than what I was charging, and she said definitely yes. She mentioned that a lot of photographers will charge extra for the unedited versions. Personally, the editing isn’t my skillset or favorite, so by all means I’ll charge less to get that off my hands to be honest. At this point it’s really nice to not be doing it for the money and to not care.
I told them I’d remove people in the background in some photos, you can tell I didn’t make a huge effort for these. That’s honestly the most time consuming. Instead of spending a ton of time doing that on photos they may never print, I did it for a few and told them to pick a couple out they really wanted me to do it for when they had a chance to review and let me know.
I thought overall this was a huge improvement on my first on and I did a lot better getting everyone’s attention. I had to work a little harder with my instincts and own creativity, she didn’t come with any ideas this time and it went a bit quicker. It’s funny how some poses work better with some families than others. I didn’t have everyone sit somewhere, so I think if there was one takeaway, maybe I can start creating a list of my favorite poses until I get them more ingrained just to have on hand and refer to during the session.