Reply To: Common Mistakes? CC

[christinanina]

Thank you! I don’t plan to try to put myself out there, unless people (students) come to me for pictures. Besides seniors, I really only get people trying to put together a modeling/acting portfolio who tell me I should increase my prices but I want to make sure I can give them consistent work so I do a lot without charging which will be harder to do with school starting. Guess I’ll have to limit what I take. Don’t worry, I won’t steal babies and weddings from those who specialize in that work.

And I do want to upgrade and get more equipment (lenses, batteries) but I don’t want to go all out until I’ve mastered what I have and get a better camera body/laptop. But thank you again for taking the time to read and respond and the posing tips. I will do my best to have a “humble business” and not oversell myself. Artists tend to feel that they are better when photography for example, is an ever changing thing that you can learn so much from. Feedback from people other than friends and family helps. I guess there’s a balance between helpful encouragement and being honest and condescending that is difficult. I don’t want to become the kind of person that think I’m cool cause I have a camera, lol. And thanks to everyone else who answered this as well.