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04/19/2005 12:28:12 AM · #1 |
I was shooting mariachi bands in LA when a person came upto me and asked if I had a dSLR and if I can e-mail her some pictures because she left her camera in her car. She didn't mention paying, so I'm assuming she just wanted them without paying. I certainly did not look like just some tourist as I had a Digital Rebel with a battery grip, a Canon 28-135 IS, a lens hood, and a bag with a Tokina 12-24 lens. The TV news camera man was even asking who I'm with, so I must have looked either like a pro or a serious amateur.
How would you have answered such a request?
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04/19/2005 12:30:55 AM · #2 |
| Well, she might have been hitting on you.... |
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04/19/2005 12:33:50 AM · #3 |
Nah, I didn't get that feeling, plus she had a couple of screaming kids with her.
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04/19/2005 12:46:13 AM · #4 |
| If it was a friendly person asking a favor, I probably would have done it. You wouldn't have had to send her anything awesome, just something to remember the day by. Probably also would have taken a few pix of the kids at the parade, too, so she could have those. No reason to give up awesome shots for free if you normally get paid for them, but it costs nothing to be kind. |
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04/19/2005 12:50:13 AM · #5 |
| I probably would of said 'sure'. Most likely it would depend on the shots she wanted and how many. Maybe she was just excited or paying you a compliment. |
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04/19/2005 12:56:54 AM · #6 |
I was taking some nice portrait type shots of the musicians. I decided to let her look through some pics for her to pick out. She didn't like them and wanted more of a touristy shot of the whole band on the stage, and said it's ok, and walked off. I was just taken back by it, that's all. Too be honest, she wasn't very friendly at all, just came up to me and asked, if it's a digital camera and if I can e-mail her some photos. I realize it's not much to send them by e-mail, but it does take a few minutes to upload a 4MB picture, so it would have taken about 10 minutes for the whole thing.
Message edited by author 2005-04-19 00:57:53.
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04/19/2005 01:02:13 AM · #7 |
Giver her your business card, thank her for her inquiry and tell her you would be happy to send a few samples of your work if she would fill out your "Please send me a sample" information card. That way, you are prepared, professional, polite and not too sidetracked by gawkers who really are not serious.
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04/19/2005 01:05:30 AM · #8 |
I'm not a pro and don't carry any cards, in retrospect maybe I should have said something like "I'm a freelance photographer" to hint that I don't just e-mail my photos to comeplete strangers. It was a bit wierd. Most come up and chat to you about the camera and things. Not just walk up to you and ask to have some pictures sent to them.
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04/19/2005 01:26:28 AM · #9 |
I've been nicely asked by a guy flying a remote control airplane to take a picture of him. I took the shot and gave him my business card. Bout a week later he emailed me, and I sent him a downsized file (around background size 1024x768 I think). I was trying to get the plane in a shot, but didn't capture it as well as I hoped, but I did have a one or two shots that did have the plane in it. I edited and sent him those as well. They weren't that great of shots, but I'm sure the are memories for him.
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04/19/2005 01:27:31 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by yido:
Most come up and chat to you about the camera and things. Not just walk up to you and ask to have some pictures sent to them. |
I did chat to the remote control airplane guy a bit before he asked me. So it wasn't as direct as you experienced.
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04/19/2005 01:36:49 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by A1275:
Well, she might have been hitting on you.... |
Originally posted by yido:
Nah, I didn't get that feeling, plus she had a couple of screaming kids with her. |
She might have been hitting on you. ;-)
In zoomdak's case, he felt comfortable, but not necessarily obligated. In your case, she seemed rude and obnoxious. Blow it off, but be prepared to have either situation happen again. |
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04/19/2005 01:38:58 AM · #12 |
Tom,
I've in a similar situation now I just hand out a business card (nothing special, printed at home) and tell them they can get the images from my website.
I've installed a cart on my site and sell prints (at a low cost) from there.
Hope this helps :)
Darren
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04/19/2005 02:57:52 AM · #13 |
I've had that happen to me several times. I always tell them to write down their e-mail address for me. And I send them a fairly small file, maybe 400x300, a couple of shots if I feel like it. I also use an offer to e-mail a pic as a tool to stop someone who I think is getting ready to complain about me taking their picture, works great. Also letting them see it on your LCD helps to make friends out of potential complainers. Sending a couple of small files is no big deal. You might make a good contact out of it, it's exposure. And of course if they were truly obnoxious, you can lose that little slip of paper they wrote the addy on, or not be able to read their writing.
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04/19/2005 03:06:05 AM · #14 |
I was photographing a bridge in Lake Havasu, AZ at night when an older couple from Idaho came up to me and asked me to send them some of the photos I had just taken. They gave me a few bucks and when I got home, I printed out a few 4X6s and mailed them. I thought it was pretty cool just that they were interested in my photos.
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