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Posted on September 9, 2008
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This data might be a bit dated, but we’ll take t

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A few weeks back I asked photographers how they deal with abusive clients after someone asked if I would bring the topic up because they were dealing with a client who’d gone off the rails. There was so much great advice given in the comments I’m reposting it for future reference. Here’s a summary of the advice followed by the full comments from photographers:“Emotional projection says more about the clients person ( weakness) do not take it personally““I try to mitigate this on the front end with very clear expectations and a very thorough contract. I also make detailed notes during our pre-production and calls. Any time there is a question about deliverables or a client oversteps with over communication or “sweetly” asks for things above/beyond what I’ve agreed to, I try to kindly remind them of our initial agreement. I also make sure my contracts say I have the right to withdraw from a project for any reason I see fit. You just have to take your initial agreements seriously. I’ve only had one client get nasty with me after our project was complete, but I held up my end of the bargain and completed the project to the best of my ability. I think it’s a skill to be able to weed the abusive clients out on the front end before you ever agree to work with them in the first place. Just always be sure you’re covering yourself with contracts, even with friends and family. Keep emails/past communication. Cover all your bases, every single time.”“I feel that this is an increasing problem that used to happen once in a while and now it’s much more frequent. Clients using gaslighting (and the
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Photographer: @haiyunjiang 2022 -2023 The New York Times Fellowship Recipient – Washington, D.C.

Heidi: You created Grassroots, a magazine that focused on individuals involved in the different aspects of the 2018 midterm election. What trends did you notice then, and how were they represented in this 2024 election cycle?  Haiyun: When I created Grassroots for a class assignment at Ohio University, I felt the momentum from local Democrats, as well as women, to run for public office at a local level, after almost two years into Donald Trump’s first presidency. I was interested in how local elections reflected a national sentiment or lack thereof. I followed Erica Crawley, a black single mother who was running for Ohio State Representative at the time, on her campaign.I covered both former President Donald Trump’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaigns on and off for this election cycle, and from my experience I felt a stronger sense of urgency from both sides to get their candidates elected to the White House, more so than the 2018 midterm election.CONTINUED IN THE COMMENTS

NOTE: Reposting this from last week because I acci

NOTE: Reposting this from last week because I accidentally cut the video off.Advice! Big topic here but we’ve distilled down the highlights. There was lots of discussion around the benefits of having a distinct style or niche so it’s getting its own post soon. Otherwise, we can probably all agree on the importance of kindness, community, and business skills. But working for free? Most of you weren’t keen. Watch the video for the full report but in the meantime, what other nuggets of wisdom can you share? Worst advice? Best advice? Unpopular advice? Comment below and give @hmphotoprof a follow.

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Is it better to develop a distinct style, find a niche, or to generalize? As you can see from the quotes above, feelings are mixed. But the answer might be a bit from column A and a bit from column B. Watch the video for some opinions and further observations and give @hmphotoprof a follow.

Photo by the legendary @albello55 … oh the irony

Photo by the legendary @albello55 … oh the irony.

Advice! Big topic here but we’ve distilled down

Advice! Big topic here but we’ve distilled down the highlights. There was lots of discussion around the benefits of having a distinct style or niche so it’s getting its own post soon. Otherwise, we can probably all agree on the importance of kindness, community, and business skills. But working for free? Most of you weren’t keen. Watch the video for the full report but in the meantime, what other nuggets of wisdom can you share? Worst advice? Best advice? Unpopular advice? Comment below and fine @hmphotoprof a follow.

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