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You are a breath of fresh air in the KZread space

I personally think your stories become MORE relevant to us, your viewers, when you are restricted from sharing nitty-gritty legally protected details. Your ability to simplify and focus in on the point to present to us is as sharp as your photography. I needed to hear this, thank you!

Yes FINALLY someone says it. So many people share product tutorials on KZread and show a very specific style of shooting and more importantly, style of editing and show little to no interest in what the brand guidelines of a company could be. I worked as a graphic designer for 10 years, no matter what it must fit within the brand values, messaging and over feel for mostly consistency. I'm hungry, having a late lunch, probably could've worded this better, but all savage words spoke in this video dude!!!

@TinHouseStudioUK

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Go get lunch!

Don't know why this only has under 5k views, I found this incredibly fascinating. Most of the time I find agencies to be useless middlemen and grifters so it's great to hear how useful they are at the top end.

working with big clients can be odd, like when I was working for one very big client and I had to deal with an incredible level of idiocracy, the people I had to work with were unbelievebly incompetent and they spent 3x more time that it was needed and... I rather not even talk about it :) it's an extreme example on how can a big job be a nightmare, just because you need to deal with idiots or it would be totally easy. My point is you need to get the job done and you should do your best to be kind with idiots and if it doesn't work you need to find another way :)

Here's an interesting question, I think! 😃Have you ever had to fire a client? I guess if you use an agency to work through you don't have direct contact with the clients ... maybe. I was a design/development professional back in the late 90s early 00s and I was doing quite well. I had reached a point where I could bid on jobs I wanted versus any job that came along because I needed the money. But this was a unique situation, I had a client that was a real pain in the ass. They paid my rate and they alway paid my overage invoices for going outside of my design guidelines. I just didn't like them and the work wasn't engaging even though the money was okay. I basically told the contact on their side that I wasn't interested in their work any more. They were incredulous and told me it was highly unprofessional to turn work down. I strongly disagree. I felt as though I had paid my dues and worked my ass off just so I could turn them down. 😆 I often wonder if I had made a mistake. It didn't seem to effect me for a while but then 9/11 happened and the bottom dropped out of the industry. I ended up taking a job for an agency for a short while to pay the bills. I never really went back to full time work for myself but I don't attribute that to pissing off a client or burning a bridge. I did spend the next twenty years moving from job to job (not often though I've really only had three "jobs" since 2004) leaving smoking ruins behind me! 😂

Getting info needed to do a proper job for a "big" client is like pulling teeth. I wonder how they expect people to do the job? (or the other way around they have so many rigid ideas you cannot do anything) Small customers don't seem to have a clue what they want... makes the job twice as difficult.

Good stuff. Practical advice. Thank you.

Great video.

thanks for sharing

I admire how your mind works.

@alvaronieto2734

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I’ve seen a few of your videos and you come across as pragmatic & unpretentious in the everyday, as does your professional advice. Your critiques are fair and constructive. I appreciate the straight talk.

Love the work you’re doing Scott. Can’t tell you how helpful this is. I wonder if you can do a episode covering invoicing - specifically if you abide or accept net 30/60/90s. If you demand payment on delivery, even in some cases holding the work hostage until receipt. I’m struggling with this at the moment in my career, especially coming from another industry prior where this concept of “net-xx” is ridiculous. For context I’m a fashion photographer and so my clients are brands and the most prominent magazines.

Thank you for these easy to understand snippets from your experience! I'd like to see you talk on creative trends. How much of it is getting pieces and making your own and how much is making something completely 180 to the things you are used to.

I once had to "copy" a "stock" photo... angle, style, model positioning, lights, surroudings.. It was obvious to me that the agency had the client sign off the campaign before they checked if the photo was available... or they just really wanted to copy a campaign. heheh

Thanks you, great insides as always 😁 Question; would it make sense to monetize your test shoots? For example use those for smaller prospects / clients, or kind off "ready to use stock" images, or as a workshop.

I've got a question I've been wanting to ask. I hate dealing with clients. It seems like there's always something that gets miscommunicated and I have to balance wanting to please the client still and also standing my ground because I don't want to do extra work that is not worth it for me. You've mentioned you have an agent. Does having an agent help with this or do you feel equally as stressed as before having one?

i bought an adapter for mamiya sekor c 50mm f4.5 on canon 5d mark iii and was wondering what is the last ring (closest to front of the lens) meant for? cheers

Scott, before you get an agent, how you manage client / agency who want you to join the pitching for client? I mean they want you to create creative concept for the product before the pitching & if the client approve with concept we made, the they agree to hire us as a photographer..

Can I get information about the photoshoot

When you test shoot, do you pay stylist/retoucher/anyone else involved? Or do they also consider it a test shoot?

Has a client ever seen one of your testshoots and wanted it recreated with their product?

@TinHouseStudioUK

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Yes, but it’s super rare sadly