FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
For the type and level of the work I do, plus the expertise, talent, determination to get everything right every time, and the resources I bring to each job, my prices are very consistently low. Why and how is this possible? It's possible because, first, I jettisoned the incredibly high monthly overhead that was necessary to operate my previous very large studio and pay my employees. Then, second, by working on my own and, only when necessary, with freelance assistants, doing on-location work only, I have cut the need to charge my clients the very large fees I previously required.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
First, I ask my client the most important question: what do you want to bring away from this job - what the subject is, how the client wants it to appear, what are their general and specific expectations. Next, I ask the further questions of my client that my long experience suggests. Then, armed with their answers, I give the client an idea of how I will do his or her job, what resources I will bring to the job, how the client can best prepare for the shoot, what the results of the shoot will be and how the results can be delivered.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
As to education and training, I am a college graduate with a BA in art and literature and, off-topic, attended law school at night for three years as well. As for my truly relevant education and training, I have been an upper-tier professional photographer, catering to the needs of some of the biggest, most famous and most demanding corporate and individual clients in the country for over 30 years, and what I know about photography and retouching of photography could fill many instructional textbooks many times over. In fact, I have taught many aspiring professional photographers their craft and gave them their starts.