the Heart of the Matter
Ever ask yourself why you take pictures?I suspect many of you do so to capture the moment of a vacation, party, family, etc. etc. etc. For professionals, it’s about bringing home the bacon. Recently, I spent some time with my sister and talked about what we like to shoot and why. My mind’s been churning on this for several days now.
A client hires a professional to take pictures, often with little or no leeway in what you shoot or how you shoot it. Blessed be the client who trusts in your artistic abilities. For those selling photographs in stores, at fairs or galleries (include me in this category), we are again asked to look at what others like more than what we want to shoot.
I find it difficult to balance this reality as I prefer to shoot what I like and hope it sells rather than always look at its income potential.
Tags: clients, emotion, goals, taking pictures
