[PHOTOGRAPHERS WARNING] You Are Making A Huge Mistake If You Agree To Do This
This is one of my pet peeves running a photography business. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard this question – and it still surprises me every time a client brings it up. And even though I’m used to hearing it, somehow it always makes me feel a little uncomfortable. Yes, that’s the only word I can use to describe the feeling. It’s a mixture of being confused, annoyed and maybe even a bit insulted.
“Can I have all the unedited pictures, too?” Now, I do realize most of my clients don’t understand what having all the unedited pictures actually means. All they’ve ever seen from me are the edited ones, so they may assume all of my photos look just like that, coming out of the camera. I wish I could say that was true, but it isn’t…
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How do you explain yourself to these clients without coming off as condescending? Of course you don’t want to seem rude so here’s how you can politely tell your clients “heck no!”
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To each his own! In the film days, I have been giving the negatives to my clients and did not care what they do with the negatives. I let them go to any photo processing of their choice for additional prints. 100% of my clients come back to me for additional prints.
Knowing the additional work I do from the raw files, my clients appreciate my dedication to give them the best product to make them happy.
On the other hand, photography is my passion, not my source of livelihood.