Well, it’s officially a trend with me. Someone pisses me off, and I come online to tell everybody how I feel. Today’s targets are newbie photographers who complain that their work isn’t good because they’re not photographing “wealthy” clients, dropping lots of coin on their weddings. And that, my friends, is ridiculous.
I got a package in the mail today and it scared me. The package was from a local dentist. She was advertising her teeth whitening services, saying that I might recommend whitening to my clients. At first, I thought she must be mistaking me for a dentist. I turned the envelope over and, nope, she’s addressed the envelope to “Amber Wilkie Photography.” Suddenly it dawned on me – she wants me to recommend aesthetic enhancement to my clients. And that just pisses me off.
I quit my job last week. It wasn’t an I’ve-had-it-up-to-here spur-of-the-moment regret-it-immediately decision. I’d been planning to make the move for a while, ever since my goal for the year got blown away and then doubled… and then my bookings moved from “manageable with a bit less sleep” to “no life whatsoever besides shooting, editing, client management and… the day job.” Something clearly had to give. And it did.