no, i will NOT take a photo with your camera!!!!!

photowoman · Sep 27, 2009

I am a petite, 30 year old woman who looks like she still belongs in high school...
... and I am having a problem with guests taking me seriously!
Recently, I was shooting a photo of the bride and her parents at the reception.
The mother walks over to me, tries to hand me her camera, and says "can you take one with mine?"
NO I WILL NOT TAKE ONE WITH YOURS!!!!!!!!!!
I am not some KID! I am the person your daughter HIRED to take her WEDDING PICTURES!!!
I was very graceful and courteous, telling her that the bride would have a copy of photo I took, and she was welcome to order her own.
AND SHE WAS MAD!!!!!!
SO:
1) how can i handle this in the future? better yet,
HOW CAN I STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING TO ME????

Big · Sep 27, 2009

"No habla English?" And then take a picture with your camera...

photowoman · Sep 27, 2009

Big said:
"No habla English?" And then take a picture with your camera...

While that would be creative, the woman heard me talking to the wedding party all day....

i don't think that would fly... haha.. made me laugh, though. thanks.

Big · Sep 27, 2009

Haha I know, I was in the joking mood. lol

photo28 · Sep 27, 2009

ME NO HABLA INGLES BITCHES! TU HABLA ESPANOL O POLSKE? AQUI? HASTA LUEGO

Really though, just say your daughter hired me to take pictures of her with my high end camera and experience and I'd like to take as many pictures of her and make her as happy as possible.

smn_xps · Sep 27, 2009

How about this:

Sure, I'd be glad to! But I've haven't used a camera like this before... then cut off the top of her head just a bit.

BTW this has nothing to do with taking you seriously, it has to do with not wanting to buy another copy for herself.

good luck
jerry

icassell · Sep 27, 2009

Wear an ID badge around your neck that says PHOTOGRAPHER????

c.cloudwalker · Sep 27, 2009

Wow! That's a new one on me. But I'm not sure it has much to do with what you look like. Not in this particular case anyway.

How about: "I'd be happy to when I'm finished with my work." and if she tries to hand you her camera, just add: "hold on to it please, it's going to be a while." with a smile of course.

Big · Sep 27, 2009

photo28 said:
ME NO HABLA INGLES BITCHES! TU HABLA ESPANOL O POLSKE? AQUI? HASTA LUEGO

Really though, just say your daughter hired me to take pictures of her with my high end camera and experience and I'd like to take as many pictures of her and make her as happy as possible.

I knew someone would correct me on my Spanish!

photo28 · Sep 27, 2009

Big said:
photo28 said:

ME NO HABLA INGLES BITCHES! TU HABLA ESPANOL O POLSKE? AQUI? HASTA LUEGO

Really though, just say your daughter hired me to take pictures of her with my high end camera and experience and I'd like to take as many pictures of her and make her as happy as possible.

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I knew someone would correct me on my Spanish!

Well I am around a bunch of people who speak it and take classes so I guess I don't count

I'm not sure why I added asking if they speak polish too though

Big · Sep 27, 2009

photo28 said:
Big said:

photo28 said:

ME NO HABLA INGLES BITCHES! TU HABLA ESPANOL O POLSKE? AQUI? HASTA LUEGO

Really though, just say your daughter hired me to take pictures of her with my high end camera and experience and I'd like to take as many pictures of her and make her as happy as possible.

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I knew someone would correct me on my Spanish!

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Well I am around a bunch of people who speak it and take classes so I guess I don't count

You'd think I'd know how to speak it better since the Walmart near me seems like a different country... Anyway back to helping Photowoman!

beni_hung · Sep 27, 2009

smn_xps said:
How about this:

Sure, I'd be glad to! But I've haven't used a camera like this before... then cut off the top of her head just a bit.

BTW this has nothing to do with taking you seriously, it has to do with not wanting to buy another copy for herself.

good luck
jerry

This is what I would do. I'm keeping this in mind :greenpbl:

CSR Studio · Sep 27, 2009

c.cloudwalker said:
Wow! That's a new one on me. But I'm not sure it has much to do with what you look like. Not in this particular case anyway.

How about: "I'd be happy to when I'm finished with my work." and if she tries to hand you her camera, just add: "hold on to it please, it's going to be a while." with a smile of course.

I would go with what cloudwalker said, then just smile and walk away.

NateWagner · Sep 27, 2009

I don't get it? it will take you 2 seconds to take a picture... why not just do it? I mean, it's at the reception, so there's probably some time, and this is the MOTHER who usually helps pay for everything I mean, she's pretty important in the whole wedding thing, if at all possible I would suggest trying to stay on her good side even if that means using her camera and taking a picture.

It's important for them to understand that you're a professional, but they probably think, well, he/she's really good at taking pictures and that's why they want you to take them. I wouldn't take it as an insult, just take it as a compliment.