Singer used my photo for her business card....

[DGMPhotography]

Guys... stahppppp. It's over. Lol.

 

[waday]

Bump.

 

[Braineack]

You should use her image on your business card.

 

[DGMPhotography]

omigosh haha

 

[waday]

Thanks for the advice and feedback, everyone. I truly do appreciate it.

I spoke with her about it, and we're cool. She understands. She assured me that I'm still her go-to photographer, and that she will be sure to ask me in the future when she wants to use my photos. Hopefully she isn't upset or affronted by this whole thing. She didn't seem like it, but there's no way to tell for now, I suppose.

She's a great girl, she just doesn't think about the business side of things. It's all about the music for her. Which is fine, but I agree that image is everything.

Guess the only question left is how does your mechanic feel about all of this?

Did we ever get an answer to this question?

 

[astroNikon]

You should use her image on your business card.

That's the best idea !!

 

[waday]

You should use her image on your business card.

That's the best idea !!

I wonder if business would increase with her image on your card? You should print a few out, just in case.

 

[desertrattm2r12]

I've found that attractive female actors, singers, whatever, have a blind spot where compensation owed to others is concerned, and they believe they just have the right to anything they want. (Guys are different, they know durn well they owe you but will simply just cheat you out of it). It's your call -- do you want to be a doormat or someone everyone recognizes as a professional who must be paid.

 

[cauzimme]

I've found that attractive female actors, singers, whatever, have a blind spot where compensation owed to others is concerned, and they believe they just have the right to anything they want. (Guys are different, they know durn well they owe you but will simply just cheat you out of it). It's your call -- do you want to be a doormat or someone everyone recognizes as a professional who must be paid.

You actually have a point, when guys contacts me they offer free photoshoot, too bad for them that I have experience and can judge from their crappy port that they are more pornographer than other things... Girls get offer lots of free shooting, so they kinda expect a bit too much sometimes... Some girl recently act that way, even if I'm a long term friend; Yeah but it's good to your portfolio, you know me, we have chemistry come on. By now I just told them my rates straight, or that if I want to do creative, I'll pay for real model... You have insurance, your investing money in your gear, you have a business number, invoice clients, retouch images, shoot the image, well I think you deserve a pay at the end... Especially since she use your photo professionnaly... You're part of her branding...

Thing is, you sould'nt be affraid talking about money, everybody needs to pay their bills. Whats your average cost, what do you need by month to get by, how much are you investing, you have to become a business man, don't be affraid or guilty about money!

 

[unpopular]

It is the thread that never ends, it goes on and on my friend
some people, started digging not knowing what it was
then they'll keep on posting forever just because
It is the thread that never ends, it goes on and on my friend...

 

[snowbear]

Keep it going, like

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[ruggedshutter]

Man, I forgot about this thread. Thanks for the reminder

 

[elfonamouse]

I would tell her that you were glad she chose your image to use on her business card. Explain to her that as you and she are friends you would have gladly given her permission. But that, for her own benefit, especially as she becomes more successful, she shouldn't assume others would be so generous and it's best to ask first.

 

[DGMPhotography]

Way to necrobump lol. But as it turns out, that friend has just recently made it past the first round of American Idol.

 

[pixmedic]

use one of her songs on your business page, then post a link to that page on her social media site giving her credit for the song.