Recent content by KellyJ

Melon and oranges. Or maybe leftover cold meat.

I had this happen to me with countless hotmail accounts, So I deleted all of my contacts to make sure no emails were sent out to anyone again, and got myself a Gmail instead. Hotmail is awful. :(

Think I'm going to set aside some time to go through that list :D http://www.facebook.com/kellyjphotography

"Client" being someone who pays for professional services is a general term not just a photography term. Legitimate or not it can lead to confusion when talking about clients or doing professional shoots if you're not actually charging for those services, but it's all been cleared up now and it...

This is so true! You really need to get to grips with the business side of photography until it's second nature, because there's a lot more to it than just these basic starting points. Perhaps attending some business and photography workshops, or studying 'the modern tog' until your face...

It always depends on the length of the wedding, the amount of time they have booked you for and stuff like that. I offer between 50-350 edited images in my packages but they can purchase more as extras afterwards if they wish. As for portrait shoots I tend to retouch about 25-30 but I know that...

That's a great idea :D Having a hobby to bring you all together would be a great ice breaker and you'd probably learn a lot from each other. Thankyou very much :) I think the important thing is to make sure you're able to live your life without major interruption, if that's not the case...

Yes I would recommend at least getting them to agree on your terms and conditions, and if possible get them to sign a contract. This would at least outline the amount of work you are being contracted to do, the payment that you are receiving, the model release, what they are allowed and not...

It all depends on the individual and the doctor, and obviously what treatments are available in the area or country of the individual. Personally I've had 9 years of Cognotive Behaviour and Exposure Therapy with different therapists as well as various medications. The medications never worked...

I always make sure they are aware how long it will take before we sign any documents, sounds like they are just being impatient and you have to stand your ground with them. What exactly did they say when asking for them early? I would just explain that it's a process that you can't rush because...

Of people, crowds, social situations, being judged in those situations, having attention drawn, something bad happening etc.

I wish you every bit of luck with it, I'm sure if it involves at least some exposure therapy that it will help you quite a lot.

Exactly, it's not as easy as that is it :/ It takes a lot of hard work, and that's not often easy to get started when you're crippled by fear.