I don't know how to handle this. Client contacts me to shoot a family of 18 people outdoors if weather is good. I have scouted around for a nice area with nice fall color and found it in a park.
Everyone shows up today for the shoot I bring my own benches to pose people on for the 18 people shot and the sub groups.
I get the group of 18 people posed very nice on my benches and start to shoot. Then Uncle Harry is right behind me shooting my groups posed on my benches at the location I scouted and found. He is shooting the groups I have posed and I know I am going to see my print sales go out the window because I have to charge for prints and Uncle Harry will give away his prints of my hard work posing, bringing in the benches and finding the location ans seting things up at a good angle for the light.
The same scenario has happened several times before this time before with different people.
I don't want to get mad at these people but this is costing me income for work I do. I don't know how to deal with this.
I could simply fly off the handle but I hate to do that.
But I do feel I am being taken advantage of by these people.
One thing I have thought of is just to increase my session fee to the point I get paid for my time and not worry about print sales. But I think most clients would view this as prohibitive in cost and go to another studio.
I have also thought about just offering a scouting and posing service where I don't even bring a camera, I just find the location and set up the groups with my props and benches.
Lastly I was thinking about charging one price without Uncle Harrys, lower session fee. And a higher fee with Uncle Harrys also shooting.
Ideas anyone?
Everyone shows up today for the shoot I bring my own benches to pose people on for the 18 people shot and the sub groups.
I get the group of 18 people posed very nice on my benches and start to shoot. Then Uncle Harry is right behind me shooting my groups posed on my benches at the location I scouted and found. He is shooting the groups I have posed and I know I am going to see my print sales go out the window because I have to charge for prints and Uncle Harry will give away his prints of my hard work posing, bringing in the benches and finding the location ans seting things up at a good angle for the light.
The same scenario has happened several times before this time before with different people.
I don't want to get mad at these people but this is costing me income for work I do. I don't know how to deal with this.
I could simply fly off the handle but I hate to do that.
But I do feel I am being taken advantage of by these people.
One thing I have thought of is just to increase my session fee to the point I get paid for my time and not worry about print sales. But I think most clients would view this as prohibitive in cost and go to another studio.
I have also thought about just offering a scouting and posing service where I don't even bring a camera, I just find the location and set up the groups with my props and benches.
Lastly I was thinking about charging one price without Uncle Harrys, lower session fee. And a higher fee with Uncle Harrys also shooting.
Ideas anyone?