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WWYD regarding photography
So we got a recomendation for a photographer from this board, we have used her for a few of our daughters pictures and we decided to stop using her as she has NO personality and has no ideas during the session.
She is new to photography and building her portofolio. I really want to e-mail her and nicely say, just to let you know we are no longer going to use you because of these 2 reasons... it's not just us my gf used her and thought the same thing. DH thinks it's rude to e-mail her.
WWYD?
Re: WWYD regarding photography
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Unless you are really upset with her work, why write that email? No personality? That is a very personal think ? I am sure not everyone thinks she doesn?t have a personality. The lack of ?ideas? might be something she could work on to improve her abilities, but maybe she just doesn?t think babies need much direction.
Not that I know a lot of photographers, but do they really expect regular business? How often can someone need a professional photographer in a year? If you are expecting her to wonder why you never hired her again and want to confront you, it could be a long time until she realizes you probably aren?t going to use her again.
This. It'd be rude to email her. I'd just find a new photographer.
I agree with this. In my mind it's kind of like a hair stylist . . . you don't care for them, you just stop going. I'm sure they wonder why at some point if you had been a regular in the past, but they have plenty of other business too. If she ever called or emailed and asked I would just tell her we were tryingout new photographers.
Nicole and Sam 10/3/09
This. If it were a quality issue and you felt that she were overcharging and under performing that could be approached by an email in response to your opinion of a session, but not out of the blue and uncalled for. Unfortunately she will not be able to necessarily change her personality.
Additionally, as photographer, especially if she knows you're on facebook, she already knows you've decided to choose someone other than her. I've lost potential repeat customers before and always question what I could do better. If she's going to get better, she's doing the same.
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Leah pretty much said what I was thinking. If you're not getting what you've paid for, then by all means, let the photographer know so they can fix it! But if you just don't mesh well with the photographer and it's a personality clash, then no email necessary. If some of their mannerisms are preventing you from booking with them again, you're likely not the only one. I wouldn't go out of your way to tell them you're not using them anymore. Every photographer has a different style. For my family's photos, I use a pool of different people depending on who is available, what kind of shoot I'm going for, prices and if the kids are involved or not. You're allowed to switch it up now and then.