@DustinGenereux Haha mate I was exactly the same😂 I usually shoot wide open at f1.8-2.8..... bottled it and shot everything f5.6 as I was terrified I’d forgotten how to focus or something😅 So dumb!
@danlesac To be fair to them, they did say that they’d be willing to work with my budget!!! I’m actually speechless at this point. It’s just gotten ridiculous.
@danlesac I received an email last night asking ME for $1192 dollars to photograph their hugely successful social media personality. Apparently I’d get global exposure for this incredibly exclusive privilege!
@danlesac Can’t speak to the music industry, but working with other creatives and ‘stealing’ their audience will always net new people. It’s keeping them that’s the problem.
@DustinGenereux You’re a goddamn hero! Thanks for the shoutout buddy. Although I’m sure you’d kill a gel shoot, I too get asked to shoot some random stuff that is utterly unrelated to my work.
-Book ‘Aphex Twin’ - ask them to play ‘Dizzee Rascal’!😂🔫
@danlesac ...but that’s the problem, like you just mentioned. I calmly said, like it was normal, ‘I’d pay a few bucks a month (to listen to all the worlds music for 30 days as much as I want). Our whole perception of the value of art is very skewed right now.
@danlesac Yeah that’s fair. But they’re allowing me to listen for free like you are. I think I’d give them a few bucks a month if I couldn’t listen for free/had to. But they still have a way to make money from my free ass as well. Not sure how well that’s actually working for them though😅
@danlesac You know my thoughts and although I know next to nothing about the music industry, I personally feel you should always charge for quality products. So yeah, all the ‘bitches’ should pay you for your hard work.