Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jorg wrote: >Oh, I agree Paul, exciting for me because my wife is nervous enough for both >of us. Hi Jorg, The one thing for Katerina to remember is; even Frank Sinatra was always nervous before he went on stage! As all great theatre performers are! It is the butterflies of dedicated people in stage and photography. What she really needs to worry about is, the day she "doesn't have them!" !!!!! As long as you have the "butterflies" you will succeed and things will usually go well! The day she doesn't have them, is the day she should quit or worry a lot!!!!!!!!! The butterflies are part of being a professional and dedicated to our craft! Those who don't have them are the "cocky ones" who think they are "God's" answer to photography! As long as she is getting calls and keeps to the pathway she does well, she wont have any problems. Sure there is always the potential for a mess-up of some kind. But they will not be life threatening! It isn't the end of the world, even though she may feel like killing herself! It happens to everyone, great and ordinary folks!!!! And assure her that it happens to folks like me and others who have been shooting for over 45 years....... No one is absolutely perfect!!!!! Even though there are some photographers in the world who think they are absolutely perfect... The truth is they are merely ego jerks!!!!! :) As long as she is having fun, that doesn't mean she isn't going to worry about things that "could happen," however, she'll do just fine! And as she becomes more in demand so should her rates rise!!!!!!!!!!!!! Simply because there are more poor photographers in the world than well to do!!! Simply because we love what we do and do not really relate to what the charges should be, as long as we are taking pictures and enjoying what we are doing! It is very important that she have rates in relation to her quality and demand for services. Besides it's common sense to do one wedding for $3000.00 than 3 weddings for one thousdand each! A lot less mental strain! :) Sure sounds like she is on the right track! Tell her to stay cool and relax and she'll do just fine. :) ted