:: 2008 10 October :: 4.01 pm

Shitty thing about being the "photographer of the family"? I'm expected to photograph every damn event we attend. I love photography. If a day goes by without my being involved with it, I feel like I have accomplished nothing. But sometimes, I just want to sit back and simply enjoy. Don't get pissed at me if I don't whip out the camera. I'm not shutter happy. I don't take photos of every single moment.

I'm also expected to let the family's photographic needs override the needs of my clients. My clients are paying me and therefore, they come first. So when I have family members springing shit up on me or canceling because "they don't feel like getting photographed today," it's not going to go well with me. That could have been another client's time and I could have gotten more experience and I could have made more money.

So yeah, I'm going to be a bitch if you're a family member and throw excuses at me to not photograph when we've decided to photograph. I have a business here. You may not take it seriously, but I do. There's a reason why I've got such a long list of clients. I am trying my best to be a professional and to be treated as though I am not is really fucked up from people who claim to be so supportive. Thanks.

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