Photography is a business, and like any other business, clients can be downright annoying sometimes. If you are in the mood to commiserate a bit or just need a bit of a catharsis, check out this great video essay that discusses some of the annoying things clients do that photographers have to deal with.
Coming to you from Evan Ranft, this video essay discusses some of the annoying things photography clients do. No doubt, we all have to deal with these things at one point or another in the course of normal business, but some certainly strike our nerves more deeply than others. Personally, the one thing that always bothers me more than anything is seeing my images run through the gauntlet of Instagram filters. Besides the annoyance of seeing something I carefully invested a lot of time and effort in modified in such an unappealing way, I really do not want my name associated with those images. I generally have a short pre-shoot talk with my clients about this, and 99% of them are very understanding and respectful once I explain how it feels from the other side of the camera. The rare times it does happen, I just quietly remove the tags and distance myself from it to diminish the association. Check out the video above for Ranft's full thoughts.
:D damn, i know that all
I tried watching the video but the points made are buried in amongst intros, cutaways and other bits of pointless filming. Unfortunately very typical for videos and very annoying.
Life is such a struggle at times isn’t it.
Another annoying thing I've observed: A client who booked you as a photographer for an event, but he also booked someone to do video, so every other picture has this guy with his video light, spoiling the scenery. The client didn't tell you or the other guy about it. So it's also the other way around that you're interfering with the other guy.
Or imagine the following: You're hired to do a specific job, say making a documentary about a company's new location. Then someone has the great idea that if there's a photographer around anyway, they could quickly (!) take the portraits. Of course, you haven't brought all the equipment needed to do a good portrait job, nor are any of the employees ready or prepared (clothes, makeup, hair). In the end, you say no and the client may have mixed feelings about you.
(The video above should stay a little more focused on the topic).
I used to watch his channel but like many YouTube , not very interesting .....
If there's a videographer, as professionals, you two are supposed to coordinate/communicate.
We didn't just try...we did. I was speaking from experience. I second shoot for a wedding photographer from time to time and he would talk to the videographers. Never had an incident where the videographers were constantly in our way. Everyone knows not to get in each other's shots. Of course, it's inevitable it still may happen here and there.
You're right. And that is what happens usually. But still it means you're not free to move as you thought would be possible.
Lee: Gives a bit of a feeling that someone is photo bombing.
When the client is working on another project while on set, slow to give art direction or steps away for a meeting or makes a phone call regarding another project multiple times. I know that I’m being paid for my time but we could have gotten through a shot list faster and more efficiently without so many distractions.
Can we make an "Annoying things YouTube Photographers do" next? At least now we know that the author is keeping himself fit and works out. Cool!