Work in progress

[Debra Jones]

... but this time I did not need luck. I learned a great lesson about getting the deposit in advance: I promised I would have it done and asked for good faith money. It was given. I upheld my end of the bargain and she was cheerily and gratefully eager to write the second check. One must see if the thing will bounce, but I really have no concerns.

I learned a lot from this in tandem with another commission I spent too much time getting, by negotiating and suggesting and taking my own pictures and discounting for more than one piece, I have been in limbo on two works for two weeks, waiting for the check. ALL because I SAID I wanted a deposit, instead of GETTING it. I am writing a letter of committment or contract with a firm price that will go with my brochure the next time I consider or pitch an order. My own math skills will undo me so I need a simple chart and stick to it. Odd sizes and extranea - prices for extra body parts and props - will just go by the wayside until I get my book firm and know what sort of work things like that really entail. Being a new kid, I think, for now, I will only take commissions I feel confident of. I am not a landscape or still life type, so for now, it is just head, clothes and an occasional hand.

Oh, I was thanking you. Sincerely, thanks for your input and your suggestions are things to keep in mind when working with those hot strobed photos.