Photography and Friends...

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Hey :) Looking for a wee bit of advice. I've always done photography as a hobby but I've been wanting to take it further for a while.

I had a friend of mine get in touch and ask if I would take photos of her friend and her little one. She even said to name a price for my time. Sounded good at first until I read that she didn't want to buy prints, just if I give her photos for Facebook and I quote "that way if she wants to print one herself she can."

I know that she probably won't get great quality prints from a low-res, Facebook crippled image but is it wrong that I'm uncomfortable with this?

I haven't really done a shoot for anyone except close family, so in a way I feel I should be grateful for the experience and go ahead with it as I'd love to do more shoots.

What would you do if you were in my shoes?
 
A friend, or a facebook friend?

For a genuine friend I would (and have) done a portrait for a bottle of wine and given them the file (full res) to so with as they wanted. And I didn't ask for anything, the bottle of wine was given a couple of weeks later as a gift for taking the portrait.

In your shoes. If this is a real friend. I wouldn't even be asking this question.
 
Thank you Nick. :)
Alastair said:
A friend, or a facebook friend?
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A friend has asked me if I could take photos of her friend, who I don't know. Now that I think about it, my thread title is a bit misleading. :bonk:


That's fair enough, I've done the same for family and closer friends. :)
 
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think with friend of friends it can put people in arkward positions

if you want the experience then go for it but make sure its clear whats expected in both time and whats being given either for free or the charges that you decide upon.

have done stuff for frinds in the past and have learnt that even with people you know the bounderies of a freebie will be pushed !!
 
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