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Official Gear Purchasing and Troubleshooting Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! June 21, 2024
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This is the place to ask any questions you may have about photography. No question is too small, nor too stupid.

Info for Newbies and FAQ!

First and foremost, check out our extensive FAQ. Chances are, you'll find your answer there, or at least a starting point in order to ask more informed questions.

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Photo Class 2024 Update
u/clondon
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https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/1d8nwg4/photo_class_2024_update/

The Photo Class 2024 (r/photoclass) has just entered our semester break. This means it’s a perfect opportunity for anyone who didn’t join us from the beginning to get caught up. There will be no new lessons until September, so you’ll have the next three months to go through the course at your own pace and be ready for new lessons after the break.

You can find the whole course in order and trackable on The Focal Point Hub. The individual lessons are also on the sub (r/photoclass), but the site does a good job of keeping it organized for you and marking off what you've completed. The discord server is also a good way to connect with other participants, and see how others approached previous lessons. Don’t be shy to join in there, as well. Here’s an invite link.

Check here for full information on how the class works. Hope to see some of you join in the class! If you have any additional questions, feel free to drop them here in the comments and myself or u/makinbacon42 (the other teacher of the course) will be happy to answer.

What is your go-to response when asked to work for free?
u/BrucePennyworth
• What is your go-to response when asked to work for free?
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Photography is a side business for me, so while I don't necessarily depend on it as my sole source of income, I do take it seriously and approach it professionally. I've dealt with this situation a couple of tines now where a potential client will ask me to work for free. I always try to politely, but firmly, explain that working as photographer is a business for me, and that due to my investment in time, education, equipment, labor, travel, etc etc, working for free or "exposure" is simply not a viable option for me.

I don’t want to be rude, but I do feel like oftentimes the people who ask this question know on some level that this is bad etiquette, and ask anyway. I’d like to shut that down. (For people who genuinely mean no disrespect, and truly have no I’ll-intentions, I am more that happy to gently explain things and offer them some grace in the matter.)

I'm basically looking for a go-to phrase/response that politely and professionally, but firmly explains that I do not work for free, and does not leave an opening for further discussion on the matter.