10 Ways To Respect Your Photographer – A guide

I was asked to photograph a festival last week. I stumbled across this guide around the same time. And I felt like I had one thing to do... 📸

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...I had to share it here. Just for the fun of it. This guide described my feelings rather well after finishing that job, seeing all the pictures rolling out on social media channels of the bands and artists that featured on that small-town festival.

And trust me, at least 7 out of these 10 things will happen to anyone who means it and is willing to break through in the (sometimes confusing) photography business.

So here are 10 ways to respect – whatever your definition of respect is – your photographer who may also be your friend. With courtesy of an agency-colleague of mine.

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...And no, I'm not interested in taking pictures at your wedding and your kids annoy the fuck out of me.

Alright, and as it usually is the case with pretty much every article I publish here, we'll end this one with a song too. Here's "Hålla handen" by the lovely Little Jinder:

Peace be with you and take care,
– Stacy, the cool cat ✨