Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You insist that your customers try some of your more artistic shots.
You feel a bit awkward about it, but you tell your customers that you'll
do the shots they want. However, you also want them to let you do some shots
of your own liking. After all, you're the boss.
The problem is, you're not the boss. The customer is the boss. A couple
of the customers go for it, and they like what you do. However, even more
of them get annoyed or offended. And they don't come back to you for more
business.
Yes, you have a few more portfolio shots, but you have fewer customers.
"Decision making skills are essential, especially if you decide to work
as a freelance photographer," says Maria Matthews. Matthews works at Professional
Photographers of America, a nonprofit association for photographers. "When
you run your own business as a photographer, you need to know which vendors
to buy from, how to create studio policies... and even when to walk away from
an assignment."