Business and Photography Questions and Answers with Richard Linton FOCUS POINTS:

Richard Linton is an NZIPP Accredited Professional Photographer and NZIPP Life Member, based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Richard has been a photographer for over 20 years and runs a successful photography business. He has a wealth of knowledge in technical aspects of photography, including camera gear, lighting, and business practice.

QUESTION:

I provided a quote to a client, who has now added changed their requirements from what they briefed me and I feel guilty charging them more than I said I’d do the job for.

ANSWER:

If the job hasn’t changed but you took longer than you thought to get it done, you probably need to suck it up, eat the loss and use it as a learning experience, but if your client has ‘moved the goal posts’ on you then you should not be feeling guilty about being paid for any additional work.

If you asked an electrician to add upgrade the lighting in your home office and then while they were there asked them to also add a couple of new power points for all your tech you’d expect to pay more than the quote right?