It's worst case scenario time :D

Answer honestly the following questions:

1) You've gone on a location shoot and discovered that all your lenses were left behind at your studio/house? The client is present with you. What do you do?

2) You've shot a series of photos for a print ad with a difficult child model. You finally get the money shot that the client approves. You download the shots to your laptop to give your client a bigger preview. But your CF card reader inadvertently corrupts all of the files on your CF card. What do you do?

3) You're shooting a wedding with your telephoto zoom lens. You discover that your AF hasn't been working for the past few shots. You stop shooting momentarily to check your lens and find out that the front lens element is about to fall off. What do you do?

4) A wedding client asks you to take a family portrait of a favorite relative during the reception as a extra freebie. The wedding client claims that he only needs a nice group shot of the family and if it could be done after you take the formal portraits of the bride and groom. You agree. The problem is that certain relative brags to the other relatives that his family will be getting a studio portrait. The other relatives are envious and besiege the wedding couple for a formal family portrait as well. Before you know it, you have to photography all of different families on the groom's side. What do you do?

:D

Ok let me be the first...

Answers are:

1.) Stall the client and call someone to bring the gear to the location ASAP.

2.) Tell the client you need to reshoot the whole thing just to be sure :Grin: coz you cannot retrieve the files from the CF card as of the moment...

3.) Worry about the broken lens later... Mount another lens and continue shooting.

4.) Talk to the couple and say that this is not a part of the contract... It might be necessary for a slight fee adjustment. :) Be passive-aggressive...

:) Wow... Still no takers... Participate naman kayo guys... :D

'too intimidating ba?... :D

Same as Earl. I can't think of other solution but of course, it's different in real life.

Dino

o sige Earl, but I'm not a pro...

Q1 - i'll tell the client the truth, tell him what an egghead I am j/k and call someone to bring the gear to the location.

Q2 - apologize to the client, resked and reshoot. BTW, buy the kid a mcdo or jollibee meal when you meet again.

Q3 - change lens

Q4 - shoot them all...err I mean take the photos. Its a wedding event, make them happy.

All the situations cited actually happened. These aren't theoretical situations. :D

Same as Earl. I can't think of other solution but of course, it's different in real life.

Dino

errrr sir Jo, how about you, what did you do when it happened to you? i think it would be helpful to know what you did, so that in the near future, in case it happens to somebody else, they'll at least have a hint of how to deal with the situation. (for reference ba.) = )

O sige. The first situation happened to a friend. He stalled for time by telling the client the outdoor lighting wasn't right. He then had an assistant rush back to the studio to get the lenses. The assistant came back with the lenses and slipped it unnoticed into their gear bag. He then declared than the lighting was beautiful enough to be photographed.

The second situation happened to me. The data on my card got corrupted (but it wasn't because of the CF card reader). I told the client what happened and then used the data recovery software in my laptop to recover my shots.

The third situation happened to me when I was still shooting film. I was using a 80-200mm Nikkor ED. I stopped shooting and changed lenses. I later discovered that my shots weren't that poorly focused. It was also a good thing that I had a second photographer with me.

The last situation also happened to me :D I called the bride and groom's attention to the part in my wedding service contract (which they signed) that specifically states what is only included in the formal portrait package. We hastily worked out an additional fee and I finished shooting the family portraits of everyone on the groom's side three hours later. :D

Shoot the client...with a 357 magnum.:D

Shoot the client...with a 357 magnum.:D

okidokee... "The dirty Harry way isn't quite that neat and effective nor recommended for that matter..." :Grin:

Answers

1.) Oh no! someone stole my lenses! Quick have somebody get my back up lenses in the studio!

2.) Slowly call the problem child and make it look like it's his fault the CF broke.

3.) Scream like a girl!

4.) Whisper loudly: "alam kaya nila 5 thousand pesos ang extra shots na ito?"

Answers

1.) Oh no! someone stole my lenses! Quick have somebody get my back up lenses in the studio!

2.) Slowly call the problem child and make it look like it's his fault the CF broke.

3.) Scream like a girl!

4.) Whisper loudly: "alam kaya nila 5 thousand pesos ang extra shots na ito?"

Hilarious!... Amiel :D 3 and 4 really caught me off-guard...